8. Appendix
Appendix B:
Glossary of Terms.
Bank:
In MIDI communications, Banks allow Programs (sounds) greater than 128 to be selected
(e.g. Bank 2 Program 1 would be Sound 129). When in INTERNAL MIDI Interface Mode
or BOTH External and Internal Interface Mode, Banks are not entered by the user. You
are allowed to enter Program #s from 1 all the way up to 384 without worrying about
banks - the malletKAT PRO With Sounds creates the proper internal bank and program
#s for you.
Channel:
In MIDI there are 16 Channels. A MIDI Channel is like a phone number. For two
instruments to communicate, they must talk over the same Channel. This is very much
like communicating with a friend on the phone. You must dial the correct phone number
first.
Controller:
A MIDI Controller is a device whose purpose is to control other MIDI devices (as
opposed to a Sound Source whose job is to be controlled). Generally, a Controller is the
Interface device which you play on, such as a Guitar Controller, Keyboard Controller,
Violin Controller, Wind Controller, or Drum Controller.
Data Dump:
The internal data information that a musical instrument sends out so that you can save
its settings on a back up system.
Default:
The standard, customary, or “safe” value for a given setting.
Dynamics:
A measure of how hard or softly you are playing with your mallets.
Editing:
The act of changing the settings in a device.
Factory Setups: In the malletKAT PRO With Sounds there are 128 Factory Setups that are always
present in your instrument. These are Setups that we at KAT generated to showcase the
best internal sounds and use a variety of the malletKAT’s features.
Gate Time:
The length of time that a Note sounds as sent by the malletKAT PRO. It is the length
of time the malletKAT PRO waits after it sends a Note On, before it sends a Note Off.
Some samplers (in “One-shot Mode”) ignore the Gate Time sent by the malletKAT PRO
and sound the Note until it’s fully “played out”. Melodic sounds like horns, strings, &
organs often do respond to Gate Time.
Global:
Information (separate from your Setup information) which has one setting for the
entire instrument and is used by all Setups.
Interface Mode: For each of the two Controllers in the malletKAT PRO With Sounds, you may choose to
have its Note and Program information sent to the INTERNAL sound source ONLY,
EXTERNAL MIDI ONLY, or BOTH Internal and External MIDI. The standard setting
is BOTH.
MIDI:
MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. It is an agreed upon standard for
communications between electronic musical instruments. It is simply the means by
which your malletKAT PRO communicates with the Sound Sources you connect it to.
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