Korg Triton

The korg Triton is much easier to use than the Roland XP-50 that I had before, thanks to the Touch screen, and I found it very user friendly straight away.
I have bought it 5 years ago and have done gigs with it, as well as recordings.
I am very slow to understand technology and didn't find the manual very comprehensible (but then I struggle on most manuals, it's a dread)
The sounds are beautiful, I am originally a piano player and found that the piano sounds were very nice(comparing to the XP50) and am surprised to hear people complaining about those piano sounds.
Editing patches is easy once you manage to find which bit of the menu you need to do what you want...Which I still struggle with because it seems spread all over the place!

Polyphony is good, built in effects are easy to use.
I have never dared expanding it because I am sure I would do something wrong and kill it...
On-board sequencer is very good except it is very hard to edit and somehow seems to act a bit strangely as far as the software is concerned (once, I recorded 2 separate songs and when I was working on the second one, I went back to the first one to see it had deleted itself, even though you are supposed to be able to record many songs at the same time)

Great velocity and aftertouch.
It works well for rock, which is what I used it for.

I have used it at gigs many times and it has never let me down.

They were allright except they said I may have to send it for repair which would have cost a fortune, so I didnt go ahead with it.

Problems arised lately: I think it is a software issue.
A couple of times when I turned it on and started playing, the pitch has sudddenly change itself, without me touching anything, to something completely different, and a few times also rattled on itself when playing a dance pattern . It suddenly starts doing very weird things and I cannot understand why. It is very frustrating.
Something is odd with the Damper pedal also, which seems to sometimes change its effects without me touching the Global buttons. I had saved it to Polarity + as I ised a non korg pedal and this really seems to have a mind of its own, sometimes teh sound stops when I touch the pedal. Again, I think there is a software issue with it.
I wish it was lighter...17kg with the case makes it impossible to rehearse outside without having a car...
I chose this one because I was recommended it as being a good keyboard. I wished it stopped playing tricks on me, though...It has only happened lately...

I use OS 2.53. The presets are decent, If your for sounds and don't care about the workstation, go with something like a Roland Juno-D. The keyboard is easy to use compared to many, but is still difficult in some ways. Editing sounds can be hard, but If I had some analog experience, I believe this would be easier for me. But as far as FX routing, setting up combis and sequences, and simple sound edits are simple. The manual isn't as good as Yamaha and Roland, but is pretty good.

Polyphony isn't a big issue, I would think there would be note cutoffs in combi mode because of only 62 notes and 8 parts, but this really isn't a big problem. For 61 keys, they feel good. The fx can be hard to use at times, but 102 is alot. The vocoder is real cool. I'm able to upgrade to to EXB-PCM cards, 2 32 mb DIMM cards, SCSI board, and a MOSS board. The sequencer can do alot of stuff, I think the Motif's is better

The sounds are great. The keyboard doesn't have a crispyness like newer models have, but it still is good. It has great acoustic instruments. The saxaphones sound good. The organs are good. The piano is horrible, you must add $100 if you want this board cause the pianos are 10x better. I give it a 7 because of the bad pianos. It has good E. pianos.

Its used, so it has some bugs with the audio outs, I have to wiggle the cord just right so it don't buzz. It has had some other issues also, but it usually works good, I can still depend on it.

Korg is real helpful

Paid 540.00 us dollars I'm using software v. 2.1
presets sound pretty good
I don't edit patches
the manual is rediculously hard to understand

the polyphony is 62notes
effects are great
can expand with sound roms and ram 64 mb max
can send on all channels and recieve and pressure sensitive
the sequencer is hard if you had a lot of time you probably would figure it out I like the sequencers on the command stations better looking to trade for a mp-7 e-mail me jdnett@sbcglobal.net
I give it a 6 sequencer tidious

instruments sound good
dance,hiphop,rnb
it sometimes play different notes or sounds
verygood in the velocity after touch department

sometimes the track button wont' respond
would use it on a gig

I called them alot about the seqeucer some of them don't know about the keyboard themselves finally got a good answer afet the third day of calling about not to chain songs together in the cuelist

if it was lost or stolen i would beat myself because i could have sold and beat the guy who stole it.
i'm not a keyboard player thats one reason why I should have bought it
I chose this one because It was a deal I really want a mc909 but it cost too much might be selling it to guitar center to get emulator x or proteus x
I like the sampling ability and the sounds I hate the sequencer
I wish it had a better sequencer
it does get in the way of making music
anyone do you think its a good Ideal to sell it to get a mp-7 or emulator x

Triton classic.
The touchscreen makes this the first synth where you can actually tweak patches live ,because youi can go right to the parameteryou want ,instead having to scroll,Assignable knobs are nicetoo,though more would be better.
I have little use for emulations of acoustic instruments,esp witha decent sampler.for anything but pianos acoustic emulations are never convincing because keyboards just don't phrase like strings,horns drums etc.I'm more interested in getting sounds >

