I am a newbie using Roland a-500s and Sonar LE. I go into the cakewalk sound center, choosing PIANO, Acoustic, Hall. When I press a key, it sounds like some type of accompaniment. But not a piano. When I select any other instrument and press a key, it still sounds the same... no difference between a guitar, piano, bass, etc. When I go to PRESETS in the sound center, it only lets me choose DEFAULT. My 'piano' appears as an option but won't let me choose it. Any ideas?

Every instrument needs a MIDI channel of its own, otherwise all instruments using, say, MIDI channel 1 respond to commands given on that channel.

I've never used Sound Center so I can't go to details.

I "pointed to a direction" about using soft synths in your other thread.


I strongly advice you put your system specs in your signature. You should give them every time you ask something.