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KAT KT3M Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 ® P E R C U S S I O N kt 3 m Digital Drum Trigger Module Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFTEY! PRECAUTIONS: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired opera- Power Supply:...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS PANEL & DISPLAY DESCRIPTION MAKING THE SETTINGS FOR PADS Front Panel .......4 About Settings of Pads .

  • Page 4: Panel & Display Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION FRONT PANEL 1. POWER Button 10. CLICK Button This button turns the power on and off. Turn the metronome on or off and enter the Click menu in NORMAL mode. 2. VOLUME Knob 11. DRUM OFF Button Adjust the volume of phone and line output. Mute the drum part of the pattern.

  • Page 5: Rear & Side Panel

    PANEL DESCRIPTION REAR & SIDE PANEL 18. PHONES Jack(1/8") This stereo jack is used to connect headphones to the unit. 19. AUX IN Jack(1/8”) This stereo input jack is for an external sound source, such as an MP3 or CD player. 20.

  • Page 6: Set-Up

    SET-UP INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION! TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK AND DAMAGE TO THE DEVICE, MAKE SURE THE POWER IS SWITCHED “OFF” ON THE DRUM AND ALL RELATED DEVICE BEFORE MAKING ANY CONNECTION. FRONT PANEL STANDARD: KICK, SNARE, TOM1-3, CRASH1, RIDE, HIHAT, HIHAT CONTROL PEDAL (Sold separately) EXTENDED: CRASH2, TOM4 Using the provided cable harness, connect with kick, snare, tom1-tom3, ride, crash, hi-hat, hi-hat control triggers.

  • Page 7: Connections

    CONNECTIONS CONNECTING AUDIO EQUIPMENT When using an amplifier, connect the Output L/MONO and R jacks on the rear panel to the input of the amplifier. NOTE: For mono playback, use the L/MONO jack. For stereo playback, connect both L/ MONO and R jacks. The line output volume is controlled by the VOLUME knob. CONNECTING A SET OF HEADPHONES An optional set of stereo headphones can be connected to the PHONES jack locat- ed on the side of the drum module.

  • Page 8: Performing

    CLOSED HI-HAT: Strike the Hi-Hat pad with the pedal pressed completely down. PEDAL CLOSE: Press the pedal completely down without strik- ing the pad. SPLASH: Press the pedal completely down and release it immediately. KAT Controller Pedal sold separately.

  • Page 9: Adjusting The Sensitivity Of A Pad

    PERFORMING ADJUSTING THE SENSITIVITY OF A PAD You may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads according to your playing style and desired dynamic range. 1. Press the [UTILITY] button The UTILITY indicator appears. 2. Strike a pad or press a pad select button to select the one whose sensi- tivity is to be adjusted.

  • Page 10: Editing And Saving A Drum Kit

    EDITING AND SAVING A DRUM KIT IN KIT MENU, YOU CAN MODIFY THE PARAMETERS AS YOU LIKE AND SAVE TO THE SELECTED USER KIT. ADJUSTING VOLUME OF A DRUM KIT 1. Press the [KIT] or [PAGE] button. Select the Kit Volume page. 2.

  • Page 11: Playing Along With Songs

    PLAYING ALONG WITH SONGS SELECTING AND PLAYING BACK A SONG 1. Press the [SONG] button. Switch to the SONG menu. 2. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Select the active song. The digital drum has many kinds of songs. Please refer to Song list.

  • Page 12: Recording Your Performance

    RECORDING YOUR PERFORMANCE IN RECORD MENU, YOU CAN RECORD PAD PERFORMANCES AND THE SONG AS ACCOMPANIMENT. RECORDING YOUR PERFORMANCE QUICKLY 1. Press the [RECORD] button. The [RECORD] LED will flash. The Metronome will be turned on automatical- The display will show: 2.

  • Page 13: Practicing With Patterns

    PRACTICING WITH PATTERNS There are three types of patterns in LEARNING mode. Beat: Snare Practice Rhythm: Drum Practice Pattern: Drum Practice with accompaniment SELLECTING A PATTERN AND PRACTICING WITH IT When you are in NORMAL mode, please press and hold the [PAGE/SELECT] but- ton for 1 second.

  • Page 14: Creating Your Own Drum Kit

    CREATING YOUR OWN DRUM KIT ABOUT THE DRUM KITS In KIT menu, you can select drum kits to play from the pads, and you can edit voices and their associated parameters, such as Pitch, Reverb Level, Volume, Pan, MIDI Note, etc. There are 70 kits in the digital drum: •...

  • Page 15: About The Drum Instruments

    CREATING YOUR OWN DRUM KIT ABOUT THE INSTRUMENTS The digital drum features over 500 different drum instruments which are categorized into 9 separate groups, such as Acoustic Kick, Electric Kick, Acoustic Snare, Electric Snare, Percussion. You can individually adjust the volume, pan, pitch, reverb settings for instruments set to the pad.

