Comparison of MIDI standards

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 Entry date 1984MIDI INTERFACES FOR THE IBM PC, Electronic Musician, September 1990David Trubitt (1993), Making Music with Your Computer, page 22 1987 1991 1991 1994 1997 1998 19992002 Organization Roland JMSC (AMEI)MMA Roland Yamaha MMAYamaha Minimum equipment requirements Simultaneous melodic voices 8+ combined(up to 32 partials) 16 16 32 combined 64 combined 128 combined 1632 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) 1416 combined Rhythm/percussion channels 1 1 (#10) 1 2 (#10 & #11) Channel recommendations#10: drums #1: melody; #2: melody (duet);#3: bass; #4: pad; #5: riff; #10: drums Sounds banks available Melodic instruments 128 128 226 480 1074 1149 256360 Drum kits 1 1 8 + 1SFX kit 9 + 2 SFX kits 34 + 2 SFX kits 35 + 2 SFX kits 912 kits Drum sounds per kit 30 47 61 72 6153 Controls available Special CC 2youngmonkey Roland MT-32 MIDI/SYSEX reference 6 (MT32+4) 6 (GM) Parametric effect CC 4 5 16 (GM+11) 51 (GM+46) 12 (GM+7) RPNs 0 5 6 (GM+1) SysEx messages 2 14

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