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Percussion MIDI Maps

A Percussion MIDI Map is simply a list that matches each percussion instrument in a sound library with a particular MIDI note number (e.g. bass drum = 36, snare drum = 38, etc.). These maps are required to properly assign the same percussion notation to various playback devices, and are also used to accommodate the many different percussion sound banks that can be used for input with an external MIDI device.

To playback your percussion parts using the correct instrument sounds, ensure the appropriate Percussion MIDI Map is selected under the Percussion Map column of the ScoreManager.

Note that you can choose MIDI/Audio > Device Setup > MIDI Thru to audition the percussion sounds SongWriter interprets if you want to use your MIDI keyboard for input and not for playback.

SmartMusic SoftSynth Percussion MIDI Maps

This listing contains all the General MIDI percussion sounds used in the various SmartMusic SoftSynth Percussion MIDI Maps. These percussion sounds are available when using SongWriter's SmartMusic SoftSynth (with SmartMusic SoftSynth chosen as the MIDI Out device in the MIDI Setup dialog box). You must also ensure the desired Percussion MIDI Map is selected for the percussion staff under the "Perc. MIDI Map" column of the ScoreManager (SmartMusic SoftSynth submenu). This setting in the ScoreManager is set automatically when you choose a percussion instrument from the Setup Wizard or add it with the ScoreManager.

Tip: To see the relationship between MIDI Note numbers and pitches on a piano keyboard see the MIDI Note to Pitch Table.

General MIDI

MIDI Note Number Note Type MIDI Note Number Note Type
27 Laser 60 High Bongo
28 Whip 61 Low Bongo
29 Scratch Push 62 Conga Dead Stroke
30 Scratch Pull 63 Conga
31 Stick Click 64 Tumba
32 Metronome Click 65 High Timbale
34 Metronome Bell 66 Low Timbale
35 Bass Drum 67 High Agogo
36 Kick Drum 68 Low Agogo
37 Snare Cross Stick 69 Cabasa
38 Snare Drum 70 Maracas
39 Hand Clap 71 Whistle Short
40 Electric Snare Drum 72 Whistle Long
41 Floor Tom 2 73 Guiro Short
42 Hi-Hat Closed 74 Guiro Long
43 Floor Tom 1 75 Claves
44 Hi-Hat Foot 76 High Woodblock
45 Low Tom 77 Low Woodblock
46 Hi-Hat Open 78 Cuica High
47 Low-Mid Tom 79 Cuica Low
48 High-Mid Tom 80 Triangle Mute
49 Crash Cymbal 81 Triangle Open
50 High Tom 82 Shaker
51 Ride Cymbal 83 Sleigh Bell
52 China Cymbal 84 Bell Tree
53 Ride Bell 85 Castanets
54 Tambourine 86 Surdu Dead Stroke
55 Splash cymbal 87 Surdu
56 Cowbell 91 Snare Drum Rod
57 Crash Cymbal 2 92 Ocean Drum
58 Vibraslap 93 Snare Drum Brush
59 Ride Cymbal 2    

Row-Loff Marching Percussion

MIDI Note Number Note Type MIDI Note Number Note Type
36 Bass Drum 5 66 Low Tom Shot/Rim
37 Bass Drum Rim 67 Low Tom Short Roll
38 Bass Drum 4 69 Low-Mid Tom
39 Bass Drum Unison Hits 70 Low-Mid Tom Shot/Rim
40 Bass Drum 3 71 Low-Mid Tom Short Roll
41 Bass Drum 2 72 High-Mid Tom
42 Bass Drum Roll 73 High-Mid Tom Shot/Rim
43 Bass Drum 74 Hi-Mid Tom Short Roll
44 Crash Cymbals Crash 76 High Tom
45 Cymbal Section Crash 76 Floor Tom 1
46 Cymbal Section Hi Hat Choke 76 Floor Tom 2
47 Crash Cymbals Choke Fat 77 High Tom Shot/Rim
48 Snare Section Hits LH 78 High Tom Short Roll
49 Snare Rim LH 79 Spock Drum
50 Snare Section Hits 80 Spock Drum Rim Shot
50 Snare Drum 81 Tenors High Rims
51 Snare Section Rims 82 Tenors Low Rims
52 Snare Section Rim Shots 83 Stick Click
52 Snare Rim Shot 84 Crash Cymbal
53 Snare Guz Short 85 China Cymbal
54 Snare Guz Long 86 Cowbell
55 Snare Rim Shot (Both Hands) 87 Low Agogo
56 Snare Rim Shot LH 88 High Agogo
57 Snare Section Cross Shots 89 Claves
57 Snare Cross Shots 90 Vibraslap
58 Snare Section Rim Shots (Both Hands) 91 Tambourine
59 Stick Clicks 92 Cabasa
59 Snare Section Cross Sticks 93 Conga Dead Stroke
59 Snare Cross Stick 94 Conga
60 Snare Section Buzz Rolls 95 Conga Bass Tone
60 Snare Buzz Roll 96 Kick Drum (2)
60 Snare Roll 97 Triangle Mute
61 Ride Bell 98 Triangle Open
62 Ride Cymbal 99 Whistle Short
63 Hi-Hat Open 100 Whistle Long
64 Hi-Hat Closed 101 Large Gong
65 Low Tom    

Orchestral Percussion

MIDI Note Number Note Type MIDI Note Number Note Type
27 Hi-Hat Closed 64 Tumba
28 Hi-Hat Foot Splash 65 High Timbale
29 Hi-Hat Open 66 Low Timbale
30 Ride Cymbal 67 High Agogo
31 Stick Click 68 Low Agogo
34 Snare Cross Stick 69 Cabasa
35 Kick Drum 70 Maracas
36 Bass Drum 71 Whistle Short
37 Bass Drum LH 72 Whistle Long
38 Snare Drum 73 Guiro Short
39 Castanets 74 Guiro Long
40 Snare Drum LH 75 Claves
54 Tambourine 76 High Woodblock
55 Splash Cymbal 77 Low Woodblock
56 Cowbell 78 Cuica High
57 Crash Cymbal 2 79 Cuica Low
58 Crash Cymbal 80 Triangle Mute
59 Ride Cymbal 2 81 Triangle Open
60 High Bongo 82 Shaker
61 Low Bongo 83 Sleigh Bell
62 Conga Dead Stroke 84 Bell Tree
63 Conga    

 

 

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