All MIDI channels play same instrument

I have a song with 8 or 9 MIDI channels.  I defined a .ins file for my MIDI device (a Kurzweil 2600XS -- really) and then assigned each track a midi output instrument mapped through that .ins file.  After having done this, all channels/tracks play the same instrument, not the ones they're mapped to.  (Even if I set the K2600 to 'lock' the mapped MIDI channels to their specified programs, they still all drive the same instrument).
I don't believe it's a K2600 issue because if I don't use the K2600 .ins file, most of the track instruments are driven correctly (this is an old file from back in the Cakewalk .wrk file days, when things used to work).
I'm sure this is something simple -- trivial even.  Anybody have suggestions for things to check?
Thanks.

In the channel strip in Track Inspector for each midi track, I set my midi output channels there, and it never goofs up.  That parameter is right under the FX box.
 
Bob Bone
 

57Gregy
Welcome to the forum.
The first thing I would check is if all the MIDI tracks are on different channels, but you say when not using the 2600XS ID the correct instrument plays. Which brings up the question, what is making the sound when not using the Kurzweil?
Secondly, ensure that the keyboard has local control off, if it has such a setting. If local control is on, MIDI data will play the sound the keyboard is set to, not what the track's patch is.

Seems e-mail replies don't make it to forum comments(?!), but thanks again for your response.  I haven't yet been able to crack the code.  When the "default" instrument is selected for a track, it seems to play its correct instrument on the K2600.  When the "K2600XS" instrument is assigned, it plays the common instrument (which, as I mentioned, varies I guess depending on what the last instrument successfully played actually is.)
So the thing in the middle is the .ins file I'm using.  I've pasted it here in case something in it jumps out at anybody. (The '^' characters, below, are I think carriage returns that HTML doesn't treat the same. But the format seems OK in MC since all the instrument names show up correctly in the pick-list when assigning a channel number.)
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.Patch Names
[Kurzweil K2600 Piano ROM] 30=730:Li'l Nipper Kit 31=731:Industry Set II 32=732:Technoo Kit 33=732:GeoKitMW+22 34=734:Slam 'n Drums I 35=735:BottomFeed^Pulse 36=736:Lowdown Bass 37=737:SustBass^MixBass 38=738:SkoolBass^SImple 39=739:Default Triple 70=770:Mellostr^ShineOn 71=771:Arystal^InTheAir 72=772:Padify 73=773:OronicoKno^Shift 74=774:WispSingrs^Glass 75=775:Cymbal Singers 76=776:Mad Three-O 77=777:AlaskaGlide(MW) 78=778:Detooner^BigPMW 79=779:Razor Saw 80=780:DynOrch^WtelIOrc 81=781:OrcBrs^FrenchBone 82=782:Synth Bell1^2 83=783:Crystaline^RX7 84=784:Enterprize^MTree 85=785:RaveStrg^Solina 86=786:Mellotron (MW) 87=787:Funk O Matic 88=788:Buzz Kill 89=789:Grand+Elec 1 90=790:Fluid Grand 91=791:Haunted Piano 92=792:DrkPno^ArakisPno 93=793:Funky Piano 94=794:Water Piano 95=795:Piano Chase 96=796:Noise Toys 97=797:Environments 98=798:Lunar Wind 99=799:Gremlin Groupies
