General MIDI Level 2

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General MIDI Level 2

General MIDI Level 2 or GM2 is a specification for synthesizers which defines several
requirements beyond the more abstract MIDI standard and is based on General MIDI and GS
extensions. It was adopted in 1999 by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA).
Contents
General requirements
Parameters
Program and bank change events
Melodic sounds
Piano
Chromatic Percussion
Organ
Guitar
Bass
Orchestra Solo
Orchestra Ensemble
Brass
Reed
Wind
Synth Lead
Synth Pad
Synth Sound FX
Ethnic
Percussive
Sound Effect
Drum sounds
Additional percussion notes
Supported Control Change messages
Supported Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)
Supported Universal System Exclusive (SysEx) messages
See also
References
External links
General requirements
Number of Notes: 32 simultaneous notes
MIDI Channels: 16
Simultaneous Melodic Instruments – up to 16 (all Channels)
Simultaneous Percussion Kits – up to 2 (Channel 10/11)
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Parameters
Program and bank change events

General MIDI 2 compatible synthesizers access all of the 256 instruments by setting cc#0 (Bank
Select MSB) to 121 and using cc#32 (Bank Select LSB) to select the variation bank before a
Program Change. Variation bank 0 contains full GM sound set.
Melodic sounds
Piano
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Acoustic Grand Piano
1 1 Wide Acoustic Grand
2 Dark Acoustic Grand
0 Bright Acoustic Piano
2
1 Wide Bright Acoustic
0 Electric Grand Piano
3
1 Wide Electric Grand
0 Honky-tonk Piano
4
1 Wide Honky-tonk
0 Rhodes Piano
1 Detuned Electric Piano 1
5
2 Electric Piano 1 Variation
3 60's Electric Piano
0 Chorused Electric Piano
1 Detuned Electric Piano 2
6 2 Electric Piano 2 Variation
3 Electric Piano Legend
4 Electric Piano Phase
0 Harpsichord
1 Coupled Harpsichord
7
2 Wide Harpsichord
3 Open Harpsichord
0 Clavinet
8
1 Pulse Clavinet
Chromatic Percussion
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
9 0 Celesta
10 0 Glockenspiel
11 0 Music Box
0 Vibraphone
12
1 Wet Vibraphone
0 Marimba
13
1 Wide Marimba
14 0 Xylophone
0 Tubular Bell
15 1 Church Bell
2 Carillon
16 0 Dulcimer/Santur
Organ
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Drawbar Organ
1 Detuned Organ 1
17
2 60's Organ 1
3 Organ 4
0 Percussive B3 Organ
18 1 Detuned Organ 2
2 Organ 5
19 0 Rock Organ
0 Church Organ 1
20 1 Church Organ 2
2 Church Organ 3
0 Reed Organ
21
1 Puff Organ
0 French Accordion
22
1 Italian Accordion
23 0 Harmonica
24 0 Bandoneon
Guitar
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Nylon-String Guitar
1 Ukulele
25
2 Open Nylon Guitar
3 Nylon Guitar 2
0 Steel-String Guitar
1 12-String Guitar
26
2 Mandolin
3 Steel + Body
0 Jazz Guitar
27
1 Hawaiian Guitar
0 Clean Electric Guitar
28 1 Chorus Guitar
2 Mid Tone Guitar
0 Muted Electric Guitar
1 Funk Guitar
29
2 Funk Guitar 2
3 Jazz Man
0 Overdriven Guitar
30
1 Guitar Pinch
0 Distortion Guitar
31 1 Feedback Guitar
2 Distortion Rtm Guitar
0 Guitar Harmonics
32
1 Guitar Feedback
Bass
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
33 0 Acoustic Bass
0 Fingered Bass
34
1 Finger Slap
35 0 Picked Bass
36 0 Fretless Bass
37 0 Slap Bass 1
38 0 Slap Bass 2
0 Synth Bass 1
1 Synth Bass 101
39 2 Synth Bass 3
3 Clavi Bass
4 Hammer
0 Synth Bass 2
1 Synth Bass 4
40
