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I've had my drumkat for a few years, picked it up used off of ebay. Even though the unit is close to 15 years old, it's still the sturdiest, most reliable and cooperative midi controller I have.

Jeff

I use my drumKat primarily for tracking software instruments in Logic. I just recently signed on to do the score for a documentary on Poverty in Bangladesh, which should be airing on PBS next fall. I've been testing out some new percussion libraries for the project, and it's amazing how even the worst samples sound completely lifelike when tracked with the KAT. There just isn't an equivalent controller that's able to capture percussion velocity hits as accurately. I don't know what I'd do without it.
Thanks again!

Brad

Thanks for the expedient reply. I downloaded MIDI-ox and then loaded the data from the disc to my computer and into my drumKat. It worked!

Thank you for your help. You guys are great and completely unique in the timeliness and accuracy of your advice. I own a pretty massive system including both analog and the latest digital recording technology and its usually hell trying to get aid when machines won't talk to each other or one decides to simply not work. What a relief to have you there.

Thanks!

Michael Sena

I would like to publicly say that Alternate Mode is the best Company I have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. I bought a 13 year old Drumkat off of craigslist about a month ago, only to find that it was not triggering properly and had a burnt out battery. The folks a Alternate replaced the FSRs, the pads, upgraded the chip to 4.5 and replaced the batteries. And for a lot less than quoted. The best part was that is took minimal time and was back to me here in Hawaii in less than a week after shipping it out!!! AMAZING!

Thank you all so much for being the first Company I have ever dealt with to come through on your promise and please me beyond compare!

Thanks again and Aloha!

Nate

I've taken my MalletKAT on three gigs now, and the results have been great. Everybody loves the various voices (our NYC band does a hell of a version of St. Thomas with the African Marimba and a real calypso rhythm) and the richness and clarity of the sound. I've made all the adjustments I wanted to the User Kit vibes voices and they sound just great, including returning to your original pitch range for the vibes voices, Mario, which is an octave lower than the "real thing". You can get a great, almost organ-like sound out of the lower registers that way. As Mario told me I would, I've become a MalletKAT, not a vibes, player now.

Dick Lincoln

Thank you for the excellent service on an rushed special case repair. I'll be leaving for tour today and your company has been stellar in all facets of servicing my DK10, from phone conversations to the units return to me before I few out for my tour.

Thank you again,

Lester Goodwine

Hello! For the last four months I have been using the MalletKAT Express on the national UK tour of 'South Pacific'. The MalletKAT is one of the most musically versatile digital percussion instruments I have ever played, offering remarkable levels of sensitivity and innovation that accommodates practically any performance situation.

Thank you for developing such an innovative percussion instrument.

Regards, Adam Davies, UK

I can attest to the durability, reliability, and roadworthiness of the MalletKat and support of Kat products in general. In the last 18 months, my MalletKat has preformed over a 150 concerts, countless rehearsals, and survived being shipped all over the world. I've used it on four continents, in over 20 different countries, in various climates and altitudes. I've used it for concerts before the Queen of England, Concert for Dianna, and it's a part of my regular touring percussion rig. The DrumKat is super solid as well. I bought mine in 1990 as my first MIDI device. Thanks to a good design and Alternate Mode's policy against obsolescence, I still use it. They've periodically updated it over the years at modest prices, versus having to shell out a bunch of bread for a new model. I wish other electronic companies would have the same approach! Thank you AM for your tireless work.

Matt O'Conner

By the way, besides the Kat being such a great instrument – you have the VERY BEST customer support in the industry. Thanks again.

Martin

Thanks for a great product. By the way, I use the drumkat with Larry Seyers PowerKits and lynxone soundcard and it's really a remarkable combo. The drumkat has great playability and accuracy in triggering the samples.

Dear Alternate Mode,

BIG thank you for my T-shirt that arrived today. I will be wearing it with pride and will be telling everyone that asks me what an amazing thing my Drumkat is., I am using it with FXpansions great BFD software and its like having all the drumkits I ever wished to play at my fingertips. I actually own a Tama Starclassic acoustic kit as well, and the samples are so good you really can't tell them apart... its fantastic...Before I made my purchase I checked out yamaha's and rolands electronic offerings and I wasn't nearly as impressed as I am with my current set up, I was turned onto my Drumkat via the forums on propellerhead and I am so glad.

thank you once again.
Derek Wright

My MalletKat Express arrived today. I was so excited that after I set it up I could not resist just playing for a few hours before starting to look into the many other functions. I found it to be excellently packed, very well made and like my Drumkat it is a truly great electronic instrument. I look forward to working with this instrument for many years.

Thank you to you and all of the people at Alternate Mode for giving percussionists these powerful tools for making better music.

