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Convert ML Drums Free MIDI to General MIDI

Of 21 ML Drums Free notes, 10 map exactly to General MIDI, 11 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 0 have no equivalent.

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Playing live in Ableton? Download the rack (.adg) Put it in front of General MIDI: ML Drums Free MIDI plays right, no file to convert. Live 11 and 12.

10 exact 11 approximated

What changes

  • Hi-Hat Open 1 46 · A#2A#1 plays Hi-Hat Open 2, Hi-Hat Open 3, Hi-Hat Open 4
  • Hi-Hat Closed 42 · F#2F#1 plays Hi-Hat Closed Tip, Hi-Hat Closed Edge
  • Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2 plays Crash 1 (Mute), Ride Edge
  • China 1 52 · E3E2 plays China 2, China 2 (Mute)

Every note, drum by drum

Kick
36 · C2C1Kick36 · C2C1Kickexact
Snare
37 · C#2C#1Side Stick37 · C#2C#1Side Stickexact
38 · D2D1Snare38 · D2D1Snareexact
Toms
43 · G2G1Floor Tom 143 · G2G1Floor Tom 1exact
45 · A2A1Rack Tom 347 · B2B1Rack Tom 3exact
Hi-Hat
42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closed Edge42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closedapproximated
44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Pedal44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Pedalexact
46 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 446 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1approximated
66 · F#4F#3Hi-Hat Closed Tip42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closedapproximated
67 · G4G3Hi-Hat Closed Edge42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closedapproximated
68 · G#4G#3Hi-Hat Open 146 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1exact
69 · A4A3Hi-Hat Open 246 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1approximated
70 · A#4A#3Hi-Hat Open 346 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1approximated
71 · B4B3Hi-Hat Open 446 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1approximated
Cymbals
49 · C#3C#2Crash 149 · C#3C#2Crash 1exact
52 · E3E2Ride51 · D#3D#2Rideexact
53 · F3F2Ride Bell53 · F3F2Ride Bellexact
57 · A3A2China 252 · E3E2China 1approximated
60 · C4C3Ride Edge49 · C#3C#2Crash 1approximated
61 · C#4C#3Crash 1 (Mute)49 · C#3C#2Crash 1approximated
65 · F4F3China 2 (Mute)52 · E3E2China 1approximated