Introduction - Alternate Mode malletKAT User Manual

malletKAT User Manual (ver.07-17-18)

1. Introduction

Version: malletKAT 8.1
(see "What's New" in Section 1.3(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#whats-new)
)(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#whats-new)
Online Manual Revised: 1/31/2019
Congratulations! You have purchased the world's most powerful MIDI
mallet percussion controller.
The MalletKAT is a powerful MIDI controller that is designed to capture your playing
gestures and performance. It transforms your performance into musical notes (MIDI
data), and captures the details of dynamics, pressure, speed, dampening, pitch bend,
vibrato, etc. — creating an incredible musical representation of your playing. It is this
attention to nuance and detail that makes this instrument so enjoyable to play. It is by
far the most powerful percussion controller ever created.
This latest edition of our manual was based on feedback from numerous beginners and professionals with widely
varying degrees of experience with electronic percussion.
First impressions are the most powerful, and we want you to start on the right foot. So let's start here:
You do NOT need an advanced technical degree to use your malletKAT!
Start Playing Right Now:
Those that wish to get their feet wet sooner than later will find that you can start performing music with your
malletKAT straight out of the box in minutes by visiting the Quick Start
Guide(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#quick-start-guide)
section.
Discover What the malletKAT Can Do:
The remainder of the introduction will talk about the unique and exclusive capabilities of your new malletKAT,
including what's new in the latest edition of the instrument firmware.
...and Discover How the malletKAT Can Do It:
The malletKAT
Essentials(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#essential-information-to-understand-your-malletkat)
section gives an broad overview of the capabilities of the malletKAT, as well as an overview of important
essential concepts of how the malletKAT works.
The most popularly demanded features of the malletKAT appear in the Important Settings Everyone Should
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