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KAT kt2 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: Digital Drum Set

Summary of kt2

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  • Page 2: Information For Your Safety!

    Information for your safety! 2 fcc compliance notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential install...

  • Page 3: Contents

    Contents 3 quick start advanced use appendices quick start panel & display description front panel..........................................................................4 rear & side panel................................................................5 display.......................................

  • Page 4: Panel Description

    Panel description front panel 1. Power button this button turns the power on and off. 2. Volume knob adjust the volume of phone and line output. 3. Start/stop button start or stop playing. 4. Save button this button is used to save the current kit settings in a user kit and save the trigger settings...

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    Rear panel & side panel 18. Phones jack(1/8”) this stereo jack is used to connect headphones to the unit. 19. Aux in jack(1/8”) this stereo input jack is for an external sound source, such as an mp3 or cd player. 20. Line output jacks(1/4”) stereo output connection to an audio system or drum amplifi...

  • Page 6: Caution!

    Caution! Connecting pads and pedals setup to prevent electric shock and damage to the device, make sure the power is switched off on the drum and all related device before making any connection. Standard: kick, snare, tom1-3, crash1, ride, hihat, hihat control pedal extended: crash2, tom4 using the ...

  • Page 7: Connections

    Connections connecting audio equipment connecting a set of headphones connecting an mp3/cd player connecting a computer connecting a midi keyboard note: for mono playback, use the l/mono jack. For stereo playback, connect both l/mono and r jacks. The line output volume is controlled by the volume kn...

  • Page 8: Performing

    Performing after powering up, the digital drum will be in kit menu (kit indicator on ). The display should look like this: use the [ - ] and [ + ] buttons to select the active kit. There are 45 kits in the digital drum: 30 preset kits (kits 01-30) 15 user kits (kits 31-45), the parameter display are...

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    Performing page/select you may wish to adjust the sensitivity of the pads according to your playing style and desired dynamic range. For details on pad adjustments, refer to advanced use. You can switch the click sound on and off by pressing [click] button. When the click plays at the current time s...

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    Editing and saving a drum kit in kit menu, you can modify the parameters as you like and save to the selected user kit. Press the [kit] or [page] button. Select the kit volume page. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Adjust the kit volume. Press the [kit] or [page] button. Select the global reverb pag...

  • Page 11: Playing Along With Songs

    Playing along with songs press the [song] button. Switch to the song menu. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Select the active song. The digital drum has many kinds of songs. Please refer to song list. Press the [start/stop] button. Start or stop playing back this selected song. When playing back thi...

  • Page 12: Recording Your Performance

    Recording your performance in record menu, you can record pad performances and the song as accompaniment. Record play/practice press the [page] button. Select the record setting pages. Press the [ - ] or [ + ] button. Adjust the parameters about recording. For details on record setting, refer to adv...

  • Page 13: Practicing With Patterns

    Practicing with patterns there are three types of patterns in learning mode. Beat: rhythm: pattern: when you are in normal mode, please press and hold the [page/select] button for 1 second. The led of learning mode will turn on. The display will show: if you want to select the rhythm or pattern, ple...

  • Page 14: Creating Your Own Drum Kit

    Creating your own drum kit about the drum kits selecting a drum kit overall drum kit setting selecting the pad to edit pad settings kick head1 head2 rim2 rim3 rim4 rim5 rim6 rim7 rim8 rim9 head3 head4 head5 head6 head7 head8 head9 head10 snare tom1 tom2 tom3 tom4 crash1 crash2 ride hihat pedal overa...

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    About the drum instruments selecting instruments drum instrument settings settings for other functions saving to a user drum kit drum instrument settings volume(0-32) pan(-8-8) pitch(-8-8) reverb(0-16) voice setting settings for other functions midi note(0-127) midi pad song switch(on/off) song numb...

  • Page 16: Making The Settings For Pads

    Making the settings for pads about settings of pads 16 if the digital drum is not yet in utility menu, press the [utility] button to enter it. The utility indicator will light up. You can use the [ - ] or [ + ] buttons to adjust parameters (as shown to the right ) for each pad as well as the rim sen...

