Roland TR-8 drum MIDI note map
Every MIDI note Roland TR-8 responds to — 17 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
- Hi-Hat Closed 42 · F#2F#1
- Hi-Hat Open 4 46 · A#2A#1
- Rack Tom 1 50 · D3D2
- Rack Tom 2 47 · B2B1
- Floor Tom 1 43 · G2G1
- Crash 1 49 · C#3C#2
- Ride 51 · D#3D#2
All 17 notes
Dimmed rows are extra notes for a drum that already has a main note.
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 35 · B1B0 | Kick |
| 36 · C2C1 | Kick |
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 37 · C#2C#1 | Side Stick |
| 38 · D2D1 | Snare |
| 40 · E2E1 | Snare |
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 41 · F2F1 | Floor Tom 1 |
| 43 · G2G1 | Floor Tom 1 |
| 45 · A2A1 | Rack Tom 2 |
| 47 · B2B1 | Rack Tom 2 |
| 48 · C3C2 | Rack Tom 1 |
| 50 · D3D2 | Rack Tom 1 |
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 42 · F#2F#1 | Hi-Hat Closed |
| 44 · G#2G#1 | Hi-Hat Closed |
| 46 · A#2A#1 | Hi-Hat Open 4 |
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 49 · C#3C#2 | Crash 1 |
| 51 · D#3D#2 | Ride |
| Note | Drum |
|---|---|
| 39 · D#2D#1 | Clap |
No drums match