Comparison of MIDI standards explained
This table provides summary of comparison of various MIDI enhancement standards by various parameters.
| MPU | MT-32 | GM | GS | XG level 1 | XG level 2 | XG level 3 | GM level 2 | XGlite |
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Entry date | 1984[1] [2] | 1987 | 1991 | 1991 | 1994 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2002 |
Organization | Roland | JMSC (AMEI) MMA | Roland | Yamaha | MMA | Yamaha |
Minimum equipment requirements |
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Simultaneous melodic voices | | 8+ combined (up to 32 partials) | 16 | 16 | 32 combined | 64 combined | 128 combined | 16 | 32 combined |
Simultaneous percussion voices | | 8 | 8 | 16 |
MIDI melodic channels | | 8 | 15 | 15 | 16 combined | 32 combined (on 2 ports) | 64 combined (on 4 ports) | 14 | 16 combined |
Rhythm/percussion channels | | 1 | 1 (#10) | 1 | 2 (#10 & #11) |
Channel recommendations | | | - 10: drums[3]
| | - 1: melody; #2: melody (duet);
#3: bass; #4: pad; #5: riff; #10: drums[4]
|||-! colspan="10" | Sounds banks available|-| Melodic instruments|| 128| 128| 226| 480| 1074| 1149| 256|360|-| Drum kits|| 1| 1| 8 + 1 SFX kit| 9 + 2 SFX kits| 34 + 2 SFX kits| 35 + 2 SFX kits| 9|12 kits|-| Drum sounds per kit|| 30| 47| 61| colspan=3 | 72 | 61|53|-! colspan="10" | Controls available|-| Special CC|| 2[5] | 6 (MT32+4)| | | | | 6 (GM)||-| Parametric effect CC|| 4| 5 | 16 (GM+11) | colspan=3 | 51 (GM+46) | 12 (GM+7) ||-| RPNs|| 0| 5[6] | | | | | 6 (GM+1) ||-| SysEx messages||| 2||||| 14||}
References
- Web site: Yamaha XG format specifications, v1.26. https://web.archive.org/web/20060926124939/http://www.yamaha.co.uk/xg/reading/pdf/xg_spec.pdf. 2006-09-26. Yamaha Corporation. 1996. 2008-04-23.
- Web site: Recommendations for producing XG song data, v2.00. https://web.archive.org/web/20060926122423/http://www.yamaha.co.uk/eurohome/library/midi/xgformat.pdf. 2006-09-26. Yamaha Corporation. 1999-02-02. 2008-04-23.
- Web site: Roland Sound Cards . September 28, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101225110057/http://home.roadrunner.com/~jgglatt/tutr/roland.htm . December 25, 2010 . dead ., an extensive guide to various models and their capabilities
- GM modules for the masses, a comparison article
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Notes and References
- http://www.textfiles.com/music/midi-em.txt MIDI INTERFACES FOR THE IBM PC
- David Trubitt (1993), Making Music with Your Computer, page 22
- Web site: GM 1 Sound Set. www.midi.org. 2019-06-05.
- Web site: TheWhippinpost article on MIDI XG STANDARD . 2006-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206091826/http://www.thewhippinpost.co.uk/midi/xg/xg-midi.htm . 2017-02-06 . dead .
- http://www.youngmonkey.ca/nose/audio_tech/synth/Roland-MT32.html youngmonkey Roland MT-32 MIDI/SYSEX reference
- Web site: Table 3a: Registered Parameter Numbers . Control Change Messages (Data Bytes) . MIDI Reference Tables . Specifications . . 2017-10-17.