Convert Native Instruments Drumlab MIDI to General MIDI
Of 39 Native Instruments Drumlab notes, 19 map exactly to General MIDI, 9 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 11 have no equivalent.
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Playing live in Ableton? Download the rack (.adg) Put it in front of General MIDI: Native Instruments Drumlab MIDI plays right, no file to convert. Live 11 and 12. Drums General MIDI lacks stay silent; their rows show only a note name.
19 exact
9 approximated
11 dropped
What changes
- Hi-Hat Closed 42 · F#2F#1 plays Hi-Hat Closed Tip, Hi-Hat Closed Edge, Hi-Hat CC
- Hi-Hat Open 1 46 · A#2A#1 plays Hi-Hat Open 2, Hi-Hat Open 4
- Snare 38 · D2D1 plays Snare Rimshot
- Hi-Hat Pedal 44 · G#2G#1 plays Hi-Hat Pedal Splash
- Ride 51 · D#3D#2 plays Ride Bow Tip
General MIDI has no drum for Crash 1 Bow Tip, Crash 2 Bow Tip, Percussion.
Every note, drum by drum
| Native Instruments Drumlab note | Native Instruments Drumlab drum | to | General MIDI note | General MIDI drum | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | |||||
| 35 · B1B0 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| 36 · C2C1 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| 37 · C#2C#1 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| 59 · B3B2 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| 60 · C4C3 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| 61 · C#4C#3 | Kick | 36 · C2C1 | Kick | exact | |
| Snare | |||||
| 38 · D2D1 | Snare | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | exact | |
| 39 · D#2D#1 | Side Stick | 37 · C#2C#1 | Side Stick | exact | |
| 40 · E2E1 | Snare | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | exact | |
| 41 · F2F1 | Snare Rimshot | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | approximated | |
| 62 · D4D3 | Snare | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | exact | |
| 63 · D#4D#3 | Snare | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | exact | |
| 64 · E4E3 | Snare | 38 · D2D1 | Snare | exact | |
| Toms | |||||
| 43 · G2G1 | Floor Tom 1 | 43 · G2G1 | Floor Tom 1 | exact | |
| 45 · A2A1 | Rack Tom 2 | 48 · C3C2 | Rack Tom 2 | exact | |
| 47 · B2B1 | Rack Tom 1 | 50 · D3D2 | Rack Tom 1 | exact | |
| Hi-Hat | |||||
| 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed Tip | 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 CC | 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed | approximated | |
| 54 · F#3F#2 | Hi-Hat Closed Tip | 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed | approximated | |
| 55 · G3G2 | Hi-Hat Open 2 | 46 · A#2A#1 | Hi-Hat Open 1 | approximated | |
| 56 · G#3G#2 | Hi-Hat Closed Edge | 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed | approximated | |
| 57 · A3A2 | Hi-Hat Open 4 | 46 · A#2A#1 | Hi-Hat Open 1 | approximated | |
| 58 · A#3A#2 | Hi-Hat Pedal Splash | 44 · G#2G#1 | Hi-Hat Pedal | approximated | |
| Cymbals | |||||
| 48 · C3C2 | Crash 1 | 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 | exact | |
| 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 Bow Tip | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 50 · D3D2 | Crash 2 | 57 · A3A2 | Crash 2 | exact | |
| 51 · D#3D#2 | Crash 2 Bow Tip | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 52 · E3E2 | Ride Bell | 53 · F3F2 | Ride Bell | exact | |
| 53 · F3F2 | Ride Bow Tip | 51 · D#3D#2 | Ride | approximated | |
| Percussion | |||||
| 65 · F4F3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 66 · F#4F#3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 67 · G4G3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 68 · G#4G#3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 69 · A4A3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 70 · A#4A#3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 71 · B4B3 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 72 · C5C4 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 73 · C#5C#4 | Percussion | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
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