Drum names
If you compare Wikipedia and MIDI , there are differences in the names of the drums - I don't know where Wikipedia got theirs from, though.
For example, 'Snare Drum 1' and 'Snare Drum 2' on Wikipedia, are called 'Acoustic Snare' and 'Electric Snare' respectively on MIDI.
Whilst the specifications of MIDI appeared to followed by MuseScore, I'm not certain they are always appropriate.
I have a transcription of a song, which originally used a Roland T-808. Both these snares are used for it, despite only one being labeled electric.
Might I suggest it be called something like 'Snare 1/Acoustic Snare' and 'Snare 2/Electric Snare' for balance?
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They are two different instruments Chen.
The Acoustic Snare of GM is the Snare Drum, and the Electric Snare is probably Percussion Synthesiser, although most musicians would call it Drum Machine.
Bear in mind that MIDI deals with performance data, therefore sounds, rather than actual instruments.
It seems Wikipedia's entry is incorrect and should be what MIDI states.
Will this be changed in accordance with MIDI's specifications, perhaps for MusicXML?
In reply to Will this be changed in by chen lung
Which particular MIDI specification are you referring to Chen?
There are several.
In reply to Which particular MIDI by ChurchOrganist
The drum names here .
Sorry, should have been more specific.
In reply to The drum names here. Sorry, by chen lung
Chen that has been superseded by GM level 2
Which allows two different drumkits on Channels 10 and 11
Drum names have never been consistent, and you will find different ones used by different manufacturers.
The standard is for those sounds to be two types of snare, not necessarily Electric and Acoustic.
Most GM devices have more than one kind of selectable drum kit to include TR-808 and other electric drumkits as well as the standard. Which may have completely different patch names anyway.
That has been the case ever since GM was introduced in the early 90's - my first GM module had 5 selectable drum kits including orchestral, TR 808, TR 909, as well as two different standard drumkits.
Given that Yamaha and Roland almost immediately expanded the GM system with their XG and GS sound sets, GM was obsolete before it really started.
In reply to Chen that has been superseded by ChurchOrganist
I should have clarified: I wasn't looking for my initial post request to be considered, it was just for the names in the MIDI list to be matched.
However, since you say the names can be inconsistent (as I've recently begun to notice), that's fine.