Hi, Mark:

Here are some screen shots that show what the file looks like in Cakewalk:

In (a very old) Cakewalk, showing the track list. Note that the first track "Sorry" does not show a specific channel assignment and that the Port assignment is "Creative Labs SB Live! External Midi" as a result, whereas tracks with specific assignments show "Yamaha XG", even though all are Port #6 (which is the SB Live! output port).



This is part of the Cakewalk Event List screen for the "Sorry" track. Note that voice and other control data for multiple channels are on this track.



This is the bottom of the same Event List screen, showing that there is embedded Sysex information. This doesn't show the actual sysex data.



This is the same Event list in Power Track Pro Audio 12. Some of the sysex data is cut off in the display. PTPA shows the sysex at the top of the file, which Cakewalk does not.

Here is the actual sysex data:

Sysex Bank 1:

F0 7E 7F 09 01 F7 F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7 F0 43 10
4C 02 01 5A 01 F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 00 00 F7 F0 43
73 01 50 12 00 01 00 F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 02 7F F7
F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 03 7F F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 04
7F F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 05 02 F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12
00 06 7E F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 07 03 F7 F0 43 73 01
50 12 00 08 00 F7 F0 43 73 01 50 12 00 0A 00 F7 F0 43
73 01 50 12 00 0B 7F F7 F0 7F 7F 04 01 00 64 F7

Sysex Bank 2:

F0 43 10 4C 00 00 7E 00 F7

And all of that is embedded in track 1 of the Madonna "Sorry" file.

I assume that it's done this way with the commercial file in question in order to make it easy to change voice assignments for XG, GS, GMII and so on.

David