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Percussion instruments are usually accessed by means of MIDI notes played on the Drum Channel (MIDI channel 10). The table below shows what instrument is produced by each MIDI note. By default, the General MIDI percussion instruments (Bank 0) are used for the Drum Channel. To use the Beatnik Special percussion instruments on the Drum Channel instead, send a MIDI Bank Select message on channel 10, with bank number 1.
Ordinarily the Drum Channel is in Percussion Mode, where there's a different instrument for each MIDI note number (pitch), all playing at natural pitch. However, the Drum Channel can also be put into Pitched Percussion Mode (so can all of the MIDI channels). In Pitched Percussion Mode, sending a MIDI Program Change message selects any one of the percussion instruments, as listed in the table below, and sending MIDI note messages of different pitches will play the selected instrument at corresponding pitch transpositions.
Note: In the Beatnik Special Bank, percussion instruments 0-45 (C-1 - A2) repeat instruments 46-90 (A#2 - F#6).
MIDI Note or Program Number | MIDI Note Name | Bank 0: General MIDI (Percussion) | Bank 1: Beatnik Special (Percussion)
0 | C-1 | (Empty) | tablaesque_lo
1 | C#-1 | (Empty) | tablaesque_hi
2 | D-1 | (Empty) | nine_inch_kick
3 | D#-1 | (Empty) | hippishake
4 | E-1 | (Empty) | ScienceTom
5 | F-1 | (Empty) | click
6 | F#-1 | (Empty) | rvs cymb pan long
7 | G-1 | (Empty) | rvs cymb pan med
8 | G#-1 | (Empty) | rvs cymb pan short
9 | A-1 | (Empty) | woodstick
10 | A#-1 | (Empty) | electrobrite
11 | B-1 | (Empty) | Slo Laser
12 | C0 | (Empty) | Ufo-by
13 | C#0 | (Empty) | air snare
14 | D0 | (Empty) | weird snare
15 | D#0 | (Empty) | flange snare
16 | E0 | (Empty) | ping drum
17 | F0 | (Empty) | itchy-scratch
18 | F#0 | (Empty) | itchy-scratch 2
19 | G0 | (Empty) | hi_metallic_snare
20 | G#0 | (Empty) | noise echo
21 | A0 | (Empty) | buzzy hit
22 | A#0 | (Empty) | rez hat
23 | B0 | (Empty) | bucket hit
24 | C1 | (Empty) | icecube
25 | C#1 | (Empty) | explosive kick
26 | D1 | (Empty) | mutant cowbell
27 | D#1 | Hi-Q | Temple Bell
28 | E1 | Slap | Hi Temple Gong
29 | F1 | Scratch Push | Thuddy Kick
30 | F#1 | Scratch Pull | LoBell
31 | G1 | Sticks | sinechirp
32 | G#1 | Square Click | hollow_metal_hit
33 | A1 | Metronome Click | woodblock
34 | A#1 | Metronome Bell | reverse cymbal
35 | B1 | Low Kick | tablaesque_slap
36 | C2 | Kick | sonarblip
37 | C#2 | Rimclik | sinehit
38 | D2 | Electric Snare | sineblock
39 | D#2 | Handclap | Krelltone
40 | E2 | Acoustic Snare | sine_kick
41 | F2 | Tom Low | hi-tone*
42 | F#2 | Closed Hi-Hat | hi-click
43 | G2 | Tom Hi | Gate-tone
44 | G#2 | Pedal Hi-Hat | chem-tone
45 | A2 | Tom Hi | dub_kick
46 | A#2 | Open Hi-Hat | tablaesque_lo
47 | B2 | Low Mid Tom | tablaesque_hi
48 | C3 | High Mid Tom | nine_inch_kick
49 | C#3 | Crash Cymbal 1 | hippishake
50 | D3 | High Tom | ScienceTom
51 | D#3 | Ride Cymbal 1 | click
52 | E3 | Chinese Cymbal | rvs cymb pan long
53 | F3 | Ride Bell | rvs cymb pan med
54 | F#3 | Tambourine | rvs cymb pan short
55 | G3 | Splash Cymbal | woodstick
56 | G#3 | Cowbell | electrobrite
57 | A3 | Crash Cymbal 2 | Slo Laser
58 | A#3 | Vibraslap | Ufo-by
59 | B3 | Ride Cymbal 2 | air snare
60 | C4 | High Bongo | weird snare
61 | C#4 | Low Bongo | flange snare
62 | D4 | Mute High Conga | ping drum
63 | D#4 | Open High Conga | itchy-scratch
64 | E4 | Low Conga | itchy-scratch 2
65 | F4 | High Timbale | hi_metallic_snare
66 | F#4 | Low Timbale | noise echo
67 | G4 | High Agogo | buzzy hit
68 | G#4 | Low Agogo | rez hat
69 | A4 | Cabasa | bucket hit
70 | A#4 | Maracas | icecube
71 | B4 | Short Whistle | explosive kick
72 | C5 | Long Whistle | mutant cowbell
73 | C#5 | Short Guiro | Temple Bell
74 | D5 | Long Guiro | Hi Temple Gong
75 | D#5 | Claves | Thuddy Kick
76 | E5 | High Wood Block | LoBell
77 | F5 | Low Wood Block | sinechirp
78 | F#5 | Mute Cuica | hollow_metal_hit
79 | G5 | Open Cuica | woodblock
80 | G#5 | Close Triangle | reverse cymbal
81 | A5 | Open Triangle | tablaesque_slap
82 | A#5 | Shaker | sonarblip
83 | B5 | Jingle Bell | sinehit
84 | C6 | Bell Tree | sineblock
85 | C#6 | Castanets | Krelltone
86 | D6 | Mute Surdo | sine_kick
87 | D#6 | Open Surdo | hi-tone*
88 | E6 | (Empty) | hi-click
89 | F6 | (Empty) | Gate-tone
90 | F#6 | (Empty) | chem-tone
91 | G6 | (Empty) | dub_kick
92 - 93 | G#6 - A6 | (Empty) | (Empty)
94 | A#6 | Brush Snare High | (Empty)
95 | B6 | Brush Snare Low | (Empty)
96 - 127 | C7 - G9 | (Empty) | (Empty)

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