MY (NEW) Black TRITON

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Just bought me a KORG TR61 (a step up from the LE I think) to replace my old KORG X3 finally retired. I will miss it. :( For $999.99 well worth the price. It has plastic sides but the rest is metal, but I have a heavy duty case for it. :) Takes a SD card up to 1GB and since I already own a KARMA it was easy editing and tweeking the sounds on it. Saving up for the EXB-Sampling board and I will be set. YAY :D
 

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cool...................

I just picked up a X3. A few keys are broken but I think it can be fixed with no parts.
 
timboZ said:
cool...................

I just picked up a X3. A few keys are broken but I think it can be fixed with no parts.

Yeah, I'd still be using mine but the disk drive went out on it 3 weeks ago and try finding that :mad: anyways goodluck with your X3. If you need the manual let me know I have it in .pdf file :)

Cheers :D
 
I'm trying to decide on a workstation to save up for. The TR series is definately a contender.

Congrats on yours.

Carl
 
Is this better than the Triton Extreme 61key ? I just got offered an extreme for $1150 and it's pretty much brand new. :o
 
cortexx said:
Is this better than the Triton Extreme 61key ? I just got offered an extreme for $1150 and it's pretty much brand new. :o

The TRITON EX61 goes for $1800, so I'd say you got a good deal. :)

The TRITON Extreme is in a class by itself I believe it's a couple of steps up over the classic TRITON.

A quick overview:

* It has it all! an all-new Steinway © concert grand piano, the entire sample sets from Trance Attack, Orchestral Collection and Vintage Archives expansion boards; the best material from Dance Extreme, Studio Essentials and Pianos/Classic Keyboards collections; and the complete Triton
Studio sample set
* 'In Track Sampling' where you can sample audio directly into the sequencer as it plays
* USB port for CD burning and data sharing, Compact Flash data storage, digital I/O
* Huge 160 MB of sample wave ROM – five times the ROM of the classic TRITON!
* 120 note polyphony, 489 arpeggiator patterns
* Valve Force circuit to impart “tube” quality to the sound on the output

The TR61 is not expandable except for adding the EXB-Sampling Board and thats OK with me because it has sounds from the TRITON classic, Le, and even some from the Extreme. Plus I can edit and tweek the sounds to my liking and my Motif and KARMA are both expandable.
 
I've got a Triton LE61 myself, I got a great deal from a guy on ebay who just bought a studio and was selling stuff off. I went in and picked it up in person for 650 bucks, fully loaded with the sampling board and he even threw in a gig bag, a couple training videos, and an SM card!

The differences betwen the LE and TR series are
1. The TR has a black finish, while the LE is silver (control surfaces are identical)
2. The TR has an SD card slot while the LE has an SM card slot
3. The TR has an added USB port
4. The TR has some updated presets

These keyboards are amazing, especially for the price range, even at full retail. They have the exact sequencer used in the triton extreme and triton studio. They have 5 128-instrument program banks (4 user banks and a GM (general midi) bank for midi portability, but with some tweaking you can open up the GM bank if you need it) and 3 128-instrument combi banks.

There is a whole system of heirarchy in the patches. There are a ton of multisamples built in (512 I think, somewhere around there). Each program can use 1 or 2 oscillators, which can each run off of 1 or 2 multisamples that can be exchanged at a set velocity (that's up to 4 multisamples available to each program). Each program also has a detailed EG, 1 insert, and 2 master effects available, as well as a highly powerful arpeggiator with plenty of presets, all of which are completely customizable (except for the first few "core" arps).
A combi can hold up to 8 programs (timbres), all of which can be mixed and balanced to get just the right sound, and each can be mapped to individual midi channels. Combis also feature a dual arpeggiator, which allows for some really crazy sounds.


That's just a few of the highlights that really surprised me when I got mine. A couple more things: All of the keyboards also have aftertouch, which is really nice if you know how to use it effectively. And the LE and TR have something their big triton brother don't, there is a category button, which can be used for quickly finding programs and combis by catergories like keyboard, organ, pads, synth, lead, bass, etc. A couple other things organized into categories that you don't see as much are all of the multisamples, and all of the effects. Also there is an audition button for programs, which plays a little riff which can be modulated in real time to test out programs as you are searching through all of the presets.


Agh sorry I didn't mean to spin off in a huge triton ad there, but hopefully that will give some useful info to bsr2002, and maybe if anyone is on the fence it might sway their decision. If anything I mentioned above caught your attention bsr, just send me a pm and I'll explain how to do it.
 
I've had Yamaha and Roland keyboards, but I've always been interested in Korg keyboards and I may get one someday. I've read that every brand has a unique sound and that Korg especially is known for having user-friendly sequencers on their keyboard/workstations. The sequencer on my Roland XP-50 has percentage-quantization which I think is cool (that is the main reason I picked it over a Korg N364 about a decade ago). I was wondering if the sequencer on the Korg Tritons have percentage-quantization.
 
not sure what you mean by percentage, but the triton can quantize in the resolutions of Automatic (Hi), quarter note, eighth note, eighth triplet, sixteenth note, sixteenth triplet, thirtysecond note, and thirtysecond triplet.
 
Congrats on your new Korg. My 61 Trinity from mid 90's is still in use. Planning on buying a used 88 Triton Pro to use in my planned argosy workstation investment as I'm about to start on the long process of building my studio these days. Love the Korg synths.
Here is a picture of the Argosy console, wich has room for allmost any 88-key workstation. Argosy link for your convenience
 

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Emusic said:
Congrats on your new Korg. My 61 Trinity from mid 90's is still in use. Planning on buying a used 88 Triton Pro to use in my planned argosy workstation investment as I'm about to start on the long process of building my studio these days. Love the Korg synths.
Here is a picture of the Argosy console, wich has room for allmost any 88-key workstation. Argosy link for your convenience
That is "very" cool :D


Hey WillyDavidK,

Maybe you can give me some pointers on sampling as I just instsalled the EXB-SMPL Board :) and I'm new to Sampling :eek:
 
How much did that board hit you for? I've been thinking about putting one in my trition le for a while but have never done it because I always use my mpc mostly for the sampling stuff.
 
Cost $200 I figured I turned my $1000 keyboard into a $1200 keyboard so not bad I think.
 
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