Instrument Patch Mapping
The 128 instruments are arranged into 16 families.
Note that the instrument numbers shown here (PC #) range from 1-128,
though the actual value used in the MIDI Program Change messages will be
0-127.
| PC # |
Instrument family |
|---|
| 1-8 | Pianos |
| 9-16 | Chromatic Percussion |
| 17-24 | Organs |
| 25-32 | Guitars |
| 33-40 | Basses |
| 41-48 | Strings |
| 49-56 | Ensemble |
| 57-64 | Brass |
|
| PC # |
Instrument family |
|---|
| 65-72 | Reed |
| 73-80 | Pipe |
| 81-88 | Synth Lead |
| 89-96 | Synth Pad |
| 97-104 | Synth Effects |
| 105-112 | Ethnic |
| 113-120 | Percussive |
| 121-128 | Sound Effects |
|
| PC # | Instrument |
|---|
| Pianos |
| 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 |
| Chromatic Percussion |
| 9 | Celesta |
| 10 | Glockenspiel |
| 11 | Music Box |
| 12 | Vibraphone |
| 13 | Marimba |
| 14 | Xylophone |
| 15 | Tubular Bells |
| 16 | Dulcimer |
| Organs |
| 17 | Drawbar Organ |
| 18 | Percussive Organ |
| 19 | Rock Organ |
| 20 | Church Organ |
| 21 | Reed Organ |
| 22 | Accordion |
| 23 | Harmonica |
| 24 | Tango Accordion |
| Guitars |
| 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 |
| Basses |
| 33 | Acoustic Bass |
| 34 | 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 |
| Strings |
| 41 | Violin |
| 42 | Viola |
| 43 | Cello |
| 44 | Contrabass |
| 45 | Tremolo Strings |
| 46 | Pizzicato Strings |
| 47 | Orchestral Harp |
| 48 | Timpani |
| Ensemble |
| 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 |
| Brass |
| 57 | Trumpet |
| 58 | Trombone |
| 59 | Tuba |
| 60 | Muted Trumpet |
| 61 | French Horn |
| 62 | Brass Section |
| 63 | SynthBrass 1 |
| 64 | SynthBrass 2 |
|
| PC # | Instrument |
|---|
| Reed |
| 65 | Soprano Sax |
| 66 | Alto Sax |
| 67 | Tenor Sax |
| 68 | Baritone Sax |
| 69 | Oboe |
| 70 | English Horn |
| 71 | Bassoon |
| 72 | Clarinet |
| Pipe |
| 73 | Piccolo |
| 74 | Flute |
| 75 | Recorder |
| 76 | Pan Flute |
| 77 | Blown Bottle |
| 78 | Skakuhachi |
| 79 | Whistle |
| 80 | Ocarina |
| Synth Lead |
| 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) |
| Synth Pad |
| 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) |
| Synth Effects |
| 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) |
| Ethnic |
| 105 | Sitar |
| 106 | Banjo |
| 107 | Shamisen |
| 108 | Koto |
| 109 | Kalimba |
| 110 | Bagpipe |
| 111 | Fiddle |
| 112 | Shanai |
| Percussive |
| 113 | Tinkle Bell |
| 114 | Agogo |
| 115 | Steel Drums |
| 116 | Woodblock |
| 117 | Taiko Drum |
| 118 | Melodic Tom |
| 119 | Synth Drum |
| 120 | Reverse Cymbal |
| Sound Effects |
| 121 | Guitar Fret Noise |
| 122 | Breath Noise |
| 123 | Seashore |
| 124 | Bird Tweet |
| 125 | Telephone Ring |
| 126 | Helicopter |
| 127 | Applause |
| 128 | Gunshot |
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Percussion Key Mapping
General MIDI defines 47 drum sounds, with each being allocated to a separate MIDI key.
Note that MIDI channel 10 is the drum channel.
| Key # | 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 |
|
| Key # | Drum Sound |
|---|
| 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 |
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