[Kurzweil K2600 Contemporary ROM] 0=800:Jungle Jam 1=801:Moira Stack 2=802:Ritual Metals 3=803:Prepared Mbira 4=804:Balinesque 5=805:Ambient Bells 6=806:World Jam 1 7=807:World Jam 2 8=808:India Jam 9=809:Sb Wood Flute 10=810:Hybrid Pan Flute 11=811:Chiff Brass Lead 12=812:Bell Players 13=813:PrsKoto 14=814:Medicine Man 15=815:Mbira 16=816:Kotobira 17=817:Cartoon Perc 18=818:CowGogiBell 19=819:PercpanLead 20=820:Trippy Organ 21=821:Koto Followers 22=822:Hybrid Horn 23=823:Lyno EP Lead 24=824:ParaKoto 25=825:Super Clav 26=826:StrataClav 27=827:TouchClav 28=828:Bad Kiav 29=829:Rad Rotor 30=830:132001 31=831:Perc Organ 32=832:Drawbar Organ CS 33=833:Bebop Alto Sax 34=834:Soft Alto Sax 35=835:Soprano Sax 36=836:Low Soft Sax 37=837:Air Reeds CS 38=838:Jazz Muted Trp 39=839:Jazz Lab Band 40=840:Harmon Section 41=841:Sfz Cres Brass 42=842:NeoStabs 43=843:Gtr Jazz Band 44=844:Full Rock Band 45=845:World Rave Kit 46=846:Punch Gate Kit 47=847:Shadow Kit 48=848:FatTraps 49=849:Generator Kit 50=850:Shudder Kit 51=851:Crowd Stomper 52=852:EconoKit 53=853:EDrurnKitl 54=854:EDrumKit2 55=855:Dog Chases Tail 56=856:Saw Loop Factory 57=857:Two Live Bass 58=858:Dual/Tn Bass 59=859:Clav-~Bass 60=860:Chirp Bass 61=861:DigiBass 62=862:Mono Synth Bass 63=863:Touch MiniBass 64=864:Ostinato Bass 65=865:House Bass 66=866:Dubb Bass 67=867:Straight Strat 68=868:Chorus Gtr 69=869:Strataguitar 70=870:Elect 12 String 71=871:Dyn Jazz Guitar 72=872:Pedal Steel 73=873:Strummer Dis~tr 74=874:RockAxe 75=875:Hammeron 76=876:Rock Axe mono 77=877:Attack Stack 78=878:Skinny Lead 79=879:Q Sweep SynClav 80=880:Anna Mini 81=881:Ballad Stack 82=882:Big Stack 83=883:BrazKnuckles 84=884:Hybrid Breath 85=885:Hybrid Stack 86=886:EyeSaw 87=887:Mello Hyb Brass 88=888:Sizzl E Pno 89=889:My JayDee 90=890:Sb Synthorch 91=891:SpaceStation 92=892:Glass Web 93=893:Circus Music 94=894:Mandala 95=895:Slow Strat 96=896:Fluid Koto 97=897:Koreana Pad 98=898:Tangerine 99=899:Planet 9
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 1] 0=0:none::: 1=1:Concert Piano 2=2:Stereo Solo Piano 3=3:Piano & Strings 4=4:Pno & Syn String 5=5:Rock Grand 6=6:Dyn Epiano 7=7:Studio Class EP 8=8:The Phase EP 9=9:Classic FM Epno 10=10:Funk Clav 11=11:VAST B3 12=12:Gospel Organ 13=13:Overdrive Organ 14=14:Chorus Organ 15=15:Chapel Organ 16=16:Fast Strings 17=17:Ster Slo Strings 18=18:Solo Arco Violin 19=19:Pachelbel Strngs 20=20:Grand Strings 21=21:Cathedral Voices 22=22:Unearthly Vox 23=23:Air Voices 24=24:Cath-drVox^8veVox 25=25:Choir Strings 26=26:Aaron's Finale 27=27:Fiery Orchestra 28=28:Total Cntrl Orch3 29=29:Hazz Band 30=30:Rock Trio 31=31:Steel Str Guitar 32=32:12 Str Guitar 33=33:Nylon Gtr & Str 34=34:Jazz  Archtop Gtr 35=35:Slow Chorus Gtr 36=36:Tele In Room 37=37:Guitar Mutes 1^2 38=38:Spark Guitar 39=39:Wah Crunch MWFT 40=40:Crunchy Lead 41=41:String Bass 42=42:Piano Trio 43=43:Warm Bass 1^2 44=44:Pick It Bass 45=45:Dual Bass Guitar 46=46:Moogy Bass One 47=47:Mono Bass 48=48:Tee Bee This MW 49=49:Sequenting 50=50:Trent Bass 51=51:2 Live Kits 2 MW 52=52:Jazz Kit II 53=53:Retro Skins MW 54=54:Lo-Fi Vinyl Kit 55=55:VAST Sliders 808 56=56:Perc Section 57=57:Touch Drums 58=58:Vibraphone 59=59:Marimbae 60=60:Dynamic Perc 61=61:Dynasax 62=62:Soft Alto 63=63:DynTrumpet^Miles 64=64:Harmon Mute Trp 65=65:French Horn 66=66:Big Band 67=67:Hip Brass 68=68:Brt Saxy Secion 69=69:Brass Fanfare 70=70:Pesante Horns 71=71:Wendy's Flute 72=72:Crimson Flute 73=73:Horn&Flute w/Str 74=74:Brahms Quintet 75=75:Kurz'd Pipe 76=76:Synth Strings 77=77:ABCD=ADSR! 78=78:Memorymoog 79=79:OB Pad 80=80:TechnoBallCrusher 81=81:AlaZawi Take 2 82=82:Round Lead 83=83:Mono Triple Lead 84=84:Jordan's Lead 85=85:Dist Saw Lead 86=86:Instant Enya 87=87:SynKey 88=88:Tubular Bells 89=89:Digicomp 90=90:New Highbells 91=91:Portal 92=92:Beauty Pad 93=93:Amp Mod Pad 94=94:Light Mist 95=95:Soft Pad 96=96:Eyes Wired Shut 97=97:Ethereal Strings 98=98:Sync Waves 99=99:Tripoli 2
