Korg Triton

Very easy to use

Great

Sounds Fantastic

This is the main point of my input, as a reply to all those who say that the triton is made of plastic, and mostly as a reply to the last trinity reviewer that sad that the tritin was a piece of shit i can tell u all with no regrets that u are a bunch of ignorants who don't know the difference between metal and plastic!
Ear me good and learn:
THE TRITON IS MADE OF METAL (ALUMINIUM) thats M-E-T-A-L!!!!!!!
It is as rock solid as the trinity os the z1!
The only plastic on this board is keys, side pannels, and the buttons.
The front and bottom pannel IS made of metal!!!!!!!
The only complaint is that the side pannels are not as sturdy as the ones on the trinity.

No complaints

Great value board.

I have been out of the music scene for years and recently decided to dive back in. After reading reviews posted here and other places I decided on the Korg Triton. The last keyboard I purchased was a Vox and Yamaha SK30 (am I giving away how long I have been away or what?!?)I love this monster! At first I was a bit trepid because I thought I would have to read and learn from the manuals before turning it on...the manuals would make good kindling...It was far easier to just plug in and start in the playing mode and go for it! Presets are good and bad (just like other boards I tried)

At this point (3 months in) I am still poking around my board and learning...The sequencing seems a little daunting according to the manual..again, good kindling. I am dissapointed that it takes floppies. Keyboard action is very pleasing. I feel the expansions capabilities are going to keep me busy for awhile into the future. The touchscreen is cake for tweaking the presets.

I love certain presets more than others...I found I had to tweak the pianos but they are passable. The drums keep me busy due to their realistic sounds. Some of the combi banks are cheesy at best. I found changing the presets so easy. I mostly do techno/metal/nonsense...Effects are nice. I would have liked to see more nonsense noise..but how many people need the sound of mice throwing up in their music..So I make my own.

No problems thus far. I start playing out next month, this will be my main board. I feel that going anywhere without backup is a little loony. For opening gigs no problem but for headliners....INSANE..I would sooner take along a Casio (can you laugh any louder?!?)than take a chance on equipment problems without backup.

Have not played out with it yet so I have not had the opportunity to throw it around, wonder why it doesnt work and then call customer service.

Worth the $$$$. I looked at Roland but due to the customer reviews concerning customer support I nixed that idea. The kurzweil is sweet but expensive. I like the large touchscreen compared to other manufacturers. I can use it in the dark no problems. If this board would be stolen I would HUNT YOU DOWN AND DO DAMAGE TO YOU WITH MY STILETTO HEELS.

it is pretty easy ot use , the touch screen is awesome.
its a very quick board

sampler is really good, very easy to use.
polyphony is fine
effects are excellent.

sounds are awesome, drums are the best thing , espically for drum tracks, a good effext for the drums is the reverb room, sounds very convincing. pianos arent that good. other instruments are very good.

i can depend on this board
i use it as my main board at gigs.

nothing wrong

it is an awesome k-board , very good for studio work, i have recored a cd with most of its sounds

2.0 software. The presets are typical Korg; pretty impressive, but I generally don't use presets. Editing patches is very easy because of the touchscreen. Very deep synth engine. Manual might not be very helpful if you're a newbie.

Polyphony is lower than some synths, but far greater a number than I will ever use, so I don't really care. Built in fx are top notch, best I've heard on any synth. 128 megs of RAM would be nice, instead of just 64, but I rarely use 64 anyway. I bought this synth to function as a midi controller and a sampler. I play and sequence my Access Virus b with it, I tweak my Boss VF-1 fx unit in realtime with the Triton's knobs. I was able to sell a Kenton Control Freak, E-mu e6400, and a Trinity because the Triton does the jobs of all of them in one convenient package.

Some of the acoustic sounds are convincing, some are not. The pianos suck. On the other hand, the drums are spectacular. Some good pads too. Typical glassy-smooth wispy Korg sound. Doesn't seem to get as meaty as some other synths.

Only had it for a couple of months, seems to be a bit less fragile than the Trinity.

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I would definitely buy it again if it were stolen. Considering a brand new Trinity Plus was $3500, $2400 for a Triton with more features is a steal. Once I got rid of all the other gear that the Triton replaced, it was such a breath of fresh air to use that wonderful, easy interface. I do not miss my old stuff at all. I can't think of any other features I'd want in the Triton.

Currently using version 2.0 software. The preset sounds are fantastic. Editing patches can be a chore but rewarding. The manuals are one of the worst that I have come across although I think Korg learned from it by supplying a really good short manual with the downloaded OS 2.0 files.

Polyphony is excellent. Keyboard action and response is just right. Built in effects are superb and highly configurable. Expansion capabilities are excellent although I miss the hard disk recording SCSI board. New PCM sample boards sound fantastic - shame there's only 2 slots. Tons of MIDI options although I sometimes feel and hear that the sequencer doesn't seem to keep time accurately on occasion - especially during 'heavy' sequences. On board sequencer is very good - quite flexible but memory space. The onboard sampler saves you about #1000 - it is up there with samplers from EMU and Akai although exporting sample options are limited to Korg's own format.

Most of the patches are realistic when used properly with the supplied effects. Strings are very accurate. Piano sounds far better when used with Damper settings in effects mode. Most kinds of music can be played on the Triton although Rock isn't really well suited to it. Onboard effects are excellent. Modulation options are incredible - using aftertouch with the ribbon controller can produce some wonderful results.

Reliability is excellent although MIDI timing seems to be questionable.

Extremely helpful tech department.

