malletKAT User Manual (ver.07-17-18)
Due to a lack of space on the screen, the performance mode screen (when you release the Edit footswitch)
will NOT indicate that the User kit is using Warp Mode. You may want to rename your User Kits slightly to indicate
those that have Warp Mode assigned to them!
Other Warp Mode Notes:
If in the User Kit is using Double Mode, only Controller One Warp will operate. Reassignments also do not
respond to Warp Mode.
It is also possible to control the repeats of the echo with a Foot Controller. Assign Foot Controller 1 or Foot
Controller 2 to WARP VOLUME. For more information on using foot controller pedals, refer to the section, Using
the Foot Controller Inputs(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#using-the-foot-controller-inputs)
8. Additional Useful Info
This section contains insightful information in providing context for working with your
malletKAT
8.1. Understanding External Synthesizer Program Changes
This section is a very basic overview for understanding how synthesizers can process and output different
sounds (patches) either individually or simultaneously. This is helpful information if you are using your malletKAT
to access different patches on an external synthesizer module (e.g.: the GIGKAT, or Yamaha Motif XS) OR if your
malletKAT contains an internal sound card.
The KS sound card inside your malletKAT is a full, professional level synthesizer!
The MIDI Standard has changed very little since it was established in 1983. Because of this, all MIDI-compliant
devices – no matter their age – can still communicate with one another.
Synthesizer Sounds (Patches)
For purposes of this section, the only thing that we really need to know is that this standard only
recognizes numbers from 0 – 127. This means that original synthesizers built in the 1980’s were limited to 128
sounds. To change sounds on a synth via another MIDI controlling device, the controlling device would send a
PROGRAM CHANGE command to the synth, followed by a number from zero to 127.
The 128 Factory Setups in your malletKAT conform to the original General MIDI Instrument Specifications.
We have kept the Factory Setups in the malletKAT in case you want to connect your malletKAT to a synth that still
uses General MIDI (GM).
As synthesizers and computers became more sophisticated, manufacturers wanted to include more than 128
patches in their instruments. The solution was to place multiple groups of 128 Programs into separate BANKS.
The MIDI Standard was slightly modified to accept a BANK CHANGE along with a PROGRAM CHANGE. A Bank
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