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ML Drums Free drum MIDI note map

Every MIDI note ML Drums Free responds to — 21 in total — grouped by drum. Note names follow either octave convention: C-1 (Reaper) or C-2 (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One).

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The notes you will use most

The main note of each drum, the one the converter writes.

  • Kick 36 · C2C1
  • Snare 38 · D2D1
  • Side Stick 37 · C#2C#1
  • Hi-Hat Closed Tip 66 · F#4F#3
  • Hi-Hat Pedal 44 · G#2G#1
  • Hi-Hat Open 1 68 · G#4G#3
  • Rack Tom 3 45 · A2A1
  • Floor Tom 1 43 · G2G1
  • Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2
  • Ride 52 · E3E2
  • Ride Bell 53 · F3F2

All 21 notes

Dimmed rows are extra notes for a drum that already has a main note.

Kick · 1
NoteDrum
36 · C2C1Kick
Snare · 2
NoteDrum
37 · C#2C#1Side Stick
38 · D2D1Snare
Toms · 2
NoteDrum
43 · G2G1Floor Tom 1
45 · A2A1Rack Tom 3
Hi-Hat · 9
NoteDrum
42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closed Edge
44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Pedal
46 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat Open 4
66 · F#4F#3Hi-Hat Closed Tip
67 · G4G3Hi-Hat Closed Edge
68 · G#4G#3Hi-Hat Open 1
69 · A4A3Hi-Hat Open 2
70 · A#4A#3Hi-Hat Open 3
71 · B4B3Hi-Hat Open 4
Cymbals · 7
NoteDrum
49 · C#3C#2Crash 1
52 · E3E2Ride
53 · F3F2Ride Bell
57 · A3A2China 2
60 · C4C3Ride Edge
61 · C#4C#3Crash 1 (Mute)
65 · F4F3China 2 (Mute)

Conversion tables

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