Manual Triton

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To ensure long, trouble-free operation,please read this manual carefully.

Precautions

Location

Using the u nit in the following locations can result

in a malfunction.

In direct sunlight

Locations of extreme temperature or humidity

Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration

Power supply

Please connect the designated AC/ AC power sup -

ply to an AC ou tlet of the correct voltage. Do not

connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that

for wh ich your unit is intended .

Interference with other electrical devices

This prod uct contains a microcomp uter. Radios and

televisions placed n earby m ay experience reception

interference. Oper ate this unit at a suitable d istance

from radios and televisions.

HandlingTo avoid breakage, d o not app ly excessive force to

the sw itches or controls.

Care

If the exterior becomes d irty, wipe it with a clean,

dry cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners such as ben-

zene or thinner, or cleaning compoun ds or flam ma-

ble polishes.

Keep this manual

After reading this ma nu al, please keep it for later

reference.

Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment

Never set any container with liquid in it nearthis equipment. If liquid gets into the equ ipment,

it could cause a br eakd own , fire, or electrical

shock.

Be careful not to let metal objects get into the

equip men t. If someth ing does slip into the

equipment, unplug the AC/ AC power supply

from the wall outlet. Then contact your nearest

Korg dealer or the store where the equipm ent

was p urchased.

Data handlingMalfunctions due to incorrect operation may cause the

contents of memory to be lost, so we recomm end that

you save imp ortant data on the external media (Smart-

Media etc.). Please be awa re that Korg will accept n oresponsibility for any damages which may result from

loss of da ta.

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limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec-

tion against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the

instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi-

cations. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user isencouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of

the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for

help.

Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void

the users authority to operate this equipment.

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CE mark which is attached to our companys products of AC

mains operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means it

conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive

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EEC).

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Thank you for purchasing the Korg music workstation .

To ensure trouble-free enjoymen t, please read this manual carefully and use the instru ment

as directed.

About this manual

The owners manuals and how to use

them

The TRITON Le come w ith the following ow ner s

manuals.

Basic Guide

Parameter Guide

Voice Name Lis t

Basic Guide

First read th is manu al carefully to gain a basic und er-

standing of the instrument and to learn basic opera-

tion.

Introduction explains the function of each part, how

to mak e connections, basic opera tion, and gives an

overview of each m ode.

Quick Start explains basic topics (selecting soun ds,

convenient fun ctions for per formance). If you w ish to

begin p laying imm ediately, read this section first.

Basic Functions contains m ode-by-mod e explana-

tions of what you n eed to know to edit sound s, record

on the sequ encer, and record samp les (If the separ ately

sold EXB-SMPL option is installed ). This section also

explains how to use the a rpegg iator, effects.

Appendices contains information on troubleshoot-

ing, specifications, and various other inform ation.

Parameter Guide

The Parameter Guide contains explanations and other

information regarding the operations of the parame-

ters and settings on the TRITON Le. The explanations

are organized by mod e, and p age. Explanations and

other information on the effects and their parameters

are also prov ided for each effect.

Refer to this guide w hen an unfamiliar param eter

app ears in the d isplay, or when you need to know

more about a p articular function.

Voice Name List

This lists the multisamples and d rumsam ples that are

built into the TRITON Le, and th e factory preset com-binations, programs, drum kits, and u ser arpeggio pat-

terns.

Refer to these lists when you w ish to kn ow more about

the preloaded sound s.

Conventions in this manual

References to the TRITON Le

The TRITON Le is ava ilable in 76-key and 61-key mod -

els, but both mod els are referred to withou t distinction

in this ma nu al as the TRITON Le. Illustrations of the

front and rear panels in this manual show the 61-key

mod el, but th e illustrations ap ply equ ally to the 76-key

model.

Abbreviations for the manuals BG, PG, VNL

References to the m anuals includ ed w ith the

TRITON Le are abbreviated as follows in this docu -

ment.

BG: Basic Guide

PG: Parameter Guide

VN L: Voice Nam e List

Switches and knobs [ ]References to the switches, dials, and knobs on the

pan el are enclosed in squa re brackets [ ].

Parameters in the LCD display screen

Param eters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed

in double quotation marks .

Boldface type

Parameter values are printed in boldface type.

Content th at is of part icular importa nce is also printed

in boldface type.

Procedure steps 123 ...

Steps in a p rocedure are listed as123 ...

p.

,

PG p.

These symbols ind icate a reference pag e num ber in the

Basic Guid e or in the Param eter Guid e.

Symbols , ,

These symbols respectively indicate cautions, ad vice,

and MIDI-related explanations.

Example screen displays

The values of the param eters shown in the example

screens of this manual are only for explanatory pur-

poses, and may n ot necessary match the values that

app ear in the LCD screen of your instrum ent.

MIDI-related explanationsCC# is an abbreviation for Control Change N um ber.

In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square

brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal n um bers.


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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................. 1

Overview.......................................... 1

Main features.......................................1

Overview of the modes.........................3

Front and rear panel ......................... 5

Front panel...........................................5

Rear panel ...........................................8

Objects and functions in theLCD screen ......................................... 10

Connections.................................... 12

Connecting audio equipment etc..........12

1. Connecting the AC/ AC pow er supply .12

2. Connecting au dio ou tpu t devices..........12

3. Connecting pedals etc..............................13

Connections to MIDI equipment/computers (MIDI connectors)................13

1. Connections to MIDI equipment............13

2. Connection s to a comp uter .....................13

Connecting separately sold options......13

1. Aud io inp ut connection s .........................13

2. SCSI connections.......................................13

Basic operation............................... 14

Selecting modes, pages and tabs; settingparameters.........................................14

1. Selecting modes ........................................14

2. Selecting pages and tabs ..........................14

3. Selecting param eter s ................................15

4. Setting a param eter ..................................15

Quick Start ................................ 17

Turning the power on/ off ................ 17

1. Turning the power on......................17

2. Turning the power off .....................17

Listening to a demo song................. 18

Loading demo playback data..............18

Selecting and playing a demo song in theSequencer mode.................................18

Playing a cue list ................................19

Selecting and playing a program...... 20

Selecting a program........................... 20

Selecting and playing a combination 22

Selecting a combination ..................... 22

Using controllers to modify the sound23

Joystick ............................................. 23

SW1, SW2......................................... 23

REALTIME CONTROLS [1], [2], [3],[4]..................................................... 24

Keyboard .......................................... 25

Foot pedals........................................ 25

Using the arpeggiator while youplay ................................................26

Using the arpeggiator inProgram mode................................... 26

Settings u sing controllers ........................... 26

Settings in the LCD screen.......................... 27

Using the arpeggiator as you play inCombination mode............................. 28

Settings in the LCD screen.......................... 28

Playing with the RPPR (Realtime PatternPlay/ Recording) function.................. 30

Simple program editing.................... 31

Performance Edit................................ 31

Realtime controls................................ 31

Simple combination editing .............. 32

An example of editing........................ 32

Sampling (recording a sample).........34

Sampling a sound and playing it back as

one-shot......................................... 34Using the insert effect while yousample .............................................. 35

Assigning a name to the sample ormultisample....................................... 36

Saving sample data ........................... 37

Converting a multisample into aprogram............................................ 37

Sampling and looping a drumphrase............................................... 38


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Basic functions........................... 41

Saving data..................................... 41

Types of data that can be saved......... 41

Writing to internal memory ................ 42

Writing a program or combina tion ........... 42

Writing global settings, user d rum kits, and

user arpeggio pa tterns ............................ 44

Saving on external media................... 45

MIDI data dump................................. 46

Restoring the factory settings............ 47

Loading the preloaded data ............... 47

Program mode ................................ 48

How a program is organized.............. 48

Basic program editing........................ 48

Oscillator sett ings......................................... 49

Con tro ller set tings ....................................... 50

Pitch sett ings................................................. 50

Filter sett ings ................................................ 51

Am plifier sett ings ........................................ 53

LFO sett ings .................................................. 54

Arp eggiator settings .................................... 54

BUS sett ings .................................................. 54

Insert Effect sett ings .................................... 54

Master Effect sett ings .................................. 54

More about Alternate Modulation....... 55

Combination mode .......................... 56

How a combination is organized........ 56

Basic combin ation ed iting........................... 56

Timbre 18 program , pan an d volume ..... 57

Con tro ller set tings ....................................... 58

Settings for status, MIDI chan nel, and

playing mod e ........................................... 58

Note timing and scale settings ................... 59

Layer and split settings ............................... 59

Velocity switch settings .............................. 60

MIDI filter sett ings....................................... 60

Arp eggiator settings .................................... 60Bus settings ................................................... 60