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 2] 0=100:Monolith 1=101:Soft Piano 2=102:Piano for Lyrs 3=103:Grand & Electric 4=104:E Grand Stack 5=105:ClassicPiano&Vox 6=106:Brt Concert Pno 7=107:Modified Piano 8=108:Studio Grand 9=109:Orchestral Piano 10=110:Honky-Tonk 11=111:Fonk Epno MW 12=112:Trip Wah Clav 13=113:FM E Piano 14=114:Stage EP 15=115:Growlin' EP 16=116:Ballad Organ 17=117:Cookin Bee 18=118:Dance Perc Bass 19=119:Chiffy Pipes 20=120:Pipe Organ 4 21=121:Marcato String Orch 22=122:Adagio Strings 23=123:Prighter Pizz 24=124:Slo Solo Cello 25=125:Arco Bass 26=126:Solo Strings 27=127:Touch Strings 28=128:Mixed Choir 29=129:Bamboo Voices 30=130:Syn Orch Power 31=131:Strummer Guitar 32=132:Blue Moods 33=133:ES335 34=134:Kotolin 35=135:Dreamguitar 36=136:Hyper Guitar 37=137:SliderDistJazzGt 38=138:Liquid T Lead 39=139:Hammeron Synth 40=140:CeeTaur 41=141:Brite Stand-up 42=142:DualBass^SlpBass 43=143:Sust Bass 44=144:Fonkin Bass 45=145:Synth Fretless 46=146:SquashStudioKit 47=147:Garage Kit II MW 48=148:Studio Kit II MW 49=149:General MIDI Kit 50=150:ElectroDrumsetGM 51=151:QuestHipKit 52=152:eDrums 53=153:SmallKit+Perc MW 54=154:Steel Drumz 55=155:Trumpet Flourish 56=156:Mr. Parker 57=157:Almost Muted (MW) 58=158:Solo Trombone 59=159:Trumpets 60=160:Flute^WWindSect 61=161:Oboe ^ Eng Horn 62=162:Clarinet 63=163:Bassoon 64=164:Accordion 65=165:Matrix 12 66=166:OB Brass 67=167:PWM Comper 68=168:Soft Matrix 12 69=169:Synth Brass 70=170:Moogy Bass Too 71=171:Chirp Bass 72=172:Pulsepluck 73=173:Reoshape 74=174:Solar Lead 75=175:Fluety Leads 76=176:TM Lead 77=177:Modular Lead 78=178:BrassyFluty Lead 79=179:Retrosiren 80=180:Odysseus 81=181:Synth Caliopies 82=182:Harmonica 83=183:Space Log 84=184:Brite Bells 85=185:Glasswaves 86=186:Meitator 87=187:Chariots 88=188:Heaven Stack 89=189:Vortex Rev 90=190:Luscious 91=191:Sphaerique 92=192:Padifier 93=193:Tang Vox Pad 94=194:Interference 95=195:One Shot 96=196:Integrated Circuit 97=197:Doomsday 98=198:Click 99=199:Default Program
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 3] 0=200:VSW Horns 1   LH 1=201:VSW Horns 2   LH 2=202:Trombones 3=203:VSWTrombones1 LH 4=204:VSWTrombones2 LH 5=205:VSWTrom+Horns LH 6=206:BrassSection1 LH 7=207:BrassSection2 LH 8=208:BrassSection3 LH 9=209:DougsChord    DM 10=210:MajorStr&BrassLH 11=211:MinorStr&BrassLH 12=212:Dom7#11Str&BrsLH 13=213:Cloud Nine    LH
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 4] 0=300:SOP:Sop Ohs / aS 1=301:SOP:Sop Ohs / bS 2=302:SOP:Sop Ohs / cS 3=303:SOP:Sop Ohs / dS 4=304:SOP:Sop Ohs / aM 5=305:SOP:Sop Ohs / bN 6=306:SOP:Sop Ohs / cM 7=307:SOP:Sop Ohs / dM
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 5] 0=400:FEM:LCF Ahs /  a 1=401:FEM:LCF Ahs /  b 2=402:FEM:LCF Ahs /  c 3=403:FEM:LCF Ahs / ^a 4=404:FEM:LCF Ahs / ^b 5=405:FEM:LCF Ahs / ^c 6=406:FEM:LCF Ahs p  a 7=407:FEM:LCF Ahs p  b 8=408:FEM:LCF Ahs p  c 9=409:FEM:LCF Ahs p ^a 10=410:FEM:LCF Ahs p ^b 11=411:FEM:LCF Ahs p ^c 12=412:FEM:LCF Ahs f  a 13=413:FEM:LCF Ahs f  b 14=414:FEM:LCF Ahs f  c 15=415:FEM:LCF Ahs f ^a 16=416:FEM:LCF Ahs f ^b 17=417:FEM:LCF Ahs f ^c
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 6] 0=500:MEN:LCM Ahs /  a 1=501:MEN:LCM Ahs /  b 2=502:MEN:LCM Ahs /  c 3=503:MEN:LCM Ahs / ^a 4=504:MEN:LCM Ahs / ^b 5=505:MEN:LCM Ahs / ^c 6=506:MEN:LCM Ahs p  a 7=507:MEN:LCM Ahs p  b 8=508:MEN:LCM Ahs p  c 9=509:MEN:LCM Ahs p ^a 10=510:MEN:LCM Ahs p ^b 11=511:MEN:LCM Ahs p ^c 12=512:MEN:LCM Ahs f  a 13=513:MEN:LCM Ahs f  b 14=514:MEN:LCM Ahs f  c 15=515:MEN:LCM Ahs f ^a 16=516:MEN:LCM Ahs f ^b 17=517:MEN:LCM Ahs f ^c
[Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 7] 0=600:CelloRichVibeExpr 1=601:Cello Warm EXP MW 2=602:1stVlnsSus NoVibe 3=603:1stVlnsExpression 4=604:1stViolinsWarm MW 5=605:1stVlnsWarmExp MW 6=606:1st Violins Fast 7=607:1st Violins Swell 8=608:1st Violins Full 9=609:String Ensemble 1 10=610:String Ensemble 2 11=611:StrgEns Dbl Reed 12=612:StrgEns & Winds 1 13=613:StrgEns & Winds 2 14=614:String Ens Brass 15=615:Vel Orchestra
[Kurzweil K2600 Orchestral ROM] 0=900:TotalCntrl Orch1 1=901:TotalCntrl Orch2 2=902:BaroqueOrchestra 3=903:Oboe&Flute w/Str 4=904:Horn&Flute W/5tr 5=905:Trp&Horns w/Str 6=906:Piccolo 7=907:Orchestra Flute 8=908:Solo Flute 9=909:Orchestral Oboe 10=910:SoloOboe 11=911:2ndOboe 12=912:Orch EnglishHorn 13=913:Solo EnglishHorn 14=914:Orch Clarinet 15=915:Solo Clarinet 16=916:Orch Bassoon 17=917:Solo Bassoon 18=918:Woodwinds 1 19=919:Woodwinds 2 20=920:Dynamic Trumpet 21=921:Copland Sft Trp 22=922:OrchTrumpet 23=923:Soft Trumpet 24=924:Strght Mute Trp 25=925:French Horn MW 26=926:Slow Horn 27=927:FHornConSord 28=928:FHorna2MW 29=929:French Horn Sec1 30=930:French Horn Sec2 31=931:Solo Trombone 32=932:Tuba 33=933:Dyn Hi Brass 34=934:Dyn Lo Brass 35=935:Dyn Brass & Horn 36=936:Soaring Brass 37=937:MarcatoViolin MW 38=938:Solo Violin 39=939:2nd Violin 40=940:Orch Viola 41=941:Solo Viola 42=942:Slow Viola 43=943:Marcato Cello MW 44=944:Solo Cello 45=945:Slow Cello 46=946:Arco Dbl Bass 47=947:Slow Arco Bass 48=948:Brt Dbl Bass 49=949:Touch Strings 50=950:Fast Strings MW 51=951:Chamber Section 52=952:Sfz Strings MW 53=953:Sweet Strings 54=954:Baroque Strg Ens 55=955:Big String Ens 56=956:Bass String Sec 57=957:Pizzicato String 58=958:Wet Pizz 59=959:Arco&Pizz 60=960:Classical Guitar 61=961:Virtuoso Guitar 62=962:Acoustic Bass 63=963:Snappy Jazz Bass 64=964:Dynamic Harp 65=965:Harpw/8veCTh 66=966:Harp Arps 67=967:Celesta 68=968:Pipes 69=969:Pedal Pipes 70=970:Church Bells 71=971:Glockenspiel 72=972:Xylophone 73=973:Chimes 74=974:Timpani/Chimes 75=975:Timpani 76=976:Timpani & Perc 77=977:Big Drum Corp 78=978:Orch Percussion1 79=979:Orch Percussion2 80=980:Jam Corp 81=981:Conga & Perc 82=982:Woody Jam Rack 83=983:Metal Garden 84=984:Hot Tamali Kit 85=985:Funk Kit 86=986:Magic Guitar 87=987:Glass Bow 88=988:Synth Orch 89=989:Nooage lnstaHarp 90=990:AC Dream 91=991:Synth Dulcimer 92=992:Glistener 93=993:Afro Multi CTL 94=994:Tranquil Sleigh 95=995:Batman Strings 96=996:EthnooLead 97=997:Orch Pad CTL 98=998:Choral Sleigh 99=999:Pad Nine
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.Note Names
.Controller Names
[Standard] 1=1-Modulation 2=2-Breath 4=4-Foot controller 5=5-Portamento time 7=7-Volume 8=8-Balance 10=10-Pan 11=11-Expression 64=64-Pedal (sustain) 65=65-Portamento 66=66-Pedal (sostenuto) 67=67-Pedal (soft) 69=69-Hold 2 91=91-External Effects depth 92=92-Tremolo depth 93=93-Chorus depth 94=94-Celeste (detune) depth 95=95-Phaser depth
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.RPN Names
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.NRPN Names
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.Instrument Definitions
[K2600XS] Patch[0]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 1 Patch[1]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 2 Patch[2]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 3 Patch[3]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 4 Patch[4]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 5 Patch[5]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 6 Patch[6]=Kurzweil K2600 ROM Bank 7 Patch[7]=Kurzweil K2600 Piano ROM Patch[8]=Kurzweil K2600 Contemporary ROM Patch[9]=Kurzweil K2600 Orchestral ROM

