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Native Instruments Abbey Road (Modern Drummer) drum MIDI note map

Every MIDI note Native Instruments Abbey Road (Modern Drummer) responds to — 81 in total — grouped by drum. Note names follow either octave convention: C-1 (Reaper) or C-2 (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, Studio One).

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
  • Snare Rimshot 39 · D#2D#1
  • Hi-Hat Closed Tip 42 · F#2F#1
  • Hi-Hat Pedal 44 · G#2G#1
  • Hi-Hat Open 1 76 · E5E4
  • Rack Tom 1 47 · B2B1
  • Rack Tom 2 45 · A2A1
  • Floor Tom 1 43 · G2G1
  • Floor Tom 2 41 · F2F1
  • Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2
  • Crash 2 55 · G3G2
  • Ride Bow Tip 51 · D#3D#2
  • Ride Bell 53 · F3F2

All 81 notes

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

Kick · 3
NoteDrum
36 · C2C1Kick
60 · C4C3Kick
82 · A#5A#4Kick
Snare · 12
NoteDrum
37 · C#2C#1Side Stick
38 · D2D1Snare
39 · D#2D#1Snare Rimshot
40 · E2E1Snare
61 · C#4C#3Snare Rim
62 · D4D3Snare Flam
63 · D#4D#3Snare Ruff
64 · E4E3Snare (Off)
81 · A5A4Snare
83 · B5B4Snare
84 · C6C5Snare
86 · D6D5Snare
Toms · 20
NoteDrum
41 · F2F1Floor Tom 2
43 · G2G1Floor Tom 1
45 · A2A1Rack Tom 2
47 · B2B1Rack Tom 1
65 · F4F3Floor Tom 2 Rimshot
67 · G4G3Floor Tom 1 Rimshot
69 · A4A3Rack Tom 2 Rimshot
71 · B4B3Rack Tom 1 Rimshot
72 · C5C4Floor Tom 2 Rim
73 · C#5C#4Floor Tom 1 Rim
74 · D5D4Rack Tom 2 Rim
75 · D#5D#4Rack Tom 1 Rim
88 · E6E5Floor Tom 2
89 · F6F5Floor Tom 2
91 · G6G5Floor Tom 1
93 · A6A5Floor Tom 1
95 · B6B5Rack Tom 2
96 · C7C6Rack Tom 2
98 · D7D6Rack Tom 1
100 · E7E6Rack Tom 1
Hi-Hat · 17
NoteDrum
42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closed Tip
44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Pedal
46 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat CC
66 · F#4F#3Hi-Hat Tight Tip
68 · G#4G#3Hi-Hat Closed Edge
70 · A#4A#3Hi-Hat Pedal Splash
76 · E5E4Hi-Hat Open 1
77 · F5F4Hi-Hat Open 2
78 · F#5F#4Hi-Hat Open 3
79 · G5G4Hi-Hat Loose
80 · G#5G#4Hi-Hat Open 4
85 · C#6C#5Hi-Hat Tight Tip
87 · D#6D#5Hi-Hat Tight Tip
90 · F#6F#5Hi-Hat Closed Tip
92 · G#6G#5Hi-Hat Closed Tip
94 · A#6A#5Hi-Hat Closed Edge
97 · C#7C#6Hi-Hat Closed Edge
Cymbals · 17
NoteDrum
22 · A#0A#-1Crash 1 (Mute)
23 · B0B-1Ride (Mute)
24 · C1C0Crash 2 (Mute)
25 · C#1C#0China 1 (Mute)
26 · D1D0Splash 1 (Mute)
48 · C3C2Crash 1 Bow Tip
49 · C#3C#2Crash 1
50 · D3D2Crash 1 Bell
51 · D#3D#2Ride Bow Tip
52 · E3E2Ride Edge
53 · F3F2Ride Bell
54 · F#3F#2Crash 2 Bow Tip
55 · G3G2Crash 2
56 · G#3G#2Crash 2 Bell
57 · A3A2China 1
58 · A#3A#2China 1 Bow Tip
59 · B3B2Splash 1
Percussion · 12
NoteDrum
17 · F0F-1Percussion
19 · G0G-1Percussion
21 · A0A-1Percussion
27 · D#1D#0Cowbell
28 · E1E0Cowbell
29 · F1F0Cowbell
30 · F#1F#0Cowbell
31 · G1G0Percussion
32 · G#1G#0Percussion
33 · A1A0Clap
34 · A#1A#0Clap
35 · B1B0Sticks

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