The Triton is a versatile keyboard. I almost plumped for a Yamaha EX-5 as 128 note polyphony was immense. However, the Triton is a highly configurable piece of kit and sounds far better. I've used it for almost 9 months and I still haven't explored all its facilities. I just wish Korg had carried over the Hard disk SCSI option and produced a more friendly manual. Piano patch is a bit weak so I've sampled my Concert patch from the SGproX. The Triton definitely inspires you to create and play music.

Software 2.0. The presets are much better then the presets of the Trinity. I remember a guitar that was a catastrophy and also the piano in the TRiton is much better. It's very versatile, flexible. And whatever you do in music (techno, pop. rock, jazz, classical) it's wonderful! I don`'t need a path editor... The manual is the worst I ever had. But it's not hard to handle with the Triton, it explains itself...

The keyboard action is much better than in other synths. I've been playing Roland as long as I can remember. Now I sold all my Roland keys and play only a Triton. Good keys! Polyphony is standard (remember the Trinity 31-polyphony!). The effects are marvellous! Best I ever heard in a Synth! The piano exp.board is not as good as I expected! But still much better then the most expensive samples I bought for my samplers a few years ago... The sequencer in combination with the arpeggiator is very good for every pre-production. And easy to use.

All instruments are good - very good! Like a very good sampler but with much more possibilites because of the arpeggiator and specific modulations! All are very expressive! The best internal sounds of any synth I ever heard! That's because they are really new! Not like Roland or Yamaha, where you find always the same ...

I don't need any backups. You can absolutely rely on your Triton. It's my only Synth on the stage (combined with a YAMAHA P80).

No opinion. Never needed a information from KORG.

I would buy it again, and again, and again! I can say I played nearly every kind of Synth in the last fifteen years. None of them made me as happy as the Triton. It was love at the first sound! I would like Korg to think about a new expansion board with more classical orchestral sounds and even a better piano exp.board!

(OS version2) The manual is a little confusing, but the keyboard is pretty straight forward to use, and with a little time spent exploring, you find theis keyboard so easy to use. Some of the preset sound might never be used, but that doesn't matter, cos you can always go and edit them.

This keyboard has a massive features list, it would have been nice to have more midiports on the back, and perhaps a digital out/in port as well.

The voices overall are v.good, there are a few rubish ones, but some of them are just amazing, perhaps the piano is one of the most lacking catorgories, but I wouldn't say they were terrible.

so far no problems.

I have emailed Korg UK twice so far, about advice on the best scsi hardware for the Triton, and they have always replyed within the hour, superb...

If this baby was stolen, I would get another, my worst problem with this machine is it's weight, after carring it up and down the stair of my flat (4 stone) +stand, plus speakers amp and mixer, it feels bloody heavy, I hate to think about the weight of the pro X, also in its case it only just fits in the boot of my car...

This is, hands down, the most user-friendly workstation I have ever encountered. Granted, I owned a Trinity before and was already comfortable with it. The operating system is so intuitive, I've hardly opned the manual.

I'll refer people to other reviews or Korg.com to get the specs. They are impressive. I do wish there were at least an option to add digital outputs, and why couldn't expansion card sounds been given their own banks? Overall, the features are excellent, and the few shortcomings I mentioned have been addressed in the rack version.

The patches included are dazzling, and most of the traditional instruments samples are very relistic. Thanks to the Triton's sampling capability, if there's a sound you like that is not included, you can add it. The effects are also excellent.

I sell keyboards at a major retailer a few days a week, and know that the Triton has been rock solid on reliability. A higher percentage of the first batch had some glitches, but all of that seems to have been addressed. Other than units defective out of the box, none have come back for repairs.

Best keyboard I've ever owned. So great, I have one in my studio and a ProX at my church.

THE NEW VERSION 2 OS IS GREAT. IT ADDS A LOT OF NEW USEFULL TOOLS. THE PRESET SOUND ARE GREAT AND GET EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU START EXPERIMENTING WITH THEM. THE TOUCH SCREEN IS THE BEST INTERFACE ON THE MARKET.

SAMPLER, EXPANDABILITY, AND AND SUPERB EFFECTS. THERES JUST TO MUCH TO RAVE ABOUT

GREAT SOUNDS AND EDITING CONTROLS. ALL THOUGH SOME OF THE BRASS SOUNDS ARE NOT TO GOOD AND LACKS SOME OTHER ACCOUSTIC SOUNDS. THEY MAKE UP FOR THEM WITH THE UPGRADE PCM BOARDS. KEYBOARD FEATURES FELOCITY AND AFTER TOUCH. EFFECTS ARE WELL COVERED. GREAT SOUNDS

HAVENT REALLY TRAVELLED WITH IT OR ANYTHING BUT SO FAR SO GOOD

I ONLY DELT WITH KORG WHEN I DOWNLOADED VERSION 2 OS

I WOULD RUSH RIGHT TO THE STORE AND PICK UP ANOTHER ONE OF THESE MONSTER BOARDS. I USE IT AS THE MAIN CONTROL BOARD FOR ALL THE RACKS AND MIDI CRAP. WHEN RECORDING I USUALLY GO TO THE (WALDORF)MICROWAVE XTK OR THE TRITON FOR IDEAS. ALSO THE ROLAND JP8000 AND NORD MODULAR ARE GREAT KEYBOARDS TO THINK ABOUT PURCHASEING BUT AS FAR AS SAMPLE BASED KEYBOARDS GO, THE TRITON IS THE KING IN MY BOOK.

Touch screen is a dream and faster updating that Trinity. Very powerfull but quick to learn.

It has everything you need in one box, great effects, sequencer and sounds to die for. Timestretch added to latest update. Excellent

Its the flagship in everyway, every controller does something to every sound, its synth programming at its best.

No problems so far.

I haven't needed it yet, but there are many great triton websites that can provide answers to every question.

I'm in love with my Triton, the best 2k I have ever spent.