A.6 MIDI instruments
The following is a list of names that can be used for the
midiInstrument property. The order of the instruments
below, starting in the left-hand column moving down, corresponds
to the General MIDI Standard’s 128 Program Numbers.
acoustic grand contrabass lead 7 (fifths)
bright acoustic tremolo strings lead 8 (bass+lead)
electric grand pizzicato strings pad 1 (new age)
honky-tonk orchestral harp pad 2 (warm)
electric piano 1 timpani pad 3 (polysynth)
electric piano 2 string ensemble 1 pad 4 (choir)
harpsichord string ensemble 2 pad 5 (bowed)
clav synthstrings 1 pad 6 (metallic)
celesta synthstrings 2 pad 7 (halo)
glockenspiel choir aahs pad 8 (sweep)
music box voice oohs fx 1 (rain)
vibraphone synth voice fx 2 (soundtrack)
marimba orchestra hit fx 3 (crystal)
xylophone trumpet fx 4 (atmosphere)
tubular bells trombone fx 5 (brightness)
dulcimer tuba fx 6 (goblins)
drawbar organ muted trumpet fx 7 (echoes)
percussive organ french horn fx 8 (sci-fi)
rock organ brass section sitar
church organ synthbrass 1 banjo
reed organ synthbrass 2 shamisen
accordion soprano sax koto
harmonica alto sax kalimba
concertina tenor sax bagpipe
acoustic guitar (nylon) baritone sax fiddle
acoustic guitar (steel) oboe shanai
electric guitar (jazz) english horn tinkle bell
electric guitar (clean) bassoon agogo
electric guitar (muted) clarinet steel drums
overdriven guitar piccolo woodblock
distorted guitar flute taiko drum
guitar harmonics recorder melodic tom
acoustic bass pan flute synth drum
electric bass (finger) blown bottle reverse cymbal
electric bass (pick) shakuhachi guitar fret noise
fretless bass whistle breath noise
slap bass 1 ocarina seashore
slap bass 2 lead 1 (square) bird tweet
synth bass 1 lead 2 (sawtooth) telephone ring
synth bass 2 lead 3 (calliope) helicopter
violin lead 4 (chiff) applause
viola lead 5 (charang) gunshot
cello lead 6 (voice)