Basic Performance Features; Advanced Performance Features - Alternate Mode malletKAT User Manual

malletKAT User Manual (ver.07-17-18)
Know(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#settings-everyone-should-know)
section.
Learn how the malletKAT's various Playing
Modes(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#playing-modes)
can expand your creativity and expression.
For everything else, there is the Programming Guide(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#full-
malletkat-programming-guide)
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1.1. Basic Performance Features

Individual Pad Training
Everyone plays differently. The MalletKAT has a feature that "learns" your playing style. When you train it, the
MalletKAT converts your softest and hardest hits from 256 possible levels into the 128 velocity dynamics that's
offered in MIDI. This gives the instrument the widest dynamic range possible.
Dynamic Articulations
Every Kit stores a set of minimum and maximum velocity ranges along with velocity curves to get the instrument
dynamics tailored to personal taste. Dynamics can be used to change a sound at a particular velocity point.
Besides setting any "gate" length of a sound, dynamics can also control how long a sound speaks. These "gate
time settings" can also be controlled by a foot or breath controller. The MalletKAT can detect "rolls" and instructs
the software to let the notes ring so they don't have the machine gun effect heard on other devices. This is
extremely useful when playing timpani or cymbal swells.
Acoustic Emulations
The MalletKAT can recognize "dampen" strokes, a common vibraphone technique and now "dead" strokes, a
common marimba style of articulation. Like Individual Pad Training, dampening and dead stroke articulations can
be tailored to respond to your personal style of playing.
Mono Modes
Special Mono Modes have been developed to allow you to play solo instruments such as flutes or lead lines
without the "bleeding" of sounds heard when using a sustain pedal on a synth. Instead, the sustain pedal in this
mode creates a legato single line passage. It is now possible to create staccato / legato articulations effortlessly.
Auto Gate functions also help control the "bleeding" of sounds when playing fast passages. The length of a
sound can vary depending on how fast you are playing.

1.2. Advanced Performance Features

Multiple Performance Layers – Controller One and Controller Two
Each of the 128 User Setups on the malletKAT actually contains TWO separate MIDI controllers, allowing the
performer to two separate sounds simultaneously in a number of highly creative ways! Each one of these
controllers can have its own sound, or access the same sound. These two sounds can be played separately using
a second sustain pedal (Hang Mode), combined (Layer Mode) or split across the keyboard (Split Mode). Each of
these controllers can also have their own dedicated sustain footswitch.
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