mmish Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Hi. This will probably sound basic. And, I'm probably missing something obvious. But. I have 16 midi tracks in a Cakewalk project. All of them assigned midi outs 1-16 respectively and each with its own bank and patch set up in the Inspector. Yet, the 16 different tones do not stay once I press play. One tone will be shared with 3 of the other tracks instead of their given tones. Any advice is SO appreciated. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Which MIDI IN port is the PX-560 set to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Thanks for your quick response. I changed it from its default C to A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 And, can a different midi channel be assigned to each 'part' in the mixer view.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Why did you change it to A? A is shared with the keyboard parts upper and lower. Recieve channels for each mixer part are assigned 1-16 for each port and can't be changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Whoah. Thanks for responding, Brad. So, I should stay with one Midi In port. Should I leave on all my tracks on midi channels 1-16 respectively or make them omni? The one midi channel that doesn't seem to want to do the correct program bank change is midi channel 1. (is that the default 'system' channel?) Thanks for the help. It does seem to be working now...not even sure why... thank you Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I would stick with port B or C. Those are 16 channels per port and will be free and unused if the MIDI recorder is not in use. The chart in the users manual helps.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 thanks...I'll study this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Maybe you can help me. Channels 3,4,6,7,10,11,14 and 15 all hold their bank/program information. Track 1 has assigned midi channel 1, Track 2..midi channel 2 etc. All the other channels seem to conform to the bank/program assignment for track# and midi channel 16. I am using bandlab's Cakewalk and I've looked for a possible solution and can't find one. This will probably be obvious to you though. Thank you. also: there is no sys ex or anything hidden being sent to the 560 from Cakewalk. I checked the event view for that. The midi recorder is not in use. thanks Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 How are you setting the bank program information? Are you reading the PX-560 appendix for tones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Hi Brad. Thanks for responding. I loaded the instrument definitions from a post here on this forum (gratefully). And, they all work perfectly. And by saying 'work', I mean when I set the bank/patch in each of the 16 Cakewalk tracks, my track in Cakewalk plays that instrument exactly. It's when I press play on the 560 that the previously mentioned midi channels flip to the one sound that corresponds to Part 1 on the 560's mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 I'm trying to get a picture of what you are doing. Why are you pressing play on the PX-560? What are you playing on the PX-560? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share Posted August 7, 2018 Darn. Sorry. I meant when I press play in Cakewalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 I would grab the appendix for the PX-560 and double check the bank program info for the problem tracks. The appendix has a chart for each tone and the bank/program info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmish Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thanks for your patience. I figured it out. Love this keyboard!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jokeyman123 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 How did you solve the issue-I have Cakewalk but haven't used it with the 560 yet. As you see, I've had to ask a few questions myslef about the PX560. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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