GLOBAL EDIT FUNCTIONS
The following section will go over all of the GLOBAL Edit Functions that are in the trapKAT. It is in
these screens that you program the parameters that effect the entire instrument. Accessing these
functions are always the same. Step on the GLOBAL EDIT Footswitch, and while held down, tap on
one of the pads. The pads function will display. Here is the list of functions.
Pad 1 User/Factory Kits
Pad 2 Groove Enable/Disable
Pad 3 Memory Protect
Pad 4 MIDI Merge On/Off
Pad 5 Grooves Auto On/Off
Pad 6 Splash Adjust
Pad 7 Receive Program Change Enable/Disable
Pad 8 Cymbal Choking
Pad 9 Groove Volume
Pad 10 All Memory Data Dump
Pad 11 Individual PAD TRAINING
Pad 12 Individual Pad Threshold
Pad 13 Individual Low Dynamic
Pad 14 Individual High Dynamic
Pad 15 Reinitialize
Pad 16 General MIDI Names On/Off
Pad 17 TRAIN HiHAT Pedal
Pad 18 Bass Trigger Gain
Pad 19 Display Angle / Beeper Listing
Pad 20 Display Angle / Beeper Value Change
Pad 21 Save User Kit
Pad 22 No Function
Pad 23 Global Data Dump
Pad 24 Current Kit Data Dump
USER/ FACTORY KITS
PAD#1
The trapKAT has two banks of KITS. These are called Factory Kits and User Kits. There are 24 Kits in
a BANK. The Factory Kits are designed to work with a General MIDI drum module or drum machine.
The User Kits on the trapKAT 5KS are designed to work with the new Kurzweil Sound Engine built
into the trapKAT.
You can change settings in the Factory Kit, but your changes are not saved. When you leave the kit, the
original Factory Kit is restored. If you edit a Factory Kit and want to Save it, you must use the Kit Edit
footswitch and pad #15-16 to save your Kit to a User Kit.
A User Kit is a collection of your pad note numbers, MIDI channels, velocity and curve settings, gate
times and Kit Name. The User Kits in the trapKAT can be altered and saved by you. It is a starting
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