Convert General MIDI to EZdrummer 3

Of 47 General MIDI notes, 18 map exactly to EZdrummer 3, 7 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 22 have no equivalent.

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Convert General MIDI → EZdrummer 3

Playing live in Ableton? Download the rack (.adg) Put it in front of EZdrummer 3: General MIDI plays right, no file to convert. Live 11 and 12. Drums EZdrummer 3 lacks stay silent; their rows show only a note name.

18 exact 7 approximated 22 dropped

All 47 Changes 29

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What changes

Ride Bow Tip 51 · D#3D#2 plays Ride, Ride 2
Crash 1 86 · D6D5 plays China 1, Splash 1
Snare 38 · D2D1 plays Snare 2
Rack Tom 3 45 · A2A1 plays Rack Tom 4
Hi-Hat Closed Tip 61 · C#4C#3 plays Hi-Hat Closed

EZdrummer 3 has no drum for Cowbell, Vibraslap, Bongo High, Bongo Low, Conga High, Conga High (Mute), Conga Low, Timbale High, Timbale Low, Agogo High, Agogo Low, Whistle Short, Whistle Long, Guiro Short, Guiro Long, Claves, Wood Block High, Wood Block Low, Cuica, Cuica (Mute), Triangle, Triangle (Mute).

Every note, drum by drum

General MIDI note	General MIDI drum	to	EZdrummer 3 note	EZdrummer 3 drum	Result
Kick
35 · B1B0	Kick	→	36 · C2C1	Kick	exact
36 · C2C1	Kick	→	36 · C2C1	Kick	exact
Snare
37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	→	37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	exact
38 · D2D1	Snare	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	exact
40 · E2E1	Snare 2	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	approximated
Toms
41 · F2F1	Floor Tom 2	→	41 · F2F1	Floor Tom 2	exact
43 · G2G1	Floor Tom 1	→	43 · G2G1	Floor Tom 1	exact
45 · A2A1	Rack Tom 4	→	45 · A2A1	Rack Tom 3	approximated
47 · B2B1	Rack Tom 3	→	45 · A2A1	Rack Tom 3	exact
48 · C3C2	Rack Tom 2	→	47 · B2B1	Rack Tom 2	exact
50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	→	48 · C3C2	Rack Tom 1	exact
Hi-Hat
42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	→	61 · C#4C#3	Hi-Hat Closed Tip	approximated
44 · G#2G#1	Hi-Hat Pedal	→	21 · A0A-1	Hi-Hat Pedal	exact
46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	→	24 · C1C0	Hi-Hat Open 1	exact
Cymbals
49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	→	86 · D6D5	Crash 1	exact
51 · D#3D#2	Ride	→	51 · D#3D#2	Ride Bow Tip	approximated
52 · E3E2	China 1	→	86 · D6D5	Crash 1	approximated
53 · F3F2	Ride Bell	→	53 · F3F2	Ride Bell	exact
55 · G3G2	Splash 1	→	86 · D6D5	Crash 1	approximated
57 · A3A2	Crash 2	→	49 · C#3C#2	Crash 2	exact
59 · B3B2	Ride 2	→	51 · D#3D#2	Ride Bow Tip	approximated
Percussion
39 · D#2D#1	Clap	→	1 · C#-1C#-2	Clap	exact
54 · F#3F#2	Tambourine	→	3 · D#-1D#-2	Tambourine	exact
56 · G#3G#2	Cowbell	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
58 · A#3A#2	Vibraslap	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
60 · C4C3	Bongo High	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
61 · C#4C#3	Bongo Low	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
62 · D4D3	Conga High (Mute)	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
63 · D#4D#3	Conga High	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
64 · E4E3	Conga Low	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
65 · F4F3	Timbale High	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
66 · F#4F#3	Timbale Low	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
67 · G4G3	Agogo High	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
68 · G#4G#3	Agogo Low	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
69 · A4A3	Shaker	→	2 · D-1D-2	Shaker	exact
70 · A#4A#3	Shaker	→	2 · D-1D-2	Shaker	exact
71 · B4B3	Whistle Short	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
72 · C5C4	Whistle Long	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
73 · C#5C#4	Guiro Short	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
74 · D5D4	Guiro Long	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
75 · D#5D#4	Claves	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
76 · E5E4	Wood Block High	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
77 · F5F4	Wood Block Low	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
78 · F#5F#4	Cuica (Mute)	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
79 · G5G4	Cuica	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
80 · G#5G#4	Triangle (Mute)	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
81 · A5A4	Triangle	→	—	no equivalent	dropped

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