malletKAT User Manual (ver.07-17-18)
2 are played and will sustain infinitely (the original meaning of “HANG”) until the Sustain 2 pedal is held down
again.
LATCH Mode
Loop Latch/ Group Performance Mode.
Latching is a Special Controller Mode that allows the malletKAT to function as a Loop Controller to use with
external hardware or software programs.
When the Controller Gate Time is set to LATCH, the keys of the malletKAT do NOT play normally. The black keys
turn on notes, while the white keys a half-step below
turn OFF those black notes. In other words, F# plays the
note with no gate time, and the F natural pad below it will turn to off.
GROUP LATCH.
When the Controller is in LATCH Mode, the high C pad also has the special function of acting as a GROUP
LATCH Controller.
Hitting the high C pad will shut off ALL loops (black keys) simultaneously. Hit the Hi C again, and the loops toggle
the same black keys back on.
If a sharp key is struck again, the Hi C resets and remembers only the sharp keys struck after hitting the Hi C.
Sustaining a Note by Holding/Pushing Down on a Pad
Unless you are using Dampen/DeadStroke mode, you can manually control individual sound sustain by continuing
to hold down on a pad. This is similar in holding a key down on a piano.
If you are going to do this, you may need to raise the minimum velocity of the pads up because dynamics on the
pads are measured in the first 2 milliseconds of your contact with the pad. On a Staccto hit, this is fine. However,
if you are trying to press down on a pad in a “sustaining way”, your “push” has not amounted to much in the first
2mS.
Additional Gate Functions
Kit Auxiliary Shortcut #60
malletKAT Express
Auxiliary Editing Screens require pressing the Edit Footswitch and Sustain 1 pedal at the same time (See Section
4.1.1(https://alternatemode.com/online-docs/malletkat/#malletkat-express-accessing-editing-functions)
)
AUTO GATE MODE
This is found in the Kit Auxiliary Screens (Shortcut #60). When AUTOGATE is enabled, the gate time is affected
by how fast you play by the amount programmed on this screen. The Overlap setting on the display is the amount
of time the shortened note will play before being turned off, measured from when the last note was hit.
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