Connecting To An External Synthesizer; Connecting To A Computer/Daw - Alternate Mode malletKAT User Manual

To connect your malletKAT to an iOS or Android device, your device will need to have the proper iOS Camera
Connection Kit or USB converter kit to receive incoming data. See your device manufacturer for details on using
your device with MIDI USB.
Converting the malletKAT MIDI signal to USB can be done through the MIDI OUT port by either
Directly connecting a MIDI-to-USB converter cable (included)
Using an external MIDI to USB interface. Some third party companies, like iConnect, manufacture MIDI
interfaces with outbound ports for connecting to portable devices.
Attach any pedals (sustain, volume, etc...) before turning the malletKAT on.
Turn on your malletKAT, and you're ready to play!
Is your device not receiving a signal? While all pre-programmed User Setups should be usable with your device
broadcasting to MIDI channel 1 by default, User Setup 128 has been pre-programmed with a minimum of
additional MIDI configuration specifically for generic use. Review the Important Settings Everyone Should
Know(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#settings-everyone-should-know)
section and be certain that your instrument is set to use User Setups (or Chains), and set the malletKAT to use
User Setup 128.
Why is There No USB Port on my malletKAT?(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#why-is-there-no-
usb-port-on-my-malletkat)

2.4. Connecting to an External Synthesizer

To connect your malletKAT to an external keyboard or synthesizer, use a 5-pin MIDI cable (included with your
instrument) from the MIDI OUT port in the malletKAT to the MIDI IN port on the synth.
Attach any pedals (sustain, volume, etc...) before turning the malletKAT on.
Turn on your malletKAT, and you're ready to play!
Not getting a MIDI signal? While all pre-programmed User Setups should be usable with your device broadcasting
to MIDI channel 1 by default, User Setup 128 has been pre-programmed with a minimum of additional MIDI
configuration specifically for generic use. Review the Important Settings Everyone Should
Know(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#settings-everyone-should-know)
section and be certain that your instrument is set to use User Setups (or Chains), and set the malletKAT to use
User Setup 128.

2.5. Connecting to a Computer/DAW

To connect your malletKAT to your computer, workstation, or DAW, the MIDI signal will need to be converted to
USB.
Converting the malletKAT MIDI signal to USB can be done through the MIDI OUT port by either
Directly connecting a MIDI-to-USB converter cable (included)
Using an external MIDI to USB interface.
Connecting the MIDI OUT of the malletKAT to the MIDI IN of an external sound card.
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