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Thank you for purchasing the Korg TRITON Extreme music workstation/sampler. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument as directed. Conventions in this manual About this manual References to the TRITON Extreme The TRITON Extreme is available in 88-key, 76-key and The owner’s manuals and how to use 61-key models, but all three models are referred to without distinction in th
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Table of Contents About this manual.......................................ii Producing songs (Sequencer mode) ........... 39 Features of the sequencer............................................... 39 The structure of Sequencer mode ................................. 40 Introduction................................................ 1 Preparations for recording............................................. 41 Main features........................................................
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Use sampled Wave files to create an audio CD and play it: Media, Make Audio CD, Play Audio CD .......... 123 Editing a Wave file: Media, Edit WAVE.................... 125 Viewing information about media: Media, Media Info................................................................... 125 Handling CompactFlash and Microdrive media...... 125 Restoring the factory settings...................127 Restoring the factory settings ...................................... 127 Loading the EXB-
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Introduction Alternate Modulation and Effect Dynamic Modulation: Main features • The synthesis section (filter etc.) provides Alternate Modulation capabilities, and the effect section The TRITON Extreme is a music workstation/sampler that features the HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system provides Effect Dynamic Modulation. This allows you to freely apply modulation to parameters that affect as its tone generator. It provides high-quality preset multisamples/progr
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drum phrases (using the “Fixed Note Mode” that is Sequencer ideal for drums), bass phrases, or guitar and keyboard A sophisticated 16-track MIDI sequencer is built in. backing riffs. The arpeggiator is also effective for use • The TRITON Extreme combines dual arpeggiators, with subtly moving pads, synth sounds, or sound RPPR, time slice, in-track sampling, and many other effects. functions, giving you an integrated music production • In Combination mode, Sequ
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Front and rear panel Front panel 8 16 17 4 5 6 9 12 1 2 3 18 71011 13 14 15 Use the [REALTIME CONTROLS] key to select either the 1. [SW1] key, [SW2] key the A mode, B mode or VALVE FORCE functions for the These keys are on/off switches, their function can be realtime controllers, and use knobs [1]–[4] to control the assigned in Program, Combination, Sequencer, Song Play, tone, effects, MIDI control changes and Valve Force in and Sampling modes. When on, t
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6. Mode keys Numeric keys [0] – [9], [ENTER] key, [–] key [./10’s HOLD] key Use these keys to enter the desired mode. When you press a key, the key will light, and you will Use these keys to numerically input a parameter value. enter the mode whose key you pressed (☞p.10). Use numeric keys [0]–[9], the [–] key, and the [./10’s HOLD] key to enter the value, and press the [ENTER] key [COMBI] key to confirm it. The [./10’s HOLD] key lets you input a Com
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Each time you press the [G] key when selecting a pro- 14. ARPEGGIATOR gram, the bank selection will step to the next GM(2) bank These knobs control the performance of the arpeggiator in or GM drum bank in the following order: G, g(1), g(2)– realtime (☞QS p.11). g(8), g(9), g(d), G, g(1) etc ... The F bank can be only be selected in Program mode, and only if the EXB-MOSS option is installed. 13. SEQUENCER [TEMPO] knob This adjusts the base tempo of the arpeggiator and sequencer. The LED will
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17. Sample memory (RAM) slot cover Rear panel You can open this cover and install SIMM boards to expand the sample memory (RAM). A maximum of three 1. AC power supply connector 32 Mbyte SIMM boards can be installed as sample mem- Connect the included power supply cable here. ory (RAM). (☞PG p.321) After connecting the power supply cable to the TRITON Extreme, connect the other end to an AC outlet (☞p.16). 18. Headphone jack A set of headphones can be connected here (stereo 1/4" 2. [POWER] sw
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2 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 5 4 3 Use an optical cable to connect this to the optical digital 8. DAMPER jack input jack of a DAT or MD, etc. An optional switch-type pedal such as the Korg DS-1H The [VOLUME] slider does not adjust the output level of damper pedal can be connected here. this jack. If a DS-1H is connected, it will function as a half-damper pedal. If another switch-type pedal is connected, it will IN jack function as a damper switch. In order to ensure that the This is an optical S/P D
