General MIDI - Revision history

MelonadeM at 16:44, 13 October 2025

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	[[File:General MIDI ~~logo~~.~~png~~\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The original General MIDI logo, used for GM 1 devices.]]		[[File:General MIDI.svg\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The original General MIDI logo, used for GM 1 devices.]]
	[[File:General MIDI 2 ~~logo~~.~~png~~\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The [[General MIDI 2]] logo, used for GM 2 devices.]]		[[File:General MIDI 2.svg\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The [[General MIDI 2]] logo, used for GM 2 devices.]]
	'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.		'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.

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Resources: login is no longer required!

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	* [https://midi.org/general-midi The MIDI Association's page on General MIDI]		* [https://midi.org/general-midi The MIDI Association's page on General MIDI]
	* [https://midi.org/general-midi-level-1 General MIDI System Level 1 Specification] ~~(free download, login required)~~		* [https://midi.org/general-midi-level-1 General MIDI System Level 1 Specification]
	* [https://midi.org/developer-white-papers General MIDI System Level 1 Developer Guidelines] ~~(free download, login required)~~		* [https://midi.org/developer-white-papers General MIDI System Level 1 Developer Guidelines]

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link to GM2 as just GM2

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	* [[Roland GS]] (first released 1991), Roland's proprietary extension		* [[Roland GS]] (first released 1991), Roland's proprietary extension
	* [[Yamaha XG]] (first released 1994), Yamaha's proprietary extension		* [[Yamaha XG]] (first released 1994), Yamaha's proprietary extension
	* [[General MIDI ~~System Level~~ 2]] (first released 1999), the official successor incorporating some features of GS and XG		* [[General MIDI 2]] (first released 1999), the official successor incorporating some features of GS and XG

	There is also [[General MIDI Lite]], first published in 2004. This is a subset of the original standard intended for cellphone ringtones and similar applications.		There is also [[General MIDI Lite]], first published in 2004. This is a subset of the original standard intended for cellphone ringtones and similar applications.

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	'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.		'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.

	The original and most widely-used version is '''General MIDI ~~System Level~~ 1''' ('''GM 1'''), first published in 1991. Most references to "General MIDI" or "GM" without further explanation refer to this version.		The original and most widely-used version is '''General MIDI 1''' ('''GM 1'''), more formally '''General MIDI System Level 1''', first published in 1991. Most references to "General MIDI" or "GM" without further explanation refer to this version.

	There are several standards extending GM 1:		There are several standards extending GM 1:

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MIDI implementation

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	\| 2 \|\| Coarse Tuning		\| 2 \|\| Coarse Tuning
	\|}		\|}

			See [[GM–GS–XG quick reference]] for a comparison with GS and XG.

	== SysEx messages ==		== SysEx messages ==

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	[[File:General MIDI logo.png\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The original General MIDI logo, used for GM 1 devices.]]		[[File:General MIDI logo.png\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The original General MIDI logo, used for GM 1 devices.]]
			[[File:General MIDI 2 logo.png\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The [[General MIDI 2]] logo, used for GM 2 devices.]]
	'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.		'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.

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			[[File:General MIDI logo.png\|200px\|right\|thumb\|The original General MIDI logo, used for GM 1 devices.]]
	'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.		'''General MIDI''' ('''GM''') is a series of standards defining a minimum set of features for MIDI-controlled synthesizers.

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Resources: link to developer guidelines

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	* [https://midi.org/general-midi The MIDI Association's page on General MIDI]		* [https://midi.org/general-midi The MIDI Association's page on General MIDI]
	* [https://midi.org/general-midi-level-1 General MIDI System Level 1 Specification] (free download, login required)		* [https://midi.org/general-midi-level-1 General MIDI System Level 1 Specification] (free download, login required)
			* [https://midi.org/developer-white-papers General MIDI System Level 1 Developer Guidelines] (free download, login required)

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 == Sound Set ==

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	The requirements of the General MIDI specification only apply when the sound generator is in General MIDI mode.<ref>General MIDI System Level 1 Specification, page 1</ref>		The requirements of the General MIDI specification only apply when the sound generator is in General MIDI mode.<ref>General MIDI System Level 1 Specification, page 1</ref>

			== MIDI implementation ==

			General MIDI requires that:<ref name=gm1-p2>General MIDI System Level 1 Specification, page 2</ref>

			* MIDI note/key number 60 is Middle C
			* Velocity is supported for all voices, including for percussion
			* Voices are dynamically allocated
			** Notes can re-attack, including for percussion
			* Channel Pressure (Channel Aftertouch) is supported
			* Pitch Bend is supported

			The default settings on each channel must be:<ref name=gm1-p2></ref>

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Pitch bend
			\| 0
			\|-
			! Volume
			\| 100 (127 is the max volume)
			\|-
			! Controllers
			\| "normal"
			\|-
			! Pitch bend sensitivity
			\| ±2 semitones
			\|}

			The following Control Change messages must be supported:<ref name=gm1-p2></ref>

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! Ctrl # \|\| Controller name
			\|-
			\| 1 \|\| Modulation
			\|-
			\| 7 \|\| Volume
			\|-
			\| 10 \|\| Pan
			\|-
			\| 11 \|\| Expression
			\|-
			\| 64 \|\| Sustain
			\|-
			\| 121 \|\| Reset All Controllers
			\|-
			\| 123 \|\| All Notes Off
			\|}

			The following Registered Parameters must be supported:<ref name=gm1-p2></ref>

			{\| class="wikitable"
			! RPN \|\| Description
			\|-
			\| 0 \|\| Pitch Bend Sensitivity
			\|-
			\| 1 \|\| Fine Tuning
			\|-
			\| 2 \|\| Coarse Tuning
			\|}

	== Sound Set ==		== Sound Set ==