Insert Effect sett ings .................................... 60

Master Effect sett ings .................................. 60

Sequencer mode.............................. 61

Features of the sequencer ................... 61

The structure of Sequencer mode......... 62

Songs ..............................................................62

Patterns ..........................................................62

Cue List ..........................................................62

Producing a song ............................... 63

Creat ing the basic song ............................... 63Song editing method s.................................. 69

Creating and playing a Cu e List ................71

Creating and recording RPPR (RealtimePattern Play/ Record) .......................... 73

Creatin g RPPR data ..................................... 73

RPPR p layback .............................................74

Realtime-recording an RPPR

perform ance .............................................74

Recording the sounds of acombination....................................... 75

Caution and other functions in Sequencermode................................................. 77

Recording on the TRITON Le................ 78

Record ing a track,

and recording a pa ttern ..........................78

Sampling mode............................... 82

Features of EXB-SMPL......................... 82

How Sampling mode is organized....... 83

In Sam pling mod e ........................................83

Samp les and Multisam ples ......................... 83

Sampling ........................................... 84

Prep ara tions for samp ling ..........................84

Man ual sam pling .........................................85

Auto sampling ..............................................86

Creating m ultisample ind exes and sampling

87

Loop settings...................................... 88

The grid d isplay ........................................... 88

Sample (waveform data) editing ......... 89

Multisample editing............................ 90

Editing the ind ices .......................................90Modifying the settings of an index............ 90

Converting a multisample to aprogram............................................ 91

Using Time Slice to divide a sample, andplaying it in Sequencer mode.............. 91


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Global mode................................... 93

Creating a drum kit.............................93

About dru m kits ...........................................93

Editing a dru m kit ........................................94

Media mode ................................... 96

How Media mode is organized ...........96

Media that can be used ................................96

Formatting media ...............................96

Caution when handling SmartMedia....96

Loading data ......................................97

Types of data that can be loaded................97

Data load ing procedur e...............................97

Saving data........................................98

Types of d ata that can be saved .................98

Arpeggiator settings........................ 99

Arpeggiator settings for a program.....99

Arp eggiator on/ off ......................................99

Arpeggiator settings.....................................99

Linking the arpeggiator to a progr am .....101

Arpeggiator settings in Combination andSequencer modes.............................101

Arp eggiator on/ off ....................................101

Arpeggiator settings...................................101

Linking the arpeggiator to the

combination ............................................102

Creating an user arpeggio pattern.....103

About user arpeggio patterns...................103Editing a user arpeggio pattern................103

Dual arpeggia tor editing ...........................106

Synchronizing the arpeggiator ..........107

Synchronization between arp eggiators A

and B........................................................107

Synchronization between th e arp eggiators

and sequencer in Sequen cer mode ......107

Synchronization with an external sequencer

in Program, Combination, or Sequencer

modes ......................................................107

Effects settings............................... 108

Effects in each mode .........................108

Routing settings and effect settings....108

Effect set tings for a pr ogram.....................108

Effect settings in combination, and song 110

Effect settings in Sampling mod e (requires

the EXB-SMPL op tion ) ..........................110

Effect settings for the AUDIO INPUT

(requ ires th e EXB-SMPL op tion) .........111

About dynamic modulation (Dmod) ...111

Other functions..............................113

Tuning to another instrument/ Transposing113

Bypassing the effects........................ 113

Specifying the function of the AssignableSwitch and Assignable Pedal............ 113

Selecting different Velocity and Aftertouchcurves.............................................. 114

Creating original scales.................... 114

Changing the scale........................... 114

Setting the function of [SW1] and[SW2].............................................. 115

Setting the B-mode functions of REALTIMECONTROLS [1][4] ........................... 115

Adjusting the contrast (brightness) of theLCD screen....................................... 116

Using this instrument as a data filer .. 116

Shortcuts.......................................... 116

Appendices ............................. 117

Troubleshooting.............................117

Specifications and options..............120

Specifications................................... 120

Options........................................... 121

MIDI Implementation Chart.............122

Index.............................................123


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Introduction

Overview

Main features

Overview

The TRITON Le is a mu sic wor kstation featuring the

HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system.

It contains high-quality preset mu ltisamples/ pro-

gram s/ combinations, an effect section, plus a

sequen cer, dua l polyph onic arpeggiator, RPPR, four-

channel audio outpu t, and num erous other functional-

ity.

Cont rollers such as the joystick, [SW1] and [SW2] keys,REALTIME CONTROLS [1][4] knobs, or conn ected

ped als can be used to control filter or effects, allowin g

you to m odify the sound in realtime as you perform.

Arp eggiator gate or velocity, or the tempo of the arp eg-

giator or sequ encer can also be controlled.

In add ition, the optional EXB-SMPL sampl ing

upgrade can be installed to add two-channel aud io

input and sampling functionality. (

p.34,84,

PG

p.253)

The TRITON Le is the ideal mu sic workstation for

mu sic production or live performance.

HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesis system

The HI (Hyper Integrated) synthesi s system

is a PCM

tone genera tor system w ith full digital signal process-

ing that gua rantees pristine sound, and features enor-

mou s flexibility in m usical extensibility, mod ulation,

and effect routing.

Tone generator section:

32 Mbytes

of preset PCM ROM contains 425

mu ltisamples and 413

drumsamples.

The sampling frequency is 48 kHz

, and the

maximum polyphony is 62 voices

.

Filter/ synthesis section:

24 dB/oct Low Pass Resonance type

or 12 dB/oct

Low Pass & High Pass type

filters can be u sed. A

wid e variety of filter effects can be achieved , from

active sounds with aggressive resonance to subtle

tones using a h igh pa ss filter.

A broad range of editing parameters gives you

control over every aspect of the sound.

Effect section:

One insertion effect (stereo-in/stereo-out), two

master effects (mono-in/stereo-out), and a three-

band master EQ (stereo-in/stereo-out) can all be

used simultan eously. You can select from 89 types

of effect algorithms, and edit them .

High ly flexible effect routing is possible. Effects can

also be routed freely to the individual outp uts.

Alternate Modulation and Effect Dynamic Modula-tion:

The synthesis section (filter etc.) provides Alternate

Modulation functionality, and the effect sectionprovides Effect Dynamic Modulation

functionality . This allows you to freely ap ply

modu lation to param eters that affect the p itch,

filter, amp , EG, LFO, effects etc.

LFO and delay time parameters can be

synchronized to MIDI clock/ tempo. You can

synchron ize sound s or effects to the tempo of the

sequencer or the arp eggiator.

Programs and combinations

In the Program m ode, the TRITON Le provides 512

user program s, and 128 programs + 9 drum sets for

GM compa tibility.

When ship ped from the factory, it contains high-

quality preloard program s that cover a w ide range

of musical needs.

The 512 user programs can be m odified by adjusting

the numerous editing parameters, the effects and

the arpeggiator, to create your own original pro-

grams.

The TRITON Le provides 24 user drum kits and

nine GM2-comp atible ROM dr um kits. With the

factory settings, preset dru m kits that cover a

variety of musical genres are provid ed. You can

create your ow n original drum kits by assigning a

dru msamp le or an original samp led sound to eachnote of the keyboard. For each note, you can make

filter and am p settings, and even route the soun d

through effects and to a individual aud io output.

The TRITON Le provides 384 user combinations.

The factory settings contain a wid e variety of

Preload combinations.

