In the case of using VST instruments I prefer to leave the patch selection in the track properties blank and selecting the desired patch within the VST. What you can do at this point is either edit the patch in the Event List by double clicking on it and changing it in the dialogue box that pops up, or you could simply delete the event by selecting it and hitting the delete button, and this will allow you to set the patch change within the VST or, if you wish, change the patch in the track properties. Under the heading 'Kind' it is called 'Patch,'Īll the other events on this track are 'Note.' I have highlighted the 'Patch' change with the red arrow, but in the Event List view a Patch change event is a yellowy orange colour.

Or, while the track is selected you can select the Event List by going to the Views menu at the top of the main window. I brought up the Event List by right clicking on the MIDI clip and selected View > Event List. I then selected the track which was created, in this case, Track 6. I dragged the MIDI file into an existing project. I had to find a suitable MIDI file, one which I downloaded off the interwebs and that has a patch change.

Bandlab midi