1. Introduction
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the keyboard (all pads play two sounds simultaneously). A
special Hang Mode allows you to play a chord (while the Sustain 2
footswitch is depressed) and then solo with a different sound
(Sustain 2 footswitch released) while the chord sustains.
Since standard marimba mallet playing can’t “sustain tones,” the
malletKAT PRO provides the ability to automatically sustain
notes from 15 milliseconds (.015 seconds) to 6.4 seconds for you.
Otherwise string and horn sounds would be only very short little
whispers.
The malletKAT PRO has 8 velocity curves which are used to correlate
your playing dynamics (how hard or soft you play) to MIDI
Velocity information (how soft or loud a note to play) with 127
individual levels.
As you step through the various Setups in your malletKAT PRO With
Sounds, you can instantly access the different features the
malletKAT PRO is capable of performing. The 128 Factory Setups
have been carefully programmed to give you a wide variety of
settings as you get a great cross-section of the internal sounds
available to you. The 128 User Setups allow you to customize
settings to your personal taste as well as copy in some of the 128
Factory Setups.
From the factory, the User Setups are set in a General MIDI format
where the sounds are arranged to conform to the General MIDI
specification.
The Factory Setups do not conform to the General MIDI standard - we
decided to make the best Setups we could using the best of the
internal sounds. So, instead of getting only 1 Vibraphone and
getting a helicopter and gun shots (required by the General MIDI
spec) you will find several different Vibraphone Setups.
With the malletKAT PRO, you can control external devices such as
synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, sequencers, transcription
software on personal computers, and so on. You can connect the
malletKAT PRO up to an array of instruments and control them all
simultaneously. By simply stepping into the next Setup, you not
only can change which devices you are controlling, but you can also
change the programs selected on those instruments as well.
The built-in sound card gives you a new convenience you will
appreciate. Pack up your mallet case and you are complete!
The malletKAT PRO With Sounds was conceived to answer the mallet
player's need for a transportable, responsive, and powerful means
to enter the exciting world of electronic percussion. It will enhance
your possibilities and unleash your imagination so that your
playing and creativity can reach a new level. Enjoy!
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