Instrument sound change

you need to change the OUTPUT of that particular MIDI track only to the new patch you want it to be.
 
if your sonar isn't currently showing ALL parameters on the tracks, change it to ALL (pull down menu at the top of the track properties list).  then expand the MIDI track you are wanting to change by dragging the bottom of the track down until you see all of the Input/output parameters.  then on the BANK and PATCH, change those to the sound you want that particular track to make.
 
NOTE:  if you have cloned this track from another MIDI track, you'll also want to change the CHANNEL to something other than what is already used or you'll end up having issues with it not changing the patch correctly because it will be sending the MIDI to the wrong channel on TTS-1.

So close but still struggling. When I click the output in the track view it shows 1-Cakewalk TTS-1. When I click the midi channel (under the output) it shows the midi channel I've changed to (in this case 9) So then I open up the TTS window and change the sound to a trumpet in channel 9. I can hear the trumpet sample and it shows in the window. I then click and the Patch Name window opens and reads trumpet. I then click ok. Close the windows and play the track. it now defaults back to the original sound (which is a fiddle) I'm still missing some step. As far as the suggestion of changing to "All" parameters (pull down menu at the top of the track properties list) I'm stumped abit there. In the top left view I see "track" and click it, then properties. It shows track name ... but not sure how to find "ALL" in order to change. Thanks Beagle for your help.  

DRanck, thanks for that advice. The tutorials in the manual. Where do I find those? Where do I find the manual? There are so many options, cake tv, cake university, etc. Can you direct me where the manuals are? What I'm trying to do should be a very easy adjustment and I'm sure it is for many, but as a part-timer hobbyist, this is frustrating as well as time consuming.

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So close but still struggling. When I click the output in the track view it shows 1-Cakewalk TTS-1. When I click the midi channel (under the output) it shows the midi channel I've changed to (in this case 9) So then I open up the TTS window and change the sound to a trumpet in channel 9. I can hear the trumpet sample and it shows in the window. I then click and the Patch Name window opens and reads trumpet. I then click ok. Close the windows and play the track. it now defaults back to the original sound (which is a fiddle) I'm still missing some step. As far as the suggestion of changing to "All" parameters (pull down menu at the top of the track properties list) I'm stumped abit there. In the top left view I see "track" and click it, then properties. It shows track name ... but not sure how to find "ALL" in order to change. Thanks Beagle for your help.  

check the event viewer and see if there is a hard patch change embedded in the MIDI track.  if so, nothing you do to the track properties will stop it from changing unless you delete that event.

The event view is accessed by using the "view" menu.

It's a long list of every MIDI event, notes, controllers, velocities, patch changes etc.

The instrument change when you play the track is probably because the track contains a patch change instruction. These are often near or at the beginning, but can be found at the point the patch change occurs if they aren't.

If there is a patch change which switches the instrument to one you don't want all that deleting that patch change will do is stop that switch from happening. If in doubt do a "save as" and save the project under a new name so you've still got the original just in case.

tlw, I did assess the "view" menu (which shows items like "navigator show/hide, and "midi microscope" as examples) I don't see a long list of options like "notes, controllers, patch changes" as you described. Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong place. When I do find this list, how do I know where a patch change would be and how to delete it? I appreciate your assistance. thanks.

Sorry, away from home and relying on memory which obviously isn't as good as I thought.

The events list can be opened either by right-clicking on a clip and selecting "events view" or on the track(s) you want to look at and then Views>Events list.

How to find any programme changes and how to set TTS-1 to the right instrument is covered in this thread:

http://forum.cakewalk.com...alk-TTS1-m2206780.aspx