Hi again to all, especially Lyn and Mac:
Lyn, you mention that in tracks with more than one channel, the channel number allocated will be zero. (I assume the allocated channel number is the one that shows up in the track information field in the tracks window.) I am dealing thus far with BB-generated songs and my observation is that whether or not tracks have multiple channels, the allocated channel numbers always go 2, 10, 3, 7, 6, 4 and 8 for B, D, P, G, S, M and S respectively, so I don't quite know what you mean.
Mac, yes I've seen references to each string on a different channel and yes, you're right in assuming I don't want to that for now, or possibly ever (but never say never).
To both, thanks for suggesting strategies for dealing with channels - for now though, it's a case of it ain't broke so don't fix it. I can currently (thanks to advice recieved and study done) manipulate MIDI tracks to the degree I need - vol, pan, fade, effects etc - to complete my first recording project (about seven eighths done), and then after dealing with 6 months' worth of postponed non-musical projects, and getting out on the street to make some money with my shiny new CD (I'm a saxophone busker), I plan to look harder at all the areas of audio, MIDI, BB and RB that are currently a little bit or a lot mysterious to me. Learning new stuff is one of the things I like best in life so I'll be looking forward to this next study period, but first things first.
Clinton.
PS I thought "You must be Audiominds" was pretty funny and then I tried it in my best grizzled mountain-man
American accent - I laughed like a drain. I love a good pun and this is as good as they come!