A combin ation allows you to use layers, splits, or

velocity switches etc. to combine u p to eight p ro-

gram s together with effects and two arp eggiators, in

order to create complex sounds th at could not be

produ ced by a program. You can also make settings

that include external tone generators.
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Sequencer

TRITON Le provid es a high-performance 16-track

MIDI sequencer, with m ore than su fficient pow er for

use as a stan d-alone sequ encer. The sequencer can

serve as th e core that brings togeth er TRITON Les

nu merou s capabilities, allowing it to serve as an inte-

grated m usic workstation.

For more o n TRITON Les sequen cer (p.61).

RPPRTRITON Le features a RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/

Recording) function.

In Sequen cer mod e, this function allows you to assign

preset patterns or user patterns (with a specified play-

back track) to individual keys on the keyboard, and

playback or record that pattern in realtime simply by

pressing th e assigned key. Nu merous p reset p atterns,

including patterns ideal for drum tracks, are built into

the internal memory.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

Five preset arpeggio patterns (UP, DOWN, ALT1

ALT2, RANDOM) and 216 user arpegg io patterns

are prov ided . With the factory settings, these

contain a wide variety of preset user p atterns.

In add ition to providing conventional arpeggiator

functionality, the polyph onic arpeggiator of the

TRITON Le can resp ond to the p itches or timing at

which you play the keyboard, and prod uce a

diverse ran ge of chord s or phra ses. This can be u sed

to play a variety of drum phrases (using the Fixed

Note Mode that is ideal for drum s), bass phrases,

or guitar and keyboard backing riffs. The arpeggia-

tor is also effective for use w ith subtly m oving p ad s,

synth sounds, or sound effects.

In Combination m ode, and Sequencer mode, theTRITON Le prov ides du al arpeggiators th at can

simultan eously play tw o arpeggio patt erns. You can

apply separate arpeggio patterns to drum and bass

progra ms, or use keyboard splits or velocity to

switch between arpeggio patterns for an even m ore

dynam ic performance.

4 channel audio output

In addition to the L/ MONO and R main stereo

audio ou tputs, TRITON Le provid es two

individual audio ou tputs, for a total of four

channels of aud io output. The sound from each

oscillator, dru m, timbre/ track, or insertion effectcan be routed freely to any outp ut.

EXB-SMPL sampling upgrade

The following fun ctionality can be add ed by installing

the separately sold EXB-SMPL option.

Sampling mode is added. Input sources from the

two-channel aud io inpu ts can be sampled and

edited to create original multisamples or samples,

wh ich can then be used in a program or drum kit.

For details on the features of Sampling m ode, refer

to p.82. Two-channel audio input is added. This two-

chann el aud io inp ut allows 48 kHz 16 bit linear

mon o/ stereo samp ling. A MIC or LINE level select

switch an d level adjustment control sup ports a

wide range of external audio sources, from mic

level to line level.

The aud io input can a lso be routed to the effects.

You can app ly an effect while samp ling, or use the

TRITON Le as a 2-in/ 4-out effect processor.

A SCSI connector is added , allowing external SCSI

dev ices such as hard disks to be connected. A

connected externa l SCSI device can be used in the

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You can use a maximu m of 20 cue lists, 200 songs,

and 150 preset patterns. One song can u se as many

as 100 patter ns.

The TRITON Le can be used as a 16-track

mu ltitimbral tone generator.

Create and playback patterns in realtime, using the

RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/ Recordin g) fun ction.

Global mode Make settings that affect the entire TRITON Le,

such as ma ster tune and global MIDI channel.

Create drum kits (24 kits), user arpeggio patterns

(216 pattern s), and user scales (16 one-octave scales

and 1 all-note scale).

Create drum kits using the 413 internal drum

samp les (ROM). You can also u se samp les (RAM)

that were created in Sampling mod e (requires the

separately sold EXB-SMPL option).

Set the function of the assignable pedals and

assignable switches.

Transmit data dump s of MIDI exclusive data.

Adjust the input level from AUDIO INPUT 1 and 2

(if the EXB-SMPL option is installed ). This settin g is

valid outside of Sampling mode. The internal

effects can be app lied to the external input soun d.

The settings for Sampling mod e are m ade

independ ently in Sampling mod e itself.

Media mode Data of each mode can be saved and loaded using

the SmartMed ia slot or an external SCSI device (if

the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed).

Media such as SmartMedia or hard disks (EXB-

SMPL option required can be formatted, and d ata

can be managed by copying etc.

Korg format, AKAI, AIFF, and WAVE format

sample data can be loaded. Samp le data can also be

saved in Korg format, or exported in AIFF or

WAVE format s. (if the separa tely sold EXB-SMPL

option is installed)

Songs that you created in Sequencer mode can be

saved in SMF form at. SMF files can be loaded as

Sequencer mod e songs.

You can use the Data Filer function (to save/ load

MIDI exclusive d ata).

Sampling mode(If the EXB-SMPL option is installed)

An external audio device or mic connected to the

rear p anel AUDIO INPUT jacks can be sampled

(recorded as a sam ple). An insert effect can also be

app lied to the select inpu t sound wh ile it is being

sampled.

Waveform data that was sampled or loaded in

Media mod e can be mod ified using a variety ofediting functions, such as adjusting the loop point,

using Time Slice, or Time Stretch.

You can edit multisamples (which consist of

multiple samples).

You can convert a multisample into a program.

When th is conversion is performed, a m ultisamp le

created in Sampling mode can be u sed in Program,

Combination, and Sequencer mod es.


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Front and rear panel

Front panel

1. SmartMedia slotSmartMedia cards can be inserted here, allowing you

to save or load data or song d ata or other types of data

you edited.

For details on hand ling Smar tMedia, refer to Caution

wh en hand ling SmartMedia (p.96).

2. [SW1] key, [SW2] key

These keys are on/ off switches for the fun ctions to

wh ich they were assigned in Program, Combination,

Sequ encer an d Sampling mod es (if the EXB-SMPL

option is installed). When on, the key w ill light

(p.23).

3. Joystick

This controls pitch or m odu lation, etc.

Move the joystick up/ dow n or left/ right (+Y, Y,

X, +X) to control (p.23).

Various program param eters and effect p arameters

will determ ine wh at is controlled by the joystick.

4. Headphone jack

A set of headph ones with (1/ 4") stereo phono p lug can

be connected here.

The output from the L/ MONO an d R OUTPUT jacks

can be monitored in stereo through the h eadph ones.

5. [VOLUME] slider

This adjusts the volume that is output from the OUT-

PUT jacks (L/ MONO, R) and th e head phone jack.

6. REALTIME CONTROLS

Use the [SELECT] key to select realtime controller

mod e A/ B/ C, and u se knobs [1][4] to control the

tone, effects, MIDI control changes, and arpeg giator

etc. wh ile you perform. (p.24, 26)

[SELECT] key

This key switches the realtime controller between A-

mod e, B-mod e, and C-mode. The LED of the selected

mode will light.

[ARP ON/ OFF] key

This key turns the a rpeggiator on/ off. When on, the

key w ill light.

[1], [2], [3], [4] knob

A-mode

[1] LPF CUTOFF:

Controls the cutoff frequen cy of the low p ass filter.

[2] RESONANCE/ HPF:

Controls the filter resonance level or the high pass filtercutoff frequency.

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[3] EG-INTENSITY:

Controls the filter EG intensity.

[4] EG-RELEASE:

Controls the filter/ amp release time.

B-mode

[1] ASSIGNABLE 1:

[2] ASSIGNABLE 2:

[3] ASSIGNABLE 3:[4] ASSIGNABLE 4:

Controls the functions that are assigned in each mode

(Program, Com bination, Sequencer, or Samp ling (if the

EXB-SMPL op tion is installed)).

C-mode

[1] : not used

[2] ARP-GATE:

Controls the gate time (note duration) of the arpeggi-

ated notes. At th e center position (12 oclock), the set-

ting of the arpeggiator Gate param eter will be used.

