programs for your MAC (SysEx Librarian) or PC (MIDIOX) that store data dumps on your PC.
Data dumps are used as a backup against the accidental loss of your User Kits and Global settings.
Having a Data Dump of your Kits is like having a spare tire in your car trunk. It is not necessary until
you need it, buy when you need it, you'll regret not having been prepared.
The trapKAT sends out 3 different kinds of Data Dumps.
Pad #10 Sends out an ALL MEMORY DUMP. All Kit and Global Data is sent out.
Pad # 23 sends out only the GLOBAL Data. This is your training settings
Pad # 24 sends out the current KIT.
Step on the Global Edit footswitch and tap one of these pads twice. The appropriate data will be sent
out. Make sure that you have a MIDI cable plugged into the MIDI OUT port on the trapKAT, and that
you have the MIDI cable plugged into your receiving device, enabled and waiting to receive the data.
Don't forget to Name the dump once its completed.
The trapKAT will automatically receive the Dump and notify you went the SYS EX is complete.
PAD TRAINING
Pads # 11,12,13,14
TRAINING
Everyone's playing style is different from everyone else's. Some players play with a much lighter touch
than others. Because of this, the trapKAT allows you to “train” your own personal dynamics. Dynamics
are your range between hard and soft hits. As well as training your dynamics, you can also adjust the
sensitivity of your playing pads to suit your style.
TRAINING your pads consists of telling the trapKAT what a soft hit and a hard hit are in your playing
style. If you are a finesse player, you hard hit may only be a medium hit for a basher. One set of
settings aren't appropriate for both playing styles because when you play through your personal
dynamic range from soft to hard, you need to get a full range of volume out of the sounds you are
playing-not just soft to medium loudness.
To train the trapKAT for your playing dynamics, do the following
Depress the Global Edit footswitch and hit pad #11. The screen will ask you to hit pad #11 again. Now
choose a pad that you want to Train and hit the pad softly.....wait until the trapKAT asks you to hit the
pad hard. That pad is now Trained.
You can now TRAIN every pad and the bass drum pedal. Just keep on going from pad to pad, wait for
the screen to tell you to hit the pad soft and then hard. When you are finally finished Training, step on
the Edit footswitch again. The trapKAT will stay in TRAIN mode until you step on the Edit Footswitch.
The pads and rim pads all need to be trained individually because of their varied locations, uses, and
heights. Retrain any pad that doesn't respond the way you like. Feel free to experiment with your
training, using different levels of soft and hard hits. This training, together with the velocity and curve
settings (that are in the User Kits), you can tailor the response of the trapKAT to feel natural and
dynamic to your playing style.
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