CAKEWALK PRO AUDIO - Setting up Output Devices

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All track parameters are saved with a Pro Audio project. However, if you
export a project to a standard MIDI Þle, several of the parameters
(Key+, Vel+, Time+, and Chn) are applied to the MIDI data as the Þle is
being exported. Other parameters, including Source, Port, Mute, Solo,
and Archive, are lost when you export the project to a MIDI Þle. For
more information, see Appendix D: MIDI Files.
The following sections contain more information about many of the
parameters in the Track view. For more information on the track source
and the track Arming button, see ÒPreparing to RecordÓ on page 4-9.
Setting Up Output Devices
The port setting for a track determines which piece of hardware will be
used to produce the sound stored in your project. In a very simple
equipment setup, you might have only a computer equipped with a basic
sound card. In this case, you want to play all MIDI and audio output
through the sound card on your computer.
If your equipment setup also includes a MIDI keyboard attached to the
MIDI port on your sound card, you can choose to route MIDI data
directly to the sound card or through the sound card MIDI port to the
keyboard. If you choose the former, the music will play from your
computer speakers. If you choose the latter, the sound will play from the
speaker attached to your keyboard. You can even choose to send some
MIDI information to each of these devices so that they both play at once.
You can purchase MIDI interfaces that plug into your parallel or serial
port to add MIDI ports to your computer. For more information on
complex system conÞgurations, see Appendix C: Advanced Setup.
If your computer has several MIDI ports, choose the ones you want to
use and put them in a particular order using the Options-MIDI
Devices command. From then on, MIDI Port 1 refers to the Þrst selected
MIDI output, MIDI Port 2 to the second selected MIDI output, and so on.
The port number is based solely on the order in which the selected ports
appear in the MIDI Devices dialog box. As a result, the port numbers