Standard MIDI Patch Assignments

The standard MIDI patch assignments for authoring MIDI files for use with the Multimedia extensions are based on the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) General MIDI Mode specification. The following table shows the standard MIDI patch assignments.

Piano Reed

0 Acoustic Grand Piano 64 Soprano Sax
1 Bright Acoustic Piano 65 Alto Sax
2 Electric Grand Piano 66 Tenor Sax
3 Honky-tonk Piano 67 Baritone Sax
4 Rhodes Piano 68 Oboe
5 Chorused Piano 69 English Horn
6 Harpsichord 70 Bassoon
7 Clavinet 71 Clarinet
Chromatic Percussion Pipe
8 Celesta 72 Piccolo
9 Glockenspiel 73 Flute
10 Music box 74 Recorder
11 Vibraphone 75 Pan Flute
12 Marimba 76 Bottle Blow
13 Xylophone 77 Shakuhachi
14 Tubular Bells 78 Whistle
15 Dulcimer 79 Ocarina
Organ Synth Lead
16 Hammond Organ 80 Lead 1 (square)
17 Percussive Organ 81 Lead 2 (sawtooth)
18 Rock Organ 82 Lead 3 (caliope lead)
19 Church Organ 83 Lead 4 (chiff lead)
20 Reed Organ 84 Lead 5 (charang)
21 Accordion 85 Lead 6 (voice)
22 Harmonica 86 Lead 7 (fifths)
23 Tango Accordion 87 Lead 8 (bass + lead)
Guitar Synth Pad
24 Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 88 Pad 1 (new age)
25 Acoustic Guitar (steel) 89 Pad 2 (warm)
26 Electric Guitar (jazz) 90 Pad 3 (polysynth)
27 Electric Guitar (clean) 91 Pad 4 (choir)
28 Electric Guitar (muted) 92 Pad 5 (bowed)
29 Overdriven Guitar 93 Pad 6 (metallic)
30 Distortion Guitar 94 Pad 7 (halo)
31 Guitar Harmonics 95 Pad 8 (sweep)
Bass Synth Effects
32 Acoustic Bass 96 FX 1 (rain)
33 Electric Bass (finger) 97 FX 2 (soundtrack)
34 Electric Bass (pick) 98 FX 3 (crystal)
35 Fretless Bass 99 FX 4 (atmosphere)
36 Slap Bass 1 100 FX 5 (brightness)
37 Slap Bass 2 101 FX 6 (goblins)
38 Synth Bass 1 102 FX 7 (echoes)
39 Synth Bass 2 103 FX 8 (sci-fi)
Strings Ethnic
40 Violin 104 Sitar
41 Viola 105 Banjo
42 Cello 106 Shamisen
43 Contrabass 107 Koto
44 Tremolo Strings 108 Kalimba
45 Pizzicato Strings 109 Bagpipe
46 Orchestral Harp 110 Fiddle
47 Timpani 111 Shanai
Ensemble Percussive
48 String Ensemble 1 112 Tinkle Bell
49 String Ensemble 2 113 Agogo
50 SynthStrings 1 114 Steel Drums
51 SynthStrings 2 115 Woodblock
52 Choir Aahs 116 Taiko Drum
53 Voice Oohs 117 Melodic Tom
54 Synth Voice 118 Synth Drum
55 Orchestra Hit 119 Reverse Cymbal
Brass Sound Effects
56 Trumpet 120 Guitar Fret Noise
57 Trombone 121 Breath Noise
58 Tuba 122 Seashore
59 Muted Trumpet 123 Bird Tweet
60 French Horn 124 Telephone Ring
61 Brass Section 125 Helicopter
62 Synth Brass 1 126 Applause
63 Synth Brass 2 127 Gunshot