ALESIS K2661 - Manual (Page 271)

Appendix E
General MIDI
General MIDI (GM) is an addition to the original MIDI specification that assigns sounds to
specific channel numbers, program numbers, and note values. The K2661’s GM Mode feature
(described in Chapter 11 of the Musician’s Guide) sets up your instrument for GM in a single step.
Using General MIDI, you can share song files between different devices with reasonably
consistent performance.
Many GM song files are commercially available, and they’ll sound great on your K2661.
GM Drum Kits
The table below lists the drum kits provided with GM Mode for the K2661. The location for the
kits (as shown in columns 1 and 2 of the table) will depend on whether or not GM Mode is
enabled. You can also create own GM drum kits and store them at locations 528-535.
GM Mode
Program No.
Standard Mode
Program No.
Drum Kit Name
1 528 Standard Kit Pan
9 529 Room Kit Pan
17 530 Power Kit Pan
25 531 Synth Kit Pan
26 532 Analog Kit Pan
33 533 Jazz Kit Pan
41 534 Brush Kit Pan
49 535 Orch Kit Pan