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malletKAT Quick Start Guide
KEYBOARD MODES
On line two immediately after the Controller number is displayed, a choice of what
Keyboard mode is also displayed. The Keyboard Modes are:
Poly, Mono, RTC, PTW, CTLA
Poly. This means that you can play more than one note at the same time. This is the normal
mode for instruments like piano,
Mono. This means that you can only play one note at a time. This is the normal mode for
instruments like flute that can not play chords, but sound just one note at a time.
PTW. This is a special mode. When you are playing on controller one, you can pitch bend
notes by stepping on Foot switch 2 and hitting a “white” key. Hitting a white key with
FTSW2 held down, on the upper end of the keyboard makes the pitch go up. Hitting the
white key on the lower end of the keyboard makes the pitch go down. You must also be
sustaining (having foot switch one held down) in order to hear the pitch bend effect.
You will learn more about Keyboard Modes in the malletKAT manual.
GENERAL MIDI NAME
The name of the KIT displayed on line three is a GENERAL MIDI Name. These names will
only line up with the names that are on your sound source if your module or keyboard has
the GM logo on it. If you do not have a GM synth, the malletKAT has no way of knowing
what sound source it is connected to. You will need to go to the User Kits to make your
own KIT names. The malletKAT factory kits are General MIDI, so the names you see in the
Factory Kits correspond to the sounds that you will hear. Note: The Fctory Kits will not work
for the KS - you should be using User Kits.
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 pressure sustaining.
On the first line of the display on the far right of the screen, there are several choices of
Pressure Modes. They are:
NORMAL. This is the standard normal pressure mode.
DAMPEN. After you strike a note with the sustain pedal down, in this mode you can dampen
the note by applying pressure to the pad.
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