Rotating the knob towa rd the left will shorten the time,and rotating it toward the right will lengthen the time.

[3] ARP-VELOCITY:

Controls the velocity (playing stren gth) of the arp eggi-

ated notes. At th e center position (12 oclock), the set-

ting of the arp eggiator Velocity p aram eter will be

used. Rotating the knob towa rd th e left w ill weaken

the velocity, and rotating it tow ard th e right will

strengthen the v elocity.

[4] TEMPO:

Controls the tempo of the arpeggiator or of the

Sequencer mod e .

The LED beside TEMPO will blink at q uar ter note

intervals of the specified temp o.

7. Mode keys, [COMPARE] key

These keys are used to enter each mod e.

Pressing a key w ill enter the correspond ing mod e (the

key will light). (p.14)

[COMBI] key

Combination mode will be selected.

[PROG] key

Program mode will be selected.

[SEQ] key

Sequen cer mode w ill be selected.

[GLOBAL] key

Global mod e will be selected

[MEDIA] key

Media mode will be selected.

[COMPARE] key

Use this key when you wish to comp are the sound of

the program or combination that you are currently

editing with the un-edited sound that was w ritten into

mem ory. You can also use this key to mak e before and

after compa risons w hen recording or editing in

Sequencer mode (p.15).

[SAMPLING] (EXB-SMPL) key

This key selects the Sam pling m ode.

This is valid only if the separately sold EXB-SMPL

option is installed.

If the sepa rate ly sold EXB-SMPL option is not

installed, pressing th e [SAMPLING] key w ill cau se

a m essage of No Samp ling Up grade Installed to

be displayed.

8. [TIMBRE/ TRACK] key,[F1 T1/ T9] [F8 T8/ T16] keys

Function [F1][F8] keys

These keys select the tabs that a re displayed in each

pag e. They are also used to execute ut ilities and oth er

functions.

Timbre/ track select [T1/ T9][T8/ T16] keysBy hold ing d own the [TIMBRE/ TRACK] key and

pressing a [T1/ T9][T8/ T16] key, you can select the

timbre/ track parameters correspond ing to the key

number.

When a single page d isplays the param eters for tim-

bres 18 of a Combination or for tracks 18/ 916 of

Sequencer mod e, these keys select one of these tim-

bres/ tracks.

9. LCD screen

Here you can select pages, and p arameters, and set val-

ues. (p.10)

10.VALUE controllers

The following VALUE controllers are u sed to set the

value of the selected para meter (p.15).


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[VALUE] dial

Use this dial to mod ify the valu e of the param eter.

[INC]/ [DEC] keys

These are used to increase or decrease the parameter

value in step s of one. It is convenient to u se these to

make fine ad justments.

Numeric keys [0] [9], [ENTER] key, [] key, [./HOLD] key

Use these keys to num erically inpu t a p arameter value.

Use numeric keys [0][9], the [] key, and the [./

HO LD] key to enter th e value, and press the [ENTER]

key to confirm it. The [./ HOLD] key lets you inpu t a

value w ith a d ecimal point. The [] key inverts the sign

(+/ ) of the param eter value.

In add ition, [./ HOLD] can be u sed if you w ish to select

sounds by category in program or combination mode.

By holding d own the [ENTER] key and pressing a

nu meric key [0][9], you can select up to ten u tility

menu command s for the current page.

11. [CATEGORY] key, [AUDITION] key

[CATEGORY] key

In each mod e, you can directly access the utility menu

Select by Category by choosing a pa ram eter that can

be selected by category and th en pressing the [Cate-

gory] key.

This allows you to view and select programs or combi-

nations b y category. (p.21)

[AUDITION] key

This key activates the Audition function, which plays

a riff (phrase) suitable for each preloaded or preset p ro-

gram.

In Program m ode, pressing the [AUDITION ] key (the

key w ill light) will cause the au dition riff to play

repeatedly.

In Sampling mode (if the EXB-SMPL option is

installed), the selected samp le will be played .

12.[EXIT] key, [MENU PAGE +/ ] key, CURSOR

keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ +]

[EXIT] key

In Program , Combination, Sequencer, Samp ling (if the

separately sold EXB-SMPL option is installed), and

Global modes, pressing this key from anywhere otherthan page 1.1 will take you to p age 1.1 of that m ode.

When a dialog box is open, this key w ill cancel the set-

tings made in th e dialog box and close the d ialog box

(correspon ds to th e Cancel). If a Utility menu or

pag e men u is open, p ressing [EXIT] will close the

menu.

[MENU PAGE +/ ] key

Use this key to select different p ages on screen. When

you p ress this key, a list of the pa ges within th e mod e

will app ear in the LCD screen. Use the function key[F1][F7] o r cur sor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to se lect the

desired p age, and p ress the [F8] key to mov e to the

selected page.

You can also move to a desired page by h olding dow n

the [MENU] key an d using n um eric keys [1][7] to

enter a two-digit page nu mber.

In add ition, you can hold dow n the [MENU] key and

use cursor keys [ ], [ ] to switch pages in the order of

1.12.12.22.3. (p.14)

CURSOR keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ +]

Use these keys to select different p aram eters on screen.

In add ition, you can hold dow n the [MENU] key anduse cursor keys [ ], [ ] to switch pages in the order of

1.12.12.22.3. (p.14)

13. BANK keys

These keys are used to sw itch Program/ Combination

banks.

PROG BANK: [A], [B], [C], [D], [GM]

When selecting programs, use keys [A], [B], [C], [D],

and [GM]. The key of the selected bank will light.

Each time you p ress [GM], you w ill cycle throu gh th e

GM banks an d th e dru m ban k as follows: G, g(d), G ...

etc.

COMBI BANK: [A], [B], [C]

When selecting com binations, u se keys [A], [B], and

[C]. The LED of the selected bank will light.

In Combination, and Sequencermodes wh en the edit

cell (highlighted area) is located a t the p rogram of a

timbre or track, you can use th e BAN K keys to select

the bank of the program . The bank key of the p rogram

selected for that timbre/ track will light.In dialog boxes such as Write Program or Write Com-

bination, these keys are used to specify the progr am or

combination bank that w ill be the w riting d estination,

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14.SEQUENCER/ SAMPLING(If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is

installed)

[PAUSE] key

This key pau ses playback of a song or cue list (the key

will light). Press the key again to cancel Pause (the key

will go dark).

[ REW] key

This key rewind s playback of a song or cu e list.

Rewind will occur wh en you press the key (the key

will light). (This will not op erate d urin g recording.)

[FF ] key

This key fast-forward s playback of a son g or cue list.

Fast-forward will occur when you press the key (the

key w ill light). (This will not opera te du ring record-ing.)

[LOCATE] key

This key resets the playback location of a song or cue

list to a specified location. You can also p ress this key

wh en stuck notes occur for some reason.

[REC/ WRITE] key

When you press this key in Sequencer mod e, the

TRITON Le will enter recording -ready m ode (the key

will light). If you then press the [START/ STOP] key,

recording w ill start. (p.78)

When you press this key in Program, Combination, or

Global mod es, a dialog box will appea r. If you t hen

press th e [F8] (OK) key, the ed ited conten t w ill be

written. (p.42, 44)

When you press this key in Samp ling m ode (if the

EXB-SMPL option is installed) a nd then press th e

[START/ STOP] key, samp le recording will begin.

(p.34)

[START/ STOP] key

In Sequencer mode, this key starts/ stops song record-

ing/ playback, or cue list playback. (The key w ill blink

in time with the beat du ring recording or p layback.)

In Sampling mode (if the EXB-SMPL option isinstalled), press the [REC/ WRITE] key and th en press

the [START/ STOP] key to start/ stop samp le recording.

In the SMPL 2.12: Sample Edit, Edit2 page, pressing

this key will sound the samp le.

Rear panel

1. SmartMedia slotSmartMedia cards can be inserted here (p.5).

2. [POWER] switch

This switch turns the p ower on/ off (p.17).

