PAD GATE TIME
Pad #24, #10
Gate Time is the length of the sound. It is the time between a MIDI Note On and the corresponding
MIDI Note Off. On many drum machines, Gate Time has no effect. Many drum machines ignore MIDI
Gate Time and simply play the sound to its completion. However the Kurzweil Sound Card built into
the trapKAT and most keyboard synthesizers need a Gate Time value to match the length of the sound
you want played.
Pad#24 and pad#10 are the Gate Time Pads in Kit Edit. As in previous KIT settings (channel, velocity,
etc) it is possible to have a KIT Gate Time (same gate for entire Kit) pad # 24 or an individual pad time
setting for each pad (pad # 10). Simply hold down the Kit Edit footswitch, tap on one of these pads,
and continue to hit the pad until you arrive at the value you want. You can also “quick click” to reverse
direction on the values when tapping.
Gate Times are expressed in milliseconds from .005 to 6.3 seconds.
There are three special Gate Time Settings also possible.
ROLL MODE
Roll Mode was designed to be used with sound modules and samplers that respond to note off
commands. This feature helps to eliminate the “machine gun” drum roll effect by delaying a note off
command until after 6 seconds has elapsed from the time the pad was last hit. ROLL MODE is a
selection after the millisecond options (past 6.3 seconds)
INFINITE MODE
When a pad's gate time is set to INFINITE, it means that no note offs are sent on the pad. Just note on
events.
LATCH MODE
LATCH MODE is a Gate Mode setting that toggles between note on and note off with repeated hits.
This is an extremely effective mode when you want to control loops.
HIDDEN FUNCTIONS Pad #23
HiHAT TRAIN RESULTS
IDLE LEVELS
The first time that you strike pad# 23 with the Kit Edit footswitch held down, you will see the display
say NO FUNCTION. But if you strike it again, you will see a peculiar screen looking something like
this
OPEN 038 091 174 218 247 CLOSED
This is the HiHAT TRAIN RESULTS Page
The values shown above are numbers that the trapKAT loads into this screen when you TRAIN your
HiHAT pedal. The trapKAT breaks down movement of your pedal into 5 malleable zones.
This advanced screen is useful to make sure that your pedal is working properly. You can also manually
tweak these values.
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