2 Rubber Bass
3 Attack Pulse
Orchestra Solo
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Violin
41
1 Slow Violin
42 0 Viola
43 0 Cello
44 0 Contrabass
45 0 Tremolo Strings
46 0 Pizzicato Strings
0 Harp
47
1 Yang Qin
48 0 Timpani
Orchestra Ensemble
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 String Ensemble
49 1 Orchestra Strings
2 60's Strings
50 0 Slow String Ensemble
0 Synth Strings 1
51
1 Synth Strings 3
52 0 Synth Strings 2
0 Choir Aahs
53
1 Choir Aahs 2
0 Voice Oohs
54
1 Humming
0 Synth Voice
55
1 Analog Voice
0 Orchestra Hit
1 Bass Hit
56
2 6th Hit
3 Euro Hit
Brass
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Trumpet
57
1 Dark Trumpet
0 Trombone
58 1 Trombone 2
2 Bright Trombone
59 0 Tuba
0 Muted Trumpet
60
1 Muted Trumpet 2
0 French Horns
61
1 French Horn 2
0 Brass Section 1
62
1 Brass Section 2
0 Synth Brass 1
1 Synth Brass 3
63
2 Analog Brass 1
3 Jump Brass
0 Synth Brass 2
64 1 Synth Brass 4
2 Analog Brass 2
Reed
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
65 0 Soprano Sax
66 0 Alto Sax
67 0 Tenor Sax
68 0 Baritone Sax
69 0 Oboe
70 0 English Horn
71 0 Bassoon
72 0 Clarinet
Wind
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
73 0 Piccolo
74 0 Flute
75 0 Recorder
76 0 Pan Flute
77 0 Bottle Blow
78 0 Shakuhachi
79 0 Whistle
80 0 Ocarina
Synth Lead
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Square Lead
81 1 Square Wave
2 Sine Wave
0 Saw Lead
1 Saw Wave
82 2 Doctor Solo
3 Natural Lead
4 Sequenced Saw
83 0 Synth Calliope
84 0 Chiffer Lead
0 Charang
85
1 Wire Lead
86 0 Solo Synth Vox
87 0 5th Saw Wave
0 Bass & Lead
88
1 Delayed Lead
Synth Pad
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
89 0 Fantasia Pad
0 Warm Pad
90
1 Sine Pad
91 0 Polysynth Pad
0 Space Voice Pad
92
1 Itopia
93 0 Bowed Glass Pad
94 0 Metal Pad
95 0 Halo Pad
96 0 Sweep Pad
Synth Sound FX
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
97 0 Ice Rain
98 0 Soundtrack
0 Crystal
99
1 Synth Mallet
100 0 Atmosphere
101 0 Brightness
102 0 Goblin
0 Echo Drops
103 1 Echo Bell
2 Echo Pan
104 0 Star Theme
Ethnic
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Sitar
105
1 Sitar 2
106 0 Banjo
107 0 Shamisen
0 Koto
108
1 Taisho Koto
109 0 Kalimba
110 0 Bagpipe
111 0 Fiddle
112 0 Shanai
Percussive
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
113 0 Tinkle Bell
114 0 Agogo
115 0 Steel Drums
0 Woodblock
116
1 Castanets
0 Taiko
117
1 Concert Bass Drum
0 Melodic Tom 1
118
1 Melodic Tom 2
0 Synth Drum
119 1 808 Tom
2 Electric Percussion
120 0 Reverse Cymbal
Sound Effect
Patch Bank
Instrument Name
Number Number
0 Guitar Fret Noise
121 1 Guitar Cut Noise
2 String Slap
0 Breath Noise
122
1 Flute Key Click
0 Seashore
1 Rain
2 Thunder
123
3 Wind
4 Stream
5 Bubble
0 Bird
1 Dog
124
2 Horse-Gallop
3 Bird 2
0 Telephone 1
1 Telephone 2
2 Door Creaking
125
3 Door Closing
4 Scratch
5 Wind Chimes
0 Helicopter
1 Car-Engine
2 Car-Stop
3 Car-Pass
4 Car-Crash
126
5 Siren
6 Train
7 Jetplane
8 Starship
9 Burst Noise
0 Applause
1 Laughing
2 Screaming
127
3 Punch
4 Heart Beat
5 Footsteps
128 0 Gun Shot
1 Machine Gun
2 Lasergun
3 Explosion
Drum sounds
These are the same patch numbers as defined in the original version of GS. Drum bank is accessed
by setting cc#0 (Bank Select MSB) to 120 and cc#32 (Bank Select LSB) to 0 and PC (Program
Change) to select drum kit.
1 Standard Kit The only kit specified by General MIDI Level 1

