CONNECTIONS
POWER SWITCH
This is your standard on/off switch. Please note that if you turn off the trapKAT, wait several seconds
before turning it back on. The instrument needs to reset itself. If you happened to restart it too fast,
the sounds might not fire up. No worries, just shut it off and wait a few seconds then all will be fine.
Also notice that there is a warm up cycle. This is for the benefit of the sound card. It needs to
reinitialize itself, and takes about 8 seconds before the trapKAT turns itself completely on.
AC ADAPTER INPUT
The trapKAT comes supplied with a removable, locking AC adapter that connects to the trapKAT and
your 110v outlet. If you are in Europe, we will supply you with a different plug. The adapter is the
same however, and will automatically switch to your 220/240v operation.
BASS DRUM INPUT
This is where you plug your bass drum trigger into. The input uses a ¼” mono cable. The trapKAT XL
is optimized to play with the eKIC. If you have others, the trapKAT will need to be TRAINED in
order to optimize your bass drum trigger. There are also GAIN controls that make the trapKAT
compatible with most bass drum triggers on the market.
FOOTSWITCH INPUTS
There are 4 Footswitch Inputs built into the trapKAT XL. The trapKAT prefers MOMENTARY
OPEN style footswitches. The footswitches supplied with the trapKAT are of this variety.
If you own MOMENTARY CLOSED style footswitches, they will still work, BUT you must plug
them in BEFORE you turn on the trapKAT. The trapKAT reads the pedals polarity on power up and
makes them work properly. If you do use a momentary closed footswitch, you should not remove them
from the input while the trapKAT is on. It will think you are stepping on the footswitch!
KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH
Using this footswitch allows you to access the trapKAT's Kits. You can access these kits in two
ways. Simply step (tap) on the footswitch to increment to the next kit. The faster way to call up any
kit is to hold down the footswitch and while held down, tap any pad. The pads number (1-24) will
also match the Kits number (1-24). There are USER KITs and FACTORY KITs in the trapKAT.
These KIT types are called up in the GLOBAL Screens.
NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH
Changing sounds on the trapKAT is easy. All you have to do is hold down this footswitch, and while it is
held down, hit the pad that you want to change. The first time that you strike the pad, you will hear
the sound that is assigned to the pad. The next time you tap on the pad (with the footswitch still held
down,) the sound will increment by one. You will hear the sound change each time the pad is struck.
If you pass by the sound, you can easily go backwards in the list of sounds. Simply release the
footswitch and quickly hold it down again. The sounds will now play in the reverse order.
What you are actually doing is advancing through MIDI note numbers. There are 127 notes possible.
That means that you could be scrolling through up to 127 sounds on any pad. Notice on the display
that the screen tells you what note number you are playing. The Beep Sound also changes. This is
really necessary so that you know which direction you are going and how far you need to go.
You might also be seeing a name of a sound on the display. These names show up if in the GLOBAL
section, GM Names are turned on. If you are not using a GM drum module, you will need to ignore
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