# Generic Midi Port Channel 1 Stuck as Channel 16 \[Resolved\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug reports\ **Created:** [November 19, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039 "2025-11-19T18:53:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/1 "2025-11-19T18:53:11Z")
In my Preset Generic Midi Port Channel 1 has somehow changed to being Channel 16, so I have a duplicate of Channel 16 and no Channel 1! If I go to make a new preset the problem is fixed but I have sunk a lot of time into my current preset and would like to keep it! How do I change channel 1 back to being channel one? Thanks! Sean ![Screenshot 2025-11-19 105121](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/electraone/original/2X/4/404b805f071c4364f0d8d3808e6adf5f519552f8.png) ---
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/2 "2025-11-21T05:44:23Z")
i would really appreciate some help here… ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/3 "2025-11-21T08:27:44Z")
Hi, 1. select the device with the channel 16 you want to modify (switch back to 1) 2. click on the device properties icon in the sidebar - the Device editor will show up 3. change the channel back to one in the Device editor More details can be found at: [Preset Editor | Electra One Documentation](https://docs.electra.one/userguide/editor.html#devices) Let me know if you needed any further assistance. Thx ---
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/4 "2025-11-21T17:24:38Z")
Perhaps I am misunderstanding, but it sounds like you are telling me how to switch the device in the dropdown menu, which I know how to do. If you look at the picture i posted, the first channel listed AND the 16th channel listed in port 1 are both channel 16.The only way I can have access to channel 1 is by making a new preset entirely. ---
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/5 "2025-11-21T17:31:06Z")
![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/electraone/original/2X/1/160e75ad0096be5ce1ef4aacff8015de0af2bf6e.png) when i try updating the json file it doesn’t save or update, it just reverts back. ---
**Author:** ![martin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.electra.one/martin/32/145_2.png) [@martin](https://forum.electra.one/u/martin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/6 "2025-11-21T17:33:40Z")
> [@martin](#): > > - click on the device properties icon in the sidebar - the Device editor will show up > - change the channel back to one in the Device editor these two steps are to actually change the channel of given device - not just to select it. ---
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/7 "2025-11-21T17:40:06Z")
I do not see “device properties icon”, I see “control picker” “selected items” and “control categories” on the left and “lua editor”, “debug”, “midi console”, “json source”, and “help” on the right. am I in the wrong place? ---
**Author:** ![SeanSmeed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SeanSmeed](https://forum.electra.one/u/SeanSmeed)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/generic-midi-port-channel-1-stuck-as-channel-16-resolved/4039/8 "2025-11-21T17:41:44Z")
disregard. I found what you were talking about! thanks for your help.