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- Page 1 User Guide English ( 2 – 10 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 11 – 19 ) Guide d’utilisation Français ( 20 – 28 ) Guida per l’uso Italiano ( 29 – 37 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 38 – 46 ) Appendix English ( 47 )
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Page 2: Quick Start / Connection Diagram
For the latest information about this product (system requirements, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, For additional product support, Quick Start / Connection Diagram Important: After powering Tom Cat on, let it warm up before using it. Its tuning can be affected by the temperature. External MIDI Device Computer MIDI Keyboard (e.g., rack synth, sequencer, etc.) - Page 3 (for the disco toms), swing amount, patterns, or the pattern length. 3. Tap: Press this button at the desired rate to enter a new tempo. Tom Cat will detect the new tempo after three taps.
- Page 4 Tom Cat’s MIDI Out/Thru jack. The display will indicate which is currently selected: When set to Out, Tom Cat will send its own MIDI messages to its MIDI Out/Thru jack and to its USB Port. When set to Thru, MIDI messages received through the MIDI In will be sent to the MIDI Out/Thru.
- Page 5 • Clap: A hand-clap voice. This consists of three pulses triggered in rapid succession to emulate multiple simultaneous claps. Volume: Turn this to set the clap volume. Tune: Turn this to tune the pitch of the clap. Spread: Turn this to spread out the amount of time between the components of the clap sound.
- Page 6 A and B are lit, the maximum pattern length is 32 steps, and the minimum pattern length is 17 steps. Press the Last Step button again to return to normal operation. 16. Main Volume: Turn this knob to set the output volume of Tom Cat’s Main Out and Phones Out.
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Page 7: Transport Control
During playback, press Velocity and Play/Stop at the same time to restart playback from the very beginning of the pattern. • When Tom Cat’s MIDI Out/Thru is set to Out, it will send MIDI Start, Stop, Continue, Clock, and SongPosPtr=0 depending on its transport state. •... - Page 8 To set the pattern length, press Last Step. The pattern’s length (in steps) will appear in the display, and the same number Step Indicators will light up amber. Press one of the 16 Step Switches or turn the Tempo knob to set the pattern’s length (in steps). If the Seq Variation button has either A or B lit, the maximum pattern length is 16 steps.
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Page 9: Editing Sequences
Editing Sequences You can edit the sequences (and fills) of each pattern in two different modes, described below: Record Step Mode and Record Performance Mode. Record Step Mode Record Step Mode lets you use the 16 Step Switches to enter or remove notes from the sequence simply by pressing the corresponding Step Switches. - Page 10 Saving, Copying, and Clearing Saving To save patterns or global settings: 1. Press and hold Shift, and then press Step Switch 16 (Save). Its Step Indicator will flash green. 2. Release Step Switch 16 (Save), but keep holding Shift. (To cancel and exit the saving process at any time, release Shift.) 3.
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Page 11: Technical Specifications
Weight 2.1 kg Trademarks and Licenses Akai Professional and MPC are trademarks of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Kensington and the K & Lock logo are registered trademarks of ACCO Brands. All other product or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their... - Page 12 Manual Version 1.0...
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