Instruction Manual

1206 Beginner’s Guide to Cakewalk Software
MIDI
In the above picture, we zoomed in far enough by dragging the Vertical
Zoom fader (see previous picture) to expose the track property fields for
each track. Use these to choose what MIDI channel each track is sending
its messages out on, what sound (patch) the track is sending the messages
to, how loud the overall track volume is, what MIDI instrument you’re
sending the track’s data to, and several other property choices. Notice that
the track’s number and its MIDI channel are not the same. Track numbers
and MIDI channels have nothing to do with each other, although you
may want to keep them the same in a small project to make remembering
them easier. We could have sent Track 3’s MIDI messages out on any
channel we wanted, just by selecting a different number in the Ch field.
Notice the MIDI cable logo just in front of the track name; the audio track
above it has a different logo to identify it as an audio track. The audio track
has different track property fields from the MIDI track (notice there’s no Ch
field).
For more information, see:
Controlling Which Sounds You Hear
MIDI
Audio
Audio Hardware (Sound Cards) and Drivers
MIDI Channels, Interfaces, Inputs, and Outputs
MIDI Drivers
MIDI Files, Projects, Tracks, and Clips
Track 3 zoomed in to expose track property fields
MIDI channel of Track 3
Patch name of Track 3
MIDI instrument that Track 3 is playing
Transpose field
Track 3’s volume