  • Page 16: Making The Settings For Pads

    MAKING THE SETTING FOR PADS ABOUT SETTING OF PADS If the digital drum is not yet in UTILITY menu, press the [UTILITY] button to enter it. The UTILITY indicator will light up. You can use the [ - ] or [ + ] buttons to adjust parameters (as shown to the right ) for each pad as well as the rim sensitivity of the pad and the splash sensitivity of the Hi-Hat control pedal.

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Pad Sensitivity

    MAKING THE SETTING FOR PADS ADJUSTING THE PAD SENSITIVITY Press the [PAGE] or [UTILITY] button, select Pad Sensitivity page. The display will show: Changes how a pad responds to your playing. At higher sensitivities, the pad will generate a louder signal, even when you play softly. At lower sensitivities, the pad will generate a quieter signal, even if you play strongly.

  • Page 18: Setting Rim Sensitivity On Pads

    MAKING THE SETTING FOR PADS Curve4, 5: Compared to Curve1, a soft playing produces a greater change. Curve6: Very little dynamic response, making it easy to maintain strong vol- ume levels. If using drum triggers, these settings help maintain stable levels SETTING RIM SENSITIVITY ON PADS You can only set rim sensitivity on Snare, Tom1, Tom2, Tom3, Tom4.

  • Page 19: Setting The Metronome

    SETTING THE METRONOME ABOUT CLICK The digital drum is equipped with a built-in metronome, which can be used by itself as a rhythm guide for practice, or in conjunction with the song playback or record functions. If the digital drum is not yet in CLICK menu, press the [CLICIK] button to enter it.

  • Page 20: Playing Back Songs

    PLAYING BACK SONGS ABOUT SONGS There are 100 preset songs in the digital drum: • 70 Looped Patterns • 10 Looped Percussion Patterns • 5 Hit Songs • 15 Tap Songs HINT: The sounds in the tap song are played back one by one Please refer to Song List.

  • Page 21: Recording A Song

    RECORDING A SONG ABOUT RECORDING In NORMAL mode, the digital drum allows you to quickly record your perfor- mance as you play the pads. There are two ways to start recording a new song: Press the [START/STOP] button - Hit any pad On Recording Standby, you can use the [ - ] or [ + ] button to adjust the parame- ters(as shown to the right).

  • Page 22: Practicing In Learning Mode

    PRACTICING IN LEARNING MODE ABOUT LEARNING MODE The LEARNING mode is a unique set of exercises specifically designed to help build speed, accuracy and stamina, as well as devel- op better drum skills. There are 42 practices in the digital drum: •...

  • Page 23: Practicing With Rhythms

    PRACTICING IN LEARNING MODE PRACTICING RHYTHMS If the digital drum is not yet in RHYTHM menu, press the [RHYTHM] button to enter it. You can adjust the parameters (as shown to the right). 1. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button to select the rhythm. 2.

  • Page 24: Recording And Scoring Your Practice

    PRACTICING IN LEARNING MODE RECORDING AND SCORING YOUR PRACTICE 1. Press the [START/STOP] button, you can enter the score State. A measure count-in will be inserted before playing Back the pattern so that you can prac- tice in good time. When playing back the pattern, your performance will be Recorded automatically.

  • Page 25: About Midi

    MAKING SETTINGS FOR MIDI ABOUT MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard that allows performance data and other information to be exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers. With a MIDI cable connecting MIDI connectors equipped device, you can play multiple instruments with a single keyboard, have multiple instruments perform in ensemble, program the settings to change kits automatically to match the performance as the song progress, and more.

  • Page 26: Connecting With An External Sound Device

    MAKING SETTINGS FOR MIDI CONNECTING WITH AN EXTERNAL SOUND DEVICE The digital drum transmission channel for the drum kit is fixed to Channel 10. It will output MIDI data generated by the triggers when hitting the pads or stepping on the Hi-Hat control pedal (Note ON/OFF, and Foot messages). Song playback data and metronome notes are not transmitted.

  • Page 27: Prompt Messages

    PROMPT MESSAGES DISPLAY MEANING ACTION Resetting the digital drum has FAILED. Please call your dealer for evaluation. There is NO DATA in the Please record your performance, digital drum’s memory. and then play it. The internal memory is full. If you want to record another You can NOT record any data.

  • Page 28: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Maximum Polyphony Connectors 9 Trigger Input Jack, Phone Jack (1/8”, stereo) Aux In Jack (1/8”, stereo), 2 External Trigger Drum kits Input Jack (1/4”, Tom4, Crash2), Output Drum Kits: 70 (45 preset kits+ 25 user kits) (1/4”, L/Mono, R), USB 2.0 , MIDI IN, MIDI OUT General MIDI Kits: 11 GM Kits Control Buttons Instruments...

