looking at the screen when the NOTE EDIT Footswitch is held down. For example, you might see
something like #38-01. The number 38 is the MIDI note number. The 01 represents slot 1 of 16.
Hearing these other sound slots depends on if you have a special function turned on such as Alternate
Mode or Velocity Shift. These are activated in the Velocity Curve Screens. These functions will be
described in the KIT EDIT FUNCTIONS chapter.
If you find that you are not in slot number 1, then step on both the NOTE EDIT and KIT EDIT
footswitches at the same time, and continue tapping on the pad until slot 1 rotates back on the screen.
THE TRAPKAT IS PLAYING ITSELF
Every pad on the trapKAT has its own “THRESHOLD” setting. This is the low end (softest)
sensitivity setting where the trapKAT decides when to start sending out notes. If you ever hear any
false triggering, fixing the problem is easy. First identify the hyper sensitive pad. If you don't know
which pad it is, step on the NOTE EDIT Footswitch. It will just jump to that pad when the pad triggers
itself. Step on the GLOBAL EDIT Footswitch, and while held down, tap on pad #12. The screen will
ask you to hit the pad that you want to adjust. Hit that pad, then hit the pad again. Each time you strike
the pad, it will raise the THRESHOLD by a value of one. If you want to go backwards, perform a
""quick click""
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRAINING AND VELOCITY SETTINGS
There is a difference between TRAINING your pads Globally and setting up your velocity settings in a
particular KIT. When you go into the GLOBAL screens and elect to TRAIN a pad, you are setting up
the playing range for those pads for the entire instrument. A TRAIN tells the trapKAT what you define
as a soft and hard hit. Setting up a velocity range on the other hand tells the trapKAT how loud to play
a pad when you play soft and hard. The velocity range is from 00 to 127. In every kit, you define what
is the minimum velocity number you want when you play soft, and the maximum velocity when you
play hard.
I DON'T HEAR ANY SOUNDS FROM MY SOUND SOURCE
When you don't hear any sounds coming from your sound source, it usually is because you haven't set
the correct MIDI channel. There are 16 MIDI Channels possible. The trapKAT transmits on a MIDI
Channel, and the sound source receives on one. Check to see what MIDI channel you are transmitting
on in the trapKAT. Then check your sound source to make sure that it is receiving on the same channel.
To see what MIDI channel you are transmitting on your trapKAT, step on the KIT EDIT Footswitch,
and while held down, tap on pad 1. The MIDI channel will be displayed. You can change the channel
by hitting pad one repeatedly. If you want to have different MIDI channels on different pads, tap on
pad 11. The screen will ask what pad you want to see the MIDI Channel. The KT-M1 and trapKAT
default to Channel #2
THERE IS A BIG DELAY WHEN I USE MY COMPUTER
When any MIDI controller is plugged into a computer for the purpose of sound generation, latency
becomes an issue. What should be noted is that the delay heard is not coming from the trapKAT. The
trapKAT sends out data in about 1mS. (that's 1000
th
of second). Sound generation from a computer
can be 10 times that, and that can be very noticeable.
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