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KAT kt2 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 BEAT BEAT TEMPO TEMPO...
  • Page 2 INFORMATION FOR YOUR SAFETY! PRECAUTIONS This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Panel & Display Description Settings for Other Functions..........15 Saving to a User Drum Kit..........15 Front Panel................4 Rear & Side Panel..............5 Making the Settings for Pads Display................5 About Settings of Pads............16 Quick Start Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity..........17 Setting the Pad Threshold..........17 Setup Eliminating Crosstalk between Pads........17 Connecting Pads and Pedals..........6...

  • Page 4: Panel & Display Description

    Panel Description Front Panel BEAT BEAT TEMPO TEMPO 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.

  • Page 5: Rear & Side Panel

    Panel Description Rear Panel & 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: Setup

    Setup 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. Connecting Pads and Pedals Standard: KICK, SNARE, TOM1-3, CRASH1, RIDE, HIHAT, HIHAT CONTROL PEDAL 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.

  • Page 8: Performing

    Performing After powering up, the digital drum will be in KIT menu (KIT indicator ON ). The display should look like this: TEMPO BEAT Use the [ - ] and [ + ] buttons to select the active kit. There are 45 kits in the digital drum: 30 preset kits (Kits 01-30) 15 user kits (Kits 31-45), the parameter display area will display as "U31~U45", with an additional letter "U".

  • Page 9: Adjusting The Sensitivity Of A Pad

    Performing BEAT TEMPO You may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads according to your playing style and desired dynamic range. UTILITY Press the [UTILITY] button The UTILITY indicator appears. Strike a pad or press a pad select button to select the one whose sensitivity 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. Press the [KIT] or [PAGE] button. BEAT TEMPO Select the Kit Volume page. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Adjust the kit volume.

  • Page 11: Setting The Pads To Play Songs

    Playing Along with Songs Press the [SONG] button. BEAT TEMPO SONG Switch to the SONG menu. SONG Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Select the active song. The digital drum has many kinds of songs. Please refer to Song list. Press the [START/STOP] button.

  • Page 12: Recording Your Performance

    Recording Your Performance In RECORD menu, you can record pad performances and the song as accompaniment. BEAT TEMPO Press the [RECORD] button. RECORD The [RECORD] LED will flash. The Metronome will be turned on automatically. The display will show: BEAT MEAS START/ Press the [START/STOP] button or strike the pad.

  • Page 13: Practicing With Patterns

    Practicing with Patterns There are three types of patterns in LEARNING mode. Snare Practice Beat: Drum Practice Rhythm: Drum Practice with accompaniment Pattern: When you are in NORMAL mode, please press and hold the BEAT TEMPO [PAGE/SELECT] button for 1 second. The LED of LEARNING mode will turn on.

  • 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, Pad Settings and you can edit voices and their associated parameters, such Kick Head1 as Pitch, Reverb Level, Volume, Pan, MIDI Note, etc. Snare Head2 Rim2 There are 45 kits in the digital drum:...

  • Page 15: About The Drum Instruments

    Creating Your Own Drum Kit About the Drum Instruments The digital drum features 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 Settings for Pads About Settings of Pads If the digital drum is not yet in UTILITY menu, press the Pad Settings [UTILITY] button to enter it. Sensitivity(1-16) Threshold(0-16) The UTILITY indicator will light up. You can use the [ - ] or [ + ] Crosstalk(1-16) buttons to adjust parameters (as shown to the right ) for each Curve(1-6)

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Pad Sensitivity

    Making the Settings for Pads Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity Press the [PAGE] or [UTILITY] button, select Pad Sensitivity page. The display will show: UTILITY BEAT TEMPO Changes how a pad responds to your playing. At higher sensitivities, the pad will generate a louder signal, even when UTILITY you play softly.

  • Page 18: Setting Rim Sensitivity On Pads

    Making the Settings for Pads Curve 1 Curve 2 Curve 3 Compared to Curve1, a soft playing produces a Curve4, 5: Loudness Loudness Loudness greater change. Curve6: Very little dynamic response, making it easy to maintain strong volume levels. If using drum Striking Force Striking Force Striking Force...

  • Page 19: Setting The Metronome

    Setting the Metronome About Click The digital drum is equipped with a built-in metronome, which Click Settings can be used by itself as a rhythm guide for practice, or in Time 0-9/2, 0-9/4, signature 0-9/8, 0-9/16 conjunction with the song playback or record functions. If the Interval 1-2, 3-8, 1-4, 1-8, 1-12, 1-16 digital drum is not yet in CLICK menu, press the [CLICIK]...

  • Page 20: Playing Back Songs

    Playing Back Songs About Songs Song Settings There are 80 preset songs in the digital drum: Number(1-80) 50 Looped Patterns Accomp(0-32) 10 Looped Percussion Patterns Drum(0-32) 5 Hit Songs 15 Tap Songs HINT The sounds in the tap song are played back Please refer to Song List.

  • Page 21: Recording A Song

    Recording a Song About Recording Record Settings In NORMAL mode, the digital drum allows you to quickly record Song Number ---/1-60 your performance as you play the pads. There are two ways to 1-45 start recording a new song: Tempo 30-280 Press the [START/STOP] button Signature...

