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.

n/a

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.

The LCD Touch & View Display is fantastic. It grants easy access to
all functions & the response is much faster than trinity's.

All you need in one keyboard. Easy to move - easy to use.

Really fantastic & agressive. Maybe the pianos are a little bit false

No known problems

No need for now.

Go to buy one. Do I have to say something more?

So easy an idiot could use it. I was able to play this immediately and figure things out in a heartbeat. The manual is weak but then again most are.

Expansion slots at only 2 is weak. Effects are awesome and MOSS rocks!

Sounds are incredible. They give you a starting point and you can tweak them very easy if you like.

Have been playing the same one since day one of its release and it still performs perfectly.

If you know how to get a hold or korg they are very good. The process for a begiiner could be frustrating if you need to talk to them.

I'll make this short and sweet, I work at a music store and play all the different boards out there. The bottom line is this.... For the money and quality you can not and will not do better than the triton. Forget about Roland, Kurzweil, Yamaha and all others this is the best value out there now.

Great user interface, upgradable OS, well organized structure and hierarcy of menus.

Best global features I've ever had on a board (well, I have to say I just worked with an excellent but old dated Sy 77). I hope to install as soon as possible the MOSS board and/or a PCM expansion.

Great atmospherics, pads, motions synths, fx, strings, drums. Very bad piano (even the SY 77 piano is more realistic). Fantastic double and programmable arpeggiator. Very good sampler. Excellent effects: Vocoder is terrific if properly used.

Can't say about that.

Idem.

Very good workstation and maybe the best by now. I use it for electronica and ambient and it's wonderfully fitted for this.
If it were just a little bit less expensive, it would be the best value on the market.

I give it a 7 because-everything is easy as pie on this maching exept the msb-lsb. To change banks and patches from my pc.

I have grown bored with most of the sounds. I worked in a music store for a while and got sick of most of the sounds. I primarily use it as a sampler.

As new synths go, I think that the Triton is the best thing out there. You can create just about anything you could ever think of from this box. If the sound is not stock, and you cannot create it, you can sample it, or add the moss and you have great analog sound. This keyboard almost makes it too easy. It was definatly worth the price the consumer pays. I was lucky to go to training on this piece just as it came out in '99 and I found that it was too easy. Easy to keymap, make templates, easy storage-and the touch screen is much better than the Trinity. The only thing I don't like about it is that I do not use the onboard sequencer that often and I had a problem with changing banks from my computer. Otherwise, it is one of the best modern synths on the market today.

Some Preset sound very poor
To many Asian sounds.

I really don't know what to say. I was shocked that such machine
Can?t keep songs in memory. What happen if my son suddenly will press
On/Off power button?

where is the accoustic pianos

no comments

Korg USA website is bad

i expected a lot more

It's pretty easy, I've owned a Trinity for awhile, so I can pretty much navigate around it pretty well. The presets are awesome, I agree that the pianos are thin, but the sampler will help fix that. I havent really taken a look at the manuals, again, it's pretty much the same as the Trinity as far as the interface goes. But deeper into this board, there is a world of difference..........

The polyphony isnt where it should be for a keyboard of this caliber, can we have 128 please??? The affects are great, I have to take a look though and tweak the rotary speaker. Expansion slots are few to say the least two?? Come on.....Roland has 4, and that is not enough to me. Too bad the MOSS board has only 6 voices, I havent played on it yet, but I hear it is great for only 6 voices. The sequencer is basically the same as the Trinity's, a little easier, I havent messed with it much......

DAMN!!!!! Sounds are really really great, and I love the ability to tweak them with the knobs, and in the arpeggiator you can program drum beats that are just slamming. I especially like the BrassReed sections and the organs...the knob/drawbar effect was a smart idea. With added polyphony (still could be more) it handles the Trinity easily.

I dunno, just had it one day!!

I have never had to call Korg, I've had an X5D, have a Trinity and now a Triton, but I have never had to call in the past.

If it was lost, I'd cry, cause I dont have insurance on it yet.....but after I got insurance, I'd replace it in a heart beat.

Presets are very good, but I just got it and have'nt had time to edit any. The manual is massive but probably not very helpful. I have to experiment like I did on the O1WPRO.Again I am very pleased with what I have heard thus far.

I love the keyboard action compared to roland etc. The effects are very good and I can add memory and boards to expand the keyboard. I have not tried the sequencer yet (just got it in the mail) but I am sure it will be fine..

Guitars are very good in my opinion the effects really make a big difference. velocity is excellent and the aftertouch does very well. I mainly use it in a church setting, but I have had oppoertunity to use many presets and be very expressive.I don't need a volume pedal to quiet it down, just play softer...