Lo he probado en na tienda, y muchas veces me lo han prestado.
pero debo decir, que Korg, desde que saco los Trinity, nos ha cerrado la puerta a gente discapacitada, que es lo que sacan ellos poniendo un tuch screen?, lo siento pero es lo peor que Korg a echo en su existencia.
Con los triton y Trinity, Korg ha avierto las puertas a muchos en cuanto a tegnologia, pero nos ha cerrado las puertas, creo que este va a ser un llamado que haga a los fabricantes de korg para que el triton sea mas accesible.
Dear friends of Korg.
The Trinity and Triton series, is a exelent keyboard with HQ Sounds and Powerful sampler.
But, How about with the accesivility?.
With your tuch screen you cloced the dords of the blind musicians! is hard to say, but the Tuch screen is the crap part of the Trinton and Trinity series!! Sorry!!.
the past n Series like the n-264 364, and n1, has more buttons and has more accesible menus and the sequencer is all so accesible!!
I dont know why!!, Korg has decide to poot a tuche screen!!,.
Dere Korg directors!!, this is a call for you!!, before billd a new triton series, Pleace Thing in all the people!!, and pleace poot more buttons in the Triton synths.
Creo que con mi poco ingles, pude escribir lo que pienso yo de estos modelos, que si no fuera por el tuch screen, lo compraria, y sin miedo!!.
Pero lamentablemente no es asi es muy triste decir que Korg dejo a un lado a la gente ciega, para usar teclados, y pienso que Korg haciendo eso, nos Discrimina!!.
Conoci hace poco el Triton Studio 88, y para ser sincero, no tenia casi botones!!.
Como espera una compania grande que le compren sus productos, si no es aceesible para muchos?, Digame usted!!.
Una vez mas digo, que los triton y Trinity, son la mayor equivocacion de Korg! en cuanto a accesivilidad se refiere!!.
Pongamos el ejemplo de Yamaha.
el Motif ES 8 si lo puedo manejar, porque tiene muuuchos botones, y aunque jamas me lo pude comprar, sigue siendo el teclaod de mis sue?os
espero que Korg se acuerde de todos sus usuarios, no solo los que no tienen problemas, sino usuarios discapsitados visuales como yo.
Atentamente.
Milton Paredes

i m using version 2.0 , the presets are really godd except the sitar and santor tones they are GM tones just little bit tweaked but at an average the tones are fabulous, editing is tough it is moreindepth u have to dig to tweak 1 sound, the manual is really worst i dnt like it i hardly refer to it as i get confused with it nothing is clearly given.

polyphony is good the keyboard action is awosome.

someinstruments like strings , basss drum kits and other wind instrumenst are real but some are not even close to real.it is good for any sort of project you handle , onboard effect r just what you need for a superb stagering sound , velocity and aftertouch are good

ya i m depending on it as it is my dream machine and i love it more than myself.

never had any .

i will go mad if it is stolen , i love its color gradient it is just toooooo ssseexxxy man.i had used roland XP 60 earlier it is also a good keyboard but at a low end this is a high end sexy machine.i love the way it understands my taste each time i work on it .

I'm using 2.0. The presets are fabulous - great acoustic strumming guitar (pre Virtual Guitarist, of course for you computer users, I've cut a couple of very convincing elec guitar solos, especially when you gut the effects yourself and make use of the joystick etc (feedback excellent). Orchestra sounds are brilliant, as usual with Korg (I have owned M1, X2, X3, N364 so far) they do better horn sounds than Roland, better sax, etc. Some wonderful loops, great for modern music, a songwriters dream, very user-friendly, amazing writing tool. CRAP ACOUSTIC PIANO SOUND (sorry, Roland and Yamaha once again blow you away on this score).

Polyphony 60+...I have owned a good few keyboards and consider myself a 'pro player'..like most pros, a lightweight keyboard is a compromise on space, weight and effort on gigs, we all love a good Clavinova board with that real piano feel, but this keyboard goes back to the old school...very expressive, all things said and done I love the feel of it despite being a 61 noter. MIDI is great, TOUCHSCREEN IS A GODSEND! On gigs, finding a patch is like thinking of it and it just appears! Nobody has bettered this feature to date.

All of the above. Great for all styles, would firmly recommend getting your acoustic piano sample from somewhere else, say a JV synth or an XP...hell if you can afford it a FANTOM/MOTIF.

Had no probs in this regard, had it since 2000.

I honestly don't think I could manage without KORGS fabulous player-friendly sound selection. The touch screen turns the thoughts in your head to music under your fingers. I work in a lot of improvised musical and theatrical areas, and feel like the TRITON has become my personal assistant. LOOPS, ORCHESTRAS, SFX -wonderful stuff. Korg unfortunately don't seem to have grasped the essence of our most frequent tool - the Acoustic Piano sound. This knocks off two points, but if you have that base covered by Roland, and you can afford to pay the 6 - 700 quid - do it now! You won't regret it.

using ver. 2.51
very easy to use. presets sound more dance oriented, except for the guitars, organs, and basses.these sound great. easy to find other sound banks for this instrument, which makes it extremely versatile.
I loaded in some triton studio patches in mine-great stuff.

polyphony is fine for me. never dropped a note. however, I've been using it for 5 piece band style arrangements. The action is the best i've felt.i.e. very fast and responsive. The effects separate this keyboard fron all others- true studio quality. This thing sounds like a record.

if I had to rate this board for the stock sounds I'd give it a 7. But, I've never just played the stock sounds. I originally bought it for hiphop music, but now it is my prefered board for rock and jazz. not the best for techno.

of course

can't live without it.

