4. Editing
SYSTEM MESSAGE MERGE SELECT
(screen “37”)
This screen lets you select how incoming MIDI SYSTEM MESSAGES
appearing at your MIDI IN are routed. This includes System
Exclusive, and System Common messages (like MIDI Clock,
Sequence Start/Stop/Continue, Active Sensing, MIDI Time Code,
Song Position Pointer, and Song Select).
MIDI IN SOUND MAP SELECT
(screen “38”)
You may choose to have Program Change commands received at your
MIDI IN be mapped to either the malletKAT PRO With Sounds
128 Setups
or to a General MIDI Map of 128 of the Internal Sounds.
If you are using your malletKAT PRO With Sounds to produce sounds as
a General MIDI sound source, controlled by an extermal controller
such as a drumKAT (especially using Textural Drumming kits) or a
computer or sequencer, use the General MIDI Map setting.
If you are sending in Program Changes to your malletKAT PRO With
Sounds with a sequencer to automate the selection of your Setups
while you play on your malletKAT PRO With Sounds, select the
malletKAT Setups Map setting.
AFTERTOUCH MASK COUNT SELECT
(screen “39”)
Doing Aftertouch with mallets is a bit tricky because of the flexibility
of the mallet shafts causing double triggers and somewhat “bouncy”
readings.
To give you the ability to tweak this, the Aftertouch Mask Count
allows you to specify a time window within which the malletKAT
PRO will look for an Aftertouch gesture. This count is the time
within which the malletKAT will regard a restrike or pressure on
a previously hit pad as Aftertouch instead of seeing it as a soft hit.
Basically, the bigger this count is the easier it is to get Aftertouch to be
recognized. The trade off is that the larger the Aftertouch Mask
Count the less you can trill on a pad in Aftertouch mode. The
smaller the Aftertouch Mask Count the “cleaner” you must be in
your Aftertouch gestures, but you will also be able to more easily
roll on a single note.
AFTERTOUCH DEPTH
(screen “40”)
Since different mallets have different stiffness, you need to be able to
adjust how much pressure is needed to produce the effect you want.
The larger the Aftertouch Depth the easier it is to get a large
Aftertouch effect. Experiment to find the setting that is most
natural to you.
BANK SELECT ENABLE/DISABLE
(screen “41”)
You may choose to disable Banks in your malletKAT PRO WS. This
will prevent any Bank messages from being sent to your sound source.
TUNE SOUND BOARD
(screen “42”)
The tuning range is +/- 14 cents. This allows a tuning range of +/- 15 Hz
around A440 for the internal sound board.
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