Standard
MIDI Patch Assignments
The standard
MIDI patch assignments for authoring MIDI files for use with Windows are based
on the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) General MIDI Mode specification.
Following are the standard MIDI patch assignments.
Piano |
Chromatic
Percussion |
Organ |
0 Acoustic
grand piano |
8 Celesta |
16 Hammond
organ |
1 Bright
acoustic piano |
9
Glockenspiel |
17
Percussive organ |
2 Electric
grand piano |
10 Music
box |
18 Rock
organ |
3
Honky-tonk piano |
11
Vibraphone |
19 Church
organ |
4 Rhodes
piano |
12 Marimba |
20 Reed
organ |
5 Chorused
piano |
13
Xylophone |
21
Accordion |
6
Harpsichord |
14 Tubular
bells |
22
Harmonica |
7 Clavinet |
15 Dulcimer |
23 Tango
accordion |
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Guitar |
Bass |
Strings |
24 Acoustic
guitar (nylon) |
32 Acoustic
bass |
40 Violin |
25 Acoustic
guitar (steel) |
33 Electric
bass (finger) |
41 Viola |
26 Electric
guitar (jazz) |
34 Electric
bass (pick) |
42 Cello |
27 Electric
guitar (clean) |
35 Fretless
bass |
43
Contrabass |
28 Electric
guitar (muted) |
36 Slap
bass 1 |
44 Tremolo
strings |
29
Overdriven guitar |
37 Slap
bass 2 |
45
Pizzicato strings |
30
Distortion guitar |
38 Synth
bass 1 |
46
Orchestral harp |
31 Guitar
harmonics |
39 Synth
bass 2 |
47 Timpani |
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Ensemble |
Brass |
Reed |
48 String
ensemble 1 |
56 Trumpet |
64 Soprano
sax |
49 String
ensemble 2 |
57 Trombone |
65 Alto sax
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50 Synth.
strings 1 |
58 Tuba |
66 Tenor
sax |
51 Synth.
strings 2 |
59 Muted
trumpet |
67 Baritone
sax |
52 Choir
Aahs |
60 French
horn |
68 Oboe |
53 Voice
Oohs |
61 Brass
section |
69 English
horn |
54 Synth
voice |
62 Synth.
brass 1 |
70 Bassoon |
55
Orchestra hit |
63 Synth.
brass 2 |
71 Clarinet
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Pipe |
Synth
Lead |
Synth
Pad |
72 Piccolo |
80 Lead 1
(square) |
88 Pad 1
(new age) |
73 Flute |
81 Lead 2
(sawtooth) |
89 Pad 2
(warm) |
74 Recorder |
82 Lead 3
(calliope lead) |
90 Pad 3
(polysynth) |
75 Pan
flute |
83 Lead 4
(chiff lead) |
91 Pad 4
(choir) |
76 Bottle
blow |
84 Lead 5
(charang) |
92 Pad 5
(bowed) |
77
Shakuhachi |
85 Lead 6
(voice) |
93 Pad 6
(metallic) |
78 Whistle |
86 Lead 7
(fifths) |
94 Pad 7
(halo) |
79 Ocarina |
87 Lead 8
(brass + lead) |
95 Pad 8
(sweep) |
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Sound
Effects |
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120 Guitar
fret noise |
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121 Breath
noise |
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122
Seashore |
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123 Bird
tweet |
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124
Telephone ring |
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125
Helicopter |
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126 Applause |
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127 Gunshot |
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