Hey there!
Question what are you sending to the BB? Note On commands in the general MIDI drum mapping format are going to map perfectly to most controllers, I’ll include info from our MIDI Maestro manual’s MIDI section. Let me know if you’re using all of this as explained in the text or if there’s something else wrong.
Also, some questions, are you on the latest BB version 3.8.0, and have you enabled Note On commands in the BB (Main Pedal > MID Settings >MIDI IN >Note On)? How is the BB sending the MIDI out, as audio or to another MIDI device? What channel is BB on?
Let me know thanks!
- Note On/Off - Much like what it sounds, a Note On command starts the playback of a MIDI note, while Note Off cuts off the sound.
- Without a Note Off command, some sounds will never stop playing back, or will follow their original decay rate and that can make things sound very messy.
- Note Off commands are not always needed with percussive sounds. Adding the Note Off command should not cause any trouble even if it’s not necessary. If for some reason you’d like to omit sending the Note Off command, refer to the target device’s MIDI manual to confirm.
- Middle C (aka C4) is note 60. (61 is C#, 62 is D, so on and so forth)
- Velocity is measured from 0-127, 0 being so “soft” it probably is not audible, 127 being as “hard” as the note can sound. Imagine the difference between a drummer tapping a snare with their drumstick lightly and them hitting the snare with all their force. Although velocity and volume are related, they are not the same thing.
General MIDI Drum Map
Midi Note - Drum Instrument
35 - Acoustic Bass Drum
36 - Bass Drum
37 - Side Stick
38 - Acoustic Snare
39 - Hand Clap
40 - Electric Snare
41 - Low Floor Tom
42 - Closed Hi Hat
43 - High Floor Tom
44 - Pedal Hi Hat
45 - Low Tom
46 - Open Hi Hat
47 - Low Mid Tom
48 - Hi-Mid Tom
49- Crash Cymbal 1
50 - High Tom
51 - Ride Cymbal 1
52 - Chinese Cymbal
53 - Ride Bell
54 - Tambourine
55 - Splash Cymbal
56 - Cowbell
57 - Crash Cymbal 2
58 - Vibra slap
59 - Ride Cymbal 2
60 - Hi Bongo
61 - Low Bongo
62 - Mute-Hi Conga
63 - Open-Hi Conga
64 - Low Conga
65- High Timbale
66- Low Timbale
67 - High Agogo
68 - Low Agogo
69 - Cabasa
70 - Maracas
71 - Short Whistle
72 - Long Whistle
73 - Short Guiro
74 - Long Guiro
75 - Claves
76 - High Wood Block
77 - Low Wood Block
78- Mute Cuica
79 - Open Cuica
80 - Mute Triangle
81-Open Triangle