3. AC power supply connector (~AC9V)

Connect this to the includ ed AC/ AC power sup ply.After connecting the p ower su pp ly cable to TRITON

Le, connect the other end to an AC outlet (p.12).

4. AUDIO OUTPUTConnect these outpu ts to the input jacks of your am p

or mixer. In ad dition to the L/ MONO an d R main ste-

reo aud io outpu ts, TRITON Le provides two ind ivid-

ual audio outputs. The sound from each oscillator,

dru m, timbre/ track, or insertion effect can be freely

routed to any output (p.108).

(MAIN) L/ MONO, R

These are unbalanced phone jacks (

p.12).These are the main au dio ou tpu t jacks. By setting Bus

Select to L/R, the outp ut from a n oscillator, an inser-

tion effect, an ind ividual dru m p art, or the metronome

can be outpu t to the (MAIN) L/ MONO and R jacks.

When m aking connections in stereo, use L/ MONO

and R. When m aking connections in mono, use the L/

MONO jack.

(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2

These are unbalanced phone jacks (

p.12).These are individual (independ ent) audio ou tput jacks.

By cycling the Bus Select throu gh 1, 2, 1/2 an oscilla-

tor, an insertion effect, an individual drum part, or the

metronome etc. can be assigned to be ou tput from th e

(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2 jacks. The ou tpu t from the 1, 2

jacks is not affected by the [VOLUME] slider.

5. Pedal connections

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack

The separa tely sold Korg XVP-10 EXP/ VOL ped al or

EXP-2 foot controller (options) can be conn ected to this

jack. (p.13).

Its fun ction can be assigned in Global mode, allowing

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you to u se the pedal to control the volume, etc.

(p.113)

ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack

A separ ately sold on / off foot switch such as the Korg

PS-1 foot sw itch can be connected here (p.13).

Its fun ction can be assigned in Global mo de, allowing

you to u se the foot switch as a mod ulation controller,

to select programs or combinations, or to start/ stop the

sequencer (p.113).

DAMPER jack

A separately sold switch-type p edal such as the Korg

DS-1H dam per p edal can be connected h ere.

If a DS-1H is connected, it w ill fun ction as a h alf-

dam per ped al. In order to ensure that the half-dam per

ped al functions correctly, please adjust the polarity an d

the sensitivity (PG p.124, 126).

If any oth er switch-type p edal is connected, it will

function as a d amp er switch.

Set the polarity according to the ped al that you con-

nected. (PG p.126)

6. MIDI

MIDI IN connector

Musical data and sound settings etc. are received at

this conn ector.

Use this to p lay TRITON Le from a noth er connected

MIDI device (PG p.229).

MIDI OUT connector

Musical data and sound settings etc. are transmitted

from th is connector.

Use this to control another conn ected MIDI device

from TRITON Le (

PG p.229).

MIDI THRU connector

Musical data and sound settings etc. that are received

at the MIDI IN connector are re-transmitted without

change from the MIDI THRU connector.

You can u se this to connect m ultiple MIDI devices via

MIDI cables (PG p.229).

7. EXB-SMPL(If the separately sold EXB-SMPL option is

installed)

These connectors are used to sample mono or stereo

aud io from a m ic or aud io device (p.34, 38), or to use

the intern al effect processor to ap ply effects. (p.111)

The MIC/ LINE level select switch ([MIC/ LINE]

switch) and the level ad justm ent kn ob ([LEVEL] knob)

allow a w ide range of audio sources to be input, frommic level to line level.

SCSI connector

Use a SCSI cable to connect this to a SCSI-compatible

device (hard disk d rive, CD-ROM drive, etc.). ( EXB-

SMPL owners manual)

AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 jacks

These are unbalanced p hone au dio inpu t jacks. (p.13)

Connect them to the O UTPUT jack(s) of your extern al

aud io device or m ic.

[LEVEL] knob

This knob adjusts the inp ut level of the AUDIO INPUT

1, 2 jacks. (p.34)

[MIC/ LINE] switch

This switch selects the inp ut level of the AUDIO

INPUT 1, 2 jacks. (p.34)
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Objects and functions in the LCDscreen

a: Current pageThis ind icates the curren tly selected pa ge within

the m ode. From the left, this area show s the mode

name, page numbe r:name, tab name, and the

parameter name of the ed it cell.

b: TabMost pages are d ivided in to two or m ore tabs. By

pressing th e closest fun ction key [F1][F7], you can

select a tab to access the correspond ing pag e.

c: Parameters

The parameters for various settings are displayed

in the LCD screen. Use cur sor keys [ ], [ ], [ ],

[ ] to select the desired parameter.

d: Edit cell

Wh en you u se th e cu rsor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ],the selected parameter will be highlighted in the

LCD screen. This area is called the edit cell, and

you r editing w ill affect the highlighted area.

The param eter value of the edit cell can be mod i-

fied usin g VALUE controllers su ch as the [VALUE]

dial or the [INC]/ [DEC] keys (p.15). For param e-

ters that accept a key number or a velocity value,

you can also hold dow n the [ENTER] key and play

a note on the keyboard to enter the key num ber or

velocity value.

e: Check box

U se cu rsor key s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to select a ch eck box (edit cell), and use a VALUE controller su ch as

the [VALUE] dial or th e [INC]/ [DEC] keys to ad d

or remove the check mark.

When checked, the param eter will function, when

unchecked, the param eter will not function.

f: Function buttons

By pressing the function key [F1][F8] nearest this

button, you can turn various functions on/ off.

, :

In Media m ode, these select the current d irectory.

:

Accesses the utility menu where you can execute

utility menu commands.

Other function buttons examples

* Utility menu

In each p age, you can p ress the UTILITY func-

tion bu tton (the [F8] key) to access the u tility

menu . The utility menu contains command s that

can be used in that p age. The utility menu that

app ears will differ depend ing on the page that is

selected.You can also select up to t en u tility men u com -

mand s by holding d own the [ENTER] key and

pressing a nu meric key [0][9].

Press the [EXIT] key to close the u tility m enu .

For , press the [F7] key to select the desired

utility menu com man d. You can also use the cur-

sor key s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to m ak e y ou r selection .

For , press the [F8] key to open the dialog

box of the selected u tility menu command .

This key also switches the status of comm and s that

you check or uncheck.

b: Tab

a: Current page d: Edit cell e: Check box

c: Parameter f: Function buttons

Mode name Parameter namePage number:name

Tab name

Sequencer mod e: EDIT/ DONE, INSERT, CUT,

COPY, JUMP, DONE, Tie, Rest ,

Back, Done (used in Cu e List,

Event Edit, Step Recordin g)

REVERT (copy and paste RPPR

settings)

Globa l mode: TEXT, KEY+,

Sampling mod e (if the sepa rately sold EXB-SMPL

option is installed):

INSERT, CU T, CO PY, CREATE

(create multisamp le), L/ R,

ZOOM


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* Dialog boxes

When you select a utility men u command etc., a

dialog box will open.

U se th e cu rsor k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to select

par ameters. Use the VALUE controllers (p.15) to

input the p arameter values. When selecting p ro-

gram or combination nu mbers in a d ialog box, you

can u se the BANK [A][GM] keys in ad dition to

the VALUE cont rollers.

As in the u tility men u, press the fun ction key [F1]

[F8] nearest etc. (function bu tton 2) to access

the execution or op eration screen. In some cases, a

dialog box w ill app ear. Follow th e directions

shown in the d ialog box.

To execute , select (press the [F8] key). To

cancel with out executing, select (press the

[F7] key). The d ialog box w ill close. The [EXIT] key

is equivalent to Cancel, Done, or Exit.

* Function buttons 2

Press the function k ey [F1][F8] nearest this bu tton

to execute th e function.

:

Utility m enu , etc.

* Text dialog box

When you use the fun ction keys to select

etc, a text dialog bo x will appear.

In this dialog box you can renam e text (e.g., the

nam e of a progr am, combination , or song). (p.43)

* Scroll bar

This indicates that the list contains selections or

param eters that cannot all be shown in the screen

a t on ce. U se th e cu rsor k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to

move within the list.

