Alternate Mode TRAPKAT XL 6.0 Bedienungsanleitung
trapKAT XL 6.0
Manual
Rev. 1019 www.alternatemode.com
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INTRODUCTION
PAD LAYOUTS 6,7
INTRODUCTION 8
QUICK START 9
CONNECTIONS 10
THE MANUAL 12
THE TRAPKAT EDITOR 12
20 QUESTIONS MOST OFTEN ASKED 13
Wh t re the P d Numbers 13
Get My Hi H t to Work 13
Get My B ss Drum Ped l to Work 13
Get the tr pKAT to Respond to My Pl ying Style 14
Reset The tr pKAT 14
Go Between F ctory nd User Kits 15
Quick Click 15
S ve Kit 15
Ch nge the Sounds 15
M n ging Kit N mes 16
Ch nging Note Numbers Don't Do Anything 16
The tr pKAT is Pl ying Itself 17
The Difference Between Tr ining nd Velocity Settings 17
I Don't He r Any Sounds on My Sound Source 17
There is Big Del y When I Use My Computer 17
Get Rid of the Beeper Sound 18
B ck Up My User Kits 18
Wh t Sound Sources Does the tr pKAT Work With 18
KIT EDIT FUNCTIONS
KIT EDIT FUNCTION LISTING 19
MIDI CHANNEL 20
KIT VELOCITY 20
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Minimum Velocity
M ximum Velocity
Velocity Curves
FOOT CONTROL CURVES 21
SPECIAL CURVES 21
Multi Modes
Multi Notes
Xf de
3 Note L yer
Note Shift
4 Note L yer
ALTERNATE MODES 23
CONTINUOUS DATA 23
Cntrl+3 Notes
HI HAT CONTROL 24
Gener l MIDI Hi H t
Continuous Control
H tNote
Foot Control Ch nnel
Selecting P ds to the Hi H t P ds
Defining Settings for Open Closed nd Chick
Continuous Hi H t Control
H tNote
H tNote Overl p
PAD CONTROLLERS 27
COPY KITS 27
SOUND CONTROL 28
Volume Ch nge
B nk Ch nges (MSB/LSB)Progr m Ch nge
KIT NAMING 29
ALL NOTES OFF 29
PAD GATE 29
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Roll Mode
Infinite Mode
L tch Mode
HIDDEN FUNCTIONS 30
Hi H t Tr ining Results
Idle Levels
GLOBAL EDIT FUNCTIONS
GLOBAL EDIT FUNCTION LISTINGS 32
USER /FACTORY KITS 32
MEMORY PROTECT 32
MIDI MERGE 33
SPLASH ADJUST 33
PROGRAM CHANGE RECEIVE 34
CYMBAL CHOKING 34
MEMORY DATA DUMPS 35
PAD TRAINING 35
PAD THRESHOLD 36
PAD LOW AND HIGH DYNAMICS 37
REINITIALIZE 37
GENERAL MIDI NAMES 38
TRAIN Hi H t PEDAL 38
BASS DRUM TRIGGER GAIN 38
DISPLAY ANGLE 39
BEEPER 39
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SAVE USER KIT 39
NO FUNCTION 39
PAD LINKING 39
NOTE EDIT FUNCTIONS
NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH 40
HEAR SOUND 40
SPECIAL NOTE NUMBER 40
No
Sequence St rt, Stop nd Continue
Altern te Reset
Altern te Freeze
Kit Adv nce, Kit B ckw rds
Pitch Wheel
Progr m Adv nce, Progr m B ckup
NOTE SLOTS 41
KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH 42
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY OF TERMS 43
MIDI FOR PERCUSSION 46
INSERTING NEW SOFTWARE CHIPS 48
WARRANTY POLICIES 49
CUSTOMER SERVICE 50
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Altern te Mode's tr pKAT XL!
Since the origin l tr pKAT, much h s ch nged. We now use lightweight luminum fr me which is
bout 2/3rds lighter th n the origin l tr pKAT. We h ve repl ced the origin l he vy gum rubber p ds
with our new nuBOUNCE pl ying surf ce. This new pl ying surf ce just feels gre t to pl y on. There
re 24 p ds on the tr pKAT, 10 l rge p ds nd 14 rim shot style p ds th t c n be pl yed with the sh ft
of your drumstick. There re lso b ss drum nd hi h t inputs, m king tot l of 26 things to pl y on.
Our propriet ry FSR (force sense resistor) sensors h ve improved s well. They re now more
dyn mic nd dur ble th n ever before. The tr pKAT now comes in be utiful white powdered co ted
surf ce.
M ny of the drumKAT's perform nce fe tures re now p rt of the oper ting system of the tr pKAT.
There re Altern te Modes, Velocity Switch Modes, L yering, P d Linking s well s some G te
Control Modes such s Roll Mode nd L tching for Loops. We h ve even dded Controller Functions
so th t CC D t c n be sent long with note d t .
Bec use the tr pKAT XL is conceived s tot l electronic drum set, we developed our own Hi H t
nd B ss Drum triggers, the eHAT2 nd eKIC ped ls. These ped ls re different bec use unlike other
comp nies models, you c n determine the ped l height nd spring tension on both of them. It is the
f ct th t you re using re l b ss drum ped l th t m kes it feels incredibly n tur l nd comfort ble to
pl y on. We lso sell our own st nd, so th t complete bundle is v il ble for your convenience.
