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General MIDI Level 2 or GM2 is a specification for synthesizers which defines several requirements beyond the more
abstract MIDI standard and is based on General MIDI and GS extensions. It was adopted in 1999 by the MIDI Manufacturers
Association (MMA).
Contents [hide]
1 General requirements
2 Parameters
2.1 Program and bank change events
2.1.1 Melodic sounds
2.1.2 Piano
2.1.3 Chromatic Percussion
2.1.4 Organ
2.1.5 Guitar
2.1.6 Bass
2.1.7 Orchestra Solo
2.1.8 Orchestra Ensemble
2.1.9 Brass
2.1.10 Reed
2.1.11 Wind
2.1.12 Synth Lead
2.1.13 Synth Pad
2.1.14 Synth Sound FX
2.1.15 Ethnic
2.1.16 Percussive
2.1.17 Sound Effect
2.1.18 Drum sounds
2.2 Additional percussion notes
2.3 Supported Control Change messages
2.4 Supported Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs)
2.5 Supported Universal System Exclusive (SysEx) messages
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

General requirements

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Number of Notes: 32 simultaneous notes

MIDI Channels: 16
Simultaneous Melodic Instruments up to 16 (all Channels)
Simultaneous Percussion Kits up to 2 (Channel 10/11)

Parameters

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Program and bank change events [edit]

General MIDI 2 compatible synthesizers access all of the 256 instruments by setting cc#0 (Bank Select MSB) to 121 and using
cc#32 (Bank Select LSB) to select the variation bank before a Program Change. Variation bank 0 contains full GM sound set.
Melodic sounds [edit]
Piano [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

