MIDI, changing tracks

[Chris Goumas]

When I record a midi track, my controller is set to a specific MIDI channel and it's like that channel gets embedded into the track.  I want to be able to have a different synth play the track, which is on a different output of my interface (MOTU MIDI Express 128) and on a different channel, but the track will only trigger synths on that same channel.  

In the past I could just copy the midi track and change the channel and it worked, essentially letting me layer other synth sounds playing the same thing.  

What am I missing?

[Byron Dickens]

This is amply covered in the documentation.

[reginaldStjohn]

https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=Cakewalk&language=3&help=Beginners.03.html

[David Baay]

MIDI events themselves have an embedded MIDI channel as they are sent from your controller. CbB can re-write that channel on playback by specifying a forced output channel with the widget labeled C n the track header (Set the Track Control Manager to show all widgets) or in the Track Inspector, near the Bank and Patch widgets