Appendix C. General MIDI Sound Sets and Percussion Maps

This appendix provides a listing of the 128 General MIDI sound sets and percussion maps. General MIDI is a standard subset of MIDI rules designed to ensure compatibility among different instruments. General MIDI instruments all store sounds in the same memory areas, and always use MIDI Channel 10 for percussion parts. They can all play at least 16 sounds at once, and have at least 24-note polyphony.

This appendix includes:

General MIDI Sound Set

(All Channels Except 10)

Program No. Instrument Name

1  

Acoustic Grand Piano

2  

Bright Acoustic Piano

3  

Electric Grand Piano

4  

Honky-tonk Piano

5  

Electric Piano 1

6  

Electric Piano 2

7  

Harpsichord

8  

Clavi

9  

Celesta

10  

Glockenspiel

11  

Music Box

12  

Vibraphone

13  

Marimba

14  

Xylophone

15  

Tubular Bells

16  

Dulcimer

17  

Drawbar Organ

18  

Percussive Organ

19  

Rock Organ

20  

Church Organ

21  

Reed Organ

22  

Accordion

23  

Harmonica

24  

Tango Accordion

25  

Acoustic Guitar (nylon)

26  

Acoustic Guitar (steel)

27  

Electric Guitar (jazz)

28  

Electric Guitar (clean)

29 

Electric Guitar (muted)

30  

Overdriven Guitar

31  

Distortion Guitar

32  

Guitar harmonics

33  

Acoustic Bass34 Electric Bass (finger)

35  

Electric Bass (pick)

36  

Fretless Bass

37  

Slap Bass 1

38  

Slap Bass 2

39  

Synth Bass 1

40  

Synth Bass 2

41  

Violin

42  

Viola

43  

Cello

44  

Contrabass

45  

Tremolo Strings

46  

Pizzicato Strings

47  

Orchestral Harp

48  

Timpani

49  

String Ensemble 1

50  

String Ensemble 2

51  

SynthStrings 1

52  

SynthStrings 2

53  

Choir Aahs

54  

Voice Oohs

55  

Synth Voice

56  

Orchestra Hit

57  

Trumpet

58  

Trombone

59  

Tuba

60  

Muted Trumpet

61  

French Horn

62  

Brass Section

63  

SynthBrass 1

64  

SynthBrass 2

65  

Soprano Sax

66  

Alto Sax

67  

Tenor Sax

68  

Baritone Sax

69  

Oboe

70  

English Horn

71  

Bassoon

72  

Clarinet

73  

Piccolo

74  

Flute

75 

Recorder

76  

Pan Flute

77  

Blown Bottle

78  

Shakuhachi

79  

Whistle

80  

Ocarina

81  

Lead 1 (square)

82  

Lead 2 (sawtooth)

83  

Lead 3 (calliope)

84  

Lead 4 (chiff)

85  

Lead 5 (charang)

86  

Lead 6 (voice)

87  

Lead 7 (fifths)

88  

Lead 8 (bass + lead)

89  

Pad 1 (new age)

90  

Pad 2 (warm)

91  

Pad 3 (polysynth)

92  

Pad 4 (choir)

93  

Pad 5 (bowed)

94  

Pad 6 (metallic)

95  

Pad 7 (halo)

96  

Pad 8 (sweep)

97  

FX 1 (rain)

98  

FX 2 (soundtrack)

99  

FX 3 (crystal)

100  

FX 4 (atmosphere)

101  

FX 5 (brightness)

102  

FX 6 (goblins)

103  

FX 7 (echoes)

104  

FX 8 (sci-fi)

105  

Sitar

106  

Banjo

107  

Shamisen

108  

Koto

109  

Kalimba

110  

Bag pipe

111  

Fiddle

112  

Shanai

113  

Tinkle Bell

114  

Agogo

115  

Steel Drums

116  

Woodblock

117  

Taiko Drum

118  

Melodic Tom

119  

Synth Drum

120  

Reverse Cymbal

121  

Guitar Fret Noise

122  

Breath Noise

123  

Seashore

124  

Bird Tweet

125  

Telephone Ring

126  

Helicopter

127  

Applause

128  

Gunshot

General Midi Percussion Map

(Channel 10)

Note No. Drum Sound

35  

Acoustic Bass Drum

36  

Bass Drum 1

37  

Side Stick

38  

Acoustic Snare

39  

Hand Clap

40  

Electric Snare

41  

Low Floor Tom

42  

Closed Hi-Hat

43  

High Floor Tom

44  

Pedal Hi-Hat

45  

Low Tom

46  

Open Hi-Hat

47  

Low Mid Tom

48  

Hi Mid Tom

49  

Crash Cymbal 1

50  

High Tom

51  

Ride Cymbal 1

52  

Chinese Cymbal

53  

Ride Bell

54  

Tambourine

55  

Splash Cymbal

56  

Cowbell

57  

Crash Cymbal 2

58  

Vibraslap

59  

Ride Cymbal 2

60  

Hi Bongo

61  

Low Bongo

62  

Mute Hi Conga

63  

Open Hi Conga

64  

Low Conga

65  

High Timbale

66  

Low Timbale

67  

High Agogo

68  

Low Agogo

69  

Cabasa

70  

Maracas

71  

Short Whistle

72  

Long Whistle

73  

Short Guiro

74  

Long Guiro

75  

Claves

76  

Hi Wood Block

77  

Low Wood Block

78  

Mute Cuica

79  

Open Cuica

80  

Mute Triangle

81  

Open Triangle