Jarrod Bayliss
Sydney, Australia

Thank you so much for your assistance! I appreciate immensely the quick and helpful responses throughout the course of this transaction and I would recommend your company to anyone! I am indescribably excited about the opportunities your products will present to me! I just moved to Japan two months ago to work at Universal Studios theme park, and their treatment for me is fantastic and includes the purchase of a performance and practice drum set for my uses. However, I have found no access to a marimba or vibraphone! Additionally, it would be quite a challenge to convince a music store to let me practice on their in-store vibraphone for four hours a day, not to mention highly inconveniant for me... The MalletKAT's versatility, transportability, silent practice capabilities, and recording potential are exactly what I have dreamt of but never thought practical...And its so inexpensive! As a nineteen year old, I can honestly say that I feel my musical career will be enhanced dramatically in the near future and 50 years from now due to the innovative persistence of the MalletKAT industry!

Best Regards with intentions to remain in touch and supportive for many years,

Nate Anderson

I have to tell you all how elated I am with my MalletKat. It is one of the most well-engineered
and esthetically pleasing instruments I've ever seen. Thank you for your creating such a
beautiful blend of function and form. You've one more loyal fan!

Best wishes to all of you.
Regards,

John Heavner
Fayetteville, AR

Worked great! Thanks! I'm enjoying the Kat. I play Vibraphone, but had a bad repetitive strain injury a few years ago. I could barely move my left arm, so I sold my Deagans and stopped playing. Now I can play again because the Malletkat lets me play with such a light touch. I'll probably be buying a one octave expander soon. I like the express because it's so light...I put it in a keyboard case and away I go.

Vito Tenerelli
Upton Middle School

My band & I decided (after my mother-in-law said my new old TrapKat & D4 sounded like real drums) to try it out live this weekend to decide if it's worth upgrading and using live. We played 3 gigs and it was phenomenal!!

Many people didn't realize I wasn't using real drums. Others stared and asked questions...walking right up to me during songs and asking about it...I answered them while playing.... without yelling.

The Wow factor for our band just went up a notch. We are already using Bose L1 Gear which is a wow-factor on it's own; now we look totally geeky and love it! I videotaped a gig today and the sound is 100% better than it was when we used real drums. Clean and clear, dynamic, punchy...I could go on raving! I had no idea electronics could work so well for me, I've run the gamut...and with an old D4 no less!

Also, I was just reading an old Modern Drummer review of the drumkat from years ago and saw you in it. I had no clue you were a founder. Thanks so much for taking the time to reply to me personally, I thought great personal customer service was only available at companies like Bose. I'm glad I found you guys, the Kat is revolutionizing music for our band, once again.

Thank you So much for developing this amazing instrument.

pete

I've owned a Kat since the 80's and I feel it's the best thing on the market for the Drummer to have a full array of colors to play with. Keep up the good work!

Curtis

I play live on my DrumKAT anywhere from 1 to 5 times per week. The portability factor is just awesome! On my first live gig with this controller, I programmed it at home, packed it in a plastic tote box along with my pedals, stand, sound module, and cables; loaded it on a two wheel dolly, walked 20 mins. to work, and was set up, sound-checked, and playing at my gig 15 mins. later. Wow--thing of beauty! :oD

The sensitivity and feel are amazing too! Most of my gigs are verrrrry low volume (some must be under 70dB, and others under 80 dB), so I turn up the volume on my sound module, but play very softly on my KAT. That gives me good sound but eliminates a lot of the stick-on-pad impact-noise. Great tone under 70dB--what a concept!

Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks so much for helping me out. I really appreciate it. And--I'm totally pumped about my 'new' DrumKAT! :oD

Thanks again, and God bless!

Kirk Weber
Ontario, Canada

I received the malletKAT PRO 5.0 today about 12:15. I can’t stop playing it. Very cool! Thanks

Art Bookout

St. Mark's High School
Wilmington, DE

" The "KAT TURBO" has been used by me for over 4 reliable years, withstanding road life used in conjunction with a kurtrzweil 2600 rack mount brain. The power and control features of the KAT are amazing compared to any product on the market allowing me to play complex guitar & key parts without sacrificing my drumming and vocals. The comfort level I have at shows makes this product untouchable!!"

thanks

I just wanted to tell you that the MalletKat I ordered got here a week ago and I´m absolutely thrilled. It´s a one of a kind MIDI Controller and real easy to handle, too, last not least due to the help of the video instruction
CD-ROM you guys sent with it. I already noticed that 3 octaves put limits on a lot of the stuff that I´m doing, so I may well order an expander unit later on next year. thanks a lot again!

greetz, Lars Weber...:-)
GERMANY

thanks again for your help. I'm still in the process of creating my kits, but it appears that my struggles will pay off in a big way. I really enjoy the "feel" of the TrapKat and am glad that I have joined the Alternate Mode community of happy players.

Regards,

Thanks for the speedy service! We are really excited to get our "Electronic Percussion Ensemble" off the ground here at BYU-Idaho.

David Taylor
BYU-Idaho

I received my new trapKAT rubber and sensors today. I don't know of any other electronic device that can give over 10 years of faithful service and with a few replacement parts be back to good as new. Thank you for
continuing to produce quality instruments.

Ken Hamilton
UK

I received the board this afternoon. Guess what-It works! Thanks for the quick turnaround and the fair repair charge.

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