AJ,

You were right, I evidently didn't open the right file type up. I tried another Cakewalk folder and once played, heard sound thru the speakers.

Woo who!!! Exciting stuff.

Here's another question for you. In order for me to record a CD of sounds sounding exactly as they sound on my ES7, what do I have to do? I am guessing that with my current setup, if I hook up my ES7 to my laptop and record some sounds, the sounds that I hear on my computer speakers will be the sounds from the ES7 as interpreted by the soundcard on the laptop, correct?

Pardon me for being a bit of a stosh, but I am brand spanking new to this. It's all terribly intriguing!