Acoustic Grand Piano

Wide Acoustic Grand

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Dark Acoustic Grand

Bright Acoustic Piano

Wide Bright Acoustic

Electric Grand Piano

Wide Electric Grand

Honky-tonk Piano

Wide Honky-tonk

Rhodes Piano

Detuned Electric Piano 1

Electric Piano 1 Variation

60's Electric Piano

Chorused Electric Piano

Detuned Electric Piano 2

Electric Piano 2 Variation

Electric Piano Legend

Electric Piano Phase

Harpsichord

Coupled Harpsichord

Wide Harpsichord

Open Harpsichord

Clavinet

Pulse Clavinet

Chromatic Percussion [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

Celesta

10

Glockenspiel

11

Music Box

Vibraphone

Wet Vibraphone

Marimba

Wide Marimba

Xylophone

Tubular Bell

Church Bell

Carillon

Santur

12

13
14

15

16

Organ [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

17

18

19

Instrument Name

Hammond Organ

Detuned Organ 1

60's Organ 1

Organ 4

Percussive Organ

Detuned Organ 2

Organ 5

Rock Organ

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Church Organ 1

Church Organ 2

Church Organ 3

Reed Organ

Puff Organ

French Accordion

Italian Accordion

23

Harmonica

24

Bandoneon

20

21

22

Guitar [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

Instrument Name

Nylon-String Guitar

Ukulele

Open Nylon Guitar

Nylon Guitar 2

Steel-String Guitar

12-String Guitar

Mandolin

Steel + Body

Jazz Guitar

Hawaiian Guitar

Clean Electric Guitar

Chorus Guitar

Mid Tone Guitar

Muted Electric Guitar

Funk Guitar

Funk Guitar 2

Jazz Man

Overdriven Guitar

Guitar Pinch

Distortion Guitar

Feedback Guitar

Distortion Rtm Guitar

Guitar Harmonics

Guitar Feedback

Bass [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number
33

Instrument Name

Acoustic Bass

Fingered Bass

Finger Slap

35

Picked Bass

36

Fretless Bass

37

Slap Bass 1

38

Slap Bass 2

Synth Bass 1

Synth Bass 101

34

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40

Synth Bass 3

Clavi Bass

Hammer

Synth Bass 2

Synth Bass 4

Rubber Bass

Attack Pulse

Orchestra Solo [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

Violin

Slow Violin

42

Viola

43

Cello

44

Contrabass

45

Tremolo Strings

46

Pizzicato Strings

Harp

Yang Qin

Timpani

41

47
48

Orchestra Ensemble [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

49

50
51
52
53

54

55

56

Instrument Name

String Ensemble

Orchestra Strings

60's Strings

Slow String Ensemble

Synth Strings 1

Synth Strings 3

Synth Strings 2

Choir Aahs

Choir Aahs 2

Voice Oohs

Humming

Synth Voice

Analog Voice

Orchestra Hit

Bass Hit

6th Hit

Euro Hit

Brass [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number
57

58

Instrument Name

Trumpet

Dark Trumpet

Trombone

Trombone 2

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60

61

62

63

64

Bright Trombone

Tuba

Muted Trumpet

Muted Trumpet 2

French Horns

French Horn 2

Brass Section 1

Brass Section 2

Synth Brass 1

Synth Brass 3

Analog Brass 1

Jump Brass

Synth Brass 2

Synth Brass 4

Analog Brass 2

Reed [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

65

Soprano Sax

66

Alto Sax

67

Tenor Sax

68

Baritone Sax

69

Oboe

70

English Horn

71

Bassoon

72

Clarinet

Wind [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

73

Piccolo

74

Flute

75

Recorder

76

Pan Flute

77

Bottle Blow

78

Shakuhachi

79

Whistle

80

Ocarina

Synth Lead [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

81

82

Instrument Name

Square Lead

Square Wave

Sine Wave

Saw Lead

Saw Wave

Doctor Solo

Natural Lead

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Sequenced Saw

83

Synth Calliope

84

Chiffer Lead

Charang

Wire Lead

86

Solo Synth Vox

87

5th Saw Wave

Bass & Lead

Delayed Lead

85

88

Synth Pad [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number
89

Instrument Name

Fantasia Pad

Warm Pad

Sine Pad

Polysynth Pad

Space Voice Pad

Itopia

93

Bowed Glass Pad

94

Metal Pad

95

Halo Pad

96

Sweep Pad

90
91
92

Synth Sound FX [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

97

Ice Rain

98

Soundtrack

Crystal

Synth Mallet

100

Atmosphere

101

Brightness

102

Goblin

Echo Drops

Echo Bell

Echo Pan

Star Theme

99

103

104

Ethnic [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

Sitar

Sitar 2

106

Banjo

107

Shamisen

Koto

Taisho Koto

109

Kalimba

110

Bagpipe

105

108

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Fiddle

112

Shanai

Percussive [edit]
Patch
Bank
Number Number

Instrument Name

113

Tinkle Bell

114

Agogo

115

Steel Drums

Woodblock

Castanets

Taiko

Concert Bass Drum

Melodic Tom 1

Melodic Tom 2

Synth Drum

808 Tom

Electric Percussion

Reverse Cymbal

116

117

118

119

120

Sound Effect [edit]

Patch
Bank
Number Number

121

122

123

124

125

126

Instrument Name

Guitar Fret Noise

Guitar Cut Noise

String Slap

Breath Noise

Flute Key Click

Seashore

Rain

Thunder

Wind

Stream

Bubble

Bird

Dog

Horse-Gallop

Bird 2

Telephone 1

Telephone 2

Door Creaking

Door Closing

Scratch

Wind Chimes

Helicopter

Car-Engine

Car-Stop

Car-Pass

Car-Crash

Siren

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Train

Jetplane

Starship

Burst Noise

Applause

Laughing

Screaming

Punch

Heart Beat

Footsteps

Gun Shot

Machine Gun

Lasergun

Explosion

Drum sounds [edit]

These are the same patch numbers as defined in the original version of GS. Drum bank is accessed by setting cc#0 (Bank
Select MSB) to 120 and cc#32 (Bank Select LSB) to 0 and PC (Program Change) to select drum kit.
1 Standard Kit The only kit specified by General MIDI Level 1
9 Room Kit

Drums recorded with room ambience

17 Power Kit

More powerful kick and snare sounds

25 Electronic Kit Sounds of various electronic drums

26 TR-808 Kit

Analog drum kit similar to Roland TR-808

33 Jazz Kit

Softer kick and snare sounds than the Standard Kit

41 Brush Kit

Many brush sounds added

49 Orchestra Kit A collection of concert drums and timpani

57 Sound FX Kit A collection of sound effects

Additional percussion notes [edit]

These are the same GS drum notes and span Drum Kits 1 to 49:
27 High Q
28 Slap
29 Scratch Push
30 Scratch Pull
31 Sticks
32 Square Click
33 Metronome Click
34 Metronome Bell

82 Shaker
83 Jingle Bell
84 Belltree
85 Castanets
86 Mute Surdo
87 Open Surdo

Supported Control Change messages [edit]

(Some messages are optional)
Bank Select (cc#0/32)
Modulation Depth (cc#1)
Portamento Time (cc#5)
Channel Volume (cc#7)
Pan (cc#10)
Expression (cc#11)
Hold1 (Damper) (cc#64)
Portamento ON/OFF (cc#65)
Sostenuto (cc#66)
Soft (cc#67)
Filter Resonance (Timbre/Harmonic Intensity) (cc#71)
Release Time (cc#72)
Attack Time (cc#73)
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Brightness (cc#74)
Decay Time (cc#75) (new message)
Vibrato Rate (cc#76) (new message)
Vibrato Depth (cc#77) (new message)
Vibrato Delay (cc#78) (new message)
Reverb Send Level (cc#91)
Chorus Send Level (cc#93)
Data Entry (cc#6/38)
RPN LSB/MSB (cc#100/101)

Supported Registered Parameter Numbers (RPNs) [edit]

Pitch Bend Sensitivity
Channel Fine Tune
Channel Coarse Tune
Modulation Depth Range (Vibrato Depth Range)
RPN NULL

Supported Universal System Exclusive (SysEx) messages [edit]

Master Volume
Master Fine Tuning
Master Coarse Tuning
Reverb Type
Reverb Time
Chorus Type
Chorus Mod Rate
Chorus Mod Depth
Chorus Feedback
Chorus Send to Reverb
Controller Destination Setting
Scale/Octave Tuning Adjust
Key-Based Instrument Controllers
GM2 System On

See also

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Comparison of MIDI standards

References

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External links

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MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA)

MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
Smithers, Brian. "General MIDI Redux" . Electronic Musician.
Categories: MIDI standards MIDI

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