* Page menu

In Com bination, Program , Sequen cer, Global, or

Sampling (if the separately sold EXB-SMPL option

is installed) mo des, pressing the [MENU] key w ill

disp lay a list of the p ages in that m ode. (The pa ge

in which you where when you p ressed the

[MENU ] key will be highlighted.)

To select a p age, press the n earest function key

[F1][F7]. By p ressing the sam e key yo u can m oveconsecutively dow nw ard . You can also use cursor

keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to m ove left/ u p/ d ow n/

right.

You can also mov e to the desired p age by hold ing

dow n the [MENU] key and using num eric keys

[0][7] to enter a tw o-digit page n um ber. In add i-

tion, you can hold d own the [MENU] key and use

the cursor keys [ ], [ ] to move in s teps of one

page; in the example shown below, this wou ld be

Play P/ M Ctrl Prm1 ... etc.

* Other objects

To use slider- or kn ob-shaped objects, use the cur-

so r k ey s [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to select th e d esired

item, and use th e VALUE controllers to ad just th e

value.

Other t ypes of objects are shown in the effect rout-

ing screen. (p.108)

Scrollbar

KnobsSliders

Routing


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Connections

Connecting audio equipment etc.

Connections must be mad e with the power turn edoff. Please be aw are that careless operation m ay

dam age your speaker system or cause malfunc-

tions.

1. Connecting the AC/ AC power

supply

Connect the include d AC/AC powe r supply to the

AC pow er supply inl et of TRITON Le, and then

connect the other end of the cable to an AC outlet.

2. Connecting audio output devices

AUDIO OUTPUT(MAIN) L/ MONO, R,(INDIVIDUAL) 1, 2

Here, you can connect a set of amplified monitor

speakers or you r aud io system to outpu t TRITON Les

sound.

If you wish to use th e AUDIO OUTPUT (INDIVID-

UAL) 12 jacks of TRITON Le, we recommend that

you u se a mixer.

If you p layback TRITON Le through your stereoaud io system, be aware that high volumes may

da mag e your sp eakers. Be careful not to raise the

volume excessively.

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT (MAIN) L/MONO

and R jacks to the IN PUT jacks of yo ur powe red

moni tor system, mixer etc.

L/ MONO and R are the main outputs. If you are

outputting in stereo, make connections to the

(MAIN) L/ MON O jack and the R jack. If you are

outpu tting in monau ral, make connections to the

(MAIN) L/ MONO jack. We recomm end that you

playba ck in stereo if possible.

If you w ish to output from the AUD IO OUTPUT

(IND IVIDUA L) 1, 2, jacks, connect these jacks to

your mixer, and then connect the mixer output to

the INPUT of yo ur powered monitor system etc.

For details on the ou tpu t of each jack (p.108

Routing).

Headphones

When using headphone s, plug them into the head-

phones jack located on the front panel.

Power Switch

PHONES

Headphones

to an ACoutletAC/ACpower supply

Connecting the power cable

INPUT PHONES

Headphones

Connecting audio output devices

Powered monitors, etc.

INPUTOUTPUT

Connecting pedals etc

Connecting separately sold

Connecting MIDI equipment


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3. Connecting pedals etc.

Foot pedal connections

A foot ped al can be connected t o control the volume or

other functions.

Connect a separa tely sold Korg assignable ped al such

as the XVP-10 EXP/ VOL or EXP-2 to the rear pan el

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack.The function controlled by the foot ped al is specified in

GLOBAL 1.13: System, Foot p age Foot Ped al

Assign (p.113,PG p .125,223).

Foot switch connections

A foot switch controls sostenu to, soft ped al on/ off,

arpeggiator on/ off, to select programs or combina-

tions, and to start/ stop the sequencer etc.

Connect a sepa rately sold Korg foot switch such as the

PS-1 to th e rear pa nel ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack.

The function that w ill be controlled by the foot switch

and the p olarity of the foot switch can be set in GLO-

BAL 1.13: System , Foot page Foot SW Assign , and

Foot SW Polarity (p.113, PG p.125, 222).

Damper pedal connections

Allows you to sustain the sound while playing.

Connect a Korg DS-1H damper pedal (separately sold

option) to the rear pan el DAMPER jack. If a DS-1H is

connected, you can produce half-damper effects.

The polarity of the dam per p edal can be set in GLO-

BAL 1.13: System, Foot page Damper Polarity, and

its sensitivity can be ad justed by th e GLOBAL 1.11

System utility menu command Half Damper Calibra-

tion. (PG p.124, 126)

Connections to MIDI equipment/computers (MIDI connectors)

1. Connections to MIDI equipment

The keyboard , controllers, and sequ encer etc. of

TRITON Le can b e used to control an extern al MIDI

tone gen erator. Conversely, another MIDI keyboard or

sequencer can control the tone generator of

TRITON Le to produce sound.

Use MIDI cables to connect the MIDI connectors

of TRITON Le with the MIDI connectors of your

external device.

PG p.229 MIDI app lications Connecting MIDI

deveices/ compu ters

2. Connections to a computer

Your perform ance on the TRITON Le, as well as con-

troller and sequencer data, can be sent to a comp uter

(connected via MIDI interface), and the tone g enerator

of TRITON Le can be played from the comp uter.

Use a MIDI interface to connect the MIDI connec-

tors of TRITON Le to the MIDI conne ctors of your

computer.

PG p.229 MIDI app lications Connecting MIDI

deveices/ compu ters

Connecting separately soldoptions

By installing the sep ara tely sold EXB-SMPL option yo u

can add two channels of audio inpu t jacks and a SCSI

connector.

For details on installing the EXB-SMPL, refer to PG

p.253.

1. Audio input connections

Connect a m ic or the OUTPUT jacks of an external

aud io device to the AUDIO INPUT 1, 2 jacks wh en you

want to samp le in Samp ling m ode (if the separately

sold EXB-SMPL option is installed), or in Program,

Combination, or Sequencer mode w hen you want to

app ly an internal effect to an external inpu t sound andoutput the processed sound from the OUTPUT jacks.

For details on connections w hen sampling in Sam-

pling mode, refer to p.34.

For details on connections when applying an

effect in other modes and outputting to the OUT-

PUT jacks, refer to p.111.

2. SCSI connections

You can conn ect SCSI-comp atible dev ices (hard disks,

CD-ROM drives etc.). (

EXB-SMPL Oper ation Man -ual)

Guitar

CD player, analog record player, etc.

If a passive type guitar (a guitar

without an internal preamp) isconnected, it will not be possible to

sample at an appropriate level due to

the impedance mismatch. Such

instruments must be connected via a

preamp or effect unit.

Effect processor etc.
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Basic operation

Selecting modes, pages and tabs;

setting parameters

1. Selecting modes

In order to use a p articular function on the

TRITON Le, you m ust first select the app ropriate

mode. Press one of the front panel mode keys to

enter the corresponding mod e.

2. Selecting pages and tabs

Each m ode ha s a large number of parameters, which

are grouped into pages. Each page is further d ivided

into as man y as seven group s. These are referred to as

tabs.

Selecting a page

1Make sure that the d esired mod e is selected.

To select a mod e, press the app ropriate m ode key.

Here we w ill use Combination mod e as an examplefor our explanation. Press the [COMBI] key.

2 Press the [MENU] key.

The page menu will appear.

In Media mode there is only one page, so the page

menu will not app ear.

3 Press the function key [F1][F7] that is nearest th e

page you wish to select.

If mu ltiple pages are assigned to one fun ction key,

press the same key to move the cursor downw ard.

Yo u ca n a lso use th e [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] cu rsor key s

to move.

4 Press the [F8] (Open) key.

When y ou p ress the [F8] key, you w ill jum p to th e

selected p age, and that page w ill appear.

As an exam ple here, press the [F3] key three times to

select KeyZ, and then press the [F8] (Op en) key.

The 3.3: Ed-Key Zone pag e w ill appea r.

You can a lso use the followin g alternative m ethod s

to select a pa ge.

