Tag: Alternate Mode

Gear

New module from Alternate Mode

Alternate Mode has launched a new DITI drum module with onboard sounds. The DITI 3 includes 50 kits, each with three percussion instruments laid out across the pads. The 4 GB sound library has the same sound set as the new gigKAT GS EXTended that is offered both internally in malletKATs and as an external sound module. The DITI 3 has balanced stereo ¼” outputs, two ¼” inputs for mixing external sounds to its output, along with a volume-controlled ¼” headphone jack. A single cable HD15 connector simplifies the connection to Alternate Mode’s jamKAT or hybriKIT.  The 12 input jacks, allowing up to 24 triggers, are also available along with the connected jamKAT. The DITI’s software has been updated to […]

Gear

New module from KAT

Alternate Mode has released a new sound module, the gigKAT GS EXT. Designed to be triggered by the company’s popular malletKAT controllers, the module replaces the gigKAT GS. The new module features an extensive percussion library including Latin, world percussion, Asian and Middle Eastern percussion as well as an Orchestral Chromatic Percussion Library. Of course, there are also large numbers of vibraphones, marimba and steel pan samples, together with guitars, keys, basses, leads and drums. Performance enhancements include a 7 dB increase in output and significantly improved dynamic range. The module has balanced TRS ¼” outputs and a ¼” headphone output jack. malletKAT owners will need to install a new GS9.5 firmware chip which is included for free, while the […]

Industry

Mario finds alternative

MIDI controller pioneer Mario DeCiutiis has announced his retirement from the Alternate Mode business he founded. In a letter to customers, DeCiutiis recalls starting working with KAT Inc back in 1985. “In 1996, I took over manufacturing of the KAT controllers and started Alternate Mode with my wife, Connie. Now at age 72, I’ve come to the decision that it’s time for someone young, ambitious and competent to take over the company,” he writes. DeCiutiis has named his nephew, Bryan Hughes, as his successor as president and CEO of Alternate Mode. “All of the folks at Alternate Mode, except Connie, will remain working at our new factory.  We really are a family-orientated company and will remain that way,” he explains, […]