2. Connections.
POWER
(
back
):
The malletKAT PRO With Sounds comes supplied with an external AC
Adaptor with a locking plug on one end and a separate AC cord on
the other end (takes up only one outlet of a power strip).
Specifications are 1 to 1.2 Amp, 9V, positive tip, 2.1mm diameter.
Optional AC Adaptors are available for other countries, so if you
travel, contact us for information about these other adaptors.
After you have connected the power cable from the malletKAT PRO
With Sounds to a clean power source and locked the plug into the
back of your malletKAT, switch on the power switch on the back
right of the instrument. If your instrument does not turn on, refer to
the troubleshooting section in the Appendix for help.
HEADPHONE OUTPUT
(
front
):
Plug in your headphones and try them out. If you have high
efficiency headphones, you may need to keep the volume turned
down to avoid overdriving. If you connect an audio source into the
Audio Inputs (back) you will hear a mix of the internal sounds and
your external sound source on your headphones.
The headphone input jack expects a 1/4” plug. If your headphone has
a mini plug, a conversion plug is available from Radio Shack and
stereo departments of most Department stores.
VOLUME BUTTONS
(
front
):
Adjusts the volume of both the headphones and the Audio Outs (in
the back). The overall volume is also affected by the Volume
setting in the Setup for each Controller and by the position of the
expression pedals (see p.38).
Once you have the power connected, headphones plugged in and the
volume adjusted, you can start playing!
BREATH CONTROL INPUT
(
front
):
The Breath Control input accepts a signal from the
Yamaha BC2 Breath Controller. This allows you to do Pitchbend,
Modulation, etc. with your mouth! The actual training of the
Breath Controller is shown on p.28.
AUDIO OUTs
(
back
):
The Audio Outs carry stereo, line-level outputs from a mix of the
Internal Sounds & the Audio Inputs. The volume of these outputs
are controlled by both the external volume knob and internal Setup
settings for Volume (see p.38). If you connect audio into the Left Out
only you will get a mono mix of the Left and Right sides.
AUDIO INPUTs
(
back
):
These are stereo, line-level inputs from an external sound source (like a
CD player or audio from another instrument) that gets mixed with
the audio out of the internal sound card and sent to the Headphones
and Audio Outs. If you connect into the Left In only you will mix
that audio signal into both the Left and Right Audio Outs.
FOOTSWITCH INPUTS
(
back
):
There are three footswitch inputs on the malletKAT PRO With
Sounds: One is used to do editing (make changes to your settings)
and the other two are used for sustain. The two sustain inputs are
assignable to different control functions (see p.22)
Two KAT KF1 footswitches are supplied with your malletKAT PRO
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