I have had a Korg O1WFD, aO1WPRO and Trinity before getting this keyboard. I have had no problems with them with the exception of loose solder outputs on the Trinity. I had it re-soldered and it works great...I have never had trouble with keys, program locks, or anything else VERY reliable equipment

N.A.

I bought the 61 key version with Moss Board, and keyboard/Piano upgrade and also the Studio Essentials board I would replace it if it were stolen or dropped (I carry a rider for my equipment on my homeowners insurance). I looked at Kurzweil, Alesis, Roland and many others before deciding to buy Triton. It may sound like I only buy Korg, but I also have a Yahama EX5R rack, and have owned other brands in the past.

Good

A lot of options.

All the sounds are great except brass and choir.
The guitar sounds are quite good for a synth,
The organ sounds are the best I'v heard in my life.
Piano is not bad - but not fantastic, drums are fine.
The effects are fine, get the job done.

I can depend on it, it's really good in this subject.

I live in Israel and the service here is excellent.

If it were lost or stolen I would buy the TRITON PRO X instead.
It really helps me to make my music better.

Easy to edit samples

I'm using software version 1.10 sent to me by a Korg sales rep. Theres has been a real problem that Korg has been unable to solve. The problen is the reliabilty of the playback of samples that I use in live performances. Three times I have had the samples come out at different pitch/speed....embarassing not to mention the fact that I spent ny hard earned dough on a unrealiable unit. Korg has no solution so beware.

Sales rep was quick to respond to problem but no solution

If you need a sampler dont buy this unit!

Software version is 1.1.1
Editing patches is easy but limited. The manual is nice but with large synth LCD i only needed it once

Polyphony is 62 plus 6 MOSS and in my opinion is very limited for this kind of synth (price !). 128 voices would be a more realistic number. The onboard sequencer is excellent though not so powerful as a software or a dedicated hardware unit. MOSS idea is nice with good polyphony for a lead synth part. Expansion via SCSI,MOSS,PCM boards is excellent but i would like to see more PCM boards. The effects as well as their external route is in one word EXCELLENT and it is the main reason i bought Triton. The keyboard feel is very good.

Sounds are very good except pianos that are useless. I have the extra EXB-PCM01 board witch has some nice pianos but not as realistic as Roland's extras or Yamaha's S80. I'm a rock ballad, cine-music song writer. I usually play soft rock,jazz,modern pop,soundtracks and i need realistic - acoustic organs as well as warm strings. I found Triton's sound very good, but static as the synth engine is far away from able to create new sounds. Roland's synthesis methode is my favorite (for S&S synths) but even Yamaha's witch is like Korg is better. Limited filtering,only two waves per sound,no ring modulator,limited envelope editing,nice LFOs.
The sampler idea in a sample playback synth is excellent and i think that is THE POINT that Korg bets. It is not as powerfull as EMUs or other dedicated unit but sounds perfect. It has no internal resampling, the samples cannot be exported, limited editing functions, no Flash RAM so you need the SCSI board to save anything more than 1.44 MB. These limitations and some bugs will be corected (i hope) in the future OS 2.0 version.

I don't know yet as i own it for a month only. It crashed twice due to OS bugs. I dislike the plastic cheap case and construction.

I did not call them until now

I have my own studio 20 years now. I have EMU e-synth keyboard,Proteus 2K,Audity, Roland XP-80, JV2080s, Yamaha S80,FS1Rs, etc. I bought Triton a month ago and here in Greece the price for a full unit (SCSI,MOSS,PCMs,RAM) is very high: 4.500 ECU. I had read many user reviews about it so i thought that Triton is the best synth around. Believe me IT IS NOT. If stolen then i will cry for my money not for it. I am a quality - realistic sound - synth engine fan and not a technostressed buyer who wants anything new with big lcd. Recently and after i bought Triton i listen a preview-demo version of new Roland XV-88. That is THE sound. I order one and im waiting for it early April. Until then i'm looking locally to sell Triton.
Do not ever listen user reviews. Even mine. Listen yourself. Thing what you really want from a synth and try to find this one you really want.

I am Using Software Version 1.1.1. It is extremely simple to learn, and the touch screen makes it a joy to use. I have only needed to consult the manual a couple times and it is reasonably good.

The extremely large feature set is why I bought this Keyboard. I was looking for a keyboard that had both analog emulation and digital synthesis, which this does if you own the MOSS Board. On top of those synthesis methods you also get Korgs Physical Modeling and a built in sampler. Along with all of that you have the standard aftertouch, velocity sensitive keyboard as well as plenty of real time modulating devices(knobs, joysticks, etc). The Triton also has an On-Board Sequencer which is convenient to use when setting up instrument configurations you want to quickly recall, however if you are planning to record you songs with this it is still far short of a software synth.

