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Convert Roland TR-09 MIDI to General MIDI

Of 17 Roland TR-09 notes, 17 map exactly to General MIDI, 0 are approximated with the closest available drum, and 0 have no equivalent.

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17 exact

What changes

Every Roland TR-09 note lands on its own drum in General MIDI.

Every note, drum by drum

Kick
35 · B1B0Kick36 · C2C1Kickexact
36 · C2C1Kick36 · C2C1Kickexact
Snare
37 · C#2C#1Side Stick37 · C#2C#1Side Stickexact
38 · D2D1Snare38 · D2D1Snareexact
40 · E2E1Snare38 · D2D1Snareexact
Toms
41 · F2F1Floor Tom 143 · G2G1Floor Tom 1exact
43 · G2G1Floor Tom 143 · G2G1Floor Tom 1exact
45 · A2A1Rack Tom 248 · C3C2Rack Tom 2exact
47 · B2B1Rack Tom 248 · C3C2Rack Tom 2exact
48 · C3C2Rack Tom 150 · D3D2Rack Tom 1exact
50 · D3D2Rack Tom 150 · D3D2Rack Tom 1exact
Hi-Hat
42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closed42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closedexact
44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Closed42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closedexact
46 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 446 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 1exact
Cymbals
49 · C#3C#2Crash 149 · C#3C#2Crash 1exact
51 · D#3D#2Ride51 · D#3D#2Rideexact
Percussion
39 · D#2D#1Clap39 · D#2D#1Clapexact