6. Advanced Setups
OTHER TRICKS:
External Sound Sources
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If your external sound source is not changing sounds when
you change the Program setting in your malletKAT PRO there are
several things to check:
1. Make sure your sound source is set to receive Program Change
values. Look for a screen or setting on your sound source that
says something like “Program Change Receive Enabled”
and verify that the setting will allow the sound source to
respond to Program Changes. Also see if there is a
“Program Receive Channel” - if so, make sure it matches
the Channel for Controller 1 (or whichever Controller you
are using).
2. Verify that the Controller is sending out Program changes to
the correct Channel.
3. Verify that Controller 2 is not on the same Channel as
Controller 1. If it is on the same Channel and also sending a
Program Change, your sound source will be told to do two
different things - so either move Controller 2 to a different
Channel or turn it’s Program Change values to “NO”
(decrement past “1”).
Once you get the sound source responding to Program Change you
can easily call up any patch on your sound source by
selecting Program values on your malletKAT PRO.
Program Change Banks -
When using your internal sound source, banks are not
entered directly. We chose to make it easier by letting you enter a
number between 1 and 384 and have the malletKAT PRO With
Sounds assemble the current actual Bank and Program # (less than
128) to send to the internal sound source. However, when using
External sound sources, you will need to understand and start using
Banks. First, a little background.
When MIDI was originally created, only 128 different Programs could
be selected through MIDI. Back then, that was plenty for the sound
sources of the day. Times have changed and in response, so has
MIDI. A Bank Select feature has been added to MIDI to allow
access to 128 Banks of 128 Programs each! If your external sound
source has more than 128 sounds and responds to MIDI Bank Select,
this feature will allow you to get all of the sounds.
You can select a different Bank, in each Setup, along with the Program
Change. Each time you enter a Setup, the Bank & Program Change
will both be sent to call up the correct sound on your sound source.
Bank Select EXAMPLE:
To have Bank 4 be selected for Controller 2 with this Setup, do the
following:
1. Depress Edit Footswitch
2. Hit “2” to select Controller 2.
3. Hit “Aux Setup” (the E of the lowest of the 3 octaves)
4. Hit “0” (the A# of the middle of the 3 octaves)
5. Hit “3” (the F# of the lowest of the 3 octaves)
Now you should see the Bank Select setting.
6. Hit “4” (the G# on the lowest of the 3 octaves)
7. Release the Edit Footswitch.
Now, any time you enter this Setup, Controller 2 will send out its
Program Change to Bank 4.
If you wish to always remain in Bank 1 (Programs 1 to 128), you may
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