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    17 adjusting the pad sensitivity setting the pad threshold eliminating crosstalk between pads press the [page] or [utility] button, select pad sensitivity page. The display will show: changes how a pad responds to your playing. At higher sensitivities, the pad will generate a louder signal, even whe...

  • Page 18

    Setting rim sensitivity on pads making the settings for pads 18 curve4, 5: curve6: compared to curve1, a soft playing produces a greater change. Very little dynamic response, making it easy to maintain strong volume levels. If using drum triggers, these settings help maintain stable levels. You can ...

  • Page 19: Setting The Metronome

    Setting the metronome about click switching the click on/off adjusting the click tempo setting the time signature setting the interval adjusting the click volume selecting the click sound click settings 0-9/2, 0-9/4, 0-9/8, 0-9/16 1-2, 3-8, 1-4, 1-8, 1-12, 1-16 0-32 1-5 voice volume interval time si...

  • Page 20: Playing Back Songs

    About songs selecting a song playing back a song adjusting the accompaniment volume adjusting the drum volume muting the drums in songs playing back songs 20 there are 80 preset songs in the digital drum: please refer to song list. In song menu, you can select the song number and adjust the volume o...

  • Page 21: Recording A Song

    Recording a song about recording recording pad performances recording performances accompanied with a song playing back your recorded performance recording standby record settings ---/1-60 ---/on/off on/off 1-9/2, 1-9/4, 1-9/8, 1-9/16 1-2, 3-8, 1-4, 1-8, 1-12, 1-16 1-45 30-280 signature tempo kit pr...

  • Page 22: Practicing In Learning Mode

    About learning mode practicing with beats practicing in learning mode 22 the learning mode is a unique set of exercises specifically designed to help build speed, accuracy and stamina, as well as develop better drum skills. There are 42 practices in the digital drum: you can select appropriate patte...

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    Practicing with rhythms if the digital drum is not yet in rhythm menu, press the [rhythm] button to enter it. You can adjust the parameters (as shown to the right). Rhythm 1. 2. 3. 4. Rhythm 1-12 0-32 1-6 level drum volume number press the [ - ] or [ + ] button to select the rhythm. Press the [pract...

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    Practicing in learning mode recording and scoring your practice playing back your recorded practice 24 1. 2. 1. 2. Meas beat learn press the [start/stop] button, you can enter the score state. A measure count-in will be inserted before playing back the pattern so that you can practice in good time. ...

  • Page 25: Making The Settings For Midi

    About midi making the midi settings making the settings for midi 25 midi (musical instrument digital interface) is a standard that allows performance data and other information to be exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers. With a midi cable connecting midi connectors equipped d...

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    Making the settings for midi connecting with an external sound device using the digital drum as a sound module 26 the digital drum transmission channel for the drum kit is fixed to channel 10. It will output midi data generated by the triggers when hitting the pads or stepping on the hi-hat control ...

  • Page 27: Prompt Messages

    27 prompt messages display meaning action tempo beat rec tempo beat rec resetting the digital drum has failed. Please press the [start/stop] button to score your practice, and then play back your practice. You didn’t record your practice in the learning mode. The internal memory is full. You cannot ...

  • Page 28: Specifications

    28 specifications maximum polyphony 64 drum kits drum kits: 45 （30 preset kits + 15 user kits) general midi kits: 11 gm kits instruments drum instruments: 510 (drums, percussion, sfx) 19 hi-hat combos effect reverb,3 band equalizer sequencer normal: song 80 learning: beat 20, rhythm 12, pattern 10 r...

  • Page 29: Drum Kit List

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 standard 1 pop country standard 2 funk 1 funk 2 fusion 1 power rock jazz brush rock pop rock fusion 2 vintage latin rock arena rock banda ballad rock disco prog rock mambo songo beat box 1 hip hop 1 electro house break ...

