Appendix C General Midi - Oregon Scientific 17015 User Manual

Appendix C: General MIDI Appendix C: General MIDI
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is a universally recognized format for electronic instruments
sequencers and computers to exchange musical data. MIDI data does not contain any audio information, it contains the
instructions that tell the instrument how to perform the music.
General MIDI was designed to standardize the way that some of this data is exchanged. Although the MIDI format is
universal, the way it is used is not, so a song written for one MIDI synthesizer might use the wrong instruments when played
back on another synthesizer. The General MIDI standard sets out a list of instruments so that any song will sound the same
when played back on a different General MIDI compatible instrument. When you select an instrument in a style you can
select from the list of General MIDI instruments. When you write a rhythm on the drum channel you can use any of the
General MIDI percussion instruments. The lists are printed below for easy reference.
General MIDI Instrument List
1. Acoustic Grand Piano
2. Bright Acoustic Piano
3. Electric Grand Piano
4. Honky Tonk Piano
5. Electric Piano 1
6. Electric Piano 2
7. Harpsichord
8. Clavinet
9. Celesta
10. Glockenspiel
11. Music Box
12. Vibraphone
13. Marimba
14. Xylophone
15. Tubular Bells
16. Dulcimer
17. Drawbar Organ
18. Percussive Organ
19. Rock Organ
20. Church Organ
21. Reed Organ
22. Accordion
23. Harmonica
24. Tango Accordion
25. Acoustic Guitar Nylon
26. Acoustic Guitar Steel
27. Electric Guitar Jazz
28. Electric Guitar Clean
29. Electric Guitar Mute
30. Overdriven Guitar
31. Distortion Guitar
32. Guitar Harmonics
33. Acoustic Bass
34. Electric Bass Finger
35. Electric Bass Pick
36. Fretless Bass
37. Slap Bass 1
38. Slap Bass 2
39. Synth Bass 1
40. Synth Bass 2
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