i use a triton studio and fantom x.. both boards are awesome.. the sounds in the fantom do sound more like the real instrument.. but then again.. there are new sounds you can always load into the triton and have cleaner sounds.
most ppl don't know how much power the triton series really has. i love the triton studio and won't ever get rid of it. i just back up my pcg's all the time and load new ones or i load new samples and pcg's.. ppl always ask me where's that sound in the triton... i have so many sounds most ppl don't have.
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my mv8000 i have just about every kit from mv8000sounds.com
Reason is nice to have these days. you can do a lot but its nothing like having a fantom-x, triton studio or motif at your finger tips
but to answer your question CHIZZLE
"Is it the ultimate in producing"
for some it is, but theres always
a k2600,motif es, or fantom x.. just depends on your budget and what you already know/willing to learn.
"Do you have to be a keyboard player?"
not at all.. its a major plus, but hell i play by ear... some ppl never belive me but i do. i use to play sax so i do know notes rather easy.
"Are the contained sounds THAT dope"
some are.. but you can load new samples in it anytime you want. even akai soundbanks.. load um right up... tweak the sounds and make them your own... the triton is a easy to use powerful board, period
"Is it easier to bang out snares? kicks? bass lines?"
vs what???
for me, i can do the drums on the triton as i can with a beat machine... not all ppl can though.. it took me a long time to perfect it though. if you don't have a mpc/mv8000 its time to start learning how to program drums right with they keys and the editors.
triton studios are rather expensive new or used. you may wanna look at the triton extreme or a roland fantom x... with this board.. roland took their throne back.. not to mention the new os.. but i wish it had a touch screen.
So what's up with everybody or SO MANY people on the Triton trip.