The sounds on this thing are extremely diverse and all very good quality, with the possible exception of the Acoustic Pianos. Standouts in the Sounds can be found in almost every category including Drums, Organs, Winds, Brass, Strings, and plenty of otherworldy and classic Synth sounds. The MOSS board is amazing if you are looking for analog emulation, it is very tweakable and everytime you play with it you find something else you can modify. To my ears the MOSS board sounds great, eventhough I have heard some complaints that the filters were to "digital" sounding. Not only did Korg do an excellent job at putting together the various synthesis systems but they also added a KILLER effects processor on the top. This really sets some of the sounds you can make with synth apart from any other, because some of the effects are so amazing! I havent used the Sampler very much as I am still caught up with the On Board sounds, but from what I hear it is far above average for a built in sampler, and I believe Version 2.0 will have many new features here.

On a High level I have had no problems what so ever with reliability. However there are a number of small bugs in the software, that I and others I have spoken to are experiencing. These surround saving Instument selections in the sequencer. You can certainly work around this if you are using an external sequencer but they will annoy you one way or the other. The construction of the keyboard itself is solid, but not something you would coin as rock solid.

I Havent used customer support, but the mail group can be very helpful.

This is my first real synth and I am very glad I choose this one. If you are looking for ONE synth that can provide you with most of the popular synthesis forms and do so in a refreshing and elegant manner then you wont go wrong with this synth. This synth is as much a Workstation as a synth can be. Read the reviews in Sound on Sound(UK magazine) and Keyboard and you will believe me.

The touch screen interface is greatly improved over the Trinity's. Very quick, responsive and intuitive. This keyboard is a joy to use.

I'm pretty sure it will wash your car! All kidding aside, the Triton has 62-note polyphony, a 16-track sequencer, sampling and vocoding capability, 2 master and 5 stereo insert effects, 6 outputs and lots of expandability. Can't beat it.

If you like the Trinity sound, you'll love the Triton. Very realistic accoustic emulations coupled with richly textured synth sounds. The drums and brass are punchy and the strings and voice patches are lush.

The sounds are all high quality, 48 kHz samples.

So far, so good, and my other Korg keyboard have never had problems.I've fou

I've found them to be very helpful.

Best sounding, most versatile synth available for under $3K. I think it's the best value on the market.

I have had the Triton for 2 months now and am starting to get into it! My software version is 1.85. Refer to my previous review regarding the sounds/presets. I only wish to say that some of the Trinity's waveforms which I liked are missing- but this is a different instrument after all!! The operating system is excellent- I have hardly referred to the manual!!!!

Refer to my previous review regarding what I wrote about the Triton's features. I have gotten into using the onboard sequencer for a couple of songs. It is easy to use and offers a reasonable amount of editing functions for a workstation sequencer. Refer below for what I want improved.

The sounds are awesome- However I find it strange that Korg skimped on the flexibility of the filter- the Trinity's filters were more flexible offering more types not only low and high pass filtering. The effects are fantastic and easier to get around than those in the Trinity. Again refer to what I want improved below.

I will be taking mine back to the repair centre as I hear an annoying high pitched sounds coming out of all my outputs- it is a fault of the instrument. Also the Triton is no as well built as the Trinity. It has a plastic case that is very easy to scratch! It's touch screen feels better to operate than the Trinity's however.

Korg (Musiclink) here in Australia are excellent!!!!

I really like this instrument! Let me say that loud and clear. I would definetly get another one if it were lost or stolen. I have gone back to using it as my only sound source on a few projects. However Korg must upgrade the operating system in a number of important areas-

a). SAMPLER- Allow us to use all 64MB at once instead of chopping it up into 4, 16MB chunks.
b). ADD INTERNAL RESAMPLING- THIS IS ESSENTIAL!!!!!!!
c). ADD TIMESTRETCHING.
d). ADD CROSSFADE LOOPING.
e). ALLOW US TO FILTER/ENVELOPE INDIVIDUAL SAMPLES instead of having to convert multi-samples to programs.
f). Vastly improve the disk operating system for storing samples.
g). Allow us to use flash RAM in the Triton.

SEQUENCER- a). ADD MORE QUANTIZING FUNCTIONS- Groove and Swing quantising at least. We are in the year 2000 not 1984 Korg!!!!
b). CUE LISTS- Don't let sounds cut off when going from one song to another. Allow user to set up at which bar or bars songs with start playing. This would allow us to automatically shorten songs when we need to do this. Also Korg, look at C-Lab's old Notator Sequencer and it's pattern mode.
c). Allow the sequencer to record system exclusive information.
d). Allow 'multi track' as well as single track patterns such as in Rolands XP series sequencer.

