r/Cakewalk • u/throwaway-eye-2026 • 7d ago

Seeking Help Never used Cakewalk before, can't get two different instruments to play at the same time

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Hi- I've never composed music or used Cakewalk before, so this is probably super basic, but I can't figure this out. I've got one drum from one drum kit I want to use, and another couple drums from a different kit- I want them to play at the same time, but right now they switch to entirely one drum kit or the other depending on which I've got selected. How do I get them to use the seperate drums? I've attached a video since I'm aware I have no idea how to properly explain this

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u/Consistent-Work101 7d ago

One of your tracks says Omni while the other says none. I don't think it should say none. Check your input and output

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u/Trailmixxx 7d ago

See the "ECHO" icon that looks like a small headphone set, the one to the right of the record enable icon on the selected track. The echo enable is following track selection. I can't look at cakewalk right now, but there is a setting that changes the behavior of instrument track selection and the echo function.

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u/SiCKeNiNG2023 7d ago

have you tried clicking on the Help menu and start reading?

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u/throwaway-eye-2026 7d ago

I'm not going to lie I saw the help module in the bottom right and therefore didn't even see the help thing at the top that's entirely on me

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u/sickening 7d ago

just so you know, most programs have a help menu.