Pad # 1 tweaks the first value
Pad #2 tweaks the second value
Pad #3 tweaks the third value
Pad #4 tweaks the fourth value
Pad #10 tweaks the fifth value
IDLE LEVEL SCREEN
If you Step on the Kit Edit Footswitch and tap on pad #23 three times you will be entering the Idle
Level Screen. Release the footswitch after you hit the pad three times and you will something like this
R0001001001 0100
P00110000
This screen shows you the “idle level” of all 24 of your pads. This idle level is a measure of what the
internal computer sees from your pads when you are not playing – when they are “idle”. The sensors in
the trapKAT are called FSR (force sensing resistor). These sensors are sensitive to very light playing or
pressure. Therefore, even the pressure of the nuBounce playing surface can show up. That is OK. The
software is designed to take care of small constant pressures. This is what we call the “idle levels” of
your pads.
Looking at these numbers, the top row displays the values of all 14 rim pads. The first 10 numbers are
pads #15 to #24. The next four values of the top line are the 4 rim pads in front of you, pad #11-14
The bottom line has pads 1 through 10. To identify which pad is which, pick a pad and press on it and
watch which number on the screen rises when you press on it. It is normal for there to be some jitter or
fluctuation in the numbers around some specific value. This is the scanning process.
If the numbers go beyond 4 or 5 on a new trapKAT XL or KS, then it means that there is pressure due
to pad shift. Pad shift can occur if the pad gets real hot from the sun playing outdoors, and the glue
material (PSA) underneath softens and the pad shifts (you move it vertically). This information informs
us that maintenance is required on the pads. If you see consistent high numbers, you should contact us
at the factory.
REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR KITS!!!!!
New to the trapKAT 5KS, User Kits must now be saved manually. The auto saving of the User kits
have been removed so that the Program Advance/Backwards Functions can change sounds to a kit
without permanently affecting the kit.
Saving a Kit is real easy. Step on the Global Edit Footswitch and tap on pad # 21 twice. That's it. Your
current User Kit is now saved to Permanent Memory.
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