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Roland Percussion Map

The Roland 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 Rim Shot Rim Shot
D2 38 Snare Drum Snare Drum 1
D♯2 39 Hand Clap Hand Clap
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 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 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