Using external sound modules

[Dan Hendricks]

I have several external sound modules (Emu Proteus, Roland XV-3080 etc.) and would like to use them.  In Cakewalk by Bandlab the output channel for midi only lists my audio interface, not individual midi channels.  So I am unable to designate a channel matched to my external device waiting to receive.

[rsinger]

You can specify the channel in the track inspector. Look above the fader.

[Promidi]

Not much to go on here.

Are you sure you're adding a MIDI track as opposed to an audio track.  And as rsinger stated, the MIDI channel is set in the inspector (Press i)

[User 905133]

Follow up to Promidi's comment about the lack of details. If you are recording MIDI data and playing it back via E-Mu gear, there are Instrument Definition files [*.ins files] at several places on the internet that include presets for all the ROMs. You can then use Cakewalk's Instrument Definition apparatus to associate each midi channel of each device / port with a ROM or User Bank.  In addition there is at least one E-Mu user created software application that can output an *.ins file with custom E-Mu User Banks.

This might help.

Also, under Preferences > MIDI > Devices you can assign friendly names to MIDI devices. under Preferences > MIDI > Instruments you can assign specific preset banks found in an *.ins file to each midi channel.  

Edited September 3, 2020 by User 905133
to add a missing word; to add a link to the documentation and some additional comments

[Dan Hendricks]

I am seeing the midi channel selection above the fader in the Console view and will try this....thank you so much!!