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I'm still a little confused about why PT can not see the data defining the General MIDI instrument the keyboard is setup for and simply record that data... and upon inspection (a click or whatever) display what it recorded. This after all is simply a series of data bytes/words/packets transmitted by the MIDI controller to PT... so I would think think the data/information is in there somewhere and the 'operator' shouldn't have to intervene or have to think about it.

That's why the answer to the question about whether the controller sends it in the first place is important ^^ (above); if it doesn't get sent while PT is recording you can't expect PT to record it.
Looking n the Event List would tell you if it was recorded or not .. unless you have some punch-in setting affecting when PT starts recording in relationship to when the controller may actually send the data.

Often it's just quicker to pick the sound you want for the track afterwards, as opposed to spending half an hour checking possible causes.

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