Convert Roland TD17 MIDI to General MIDI
Of 24 Roland TD17 notes, 12 map exactly to General MIDI, 6 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 6 have no equivalent.
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Playing live in Ableton? Download the rack (.adg) Put it in front of General MIDI: Roland TD17 MIDI plays right, no file to convert. Live 11 and 12. Drums General MIDI lacks stay silent; their rows show only a note name.
12 exact
6 approximated
6 dropped
What changes
- Hi-Hat Closed 42 · F#2F#1 plays Hi-Hat Tight Tip, Hi-Hat Tight Edge
- Hi-Hat Open 1 46 · A#2A#1 plays Hi-Hat Open 4, Hi-Hat Open 4 Tip
- Side Stick 37 · C#2C#1 plays Snare Rim
- Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2 plays Ride Edge
General MIDI has no drum for Rack Tom 1 Rim, Rack Tom 2 Rim, Floor Tom 1 Rim, Crash 1 Bow, Crash 2 Bow, China 1 Bow.
Every note, drum by drum
| Roland TD17 note | Roland TD17 drum | to | General MIDI note | General MIDI drum | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kick | |||||
| 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 Rim | 37 · C#2C#1 | Side Stick | approximated | |
| 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 2 Rim | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 48 · C3C2 | Rack Tom 1 | 50 · D3D2 | Rack Tom 1 | exact | |
| 50 · D3D2 | Rack Tom 1 Rim | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 58 · A#3A#2 | Floor Tom 1 Rim | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| Hi-Hat | |||||
| 22 · A#0A#-1 | Hi-Hat Tight Edge | 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed | approximated | |
| 26 · D1D0 | Hi-Hat Open 4 | 46 · A#2A#1 | Hi-Hat Open 1 | approximated | |
| 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Tight 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 Open 4 Tip | 46 · A#2A#1 | Hi-Hat Open 1 | approximated | |
| Cymbals | |||||
| 27 · D#1D#0 | China 1 Bow | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 28 · E1E0 | China 1 | 52 · E3E2 | China 1 | exact | |
| 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 Bow | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 51 · D#3D#2 | Ride | 51 · D#3D#2 | Ride | exact | |
| 52 · E3E2 | Crash 2 | 57 · A3A2 | Crash 2 | exact | |
| 53 · F3F2 | Ride Bell | 53 · F3F2 | Ride Bell | exact | |
| 55 · G3G2 | Crash 1 | 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 | exact | |
| 57 · A3A2 | Crash 2 Bow | — | no equivalent | dropped | |
| 59 · B3B2 | Ride Edge | 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 | approximated | |
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