The table below shows LMMS instrument ‘base notes’ such that setting the base note will cause A4 (the default ‘percussion’ note) to play the corresponding General MIDI percussion sound. This is of particular relevance to soundfont synthesiers set to the percussion bank.

# Instrument LMMS Base Note
35 Acoustic Bass Drum G7
36 Bass Drum 1 F#7
37 Side Stick/Rimshot F7
38 Acoustic Snare E#7
39 Hand Clap E7
40 Electric Snare D7
41 Low Floor Tom C#7
42 Closed Hi-hat C7
43 High Floor Tom B6
44 Pedal Hi-hat A#6
45 Low Tom A6
46 Open Hi-hat G#6
47 Low-Mid Tom G6
48 Hi-Mid Tom F#6
49 Crash Cymbal 1 F6
50 High Tom E6
51 Ride Cymbal 1 D#6
52 Chinese Cymbal D6
53 Ride Bell C#6
54 Tambourine C6
55 Splash Cymbal B5
56 Cowbell A#5
57 Crash Cymbal 2 A5
58 Vibra Snap G#5
59 Ride Cymbal 2 G5
60 High Bongo F#5
61 Low Bongo F5
62 Mute High Conga E5
63 Open High Conga D#5
64 Low Conga D5
65 High Timbale C#5
66 Low Timbale C5
67 High Agogô B4
68 Low Agogô A#4
69 Cabasa A4
70 Maracas G#4
71 Short Whistle G4
72 Long Whistle F#4
73 Short Güiro F4
74 Long Güiro E4
75 Claves D#4
76 High Wood Block D4
77 Low Wood Block C#4
78 Mute Cuíca C4
79 Open Cuíca B3
80 Mute Triangle A#3
81 Open Triangle A3