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QUICK START
Getting setup is e sy. There re two br ckets th t connect to the b ck of the tr pKAT. These br ckets
in turn get mounted onto the br ckets on your r ck st nd. Once you set the mounting br ckets on your
st nd nd lock them in, setting up the tr pKAT will only t ke seconds to set up.
The tr pKAT uses screw in style power d pter (different from other KAT models). This d pter
is univers l so it c n be used ll throughout the world. Simply plug it in nd turn it on.
Plug the eKIC (or nother B ss Drum Trigger) into the “BASS DRUM INPUT” on your tr pKAT.
It requires st nd rd 1/4” mono c ble.
Plug the eHAT2 (or nother Hi H t Controller) into the “HAT INPUT” on your tr pKAT. It lso
requires st nd rd 1/4” mono c ble
Plug the supplied footswitch into the “KIT SELECT”
Connect your sound source to the tr pKAT by connecting st nd rd MIDI c ble (h rdw re b sed) or
USB to MIDI c ble (softw re b sed) to the tr pKAT's MIDI OUT connector. If you h ve purch sed
sound module nd tr pKAT together from Altern te Mode, The tr pKAT will be preprogr mmed for
th t sound module.
The tr pKAT is now re dy to pl y.
Notice th t there re twenty four p ds on the tr pKAT. The tr pKAT lso h s 24 Kits to pl y on. E ch
p d represents number from 1 to 24. Every time you step on the footswitch, you jump to the next
kit, from 1 to 24. You c n inst ntly jump to ny kit simply by holding down the Kit Select footswitch,
nd while held down, t p on ny one of the p ds. When you do this, the tr pKAT c lls up the KIT
number th t m tches the p d number.
You re now re dy to stop re ding nd st rt enjoying yourself. Ple se get behind the tr pKAT nd
st rt pl ying!!!!!!
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CONNECTIONS
POWER SWITCH
This is your st nd rd on/off switch. Ple se note th t if you turn off the tr pKAT, w it sever l seconds
before turning it b ck on. The instrument needs to reset itself. If you h ppened to rest rt it too f st,
the sounds might not fire up. No worries, just shut it off nd w it few seconds then ll will be fine.
Also notice th t there is w rm up cycle. This is for the benefit of the sound c rd. It needs to
reiniti lize itself, nd t kes bout 8 seconds before the tr pKAT turns itself completely on.
AC ADAPTER INPUT
The tr pKAT comes supplied with remov ble, locking AC d pter th t connects to the tr pKAT nd
your 110v outlet. If you re in Europe, we will supply you with different plug. The d pter is the
s me however, nd will utom tic lly switch to your 220/240v oper tion.
BASS DRUM INPUT
This is where you plug your b ss drum trigger into. The input uses ¼” mono c ble. The tr pKAT XL
is optimized to pl y with the eKIC. If you h ve others, the tr pKAT will need to be TRAINED in
order to optimize your b ss drum trigger. There re lso GAIN controls th t m ke the tr pKAT
comp tible with most b ss drum triggers on the m rket.
FOOTSWITCH INPUTS
There re 4 Footswitch Inputs built into the tr pKAT XL. The tr pKAT prefers MOMENTARY
OPEN style footswitches. The footswitches supplied with the tr pKAT re of this v riety.
If you own MOMENTARY CLOSED style footswitches, they will still work, BUT you must plug
them in BEFORE you turn on the tr pKAT. The tr pKAT re ds the ped ls pol rity on power up nd
m kes them work properly. If you do use moment ry closed footswitch, you should not remove them
from the input while the tr pKAT is on. It will think you re stepping on the footswitch!
KIT SELECT FOOTSWITCH
Using this footswitch llows you to ccess the tr pKAT's Kits. You c n ccess these kits in two
w ys. Simply step (t p) on the footswitch to increment to the next kit. The f ster w y to c ll up ny
kit is to hold down the footswitch nd while held down, t p ny p d. The p ds number (1-24) will
lso m tch the Kits number (1-24). There re USER KITs nd FACTORY KITs in the tr pKAT.
These KIT types re c lled up in the GLOBAL Screens.
NOTE EDIT FOOTSWITCH
Ch nging sounds on the tr pKAT is e sy. All you h ve to do is hold down this footswitch, nd while it is
held down, hit the p d th t you w nt to ch nge. The first time th t you strike the p d, you will he r
the sound th t is ssigned to the p d. The next time you t p on the p d (with the footswitch still held
down,) the sound will increment by one. You will he r the sound ch nge e ch time the p d is struck.
If you p ss by the sound, you c n e sily go b ckw rds in the list of sounds. Simply rele se the
footswitch nd quickly hold it down g in. The sounds will now pl y in the reverse order.
Wh t you re ctu lly doing is dv ncing through MIDI note numbers. There re 127 notes possible.
Th t me ns th t you could be scrolling through up to 127 sounds on ny p d. Notice on the displ y
th t the screen tells you wh t note number you re pl ying. The Beep Sound lso ch nges. This is
re lly necess ry so th t you know which direction you re going nd how f r you need to go.
You might lso be seeing n me of sound on the displ y. These n mes show up if in the GLOBAL
section, GM N mes re turned on. If you re not using GM drum module, you will need to ignore
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