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SSD5 drum MIDI note map

Every MIDI note SSD5 responds to — 72 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
  • Snare Rimshot 40 · E2E1
  • Hi-Hat Closed Tip 42 · F#2F#1
  • Hi-Hat Pedal 44 · G#2G#1
  • Hi-Hat Open 1 63 · D#4D#3
  • Rack Tom 1 48 · C3C2
  • Rack Tom 2 47 · B2B1
  • Rack Tom 3 45 · A2A1
  • Floor Tom 1 43 · G2G1
  • Floor Tom 2 41 · F2F1
  • Crash 1 55 · G3G2
  • Crash 2 57 · A3A2
  • Ride 52 · E3E2
  • Ride Bell 53 · F3F2

All 72 notes

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

Kick · 2
NoteDrum
35 · B1B0Kick (Left)
36 · C2C1Kick
Snare · 7
NoteDrum
21 · A0A-1Snare Ruff
33 · A1A0Snare Rimshot
34 · A#1A#0Snare (Side)
37 · C#2C#1Side Stick
38 · D2D1Snare
39 · D#2D#1Snare Rim
40 · E2E1Snare Rimshot
Toms · 10
NoteDrum
12 · C0C-1Floor Tom 2 Rim
14 · D0D-1Floor Tom 1 Rim
16 · E0E-1Rack Tom 3 Rim
17 · F0F-1Rack Tom 2 Rim
19 · G0G-1Rack Tom 1 Rim
41 · F2F1Floor Tom 2
43 · G2G1Floor Tom 1
45 · A2A1Rack Tom 3
47 · B2B1Rack Tom 2
48 · C3C2Rack Tom 1
Hi-Hat · 19
NoteDrum
22 · A#0A#-1Hi-Hat Closed Edge
26 · D1D0Hi-Hat CC Edge
42 · F#2F#1Hi-Hat Closed Tip
44 · G#2G#1Hi-Hat Pedal
46 · A#2A#1Hi-Hat CC Tip
60 · C4C3Hi-Hat Tight Edge
61 · C#4C#3Hi-Hat Closed Edge
62 · D4D3Hi-Hat Loose
63 · D#4D#3Hi-Hat Open 1
64 · E4E3Hi-Hat Open 2
65 · F4F3Hi-Hat Open 3
66 · F#4F#3Hi-Hat Tight Tip
67 · G4G3Hi-Hat Closed Tip
68 · G#4G#3Hi-Hat Loose Tip
69 · A4A3Hi-Hat Open 1 Tip
70 · A#4A#3Hi-Hat Open 2 Tip
71 · B4B3Hi-Hat Open 3 Tip
72 · C5C4Hi-Hat Pedal
73 · C#5C#4Hi-Hat Pedal Splash
Cymbals · 25
NoteDrum
27 · D#1D#0Crash 3 (Mute)
28 · E1E0Crash 3
29 · F1F0Crash 4
30 · F#1F#0Crash 4 (Mute)
31 · G1G0China 1
32 · G#1G#0China 1 (Mute)
49 · C#3C#2Splash 1 (Mute)
50 · D3D2Splash 1
51 · D#3D#2Ride Bow Tip
52 · E3E2Ride
53 · F3F2Ride Bell
54 · F#3F#2Crash 1 (Mute)
55 · G3G2Crash 1
56 · G#3G#2Crash 2 (Mute)
57 · A3A2Crash 2
58 · A#3A#2Ride (Mute)
59 · B3B2Ride Edge
83 · B5B4Bell 1
84 · C6C5Bell 2
90 · F#6F#5Splash 1 Bow Tip
91 · G6G5Crash 1 Bow Tip
92 · G#6G#5Crash 2 Bow Tip
93 · A6A5China 1 Bow Tip
94 · A#6A#5Crash 4 Bow Tip
95 · B6B5Crash 3 Bow Tip
Percussion · 9
NoteDrum
74 · D5D4Cowbell
75 · D#5D#4Cowbell
76 · E5E4Clap
77 · F5F4Tambourine
78 · F#5F#4Tambourine
79 · G5G4Tambourine
80 · G#5G#4Shaker
81 · A5A4Shaker
82 · A#5A#4Shaker

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