Musical Instrument Digital Interface, - Hol.gr
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, - Hol.gr
Musical Instrument Digital Interface, - Hol.gr
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Excerpt from: Building Blocks by Peter<br />
Raschke<br />
Music for Soprano Saxophone, two<br />
Flutes, MIDI Grand Piano, Synthesizer,<br />
and Timpani.<br />
Performance from Santa Barbara City<br />
College Sonic Sequences Concert, May<br />
28, 1993.<br />
Performance from Santa Barbara City<br />
College Faculty Concert, October 24,<br />
1993.<br />
@1993 Copyright Protected<br />
Excerpt from: Building<br />
Blocks QTM (11.7MB)<br />
General MIDI is an addition to the original MIDI specification. It follows a standard that assigns 128<br />
instrument sounds that are assigned to specific numbers. There are sixteen specific families or types of<br />
instruments and eight instruments within each <strong>gr</strong>oup. A separate <strong>gr</strong>oup of percussion sounds is usually<br />
available on MIDI channel ten, and they are assigned to specific notes on a MIDI keyboard.<br />
Piano Bass Reed Synth F/X<br />
Chromatic Perc. Strings Pipe Ethnic<br />
Organ Ensemble Synth Lead Percussive<br />
Guitar Brass Synth Pad Sound F/X<br />
Any MIDI device that conforms to the General MIDI Standard will assign each instrument to a specific<br />
number and will allocate at least a 24 note polyphonic capability. The General MIDI Standard was created<br />
so that generic Standard MIDI Files created on a sequencer or notation application may be played back<br />
on another device while preserving the inte<strong>gr</strong>ity of the original selection.<br />
This Standard has also been inte<strong>gr</strong>ated into the Quick-Time Movie format in the form of the <strong>Musical</strong><br />
<strong>Instrument</strong>s Extension. This pro<strong>gr</strong>am allows the tracks from a Standard MIDI File to be loaded as a<br />
Quick-Time movie that may be played back without a MIDI module. Plug-ins on a web browser will use<br />
the same extension to play MIDI files on the web. Quick-Time 3.0 now supports all 128 voices. Listed<br />
below is the complete list of the General MIDI <strong>Instrument</strong>s. Some of the voices below are pro<strong>gr</strong>ammed to<br />
play a MIDI file with the selected sound by pressing on the link.<br />
1.Acoustic Piano<br />
General MIDI <strong>Instrument</strong> List<br />
Piano return to the top<br />
2.BrtAcou Piano 3.ElecGrand Piano 4.Honky Tonk Piano<br />
5.Elec.Piano 1 6.Elec.Piano 2 7.Harsichord 8.Clavichord<br />
Chromatic Percussion return to the top<br />
9.Celesta 10.Glockenspiel 11.Music Box 12.Vibraphone
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