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.

File Formats ⇝ General MIDI Instrument List. 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 a specification for synthesizers which imposes several requirements beyond the more abstract MIDI standard.

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).

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?

The “General MIDI System Level 1” specification — also known as “GM”, “General MIDI 1” and “GM 1” — defines specific features of a MIDI sound generator (synthesizer), primarily so that MIDI files are shareable.

MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It’s a way to connect devices that make and control sound — such as synthesizers, samplers, and computers — so that they can communicate with each other, using MIDI messages.

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.

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.