# Search events for instrument type

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/search-events-for-instrument-type/20669>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [September 19, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/search-events-for-instrument-type/20669 "2023-09-19T14:41:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![toddhelsley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/toddhelsley/32/2550_2.png) [@toddhelsley](https://qa.fmod.com/u/toddhelsley)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/search-events-for-instrument-type/20669/1 "2023-09-19T14:41:42Z")

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Hello,

I might have missed it in the event search options, but is there a built-in way to search all events that include a certain instrument type, like a scatterer instrument? Or is that something I’d need to write a script for?

Thanks in advance!  
-Todd

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 3:31am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/search-events-for-instrument-type/20669/2 "2023-09-20T03:31:13Z")

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As of the time of writing (September of 2023), there is no built-in way to search for events containing a specific type of instrument. You will indeed need to write a script if you want to do this.

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**Author:** ![toddhelsley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/toddhelsley/32/2550_2.png) [@toddhelsley](https://qa.fmod.com/u/toddhelsley)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/search-events-for-instrument-type/20669/3 "2023-09-20T14:23:06Z")

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Thanks Joseph. As I’m no good with scripts I’ll see if I can find someone who can figure it out for me. 🙂

Thanks!