9 Room Kit Drums recorded with room ambience
17 Power Kit More powerful kick and snare sounds
25 Electronic Kit Sounds of various electronic drums
26 TR-808 Kit Analog drum kit similar to Roland TR-808
33 Jazz Kit Softer kick and snare sounds than the Standard Kit
41 Brush Kit Many brush sounds added
49 Orchestra Kit A collection of concert drums and timpani
57 Sound FX Kit A collection of sound effects
Additional percussion notes

These are the same GS drum notes and span Drum Kits 1 to 49:
27 High Q 34 Metronome Bell

28 Slap 82 Shaker
29 Scratch Push 83 Jingle Bell
30 Scratch Pull 84 Belltree
31 Sticks 85 Castanets
32 Square Click 86 Mute Surdo
33 Metronome Click 87 Open Surdo
Supported Control Change messages
CC Function
0/32 Bank Select (MSB/LSB)
1 Modulation Wheel
2 Breath Controller
4 Foot Controller
5 Portamento Time
7 Channel Volume
11 Pan
64 Damper Pedal On/Off (Sustain)
65 Portamento On/Off
66 Sostenuto On/Off
67 Soft Pedal On/Off
70 Sound Variation
71 Timbre/Harmonic Intensity (filter resonance)
72 Release Time
73 Attack Time
74 Brightness (cutoff frequency)
75 Decay Time
76 Vibrato Rate
77 Vibrato Depth
78 Vibrato Delay
91 Effect 1 Depth (reverb send level)
92 Effect 2 Depth (formerly tremolo depth)
93 Effect 3 Depth (chorus send level)
94 Effect 4 Depth (formerly detune depth)
95 Effect 5 Depth (formerly phaser depth)
6/38 Data Entry (MSB/LSB)
100/101 Registered Parameter Number (MSB/LSB)
Supported Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)

Pitch Bend Sensitivity
Channel Fine Tune
Channel Coarse Tune
Modulation Depth Range (Vibrato Depth Range)
RPN NULL
Supported Universal System Exclusive (SysEx) messages

Master Volume
Master Fine Tuning
Master Coarse Tuning
Reverb Type
Reverb Time
Chorus Type
Chorus Mod Rate
Chorus Mod Depth
Chorus Feedback
Chorus Send to Reverb
Controller Destination Setting
Scale/Octave Tuning Adjust
Key-Based Instrument Controllers
GM2 System On
See also
Comparison of MIDI standards
References
External links
MIDI Manufacturers Association (https://web.archive.org/web/20150520120852/http://www.mid
i.org/) (MMA)
Smithers, Brian. "General MIDI Redux" (http://www.emusician.com/news/0766/general-midi-re
dux/144351). Electronic Musician.
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Program and bank change events

1 Standard Kit The only kit specified by General MIDI Level 1

Additional percussion notes

27 High Q 34 Metronome Bell

Supported Control Change messages

Supported Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)

Supported Universal System Exclusive (SysEx) messages

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