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- Page 1 PRO Manual V. 7KS Rev. 0612 www.alternatemode.com...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Chapter One: Pressure Modes 7 Normal Mode 7 malletKAT Pro Overview 1-3 Dampen Mode 7 MIDI Controllers 1 Reassignments 1 Aftertouch 7 Dead Stroke 13 Controller Inputs 1 Setups 2 Controller One Two Functions 8 - 9 Poly Mode 9... - Page 4 Split Mode 22 Default Settings 16 Double Mode 23 Setup Copy 17 Velocity Shift Mode 23 Cancel 17 Alternate Mode 23 Tap Tempo 18 Monophonic Mode 23 Function Pad 1&2 (backwards/forwards) 18 Mono Note Overlap 24 Setup Numbers 18 Real Time Control 24...
- Page 5 Bank Select 40 Chapter Four: Beeper 40 Breath Controller Train 41 Kit Auxillary Functions/Screens 31-38 Aftertouch Type 31 Chain Mode 41 Chord Mode Window 41 Autogate 31 Bank MSB LSB Change 31 Dampen Control Assignments 41 Data Dump Receive 43 Breath Control 32 Debounce Count 43 Edit Controller Interface 32...
- Page 6 Group Octave Pad Training 56 Individual Pad Training 57 Thresholds 58-59 Training 59 Tune Instrument 59 Virtual Control Wheel 59-61 Chapter Six: Good Things To Know 61-65 Differences Between malletKAT Pro and Express 61 Reinitialize the malletKAT 62 Expanders 62 Index: 62 63...
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Page 7: Chapter One
Chapter One malletKAT Pro Overview The malletKAT Pro is a powerful MIDI controller that is designed to capture your playing gestures and performance. It transforms your performance into musical notes (MIDI data), capturing the details of dynamics, pressure, speed, dampening, etc., creating an incredible musical representation of your playing. -
Page 8: Setups
You will notice that there are no buttons on the malletKAT for editing. We have created an interface that allows for total programming without having to put down your mallets. Notice the words underneath the “white” keys. When stepping on the Edit , these pads turn into editing functions. This allows for instantaneous adjustments in playing such as octave range, gate time, velocity range, program change, volume change, etc. -
Page 9: Pad Training
Here are just a few of these powerful features. Individual Pad Training. Everyone plays differently. To help the performer get the full dynamic range of their playing, the malletKAT learns the players style. It converts the users softest & hardest hits into 128 discreet velocity dynamics tailored to the performers needs. Dynamic Articulations. -
Page 10: Chapter Two
Chapter Two PLAY MODE SCREENS We know that many of you do not want to read the entire manual. That’s OK. If you purchased a Kurzweil PC2R or a Yamaha Motif ES from us, you probably won’t need to do much programming anyway because we did that work for you. -
Page 11: Layer Modes
Mel3= Melody Chord Mode 3 VEL S = Velocity Shift Mode Alt = Alternate Mode Layer Modes tell the malletKAT how to control its sound layers. These layers are called CONTROLLER ONE AND CONTROLLER TWO. These Layers can be total independent, split on the keyboard, layered, velocity shifted or alternated as described below. -
Page 12: Double Mode
You can access the VELS mode by stepping on the EDIT , and while held down, tap the E natural pad (layer) TWICE, second octave down from the top. Alt. The Alt stands for Alternate Mode. In this mode, every time you hit the keyboard, the sound switches between CONTROLLER ONE and CONTROLLER TWO. -
Page 13: Pressure Modes
natural pad (layer) THREE TIMES second octave down from the top. PRESSURE MODES The malletKAT can detect continuous pressure on a pad. This gesture of applying pad pressure can be interpreted by the malletKAT to perform specific functions such as mallet dampening, dead stroking or aftertouch. -
Page 14: Controller One Two Functions
If you are using a malletKAT EXPRESS, you will need to hold down the EDIT and the SUSTAIN ONE at the same time to tell the malletKAT that you are accessing third octave functions. Release the SUSTAIN once you enter the mode. If you have an EXPRESS with three octaves, you do not need to do this. -
Page 15: Poly Mode
Every Setup has two Controller Layers, and each Layer can have its own assigned Function. Remember also that they can be layered in DOUBLE Mode or accessed independently in HANG Mode. These are the Controller Functions: Poly Mono RT+V CTLA CTLB CTLC Poly. -
Page 16: Pitch Wheel Mode Ptw
Adding Velocity to this mode means that your playing dynamics, or vertical approach changes values to a controller. Playing soft or loud is interpreted as small or large controller values. Details on this mode are in the “Editing the Screens” Chapter. You can access RTC + V by stepping on the EDIT , and while held down, tap the F natural (mono) pad THREE times. -
Page 17: Instrument Names
INSTRUMENT NAMES / KIT NAMES / NONE On the third line of the display, you can choose one of three options for what will be displayed on that line. This option is decided in the GLOBAL SETTINGS (screen #64, Program String Names). -
Page 18: Volume Change
Please read in the AUX Screens Chapter more information about Bank Change Commands. Following the Bank Number Display is the letter P followed by a number. This is the PROGRAM CHANGE number. There are 127 Program Change numbers available, each number representing a sound on your synth. -
Page 19: Dead Stroke
The malletKAT PRO has no buttons or knobs for changing settings. All changes in the malletKAT PRO’s settings are done with the Playing Pads. That is why the Pads have names like Setup, Octave, and Channel, etc. below them. You can make all of your changes without having to put your mallets down! The malletKAT PRO has two main operating modes: PLAY MODE and EDIT MODE. -
Page 20: Editing Pad Layout
See “Edit Mode on the malletKAT EXPRESS” in the “Good Things to Know” chapter. On some “white” keys, repeated hits call up different functions. On the malletKAT PRO, you can also use the “black keys” as a numeric input instead of the INC/DEC pads. The EXPRESS has limited access to this feature.
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