SYNTHESIS- a). Upgrade the filters to those of what the Trinity had. Why Korg skimped here is beyond me!
b). Allow more than 2 expansion boards to be used- perhaps those not fully expanding the sample Ram to 64MB could use that space to add 1 or 2 more boards.
c). Allow more synthesis parameters to be applied to individual drum sounds.
d). Release CD ROM versions of PCM expansion boards for those who already have the 2 PCM slots filled up and own a CD ROM drive.
e). Whilst a hardware upgrade, give us the option to add something like an internal hard drive or Zip drive for mass storage.

Anyway, I hope Korg is listening to all it's users. Particularly with regards to sampling, Korg need to remember that they are competing with EMU, AKAI and YAMAHA who have some wicked samplers out there with features that the Triton must have added as mentioned above. LETS HOPE THAT KORG CONTINUE TO UPGRADE THE TRITON'S OPERATING SYSTEM BY LISTENING TO USER FEEDBACK!!!! If some of the above (most notably, sampler and sequencer features) are added, I would give it an 11 out of 10!!!!

The Korg Triton is best workstation on the market in my opinion. I have owned and borrowed and begged and stealed almost everyone on the market including the Roland XP-80, XP-60, XP-50, MC-505, MC-303,SP-808, Yamaha QY-300,QY-70, and the Korg Trinity. Also for sounds and ease of use I compare to other modules and programs including the Korg X5D, Various casio crap, Cakewalk 6-9, roland SP-202, and JP-8000.
The Triton can easily be compared to the Trinity, Which I have owned and used for over a year. I ate the price difference of the Trion vice my used trinity when I sold it specifically for the EXTRA FEATURES of the trion. Knobs control cut off and resonance which greatly makes dong Crystal Method type stuff a breeze. An accent knob woulda been nice, but hey, you cant always have it your way. Also the "category" feature, allows you to browse sounds by category ofcoarse,..this is very handy. The Trinity did this in program mode only, not in seq mode like the triton. Also you will note the page buttons are gone. Now you just hit the [menu] button and a screen pops up with links to other windows(yes, its actually alot like windows).
If your into Arranging and arppegios then you'll love the triton. It has something called the RPPR which was featured in the N364 and N264 workstations. This can be compared to Rolands "RPS" function. Basically it allows you to play patterns with one key,.they also record the note info of that pattern to a track if desired.
Also there is the programable arpeggiator,...its dual, meaning there can be two steps goin on at once with one apeggio. Its much like Korgs Z1 arpeggiator only the interface is much better. Theres a huge graphic display of what not is where just like on a computer sequencing program. Its also very easy to design an arpeggio that is actually a drum pattern. You can really get some interesting and unexpected grooves goin like this by pressing random keys when applying an arpeggio to a drumkit.
I do wanna WARN YOU,..if you are a newbie the the manual will kick your ass. There is no way an inexperianced person will walk away from the manual knowing everything. You are sure to giveup and wind up letting this thing collect dust,..perhaps everyonce in a while powering it up to impress your freinds. If you are a veteran Trinity owner you will work your way through the manual in a week or less. If you have serious workstation knowledge of something comperable to the XP series then you should be halfway through it in a couple of weeks. If this is your first workstation but you have experience with midi and sorta know what your doin then you can expect to be a triton expert in approx. 2 months. If you Listen to NIN and expect to become the next Trent Reznor then continue Riding your skateboard or find another hobby.
Again, this is the easyest and best out there for the pro musician wanting complete workstation.

PS, go ahead and forget that it has a sampler, unless you wanna use it strictly for playback and arranging, the editing capabiltys is something to laff at,..it doesnt even allow internal resampling.

You can read the polyphony and stats on someone elses comments, let me get down to the dirt.

