# Use Scaler 3 to preview .mid files?

**URL:** <https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/use-scaler-3-to-preview-mid-files/21504>\
**Category:** Scaler 3 General Discussion\
**Created:** [April 10, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/use-scaler-3-to-preview-mid-files/21504 "2025-04-10T20:06:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 10, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.scalermusic.com/t/use-scaler-3-to-preview-mid-files/21504/1 "2025-04-10T20:06:44Z")

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Can Scaler 3 be used as a way to efficiently “preview” a folder of .mid files?

Some DAWs (such as Cubase) have a file browser that let’s you scroll through midi files and have them playback through the selected virtual instrument. But most don’t. Plus, easy access to a ‘transpose’ option to manually bump them into key of the session is important.

This would be a handy function for some people