  • Page 30: Drum Instrument List

    30 drum instrument list 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 ...

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    199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 ...

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    Percussion hihat 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473...

  • Page 33: Gm Drum Kit List

    Gm drum kit list 27 －d#1 28 e1 29 －f1 30 －f#1 31 －g1 32 －g#1 33 －a1 34 －a#1 35 －b1 36 －c2 37 －c#2 38 －d2 39 －d#2 40 －e2 41 －f2 42 －f#2 43 －g2 44 －g#2 45 －a2 46 －a#2 47 －b2 48 －c3 49 －c#3 50 －d3 51 －d#3 52 －e3 53 －f3 54 －f#3 55 －g3 56 －g#3 57 －a3 58 －a#3 59 －b3 60 －c4 61 －c#4 62 －d4 63 －d#4 64 －e4 65...

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    27 －d#1 28 e1 29 －f1 30 －f#1 31 －g1 32 －g#1 33 －a1 34 －a#1 35 －b1 36 －c2 37 －c#2 38 －d2 39 －d#2 40 －e2 41 －f2 42 －f#2 43 －g2 44 －g#2 45 －a2 46 －a#2 47 －b2 48 －c3 49 －c#3 50 －d3 51 －d#3 52 －e3 53 －f3 54 －f#3 55 －g3 56 －g#3 57 －a3 58 －a#3 59 －b3 60 －c4 61 －c#4 62 －d4 63 －d#4 64 －e4 65 －f4 66 －f#4 67 －...

  • Page 35

    Gm drum kit list 27 －d#1 28 e1 29 －f1 30 －f#1 31 －g1 32 －g#1 33 －a1 34 －a#1 35 －b1 36 －c2 37 －c#2 38 －d2 39 －d#2 40 －e2 41 －f2 42 －f#2 43 －g2 44 －g#2 45 －a2 46 －a#2 47 －b2 48 －c3 49 －c#3 50 －d3 51 －d#3 52 －e3 53 －f3 54 －f#3 55 －g3 56 －g#3 57 －a3 58 －a#3 59 －b3 60 －c4 61 －c#4 62 －d4 63 －d#4 64 －e4 65...

  • Page 36: Gm Backing Instrument List

    Gm backing instrument list piano 1 acoustic grand piano 2 bright acoustic piano 3 electric grand piano 4 honky-tonk piano 5 e.Piano 1 6 e.Piano 2 7 harpsichord 8 clavi mallet 9 celesta 10 glockenspiel 11 music box 12 vibraphone 13 marimba 14 xylophone 15 tubular bells 16 dulcimer organ 17 drawbar or...

  • Page 37: Song List

    37 song list no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 name drum intro drum main a drum main b r&b modern dance cool jazz modern pop fusion 1 funk 1 big band 1 funk 2 pop funk 1 fusion 2 funk 3 fusion 3 funk 4 fusion 4 pop funk...

  • Page 38: Pattern List

    Pattern list beat rhythm no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 name beat 1 beat 2 beat 3 beat 4 beat 5 beat 6 beat 7 beat 8 beat 9 beat 10 beat 11 beat 12 beat 13 beat 14 beat 15 beat 16 beat 17 beat 18 beat 19 beat 20 kit bank 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 beat 4/4 4/4 4/...

  • Page 39: Parameter List

    Parameter list normal mode kit learning mode parameter kit number kit volume reverb eq high eq middle eq low song parameter song number accomp volume of song drum volume of song abbreviation num vol rev eqh eqm eql value 1—45 0—32 on / off -12 -- +12 -12 -- +12 -12 -- +12 voice parameter voice numbe...

  • Page 40: Midi Implementation Chart

    Function transmitted 10 ch × × × *********** 0—127 *********** 99h,v=1-127 × （99h,v=0） × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × × ××××××× × × × × × × × × recognized 1 －16 × × × *********** 0 －127 0 －127 × × 0-127 × × × × × × × × remarks bank select modulation portamento time data entry volume pan e...