Using 2 drum kits on GS Midi

[iova]

Hello,

I don't know weather it's the right question for an AUDIO forum,
but I want to use 2 drum tracks in a GS Midi file - a TR808 and a standard drum kit.
It's for publishing the music on web, so I really want to use Midi.

I read that it's possible, but don't figure out how.

I am using the windows roland sound table and MAGIX Samplitude. But I could switch to cubase, too.

Hope it was the right forum,

iova.

[BertKoor]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_GS#Drum_kits

MIDI channel 10 is used for drums by default like in General MIDI, but they are accessible on any channel through the use of SysEx. Only 2 different drum kits can be used at a time.

So now we have to figure out what sysex command to use to set channel 11 to be percussion as well, and google "gs midi drumkit channel 11 sysex" brings you here:
http://www.bandtrax.com.au/sysex.htm

2 DRUM KITS (GS)
You can use two or more drum kits at once. The default is a single kit on Channel 10.
Following are SYSEX strings to add a second kit on either Part/Channel 9 or 11, (Drum Map 2). You can then use Program changes to select a different/extra drum kit to that being used on Channel 10. This, for example, enables you to use the Room Kit on Channel 10 together with the TR-808 Kit on the other selected Channel. As long as you add the correct sysex, you could add drum kits to as many channels as you want.

Tell part 9 (Channel 9) to be a second drum kit

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F0 41 10 42 12 40 19 15 02 10 F7

OR
Tell part 11 (Channel 11) to be a second drum kit

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F0 41 10 42 12 40 1A 15 02 0F F7