Old Wizzy

unfortunately, it IS a fresh install of Cakewalk, the free one I just found out about recently

Are there any defaults I can just, apply in the meantime? I'm used to working w/ GarageBand-Logic Pro X where both DAWs auto apply instruments to each track in a MIDI file

So I decided to download an anime song midi to load into Cakewalk. However, there's no audio playback on any of the tracks, yet I have sound from *everything else* on my PC including the sample demo projects. (I want this project to output thru my headphones, so the default system Speakers/Realtek(R).) I checked Console View, and there's green moving bars on the set instrumental tracks. I also went to check each output of the track, and they're all set to my Master. I checked Devices, and it appears everything looks correct for Input and Audio drivers under the Audio category. Under Playback and Recording, I've set it to WASAPI Shared as instructed by responses and YouTube videos. Additionally, I also went to Driver Settings to change the Audio Driver Bit Depth to 24 and the Sampling Rate to 48K cuz that's the Default Format in my Speakers' Advanced Properties. The one last part I went to check is the MIDI category, itself. Under Devices for that category, the ENTIRE section is empty. I thought the Output box would have my Speakers by default. Is there something wrong with the midi or is there troubleshooting steps I haven't done yet? I hope to hear back from y'all. tyvm