This is a review for the Triton Classic. I've had it for more than 3 years now. Software version 2.0. I haven't upgraded because I really didn't get around to it yet...I enjoy playing it so much. The factory presets are cool at first right out of the box, but when you spend just a little time tweaking them, or downloading new sounds online, you'll have an arsenal of killer patches! I'm a sound "junkie" so I'm always tweaking--with all my synths. After reading the manuals, basic editing isn't bad at all. (Yes, there are two manuals, and they are very much "tech speak." Korg could have done better with this.) Just spend time with it. As with any new toy, trial and error pays off. It's not going to blow up, and as long as you don't save any changes, it's cool! Gotta love that touch screen.

60+ Polyphony. The keyboard is nice, but would benefit from being weighted. The built-in effects are amazing. Some people have commented on the fact that the Triton's effects do more than the samples themselves. I haven't stripped the individual programs down to bare necessities to check it out.

Expansion ROMS are available in many flavors. I haven't bought any, nor have I purchased the MOSS board. Why? Very pricey for starters, and besides, I've spent a lot of time with the basics and have been rewarded with the results. I'm a sound junkie like most other synth players, but I also discovered that it's too easy to drop another $500 plus on extras. Spend a few minutes changing samples, playing with the filters and efx. The results are staggering. MIDI implementation is excellent....of course the Triton has velocity and pressure sensitivity. The sequencer takes a bit of time to learn, but from what I've heard, it's a BREEZE compared to the Motif or Kerzweil systems.

Everyone complains about the Triton piano. So what! First off, it's not that bad overall, but if you can't tolerate it, buy a real piano for heaven's sake! Many synth players couldn't care less. I enjoy pads, filter sweeps, popping bass lines, Fairlight-type vocals, analog replications and all that. The Triton does them very well along with its vast arsenal of acoustic samples.

It fills the bill nicely for most any type of music you're doing. The internal effects are very good and there are so many of them! It's fun to experiment with efx and "stack them up." The Triton reacts well to my style of playing, I only wish it had weighted keys and offered better pressure sensitivity. My D-50 does a better job in that area.

My Triton has been on MANY gigs in the last 3 years. It's very reliable. I read a review below where someone said they wouldn't take theirs out on the road. Not sure why. I can't afford a backup!

I've called KORG with basic questions....they've always been very friendly and have also sent helpful info via email. I haven't done any upgrading yet on my Triton, nor has it been in the shop, Thank God.

If it was lost or stolen....HELP! Yes, I'd buy another one. I've heard a lot about the Motif, but when I played one in the store I couldn't find anything that really made me say "wow." The Motif is better in the acoustic sample department, but I don't care about a "perfect" sax, violin, or oboe. This is an electronic instrument and I treat it as such. I love sounds that only a synthezer can make.
I've listened to the Triton's wind, brass and string sounds and they sound pretty amazing. The Hammond organs are good too. People should stop whining about the acoustic sounds! Modify the filter, change the sample, adjust the effects! You'll come close to what you want, or even better....you'll create something you never knew you would hear from the Triton.

I've been playing for over 20 years and this is the best synth I've owned. It's getting a bit old now, technology wise. Korg should have installed a USB port and given the unit a built-in hard drive. The floopy drive is ridiculously slow when loading a file of both programs and combinations. I also wish it had a buffer to allow you to load new sounds while you keep playing.

Bottom line, I've had this keyboard for over 3 years. Every other board I've owned started getting "old" after a couple of years, but the Triton still shines. I've created many new programs for it and downloaded a couple thousand more online. It just gets better every day!

This is the one of the easiest keyboards I've used. The presets are good, but if you load in the Triton Studio patches you'll be a lot happier. You can also load in PA80 patches and Karma pathes as well. This makes for a great palette of sounds. I purchased the board used without a manual, and never needed one.

I love the keyboard action. Makes playing runs very easy. It has 60 notes of polyphony. 2 master effects and 5 insert effects. The effects are a dream to use. I plugged a dynamic mic into the inputs and it sounded like a large diaphram studio condenser. No joke! With expansion cards you can add some great sounds and arpeggios. All around great keyboard. 192 ppq. 200,000 note sequencer.

Here's where a lot of people differ in opinion. If you go by the stock sounds, you'll have a keyboard good enough for hiphop, dance. With the expansion cards, you have possibly the best sounding keyboard available today. It's very advanced.

Mine is used. Haven't had any problems yet

Never used them

This is the one keyboard in my arsonal I cannot live without. I own the RS7000, MOTIF CLASSIC, FANTOM S, XV5080, JV2080, JX-305