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How to Repair Your Lowrey Bench Seat

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General MIDI instrument codes

 

General MIDI instrument codes

 

The following table lists the standard sequence of instruments (timbres)
which are specified by General MIDI. The number to the left of the
instrument name is the number for the instrument in General MIDI.

Piano Timbres:

 0 Acoustic Grand Piano
 1 Bright Acoustic Piano
 2 Electric Grand Piano
 3 Honky-tonk Piano
 4 Rhodes Piano
 5 Chorused Piano
 6 Harpsichord
 7 Clavinet
Chromatic Percussion:

 8 Celesta
9 Glockenspiel
10 Music Box
11 Vibraphone
12 Marimba
13 Xylophone
14 Tubular Bells
15 Dulcimer
Organ Timbres:

16 Hammond Organ
17 Percussive Organ
18 Rock Organ
19 Church Organ
20 Reed Organ
21 Accordion
22 Harmonica
23 Tango Accordion
Guitar Timbres:

24 Acoustic Nylon Guitar
25 Acoustic Steel Guitar
26 Electric Jazz Guitar
27 Electric Clean Guitar
28 Electric Muted Guitar
29 Overdriven Guitar
30 Distortion Guitar
31 Guitar Harmonics
Bass Timbres:

32 Acoustic Bass
33 Fingered Electric Bass
34 Plucked Electric Bass
35 Fretless Bass
36 Slap Bass 1
37 Slap Bass 2
38 Synth Bass 1
39 Synth Bass 2
String Timbres:

40 Violin
41 Viola
42 Cello
43 Contrabass
44 Tremolo Strings
45 Pizzicato Strings
46 Orchestral Harp
47 Timpani
Ensemble Timbres:

48 String Ensemble 1
49 String Ensemble 2
50 Synth Strings 1
51 Synth Strings 2
52 Choir “Aah”
53 Choir “Ooh”
54 Synth Voice
55 Orchestral Hit
Brass Timbres:

56 Trumpet
57 Trombone
58 Tuba
59 Muted Trumpet
60 French Horn
61 Brass Section
62 Synth Brass 1
63 Synth Brass 2
Reed Timbres:

64 Soprano Sax
65 Alto Sax
66 Tenor Sax
67 Baritone Sax
68 Oboe
69 English Horn
70 Bassoon
71 Clarinet
Pipe Timbres:

72 Piccolo
73 Flute
74 Recorder
75 Pan Flute
76 Bottle Blow
77 Shakuhachi
78 Whistle
79 Ocarina
Synth Lead:

80 Square Wave Lead
81 Sawtooth Wave Lead
82 Calliope Lead
83 Chiff Lead
84 Charang Lead
85 Voice Lead
86 Fifths Lead
87 Bass Lead
Synth Pad:

88 New Age Pad
89 Warm Pad
90 Polysynth Pad
91 Choir Pad
92 Bowed Pad
93 Metallic Pad
94 Halo Pad
95 Sweep Pad
Synth Effects:

  96 Rain Effect
  97 Soundtrack Effect
  98 Crystal Effect
99 Atmosphere Effect
100 Brightness Effect
101 Goblins Effect
102 Echoes Effect
103 Sci-Fi Effect
Ethnic Timbres:

104 Sitar
105 Banjo
106 Shamisen
107 Koto
108 Kalimba
109 Bagpipe
110 Fiddle
111 Shanai
Sound Effects:

112 Tinkle Bell
113 Agogo
114 Steel Drums
115 Woodblock
116 Taiko Drum
117 Melodic Tom
118 Synth Drum
119 Reverse Cymbal
Sound Effects:

120 Guitar Fret Noise
121 Breath Noise
122 Seashore
123 Bird Tweet
 

124 Telephone Ring
125 Helicopter
126 Applause
127 Gun Shot

Instruments can be selected by using the MIDI command byte (0xc0)
followed by a data byte which is one of the above numbers (minus 1).

In General MIDI, Channel 10 is reserved for percussion sets. Here is a
list of the percussion instruments assigned to each MIDI note number when
using General MIDI Channel 10:

35 Acoustic Bass Drum
36 Bass Drum 1
37 Side Stick
38 Acoustic Snare
39 Hand Clap
40 Electric Snare
41 Low Floor Tom
42 Closed High Hat
43 High Floor Tom
44 Pedal High Hat
45 Low Tom
46 Open High Hat
47 Low Mid Tom
48 High Mid Tom
49 Crash Cymbal 1
50 High Tom
51 Ride Cymbal 1
52 Chinese Cymbal
53 Ride Bell
54 Tambourine
55 Splash Cymbal
56 Cowbell
57 Crash Cymbal 2
58 Vibraslap
59 Ride Cymbal 2
60 High Bongo
61 Low Bongo
62 Mute High Conga
63 Open High Conga
64 Low Conga
65 High Timbale
66 Low Timbale
67 High Agogo
68 Low Agogo
69 Cabasa
70 Maracas
71 Short Whistle
72 Long Whistle
73 Short Guiro
74 Long Guiro
75 Claves
76 High Wood Block
77 Low Wood Block
78 Mute Cuica
79 Open Cuica
80 Mute Triangle
81 Open Triangle 


 

	


	





		

		
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My estimated costs


Let’s get straight to the point. I did some online research of where to buy all the materials from and then looked at what would be involved in the construction process and decided at that time I would be prepared to do all the work myself. Yes a full DIY job

I had to think very carefully and ask myself if it would be within my skill level. Well, the answer was yes, and the estimated cost of the materials would be somewhere between £30,000 and £40,000


On top of this, I estimated a further £2000 for some basic machinery (cement mixer, concrete cutter, etc) and  smaller hand tools needed to start and complete the task


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The $64,000 Question
	


	
	

		
Home Organ Retail The $64,000 Question Written by Jeff Mazza – From October 2000 MMR Magazine Still young enough to continue my NAYMM membership and having more than 16 years experience on the floor selling home organs, I would like to share some thoughts on the current state of Home Organ Retail. During the last … 


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What is a VST plugin?
	


	
	

		
This is a more in depth information to help you to understand exactly what a VST is, and how we use them with our Lowrey organs Firstly, lets have a look at all the different abbreviations of VST there are in use today. just hover the mouse cursor over any of them listed below for … 


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How to make your MIDI files sound great
	


	
	

		
How can I make the MIDI files sound better or great? is probably the initial response you’ll have after listening to your recently downloaded MIDI file.

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What is the difference between the 3 MIDI formats
	


	
	

		
What is the difference between MIDI format 0, 1, and 2, and why should I care ? The main differences between MIDI formats 0, 1, and 2 are how the MIDI data is represented and organized:  It has been a natural progression and the latest MIDI 2 is far superior and here is why . … 


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What is Berts Knackbass
	


	
	

		
Berts Knackbass is an odd title for a blog article! I like to play music written and arranged by the legendary Bert Kaempfert If you are familiar with Bert’s music, you will also understand the importance of the bass-line, which has come to define his sound. So What is Bert’s KnackBass ? The “Knack-Bass” is a distinctive percussive bass sound that was developed by German … 


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