tailored to your taste.
There are three GAIN settings in the Global Setting called MIN, MED and MAX. There are also names
of bass drum trigger pedals from the past. It is always best to start with the MIN Setting. If you find
that you need more volume or dynamic range, you can always bump up to the next level. To set the
Gain Setting, step on the Global Edit Footswtich. While held down, tap on pad # 18. Each time you tap
on that pad, you will see the choices toggle between Min/ Med/ and Max.
Next you should TRAIN the pedal. Step on the Global Edit Footswitch, and while down, tap on pad
#11. When you tap on the pad, the screen will ask you to choose you pad (or trigger) you want to
TRAIN. Tap on your Bass Drum Pedal. The screen will ask you to play softly. Do it once and wait until
it asks again to play hard. After you do that, you will need to tap on the Global Edit Footswitch again to
get out of this mode. You can look at the values that the trapKAT set for your training in the Global
Screens (pads 13 and 14). You can also lower the Threshold is you need softer triggering (Global pad
12). These are described in more detail in the Global Editing Section of the manual.
You now have to make sure that the bass drum is assigned to a bass drum sound. Usually this is MIDI
note number 36. To change the MIDI Note Number, Step on the NOTE EDIT Footswitch and while
held down, tap on the bass drum trigger. The MIDI note number is displayed. You can change it simply
by tapping on the bass drum trigger with the Edit Footswitch held down.
The last thing to consider is the minimum velocity of the bass drum. Usually the minimum velocity
needs to be raised some. Try using a value a 32 to begin with. To change the Minimum Velocity, Step
on the KIT EDIT Footswitch and tap on pad # 12. The minimum velocity is displayed. You can change
it by tapping on the pad.
GET THE trapKAT TO RESPOND TO MY PLAYING STYLE
One of the main features of the trapKAT (and the other KAT Controllers) is that you can teach the
instrument your playing style. By performing a TRAIN on the pads, the trapKAT understands what you
mean to be soft and loud. The MIDI velocity dynamics are superimposed within the dynamic range that
you set. This is a very poweul feature as it makes your instrument personal!
Training the pads is easy. Step on the Global Edit Footswitch and Tap on Pad # 11 twice. You can then
let go of the footswitch. Now, pad by pad, do as the screen asks.... play each pad soft, then hard. After
you have done this to all of the pads and bass drum trigger, step on the Global Edit Footswitch again to
get out of this mode.
You can see the results on your Training by using the Global Edit Footswitch and tapping on pads 13
and 14. These pads will show you the values the trapKAT “read” when you played soft and hard.
RESET THE trapKAT
Getting the trapKAT back to the original Factory Settings is easy. Step on the Global Edit Footswitch
and while held down, tap on pad #15. It will ask you to tap on pad #15 again. Then just to be sure, it
will ask you to hold down pad #1 then hit #15 a third time. When you do this, you will see the display
acknowledge that the trapKAT has been reinitialized. The instrument defaults to the FACTORY Kits. If
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