For players of mallet percussion, the malletKAT Express offers a powerful MIDI percussion mallet controller using true FSR sensing technology. The malletKAT Express offers a standard 2-octave design which can be expanded to 4 octaves. With 127 programmable setups and features like splitting, layering, poly/mono and "hang" modes, the malletKAT Express is an incredibly expressive and powerful alternative to traditional marimba and vibraphone instruments and includes a a GM sound card of 128 instruments plus drum sounds. Take control with malletKAT Express!
malletKAT Express with Sounds Features:
- 2-octave malletKAT Express, made with new lighter metal and weighing in at only 7 lbs.
- Expandable to a total of four octaves, each Expander Express octave weighs only 4 lbs
- Includes the powerful malletKAT 6.1 software
- Express size is 32" x 11.5" x 2.75"
- Great feeling neoprene rubber pads
- Heavy duty metal construction
- "State of the art" true FSR sensors
- Can be expanded to a full 5 octaves
- Continually upgradeable
- Adjusts to your own playing style
- Realistic mallet dampening
- Monophonic instrument mode
- Reassignment modes for special tunings
- Programmable foot controllers
- Chain setups together for easier performance
- Total MIDI control over drum machines, keyboards, lighting boards, etc.
- Layer, split or "hang" modes
- MIDI mixer built in (supports multiple bank, program & volume changes) per setup
- Quick setup
- Easy to carry
- Small "footprint"
- Quick and simple editing
- Chain Mode (allows setups to be stepped through in any order)
- Foot control Kit Advance/Backup
- Reassignment Mode (every pad can be assigned its own channel and note #)
- Program Send (an additional Bank, Program Change, Volume and Channel for the Reassignment layer)
- Internal Metronome with Tap Tempo Control
- Pitchbend Sensitivity Adjustment (for each setup)
- Fine Tuning
- Dampening settings
- All Notes Off commands
- MIDI Routing Screens
- Auto Pad Threshold Reinitialization
- Monophonic Note Overlap (bring those mono instruments to life)
- Roll Mode (gets rid of that "machine gun effect on assorted sound sources")
- 2 Split Points (have multiple instruments setup across the keyboard)
- Auto Velocity to Gate Mode (effect the Gate time by how hard you play)
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