Convert MixWave Aaron Sterling MIDI to General MIDI

Of 40 MixWave Aaron Sterling notes, 16 map exactly to General MIDI, 20 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 4 have no equivalent.

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Convert MixWave Aaron Sterling → General MIDI

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

16 exact 20 approximated 4 dropped

All 40 Changes 24

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What changes

Hi-Hat Closed 42 · F#2F#1 plays Hi-Hat Tight Tip, Hi-Hat Tight Edge, Hi-Hat Closed Tip, Hi-Hat Closed Edge, Hi-Hat CC Tip, Hi-Hat CC Edge
Hi-Hat Open 1 46 · A#2A#1 plays Hi-Hat Open 1 Tip, Hi-Hat Open 1 Edge, Hi-Hat Open 2 Tip, Hi-Hat Open 2 Edge, Hi-Hat Open 3 Tip, Hi-Hat Open 3 Edge
Snare 38 · D2D1 plays Snare Flam, Snare Ruff
Hi-Hat Pedal 44 · G#2G#1 plays Hi-Hat Pedal Splash
Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2 plays Crash 1 (Mute)
Ride 51 · D#3D#2 plays Ride (Mute)
Crash 2 57 · A3A2 plays Crash 2 (Mute)

General MIDI has no drum for Rack Tom 1 Rim, Floor Tom 1 Rim.

Every note, drum by drum

MixWave Aaron Sterling note	MixWave Aaron Sterling drum	to	General MIDI note	General MIDI drum	Result
Kick
35 · B1B0	Kick	→	36 · C2C1	Kick	exact
36 · C2C1	Kick	→	36 · C2C1	Kick	exact
Snare
24 · C1C0	Snare Ruff	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	approximated
37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	→	37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	exact
38 · D2D1	Snare	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	exact
39 · D#2D#1	Snare Flam	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	approximated
40 · E2E1	Snare	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	exact
Toms
17 · F0F-1	Floor Tom 1 Rim	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
18 · F#0F#-1	Floor Tom 1 Rim	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
21 · A0A-1	Rack Tom 1 Rim	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
22 · A#0A#-1	Rack Tom 1 Rim	→	—	no equivalent	dropped
41 · F2F1	Floor Tom 1	→	43 · G2G1	Floor Tom 1	exact
43 · G2G1	Floor Tom 1	→	43 · G2G1	Floor Tom 1	exact
45 · A2A1	Rack Tom 1	→	50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	exact
47 · B2B1	Rack Tom 1	→	50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	exact
Hi-Hat
32 · G#1G#0	Hi-Hat CC Edge	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
33 · A1A0	Hi-Hat CC Tip	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed Edge	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
44 · G#2G#1	Hi-Hat Pedal	→	44 · G#2G#1	Hi-Hat Pedal	exact
46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 3 Edge	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
73 · C#5C#4	Hi-Hat Tight Tip	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
74 · D5D4	Hi-Hat Tight Edge	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
75 · D#5D#4	Hi-Hat Closed Tip	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
76 · E5E4	Hi-Hat Closed Edge	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	approximated
77 · F5F4	Hi-Hat Open 1 Edge	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
78 · F#5F#4	Hi-Hat Open 2 Edge	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
79 · G5G4	Hi-Hat Open 3 Edge	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
81 · A5A4	Hi-Hat Pedal Splash	→	44 · G#2G#1	Hi-Hat Pedal	approximated
83 · B5B4	Hi-Hat Open 1 Tip	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
84 · C6C5	Hi-Hat Open 2 Tip	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
85 · C#6C#5	Hi-Hat Open 3 Tip	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	approximated
Cymbals
49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	→	49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	exact
51 · D#3D#2	Ride	→	51 · D#3D#2	Ride	exact
53 · F3F2	Ride Bell	→	53 · F3F2	Ride Bell	exact
57 · A3A2	Crash 2	→	57 · A3A2	Crash 2	exact
61 · C#4C#3	Crash 1 (Mute)	→	49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	approximated
69 · A4A3	Crash 2 (Mute)	→	57 · A3A2	Crash 2	approximated
71 · B4B3	Ride (Mute)	→	51 · D#3D#2	Ride	approximated
90 · F#6F#5	Crash 1	→	49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	exact
92 · G#6G#5	Crash 2	→	57 · A3A2	Crash 2	exact

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