  • 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 develop better drum skills. There are 42 practices in the digital drum: 20 Beats (Only Snare) 12 Rhythms (Only Drum, from Level1-Level6) 10 Patterns (from Level1-Level5)

  • Page 23: Practicing With Rhythms

    Practicing in Learning Mode Practicing with Rhythms If the digital drum is not yet in RHYTHM menu, press the Rhythm [RHYTHM] button to enter it. You can adjust the parameters Number 1-12 (as shown to the right). Level Drum Volume 0-32 Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button to select the rhythm.

  • Page 24: Recording And Scoring Your Practice

    Practicing in Learning Mode Recording and Scoring Your Practice Press the [START/STOP] button, you can enter the score MEAS BEAT state. A measure count-in will be inserted before playing START/ back the pattern so that you can practice in good time. STOP LEARN When playing back the pattern, your performance will be...

  • Page 25: Making The Setting For Midi

    Making the 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 the 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. TEMPO BEAT There isn’t data in the digital drum’s Please record your performance, memory. and then play it. BEAT The internal memory is full. You If you want to record another song, TEMPO cannot 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), Drum kits 2 External Trigger Input Jack(1/4”, Tom4, Crash2), Drum Kits: 45 30 preset kits + 15 user kits) Output(1/4”, L/Mono, R), USB, MIDI IN, MIDI OUT General MIDI Kits: 11 GM Kits Control Buttons Instruments...

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

    Drum Kit List PRESET KIT DEFAULT USER KIT Standard 1 Standard 1 Pop Country Pop Country Standard 2 Standard 2 Funk 1 Funk 1 Funk 2 Funk 2 Fusion 1 Fusion 1 Power Rock Power Rock Jazz Brush Jazz Brush Rock Rock Pop Rock...
  • Page 30 Drum Instrument List NAME Acoustic Tom 4 Electronic Kick 5 Fusion Snare Stick KICK Ringo Snare Acoustic Tom Rim 4 Electronic Kick 6 Standard Kick 1 Electronic Kick 7 Ringo Snare Rim Acoustic Tom 5 Acoustic Tom Rim 5 Standard Kick 2 Electronic Kick 8 Snare Stick Power Snare...

  • Page 31: Drum Instrument List

    Drum Instrument List 606 Crash Teckno Ride 2 Fusion Tom 4 Step Tom 1 Electronic Crash Step Tom 2 Jazz Ride Bell Fusion Tom 5 606 Hi-hat Open Fusion Tom 6 Step Tom 3 Brush Ride Industrial Short Brush Ride Rim 1969 Tom 1 "Tom Rim"...
  • Page 32 Drum Instrument List HIHAT Standard Hi-hat Pedal 2 Conga Slap Classic Hi-hat Pedal Cowbell Standard A Pop Hi-hat Pedal Timbale High Standard B Pop A Rock Hi-hat Pedal 1 Timbale Low Rock Hi-hat Pedal 2 Timpani High Pop B Jazz Hi-hat Pedal 1 Timpani Low Rock A Rock B...
  • Page 33 GM Drum Kit List Note No. Standard 1 (bank 0 ) Standard 2 (bank 4 ) Room (bank 09 ) Rock (bank 16 ) <- High Q <- <- 27 D#1 <- <- <- 28 E1 Slap <- <- <- 29 F1 Scratch Push <-...
  • 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 <- <- <-...
  • Page 35 GM Drum Kit List Note No. Jazz (bank 32 ) Brush (bank 40 ) Orchestra (bank 48 ) 27 D#1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Close 28 E1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Pedal 29 F1 <- <- Concert Hi-hat Open 30 F#1 <- <- Concert Ride...
  • Page 36 GM Backing Instrument List PIANO Celloi Lead6 (voice) Contrabass Lead7 (fifths) Acoustic Grand Piano Tremolo Strings Lead8 (bass & Lead) Bright Acoustic Piano Pizzicato Strings Electric Grand Piano Orchestral Harp Honky-Tonk Piano Timpan Pad1 (newage) E.Piano 1 Pad2 (warm) E.Piano 2 STRINGS ENSEMBLE Pad3 (Polysynth) Harpsichord...
  • Page 37 Song List Name Name Type Type Drum Intro Loop Mambo Loop Drum Main A Loop Latin Rock 1 Loop Drum Main B Loop Latin Pop 2 Loop R&B Loop Guitar Bossa Loop Modern Dance Loop Country Blues Loop Cool Jazz Loop Rock 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—45 Voice Number NUM/H-C 1—510/ 1—19 Kit Volume 0—32 Voice Volume 0—32 Reverb ON / OFF Voice Pan -8 -- +8 EQ High -12 -- +12 Voice Pitch -8 -- +8 EQ Middle -12 -- +12...

  • Page 40: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart Function Remarks Transmitted Recognized Default 10 ch 1 16 Basic Changed × × Channel Default × × Messages × × Mode Altered *********** *********** 0—127 0 127 Note : True Voice *********** 0 127 Number Note On Velocity 99H,V=1-127 Note Off...

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