Press the [MENU] key , and then use the [ ], [ ]

keys to move forward or backward through the

pag es in the order of 1.12.12.23.1 etc.

Hold down the [MENU] key, and use numeric keys

[1][7] to enter a two-digit pag e num ber to mov e

directly to the correspon ding pag e. (To select the

pag e shown above, you w ould press [3], [3].)

If only one p age is assigned to each fun ction key

(group ), as in COMBI 1.1: Play or th e pa ges of

Global mod e, the first digit of the nu meric key [1]

[7] will move to the corresponding page.

The page selected at this time w ill be the pag e that wa s

last selected. If there is no correspond ing pag e, nothing

will happen.

When you press the [EXIT] key, you w ill return to

1.1 from an y pa ge.

[COMBI] key: Combination mode

[PROG] key: Program mode

[SEQ] key: Sequencer mode

[G LOBA L] k ey : G lob al mo de[MED IA] key: Media mode

[SAMPLING] key: Sampling mode (if the sepa-

rately sold EXB-SMPL option

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Selecting a tab

5 Press the function key [F1][F7] that is nearest th e

tab disp layed at th e bottom of the LCD screen.

As an exam ple, we w ill select the Slope tab. Press

the [F3] key.

Some pages h ave no tabs.

6 To mov e to anoth er pa ge, press the [MENU ] key

and repeat the procedure from step 3.

3. Selecting parameters

U se th e [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] cu rsor key s to select t he

param eter that you wish to edit.

In Combination mode pages that display timbres 18,

or in Sequen cer mode p ages that d isplay tracks 18 or

916, you can hold dow n th e [TIMBRE/ TRACK] key

and press th e n earest function key [F1][F8] to select

the desired timbre or track.

4. Setting a parameter

The param eter value in the ed it cell can be set by using

the front pan el VALUE controllers ([INC]/ [DEC] keys,

[VALUE] dial, nu meric keys [0][9], [] key, [./ HOLD]

key, and [ENTER] key). As necessary, you can also use

the BAN K [A][GM] keys, and the [COMPARE] key.

In the case of param eters that require you to enter a

note or velocity value, you can enter the value by play-

ing a key on the keyboard w hile holding dow n the

[ENTER] key.

VALUE controllers

[INC]/ [DEC] keys

Use these when you w ish to make fine adjustments to

the value.

[VALUE] dial

Use this when you wish to m ake large changes in a

value.

Numeric keys [0][9], [ENTER] key, [] key,[./ HOLD] key

Use these when you know the p arameter value that

you wish to inpu t.

After using the n um eric keys [0][9] to inpu t a nu mber,

press the [ENTER] key to finalize the par ameter v alue.

Use the [] key to enter negative nu mbers.

Use the [./ HOLD] key to enter a decimal point. In the

1.1: Play page of Program and Combina tion mod es, the

[./ HO LD] key will perform the Category H old or 10s

Hold function. (PG p.2)

BANK [A][GM] keys

The BAN K [A][GM] keys are used in Prog ram mod e

to select the program bank and in Combination m ode

to select the combination bank. In Combination mode,

they are also used to select the program bank for each

timbre of the combination. In Sequen cer mod e, these

keys are used to select the bank of the program used byeach track of the song.

These keys are also used to sp ecify the ban k in d ialog

boxes such as Write Program or Write Combina tion.

[COMPARE] key

Use this key when you w ish to compare an edited pro-

gram or combination sound w ith the un-edited origi-

nal (i.e., the soun d th at is written into mem ory).

When ed iting a program or combination, press this

key. The key w ill light, and the last-written setting s for

that program nu mber or combination num ber will be

recalled. Wh en you press th e [COMPARE] key once

again, the key will go dark and you w ill return to the

settings that you w ere editing.

If you ed it the settings that are recalled by p ressing the

[COMPARE] key (i.e., the setting s that are w ritten into

mem ory), the key w ill go dar k, and it will not be possi-

ble to return to the previous settings by pressing the

[COMPARE] key again.

In Sequencer mod e, you can use th e [COMPARE] key

to make before and after comp arisons imm ediately

after using realtime recording or step recording to

record a song, or after performing a track edit opera-

tion.

For example, this can be used effectively wh en real-

time-recording a track for a song.

1 Realtime-record a track. (Take 1)

2 Once again, realtime-record on the sam e track. (Take

2)

3 Press the [COMPARE] key. The key will light, and

take 1 w ill be recalled.

4 Press the [COMPARE] key once again. The key will

go dar k, and ta ke 2 will be recalled.
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5 If after recording tw o different takes on the sam e

track, you record a third, the Comp are function will

now alternate between the second and third takes.

Recording a fourth take will mean that Comp are

now alternates between takes three and four, and so

on. In this fashion, Comp are always alterna tes

between the last two recorded p asses that are made

on the same track.

In this way, the Compa re function lets you recall the

previous recording or the previous state of event edit-

ing.

The Comp are function is not available in Global,

Media and Sampling modes.

Keyboard inputWhen inpu tting a note nam e or velocity value as the

value of a param eter, you can use the keyboard to

input the setting. Hold dow n th e [ENTER] key and

play the note that you w ish to enter as a value. The

note nam e (number) or velocity value w ill be inpu t.

When the GLOBAL 5.1: DKit pag e or SEQ 5.1: RPPR,

RPPR Setup page is displayed, you can hold d own the[ENTER] key and play a n ote to recall the settings that

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Quick Start

Turning the power on/ off

Before you tu rn on the pow er, make sure that thedesired connections have been mad e as d escribed

in Connections (p.12).

1. Turning the power on

1 Press the TRITON Les [POWER] switch to turn on

the power.

The LCD screen will display th e nam e of your

mod el, and the software version.

(The following gra ph ic shows the factory-set LCD

screen . The version n um ber is subject to changewithout notice.)

2 Turn on your pow ered monitors or stereo amp.

3 Raise this instruments [VOLUME] slider to an

appropriate level, and adjust the volum e of your

powered monitors or stereo amp.

2. Turning the power off

1 Set this instruments [VOLUME] slider and the

volume of your powered monitor or stereo amp to

zero.

2 Turn off the power of your powered monitor or

stereo amp.

3 Press this instruments [POWER] sw itch to turn off

the power.

Never turn off the pow er wh ile data is being w rit-

ten into internal memory.

If the p ower is turned off wh ile processing is beingperformed, memory w rite operations will not be

completed correctly. If this occurs, this instru men t

will autom atically initialize its internal mem ory so

that it will operat e correctly. This is not a m alfunction.

While data is being w ritten, the LCD screen w ill

indicate Now writing into internal memory.

Data is written into internal memory by the fol-

lowing op erations.

Writing (upd ating) a Program, Combination,

Global Setting, Drum Kit, or Arp eggio Patterns

Loading Program, Combination, Global Setting,

Drum Kit, or Arpeggio Patterns data in Media m ode

Receiving a MIDI data dump for Program,

Combina tion, Global Setting, Drum Kit data, or

Arpeggio Patterns

When using Sampling mode (if the separately soldEXB-SMPL option is installed) u tility comma nd s

(Move Sample, Mov e MS, Con v.To Prog,

Time Slice, etc.) to simu ltaneou sly mod ify

programs or dru m kits.

The mode and page that will be selected when thepower is turned on

The state of this instrument when the pow er is turned

on w ill depend on the setting of Power On Mode

(GLOBAL 1.1: System , Preference pa ge).

If Power On Mode is Reset (factory setting), this

instrument will automatically selects the Combination

mode 1.1: Play.

If Power On Mode is Memorize, this instrum ent

will be in the m ode an d p age that w ere last selected

when the p ower was turned off.

The Memorize setting w ill remember the m ode and

page that were last selected, the combination nu mber

that w as last selected in Combination m ode, and the

program num ber that w as last selected in Program

mod e. If another mod e is selected w hen the p ower is

turn ed on , you can p ress the [COMBI] key or [PROG]

key to select the 1.1: Play page with the last-selected

combination num ber or program nu mber.

