Tuesday, February 7, 2012

GM Drum Mapping

I was in the studio the other day showing a couple of guys how to build quick drum beats.  A little chart like the one below saves me the hunt and peck for the tone I am looking for.  A glance at this out of the corner of my eye and they are quickly fooled into a false sense that I know what I am talking about.

This bit of random info is  useful to anyone programing MIDI drums.  MIDI channel 10 is a dedicated channel for drums.  The following is the key# or note (like on a piano keyboard) and the sound that will be produced on channel 10.  This is useful when you are programming percussion using a step program or a notation program. 

Erich

 
Key#
Note
Drum Sound
35
B0
Acoustic Bass Drum
36
C1
Bass Drum 1
37
C#1
Side Stick
38
D1
Acoustic Snare
39
Eb1
Hand Clap
40
E1
Electric Snare
41
F1
Low Floor Tom
42
F#1
Closed Hi Hat
43
G1
High Floor Tom
44
Ab1
Pedal Hi-Hat
45
A1
Low Tom
46
Bb1
Open Hi-Hat
47
B1
Low-Mid Tom
48
C2
Hi Mid Tom
49
C#2
Crash Cymbal 1
50
D2
High Tom
51
Eb2
Ride Cymbal 1
52
E2
Chinese Cymbal
53
F2
Ride Bell
54
F#2
Tambourine
55
G2
Splash Cymbal
56
Ab2
Cowbell
57
A2
Crash Cymbal 2
58
Bb2
Vibraslap
59
B2
Ride Cymbal 2
60
C3
Hi Bongo
61
C#3
Low Bongo
62
D3
Mute Hi Conga
63
Eb3
Open Hi Conga
64
E3
Low Conga
65
F3
High Timbale
66
F#3
Low Timbale
67
G3
High Agogo
68
Ab3
Low Agogo
69
A3
Cabasa
70
Bb3
Maracas
71
B3
Short Whistle
72
C4
Long Whistle
73
C#4
Short Guiro
74
D4
Long Guiro
75
Eb4
Claves
76
E4
Hi Wood Block
77
F4
Low Wood Block
78
F#4
Mute Cuica
79
G4
Open Cuica
80
Ab4
Mute Triangle
81
A4
Open Triangle

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