General MIDI (also known as GM or GM 1) is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the American MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC) and first published in 1991.

These are the instruments in the General MIDI Level 1 sound set. A list of the MIDI drum note numbers is also available. See this page for the General MIDI Level 2 instrument list.

The General MIDI Specifications (GM 1, GM 2, and GM Lite) define specific features and behaviors for compliant MIDI devices. In particular, files created for GM devices all use the same GM Sound Set which helps provide for more consistant playback among different MIDI devices.

General MIDI, or “GM,” is very specific set of standards that allows MIDI composers and arrangers to create music that always plays correctly on any device that supports General MIDI. Why Do We Need GM?

General MIDI 2 is a group of extensions made to General MIDI (Level 1) allowing for expanded standardized control of MIDI devices. This increased functionality includes extended sounds sets and additional performance and control parameters.

2013年7月14日 · If you have been around a keyboard or digital piano within the past few years then you probably have heard references to General MIDI and General MIDI 2. How does that fit in with MIDI? Is there a difference and should you care?

General MIDI (GM) is a music industry specification for electronic music devices that respond to M.I.D.I. (MIDI) messages. GM was developed 1991 by the MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC).

The General MIDI (GM) standard was established in 1991, and provides a standardized sound bank that allows a Standard MIDI File created on one device to sound similar when played back on another. GM specifies a bank of 128 sounds arranged into 16 families of eight related instruments, and assigns a specific program number to each instrument ...

2024年9月26日 · General MIDI or GM is a standardized specification for electronic musical instruments that respond to MIDI messages. GM was developed by the American MIDI Manufacturers Association (MMA) and the Japan MIDI Standards Committee (JMSC) and first published in 1991.

2024年9月11日 · 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 1 ( GM 1 ), more formally General MIDI System Level 1 , first published in 1991.