I need help BAD getting Cakewalk (8) and a Korg M1 to work THE WAY I WANT THEM TO.

I am trying to play one of the sample files that comes with Cakewalk (Ballad #2 for example). I finally figured out that in order to get Cakewalk to play all the different instruments required by the song, I had to create a COMBINATION and assign to each "channel" a particular sound (program). (Is this REALLY the way to do it?)

Here's my current questions:

1. Will I not be able to select the desired instrument from the list available within Cakewalk? (Cakewalk calls this a PATCH.) It appears that I have to pick the instrument from within the M1.

2. Can the effects (chorus and reverb) be adjusted on the CONSOLE view for individual sounds (channels) being played by the M1?

3. I have added a reverb effect within the EDIT COMBI mode on the M1. It applies the effect to every sound within the COMBInation created. Is it possible to add a seperate effect to each sound?

It seems that the M1 is a pain since it is not GM compliant, and the book is horrible!

Thanks for any help.

David W. Carroll
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