The built in effects are awesome, you will find yourself not editing the sounds much, but rather tweaking out the effects in song mode to get the desired feel. This is great because its faster, and allows you to not have to load a seperate sounds set up(pcg) for each song. The actual effects kick ass too, greatly improved over the Trinity are the BPM effects,...oscillators and delays, as well as flangers and what not now can be effortlessly synced to the bpm of a song. Theres a master 3 band eq aswell that the trinity didnt have. However , the trinity had 8 mono effects(4 stereo), and the triton has only 5 stereo effects, or 5 mono effects,...see where this is going? I kinda prefer the trinitys set up to the tritons, but still look at the other workstations on the market that only allow one insert effect and two masters (yamahas EX5 and Rolands XP-80)
I do have the SCSI and I must admit, its a must. Especially if your composing with samples. the 3.5 holds 1.4 meg and an external zip holds 250Meg,..you do the math. You can expect to pay about $300 for drive and scsi card. Installation is only 10 or so screws,..its so simple a Marine could do it.
Dont forget to max out the RAM for sample time. 64 megs will cost you about $100 bucks. Any 72 pin simm will do, get them at your local computer store, they will know what your talkin about.
I listend to the PCM expantion boards, you can get one with pianos and strings, some chorus sounds are available too,..I suggest that you get good at sound editing and just use the ones built into the board. They sounds "amazingly similar" to the preset Multisamples. (korg, who are you trying to fool?)
The MOSS board,.. I played with it for about 15 minutes and realized that I just didnt need those sounds for $450 bucks. If your good with PCM editing then you will work your way around needing that board aswell. I would even buy a used JP-8000 or something similar for the same money. IF your a diehard korg fan then check out the prophecy or the MONOpoly. If you really got a hardon for silver then buy the z1.
The biggest thing about the midi is that everything is controllable with midi, I mean everything. Theres probably even a way to control the frikin screen contrast with midi! Ofcoarse filters, track vol, fx levels, and all those goodies are.
The sequencer is great, you can actually see whats goin on in the track display, perfect if you dont use a computer base program. However there is no way to start record with the press of a key like on the xp-80,..there is no way to copy, paste, erase, any length less than one measure. (there are ways to get around this though)
Despite those two drawbacks, prettymuch the tritons sequencer is the bomb. You can see what midi filters are applied, what zones are set for keys, what track is patched to what effect, Every aspect of a song is visible , no maps or letter designations, its all legible and easy to follow. Also the refresh rate of the screen is almost 3 times faster than that of the Trinity.
Probably the biggest new feature of the tritons sequencer is the loop function. You can assign any portion of any track to loop independantly from any other track. This allows you to get a groove or song idea goin in a matter of seconds.

All sounds sound better than any other module or keyboard on the market,..period. If your an analog junky then even you too should give the triton a whirl,..you will be amazed at its capabilitys.
I though the Trinity lacked for electronic sounds, well, thats cause it did. The Triton is packed with electronic sounds, and the drums, guitar, strings, chorus, and keyboard sounds are as good as ever. Most of the programs are preset to control vol, cutoff, rez, volume, or what not with the ribbon or joystick. You can change whatever you wish to control with any of the knobs aswell too. Like I said, you can control anything with anything. Even switch and pedal inputs.

I have had it lock up once during sequencing, and lock up one other time at powerup. but I have had it since it hit the market in september. I wouldnt recomend droping it off a 3 story building or the back of a gig van either.

Dont expect anyone at the place where you bought the thing to know anything at all about the board. They will shake their heads or even worse tell you something that is incorrect about the board. I have even heard about korg reps being asked questions by salespersons and them being givin the wrong answer. Your best bet is to find a forum.

Its the board you would own if you were traped on a desert island and could only have one keyboard. It is not however ment to replace a dedicated sampler, an actual piano, a software sequencing program, or a Analog synth. Weigh the options with the price, it might not be the board for you, but its the one for me.

I am presently using software version 1.0.8. My presets sound very good after modification. I also purchased the Piano PCM card that added nice colorful sounds to the selection I already had. The manual is a pretty reference to utilize, and I also was able to get started right away sequencing songs!

It has nice polyphony and good keyboard action. The effects are easy to use. I am planning to add the MOSS board, SIMMS for the Sampler, and SCSI board options within the next 30-60 days! I am really impressed with my board so far. However, I wish it had some Rhodes piano sounds! This would have really made it more complete! Although the selection of Tines and EPs are really nice.

The instruments are very good right now, however, I know it will be even better sounding after the MOSS board is installed. I would say that the board is very good for Gospel, HipHop, R&B, POP, Techno, and some Classical aspects. It will definitely depend on which PCM boards are added to expand either types-- also whatever other PCM boards KORG plans to introduce! Also, because of the stereo capabilities I will need to add another Amp.

I've only had it for less than a week right now and it hasn't crashed yet. Hopefully, it will NOT crash at all!

No experience with this area yet even though I presently still own an N364 keyboard from KORG.

I pray that nothing happens to it, I would have to purchase another one! This board is able to do everything that I need right now. Once I get it fully expanded, it will be that much more Da Bomb! All my colleagues presently have XP-80/60/30 boards, and I wanted something outside of Roland that would still give quality sounds and provide the same or better functions/capabilities without sounding the exact same as everyone else.