trapKAT 4 - NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH; MIDI OUT JACKS

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 can play as fast as you like. 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 note numbers, MIDI note numbers. There are 127
notes possible. That means that you could be scrolling through up to 127 sounds on any pad. This is
great for chop building! Learning to use the “Quick-click” on the footswitch for changing the direction
of the sounds can come in real handy in getting the sound that you want quickly.
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 (and the Kurzweil is not
strictly GM), you will need to ignore these names. Its a blessing if you are using a drum machine like
the Roland TD 30, or a curse if you are using a soft synth and thinking that is the sound. The trapKAT
doesn't know what is plugged into its' MIDI Out port. So it is best to get into the habit of looking at the
note number and not the sound name.
KIT EDIT FOOTSWITCH
You probably noticed that there aren't many buttons on the trapKAT. This footswitch turns each of the
pads into a function for editing the KIT that you are playing. When you stepped on the NOTE EDIT
footswitch and tapped on a pad, you saw and heard a note number. When you step on the KIT EDIT
FOOTSWITCH and hit a pad, a function will be displayed. Just about every pad has a function, some
have multiple functions. These will be described in the KIT EDITING section of the manual.
So think of using the KIT EDIT footswitch when you want to alter a setting in the particular kit that
you are playing. Alter what you might ask.... things like velocity, channel, HiHAT pads, kit names, gate
time settings, and the list goes on and on.
GLOBAL EDIT FOOTSWITCH
This footswitch is for doing things that are......Global. That means that these settings affect the entire
instrument, and not just one kit.
The overall training of the pads, saving your kits, doing data dumps, memory protection are all
examples of Global things to do on the trapKAT.
Like the other footswitches, you use this footswitch in conjunction with hitting a pad. While this
footswitch is held down, tap on any pad. Its Global Function is then displayed. We will describe what
these Global functions are in the GLOBAL EDITING section of the manual.
MIDI OUT JACKS
There are two MIDI OUT jacks on the trapKAT. They are identical and are there for convenience in
11