Channels are divided into two general categories, low-end synthesizer support and high-end synthesizer support. The following table shows the channel assignments for this standard.
┌──────────────┬──────────────────────────────┬────────────┐ │Channel Range │Use Description │Polyphony │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │1 through 9 │Extended Melodic Tracks │16 Notes │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │10 Only │Extended Percussion Track │16 Notes │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │11 through 12 │Unused Tracks │ │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │13 through 15 │Base-Level Melodic Tracks │6 Notes │ ├──────────────┼──────────────────────────────┼────────────┤ │16 Only │Base-Level Percussion Track │3 Notes │ └──────────────┴──────────────────────────────┴────────────┘