Make sure local control is turned off
 
http://www.sweetwater.com...eil-k2000-k2500-k2600/

I can't see your picture that you posted and I don't see where you specifically addressed Gregs question about assigning each track to separate output midi channels. If all midi tracks are assigned to the same channel, it won't play separate instrument sounds, regardless of the bank and patch you have assigned for the ins file.

hello
Can you give information how your pc and K2600xs are connected ?
Midi in/out UM one, master/slave.
Record or play back too,or from your pc.
Is the information in chap.10 in your manual clear?
Maybe a restart from scratch ?
succes
mo
 
 

Hi
 Because  I don't know the exact configuration of your gear I suppose your Kurzweil 2600XS
is connected at your pc via either  your M audio uno or Roland UM one.  This should be done before
you start up the CW program!!!*. Now create a NEW project (NORMAL OR BLANK and give it a name.
In the control bar go to OPTIONS and click Instruments.
In the output channel (left column) you see all the available'channels of the connected ports.
If your M audio and/or your Roland UM one are properly installed they must be seen here.
The 16 midi channels are now available and on the right you'll find all the instruments,
You can connect for example all the output ports 1-16 to general midi.
It would be fine if your Kurzweil was between them, but therefore you need an installation disk or 
DEFINE it yourself.  
Open now in the toolbox a new MIDI track, expand the track and in input /output you must find
your M audio or Roland, in the output you'll find the instrument (maybe general music)
In ch (click the triangle to choose a number 1-16.
In the PATCH choose instrument 
good luck
mo