Convert Roland TR-8S MIDI to General MIDI

Of 22 Roland TR-8S notes, 22 map exactly to General MIDI, 0 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: Roland TR-8S MIDI plays right, no file to convert. Live 11 and 12.

22 exact

C-1 C-2

What changes

Every Roland TR-8S note lands on its own drum in General MIDI.

Roland TR-8S note	Roland TR-8S 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
37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	→	37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	exact
38 · D2D1	Snare	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	exact
40 · E2E1	Snare	→	38 · D2D1	Snare	exact
56 · G#3G#2	Side Stick	→	37 · C#2C#1	Side Stick	exact
Toms
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 2	→	48 · C3C2	Rack Tom 2	exact
47 · B2B1	Rack Tom 2	→	48 · C3C2	Rack Tom 2	exact
48 · C3C2	Rack Tom 1	→	50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	exact
50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	→	50 · D3D2	Rack Tom 1	exact
Hi-Hat
42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	exact
44 · G#2G#1	Hi-Hat Closed	→	42 · F#2F#1	Hi-Hat Closed	exact
46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 4	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	exact
58 · A#3A#2	Hi-Hat Open 4	→	46 · A#2A#1	Hi-Hat Open 1	exact
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
61 · C#4C#3	Crash 1	→	49 · C#3C#2	Crash 1	exact
63 · D#4D#3	Ride	→	51 · D#3D#2	Ride	exact
Percussion
39 · D#2D#1	Clap	→	39 · D#2D#1	Clap	exact
54 · F#3F#2	Clap	→	39 · D#2D#1	Clap	exact