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* Popup menu Pin Names and functions of objects in the LCD screen The TRITON Extreme uses Korg’s TouchView graphical user interface. By touching objects displayed in the LCD screen, you can select pages, set parameter values, rename programs and combinations, write data, and perform many other opera- tions. References in the TRITON Extreme’s owner’s manual Scroll bar to the “... button” or “... tab” refer to objects displayed on the LCD screen. References to the “[...] key,” “[...] Pin kn
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f: Check box * Page jump menu Each time you press a check box, a check mark will be added or removed. When checked, the parameter will function; when unchecked, the parameter will not function. g: Radio buttons Press a radio button to select one value from two or more choices. h: Tab Press the tab to select a page. In Combination, Program, Sequencer, Sampling, Song i: Page menu button Play, or Global modes, you can press the front panel When this button is pressed, a list of page menu com-
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The following multisamples are available for the oscil- lator. Overview of the TRITON • 962 internal multisamples (160 Mbytes) Extreme’s modes • Multisamples (RAM) that you sampled on the TRITON Extreme or loaded in from media The TRITON Extreme has a large number of functions (maximum of 96 Mbytes) that let you play and edit programs and combinations, • Create drum programs using a drum kit (created in record and play sequence data, record and play back sam- Global mode) ples, and manage
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Sequencer mode Global mode • Use the 16-track MIDI sequencer to record and play • Make settings that affect the entire TRITON Extreme, songs. such as master tune and global MIDI channel. • Record onto the sixteen MIDI tracks individually or all • Create user drum kits (144 kits), user arpeggio sixteen tracks at once. Exclusive messages can also be patterns (507 patterns), and user scales (16 one-octave recorded and edited. scales and 1 all-note scale). • Perform sampling/resampling. • Create
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Number of voices in each mode About polyphony The maximum number of voices that can be played simul- taneously will depend on the oscillator mode of the pro- gram. Tone generators and oscillators • For a Single/Drum-mode program, 1 oscillator = 1 voice Each oscillator in the TRITON Extreme is sounded by one • For a Double-mode program, 2 oscillators = 1 voice of two Tone Generators. Each tone generator is connected to the various PCM Program mode memories as shown in the diagram below. Single
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In Media mode there is only one page, so the page jump menu will not appear. Basic operation 3 In the LCD screen, press the desired page. You will jump to the selected page, and it will appear in the display. As an example here, press P1: Edit-Basic. 1. Selecting modes • As a reminder, the page that was selected before you In order to use a particular function on the TRITON pressed the [MENU] key will have its top right corner Extreme, you must first select the appropriate mode. bent over.
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If you edit the settings that are recalled by pressing the VALUE controllers [COMPARE] key (i.e., the settings that are written into [VALUE] slider memory), the LED will go dark, and it will not be possible Use this when you wish to make major changes in the to return to the previous edits by pressing the [COM- value. PARE] key again. In Program mode and Combination mode, this slider can In Sequencer mode, you can use the [COMPARE] key to also be used as a control source for alternate modu
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N N N N N N I I I I I I A A A A A A V V V V V V B B B B B B G G G G G G Setup Connections Connections must be made with the power turned off. Please be aware that careless operation may dam- age your speaker system or cause malfunctions. 3. Analog audio input connections CD player, If a passive type guitar (a guitar analog record player, etc. without an internal preamp) is connected, it will not be possible to sample at an appropriate level due to the impedance mismatch. AUDIO OUTPUT/ Suc
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1. Connecting the power cable 3. Analog audio input connections 1 Turn off the power of the TRITON Extreme. You can input external analog audio sources, and sample them or process them with the internal effects and output 2 Plug the included power cable into the AC power them from the OUTPUT jacks. supply connector located on the back of the TRITON Connect mics or the OUTPUT jacks of your external Extreme. audio equipment to the AUDIO INPUT 1 and 2 jacks. 3 Connect the other end of the powe
