Instruction Manual

1205
MIDI
Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
Because you stored the MIDI messages that are assigned to each sound on
separate tracks, you can then control and edit the stored MIDI messages
that go to one sound without changing the messages that are sent to other
sounds.
Notice that when you record any data into a track, that Cakewalk displays a
visual representation of the track’s data in the Clips pane. In the above
picture, Tracks 1, 2, and 6 are still empty, while Tracks 3, 4, and 5 contain
recorded data. Also notice that Track 3 is a different color from the other
tracks, meaning that it has the focus, and will make the bass sound when
you play your MIDI keyboard (controller). If you click one of the other MIDI
tracks to change the focus, the sound that’s selected for that track will
sound when you play your controller.
Tracks 1
through 6
MIDI messages recorded
in Tracks 3,4, and 5
Buses
Cakewalk Track view
Track pane
Clips pane
Vertical Zoom
fader—drag to
change track
height
Show//Hide Bus
pane button