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Roland MIDI Percussion Map

The Roland MIDI Percussion Map (for want of an official name) is how various Roland drum machines respond to pitch values[1][2][3] over MIDI. It seems to be the basis of the General MIDI Percussion Map.[4]

Pitch MIDI TR-909 TR-707 & TR-727
B1 35 Bass drum Bass drum 1
C2 36 Bass drum Bass drum 2
C♯2 37 Rimshot Rimshot
D2 38 Snare drum Snare drum 1
D♯2 39 Handclap Handclap
E2 40 Snare drum Snare drum 2
F2 41 Low tom Low tom
F♯2 42 Closed hi-hat Closed hi-hat
G2 43 Low tom
G♯2 44 Closed hi-hat
A2 45 Mid tom Mid tom
A♯2 46 Open hi-hat Open hi-hat
B2 47 Mid tom
C3 48 High tom High tom
C♯3 49 Crash cymbal Crash cymbal
D3 50 High tom
D♯3 51 Ride cymbal Ride cymbal
E3 52
F3 53
F♯3 54 Tambourine
G3 55 Cowbell
G♯3 56
A3 57
A♯3 58
B3 59
C4 60 Hi bongo
C♯4 61 Low bongo
D4 62 Mute hi conga
D♯4 63 Open hi conga
E4 64 Low conga
F4 65 High timbale
F♯4 66 Low timbale
G4 67 High agogo
G♯4 68 Low agogo
A4 69 Cabasa
A♯4 70 Maracas
B4 71 Short whistle
C5 72 Long whistle
C♯5 73 Quijada
D5 74 Star chime

References

  1. "TR-909 service notes" Roland, Jun 1984, p. 14
  2. "TR-707 manual" Roland, p. 55
  3. "TR-727 manual" Roland, Sep 1985, p. 48
  4. "General MIDI System Level 1" The MIDI Manufacturers Association, p. 6

MIDI pitch value listings: General MIDI Percussion Map | Pitches | Roland MIDI Percussion Map

Roland: Boss | CR-78 | DCB | Edirol | JV-1080 | Juno-6 | Juno-60 | Juno-106 | MC-4 | MC-8 | MC-202 | MPU-101 | R-8 | RS-101 | RS-202 | Roland MIDI Percussion Map | SH-5 | SH-101 | SN-R8 series | SN-U110 series | SO-PCM1 series | SR-JV80 series | System-100 | System-100M | TB-303 | TR-606 | TR-808 | TR-909 | U-110 | VP-330 | W-30