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Impromptu uses the General MIDI instruments available through Java. The General MIDI set of instruments is standard and is as follows:

Melody instruments:

  • Pianos: Piano, Bright Piano, Electric Grand, Honky Tonk Piano, Electric Piano 1, Electric Piano 2, Harpsichord, Clavinet
  • Chromatic Percussion: Celesta, Glockenspiel, Music Box, Vibraphone, Marimba, Xylophone, Tubular Bell, Dulcimer
  • Organ: Hammond, Percussive, Rock, Church, Reed, Accordion, Harmonica, Tango Accordion
  • Guitar: Nylon String, Steel String, Jazz Electric, Clean, Muted, Overdrive, Distortion, Guitar Harmonics
  • Bass: Acoustic, Fingered, Picked, Fretless, Slap 1, Slap 2, Syn 1, Syn 2
  • Strings: Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Tremolo Strings, Pizzicato Strings, Orchestral Harp, Timpani
  • Ensemble: Ensemble Strings, Slow Strings, Synth Strings 1, Synth Strings 2, Choir Aahs, Voice Oohs, Syn Choir, Orchestra Hit
  • Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Muted Trumpet, French Horn, Brass Ensemble, Syn Brass 1, Syn Brass 2
  • Reed: Soprano Sax, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Oboe, English Horn, Bassoon, Clarinet
  • Pipe: Piccolo, Flute, Recorder, Pan Flute, Bottle Blow, Shakuhachi, Whistle, Ocarina
  • Synth Lead: Square Wave, Saw Wave, Calliope, Chiff, Charang, Voice, Fifths Saw, Brass and Lead
  • Synth Pad: Fantasia, Warm Pad, Polysynth, Space Vox, Bowed Glass, Metal Pad, Halo Pad, Sweep Pad
  • Synth Effects: Ice Rain, Soundtrack, Crystal, Atmosphere, Brightness, Goblins, Echo Drops, Sci Fi
  • Ethnic: Sitar, Banjo, Shamisen, Koto, Kalimba, Bag Pipe, Fiddle, Shanai
  • Percussive: Tinkle Bell, Agogo, Steel Drums, Woodblock, Taiko Drum, Melodic Tom, Syn Drum, Reverse Cymbal
  • Sound Effects: Guitar Fret Noise, Breath Noise, Seashore, Bird, Telephone, Helicopter, Applause, Gunshot

Percussion instruments:

  • Percussion 1: Acoustic Bass Drum, Bass Drum, Side Stick, Acoustic Snare, Hand Clap, Electric Snare, Low Floor Tom, Closed HiHat
  • Percussion 2: High Floor Tom, Pedal HiHat, Low Tom, Open HiHat, Low Mid Tom, Hi Mid Tom, Crash Cymbal 1, High Tom
  • Percussion 3: Ride Cymbal 1, Chinese Cymbal, Ride Bell, Tambourine, Splash Cymbal, Cowbell, Crash Cymbal 2, Vibraslap
  • Percussion 3: Ride Cymbal 3, Hi Bongo, Low Bongo, Mute Hi Conga, Open Hi Conga, Low Conga, High Timbal, Low Timbal
  • Percussion 4: High Agogo, Low Agogo, Cabasa, Maracas, Short Whistle, Long Whistle, Short Guiro, Long Guiro
  • Percussion 5: Claves, Hi Wood Block, Low Wood Block, Mute Cuica, Open Cuica, Mute Triangle, Open Triangle

Click on the name of an instrument to choose it.

   
Impromptu 2.0 beta 1 © 2004 Jeanne Bamberger