  • Page 29: Kit/Voice/Song/Pattern/Parameter List

    DRUM KIT LIST NUMBER PRESET KIT NUMBER DEFAULT KIT LIST Studio 1 Studio 1 Tight Funk Tight Funk Zep Kit Zep Kit Studio 2 Studio 2 Pedal Dance Pedal Dance Tight Ska Tight Ska New Country New Country Hip Hop 2 Hip Hop 2 Big Ballad Big Ballad...
  • Page 30 DRUM INSTRUMENT LIST NAME NAME NAME NAME Studio Ftom Rim KICK Electronic Kick 3 Cameo Snare Zep RTom_ Funky Kick Electronic Kick 4 Cameo Snare Rim Zep Rtom Rim Studio Kick Electronic Kick 5 Brush Snare 1 Zep Ftom Zep Kick Electronic Kick 6 Brush Snare 1 Zep Ftom Rim...
  • Page 31 DRUM INSTRUMENT LIST NAME NAME NAME NAME TOM (Continued) Rock Crash 3 RIDE Brush 1Tom4 200 Rock Tom 5 Rock Crash 4 Brush 1Tom5 307 Ride Bell 01 Rock Splash 201 Rock Tom 6 308 Ride Bow 01 Brush 1Tom6 Splash 202 Standard Tom 1 Brush 2 Tom Rim 1...
  • Page 32 DRUM INSTRUMENT LIST NAME NAME NAME CRASH (Continued) PERCUSSION PERCUSSION (Continued) 414 Brush Half Open 463 Metronome Bell 514 DJ 4 415 Mini Half Open 464 Metronome Cl ick 515 DJ5 416 Junkyard Half Open Rim 465 Scratch 516 DJ 6 41 7 Hi-hat Close 466 Scratch Push 517 DJ7...
  • Page 33 GM DRUM KIT LIST NOTE NO. STANDARD 1 (BANK 0 ) STANDARD 2 (BANK 4 ) ROOM (BANK 09 ) ROCK (BANK 16 ) 27-D#1 High Q <- <- <- 28- E1 Slap <- <- <- 29-F1 Scratch Push <- <- <- 30-F#1...
  • Page 34 GM DRUM KIT LIST NOTE NO. FUNK (BANK 17 ) ELECTRONIC (BANK 24 ) 808 (BANK 25 ) HOUSE (BANK 28 ) <- <- <- <- 27-D#1 <- <- 28-E1 <- <- <- 29-F1 <- <- <- <- 30-F#1 <- <- <- 31-G1...
  • Page 35 GM DRUM KIT LIST NOTE NO. JAZZ (BANK 32 ) BRUSH (BANK 40 ) ORCHESTRA (BANK 48) <- <- Concert Hi-hat Close 27-D#1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Pedal 28-E1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Open 29-F1 <- <- Concert Ride 30-F#1 <- <- <-...
  • Page 36 GM BACKING INSTRUMENT LIST PIANO Cello Lead6 (voice) Acoustic Grand Piano Contrabass Lead7 (fifths) Bright Acoustic Piano Tremolo Strings Lead8 (bass & Lead) Electric Grand Piano Pizzicato Strings Honky-Tonk Piano Orchestral Harp E.Piano 1 Timpani Pad1 (newage) E.Piano 2 Pad2 (warm) STRINGS ENSEMBLE Harpsichord Pad3 (Polysynth)
  • Page 37 SONG LIST NAME TYPE NAME TYPE Pere Loop 1 Loop 6/8 Ballad Loop Basic Rock Loop Pop Ballad Loop Ska Groove Loop Pop Bossa Loop Smooth Rock Loop 16 Beat Pop Loop Triplet Rock Loop Pop Shuffle Loop Reggae Shuffle Loop Samba 1 Loop...
  • Page 38 PATTERN LIST BEAT NAME KIT BANK BEAT TEMPO MEASURE Beat 1 Beat 2 Beat 3 Beat 4 Beat 5 Beat 6 Beat 7 Beat 8 Beat 9 Beat 10 Beat 11 Beat 12 Beat 13 Beat 14 Beat 15 Beat 16 Beat 17 Beat 18 Beat 19...
  • Page 39 PARAMETER LIST NORMAL MODE VOICE Parameter Abbreviation Value Parameter Abbreviation Value Kit Number 1 --- 70 Voice Number NUM/H-C 1 --- 527 / 1 --- 23 Kit Volume 0 --- 32 Voice Volume 0 --- 32 Reverb ON/OFF Voice Pan - 8 --- + 8 EQ High -12 --- +12...

  • Page 40: Midi Implementation Chart

    : Commands Start And Stop Only : Local On/Off : All Notes Off Messages : Active Sensing : Reset ©2013 KAT® Percussion. KAT® Percussion is a Registarted Trademark of: KT3Manual2013 Alternate Mode, Inc., and used herein under license. All Rights Reserved.

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