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Alternate Mode TRAPKAT XL 6.0 Manual

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  • Page 1 Rev. 1019 www.alternatemode.com...
  • Page 2 INTRODUCTION PAD LAYOUTS INTRODUCTION QUICK START CONNECTIONS THE MANUAL THE TRAPKAT EDITOR 20 QUESTIONS MOST OFTEN ASKED What are the Pad Numbers Get My Hi Hat to Work Get My Bass Drum Pedal to Work Get the trapKAT to Respond to My Playing Style Reset The trapKAT Go Between Factory and User Kits Quick Click...

  • Page 3: Hi Hat Control

    Minimum Velocity Maximum Velocity Velocity Curves FOOT CONTROL CURVES SPECIAL CURVES Multi Modes Multi Notes Xfade 3 Note Layer Note Shift 4 Note Layer ALTERNATE MODES CONTINUOUS DATA Cntrl+3 Notes HI HAT CONTROL General MIDI Hi Hat Continuous Control HatNote Foot Control Channel Selecting Pads to the Hi Hat Pads Defining Settings for Open Closed and Chick...

  • Page 4: Hidden Functions

    Roll Mode Infinite Mode Latch Mode HIDDEN FUNCTIONS Hi Hat Training Results Idle Levels GLOBAL EDIT FUNCTIONS GLOBAL EDIT FUNCTION LISTINGS USER /FACTORY KITS MEMORY PROTECT MIDI MERGE SPLASH ADJUST PROGRAM CHANGE RECEIVE CYMBAL CHOKING MEMORY DATA DUMPS PAD TRAINING PAD THRESHOLD PAD LOW AND HIGH DYNAMICS REINITIALIZE...

  • Page 5: Hear Sound

    SAVE USER KIT NO FUNCTION PAD LINKING NOTE EDIT FUNCTIONS NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH HEAR SOUND SPECIAL NOTE NUMBER Sequence Start, Stop and Continue Alternate Reset Alternate Freeze Kit Advance, Kit Backwards Pitch Wheel Program Advance, Program Backup NOTE SLOTS KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH APPENDIX GLOSSARY OF TERMS MIDI FOR PERCUSSION...
  • Page 8 INTRODUCTION Welcome to Alternate Mode's trapKAT XL! Since the original trapKAT, much has changed. We now use a lightweight aluminum frame which is about 2/3rds lighter than the original trapKAT. We have replaced the original heavy gum rubber pads with our new nuBOUNCE playing surface. This new playing surface just feels great to play on. There are 24 pads on the trapKAT, 10 large pads and 14 rim shot style pads that can be played with the shaft of your drumstick.

  • Page 9: Quick Start

    Connect your sound source to the trapKAT by connecting a standard MIDI cable (hardware based) or USB to MIDI cable (software based) to the trapKAT's MIDI OUT connector. If you have purchased a sound module and trapKAT together from Alternate Mode, The trapKAT will be preprogrammed for that sound module.

  • Page 10: Power Switch

    CONNECTIONS POWER SWITCH This is your standard on/off switch. Please note that if you turn off the trapKAT, wait several seconds before turning it back on. The instrument needs to reset itself. If you happened to restart it too fast, the sounds might not fire up.

  • Page 11: Midi Out Jacks

    these names. The trapKAT doesn't know what is plugged into its' MIDI OUT port. So it is best to get into the habit of looking at the note number and not the sound name. KIT EDIT FOOTSWITCH This footswitch turns the pads into a function for editing the KIT that you are playing. When you stepped on the NOTE EDIT footswitch and tapped on a pad, you saw and heard a note number.
  • Page 12 THE MANUAL Controlling the trapKAT effectively really requires that you understand the functions that lie underneath the KIT EDIT and GLOBAL EDIT Screens. Understanding the basics of MIDI really is also necessary so that the concepts discussed do make sense. You will then be able to program your own kits that reflect your needs and requirements in playing the trapKAT.

  • Page 13: Questions Most Often Asked

    20+ QUESTIONS MOST OFTEN ASKED HOW DO I..OR..WHY CAN'T I OR..WHY DO I..OR …...WHAT IS??? WHAT ARE THE PAD NUMBERS There are 10 big pads and 14 rim pads. The first 4 big pads left to right are 1 to 4. The next circle of pads from the left are pads 5-10.

  • Page 14: Get The Trapkat To Respond To My Playing Style

    There are three GAIN settings in the Global Setting called MIN, MID and MAX. To set the Gain Setting, step on the GLOBAL EDIT Footswtich. While held down, tap on pad # 18. Each time you tap on that pad, you will see the choices toggle between Min/ Mid/ and Max. Next you should TRAIN the pedal.

  • Page 15: Go Between Factory And User Kits

    GO BETWEEN FACTORY AND USER KITS The FACTORY Kits on the trapKAT XL 6.0 are meant to be used with the KAT KT-M1 Drum Module. Please note that you can make changes to Factory and User Kits, but you can only save USER Kit information.
  • Page 16 then continue tapping to hear all of the sounds that are available in that kit. There are 127 note numbers that are possible in any Kit. When talking about melodic sounds, note number 00 is the lowest sound, and 127 is the highest note possible. If the sound is a marimba for example, each note number just plays a different note on the marimba.

  • Page 17: The Trapkat Is Playing Itself

    looking at the screen when the NOTE EDIT Footswitch is held down. For example, you might see something like #38-01. The number 38 is the MIDI note number. The 01 represents slot 1 of 16. Hearing these other sound slots depends on if you have a special function turned on such as Alternate Mode or Velocity Shift.

  • Page 18: Get Rid Of The Beeper Sound

    If you decide to use a computer for sound generation, consider getting the fastest computer you can afford with plenty of RAM. Today computers are sold with SSDs (solid state drives). These are much faster than traditional drives and they are truly road worthy. The real culprit for latency is the sound card in the computer.

  • Page 19: Kit Edit Functions

    KIT EDIT FUNCTIONS The following section will go over all of the KIT EDIT Functions that are in the trapKAT. It is in these screens that all of the programming of the kits happen. Accessing these functions are always the same. Step on the KIT EDIT Footswitch, and while held down, tap on one of the pads.

  • Page 20: Midi Channel

    MIDI CHANNEL PAD #1, 11 To change the MIDI Channel on the entire User Kit, tap on pad #1. The Kit's current MIDI channel is displayed. To change the MIDI channel, tap on the pad again or “"quick click"” to reverse direction when tapping on the pad.

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