LCD screen messages when separately soldoptions are installed (When the power is turnedon)

This instru men t allows you to install separately sold

options.

When the p ower is turned on, the type of installed

options w ill be displayed . After installing an op tion, be

sure to check this display to verify that the option was

installed correctly. If the op tion is not d isplayed here

even though it was installed, it was not installed cor-

rectly. Turn off the p ower and re-install the op tion.(For details on installing an option, refer to PG p.253)

OPTIONS

EXB-SMPL:

The EXB-SMPL opt ion is in stalled .

SIMM:

Slot1 (**MB)/ Slot2 (**MB): SIMMs are in stalled in

SIMM slots 1 and / or 2. The capa city of each SIMM is

shown in p arentheses.
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Listening to a demo song

Loading demo playback data

The TRITON Le contains d emo song s (and preload eddata). This data can be loaded in Global mode.

1 Press the [GLOBAL] key (the key w ill light).

You w ill enter Global m ode.

Verify that the GLOBAL 1.1: System page is dis-

played. If it is not displayed, press the [EXIT] key.

2 Press the [F8] (UTILITY) key to access the U tili ty

menu.

3 Press the [F7] ( ) key to select Load Pre-

load/D emo Data, and press the [F8] (OK) key.

A dialog box will appea r.

4 Use the [INC]/[DEC] keys to sele ct the data that

you w ant to load.

In the Kind field, select the d ata that you want toload.

In th is case, select All (Preload PCG and Demo

Songs). When you execute the Load op eration, the

demo song data and preloaded data w ill be loaded.

5 Press the [F8] (OK) key.

A dialog box will ask you for confirm ation.

6 Press the [F8] (OK) key once again.

The preloaded d ata and d emo song data w ill beloaded.

Never tu rn off the pow er wh ile the d ata is being

loaded.

If the Memory Protected dialog box appears, un-

check the m emory p rotect setting, and perform the

Load operation again. (p.42)

From the po wered -off state, if you tu rn on th e

pow er while holding d own the [MENU] key and

[EXIT] key, th e Load Al l (Preload PCG and De mo

Songs) opera tion will be executed au toma tically.(The LCD screen w ill show a message of N ow

Writing Intern al Mem ory.) This will load all PCG

data and dem o song data. Never turn off the

pow er while the data is being loaded.

Selecting and playing a demosong in the Sequencer mode

1 Press the [SEQ] key (the key w ill light).

You w ill enter Sequencer m ode.2 Access the SEQ 1.1: Play/REC, Play/REC page.

If the SEQ 1.1: Play/ REC, Play/ REC page d oes not

app ear, select it as follows.

1) Press the [MENU] key.

The LCD screen w ill show a list of the pages in

Sequencer mod e.

2) Press the [F1] key to select P/R, and p ress the

[F8] (OPEN ) key.

3) Press the [F1] key. The SEQ 1.1: Play/ REC, Play/

REC page w ill be displayed .

3 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ] to choose Song

Select.

The song nam e will be highlighted.

4 Use the [INC]/[DEC] keys or other VALUE control-

lers to sele ct the dem o song that you w ish to play.

5 Press the [START/STOP] key.

The key will blink and the selected song w ill play.

6 If you w ish to s top playback, press the [START/

STOP] key once again.

SEQ 1.1:Play/REC

Play/REC page

Song Select


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Playing a cue list

Heres how to playback the d emon stration cue list. By

using a cue list, you can repeatedly play m ultiple

songs that you sp ecify in the cue list, or play son gs

consecutively. (p.71)

1 Press the [MENU] key.

2 Press the [F2] key to s elect Cue, and then pressthe [F8] (OPEN) key.

The SEQ 2.1: Cue List, Setup &Play page will ap pear.

3 Press the [START/STOP] key.

4 To stop playback, press the [START/STOP] key

once again.

If the last step is End, playback will stop automati-cally wh en it reaches that p oint. If the last step is

Continue to Step01, playback will return to th e first

step and continue.

To se lect a cue li st, choose Cue List Se lect, and

use the same p rocedure as w hen se lecting a song.

Refer to step 4 above.

Contents of the preloaded data and demo songs

Preload PCG

Preloaded data (programs, combinations, drum

kits, arpeggio patter ns, global settings)

When you load the preloaded d ata, it will be writ-

ten into interna l memor y. This data is preserved

even wh en the pow er is turned off.

When this data is loaded , the PCG data that had

been previou sly written will be replaced. If you d o

not w ant to lose this data, save it on Smar tMedia

beforehand. (p.45)

Demo Songs

Demonstration song and demonstration cue list

data

This data is loaded into the internal sequencermemory. The data w ill be lost wh en the p ower is

turned off.

When you load All Demo Songs, the data that h ad

been wr itten before loading th is data will be

rewritten. If you w ish to keep this data, you m ust

first save it on a SmartMed ia before load ing All

Demo Songs. (p.45)


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Selecting and playing a program

In Program mode you can select and play a p rogram

from banks AD, G, g(d). Here we w ill show how to

select preset progr ams. Select variou s program s and

hear how they sound.

Selecting a program

1 Press the [PROG] key (the key w ill light).

You w ill enter Program mod e. Make sure that th e

up per line of the LCD screen ind icates PROG 1.1:

Play.

Selecting a program number

2Make sure that Program Select is selected.

If it is not selected, use the cursor keys [ ], [ ],

[ ], [ ] to highlight the program name in Pro-

gram Select.

3 Use the VALUE controll ers to se lect the program

that you wish to play.

You can u se the followin g meth ods to select a pro-

gram.

Rotate the [VALUE] dial.

Press the [INC] or [DEC] key.

Use numeric keys [0][9] to specify the number,

and press th e [ENTER] key.

4 Audition the sound.

Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound you

selected.

Alternatively, you can p ress the [AUDITION ] key

(the key will light) to turn on t he Aud ition fun ction

and the TRITON Le will autom atically p lay a riff

(phrase) suitable for the selected progr am.

With the factory settings, the Aud ition function

can be used only on the preloaded programs of

bank s AC, D000063, and th e preset p rogram s G,

g(d).

Selecting the program bank

In Program m ode, you can switch banks to select pro-

grams from another bank.

With the factory se ttings, banks A, B, C, D000063 and

G, g(d) contain prog ram s. ( table bellow)

5 Press a BAN K [A][GM] key to se lect a bank.

The key will light, and th e selected ba nk w ill be dis-

played in the left of the LCD screen. For examp le to

select ban k B, press the BAN K [B] key. (The [B] key

will light, and the u pp er left of the LCD screen w ill

indicate Bank B.)

A, B, C, D 000063

With th e factory settings, these banks conta in

a wide variety of preloaded programs that

use the interna l PCM ROM multisamp les,

effects, and arp eggio pattern s.

D064127

With th e factory settings, these banks d o not

contain p rograms. Programs you you rself

create can be stored in th ese banks.

128 progra ms can be written or rew ritten to each bank

AD (for a total of 512).

G, g(d) These banks contain 128 GM progr ams an d 9

GM drum programs that are compatible

with the GM sound m ap. The programs of

these ban ks are read -only. Bank G contains

the GM p rogram s. G lets you select 128 pro-

gram s nu mbered from 001128, and g(d) lets

you select nine dru m p rograms (VNL).

Each time you press the [GM] key, the ban k

will alternate as shown below.

Gg(d)Gg(d)G

For details of the program nam es etc., refer to

VNL (Voice Na me List).

Program Select

Program Bank

Category

Bank Prog. No. Explanation

A, B, C 000127for preloaded programs

D 000063

D 064127 for user programs

G 001128 GM programsg(d) (VNL) GM2 drum programs


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Selecting programs by category

You can select program s by categories such as key -

board, organ, bass, and dru ms.

With the factory settings, all the preloaded programs

are organ ized int o sixteen categories. You can choose a

category, and th en select from the progra ms in that cat-

egory.

On this instrum ent, you can use one of the following

two methods to select programs by category.

Select by Category

1Make su re that PROG 1.1: Play is di splaye d.

2 Press the [CATEGORY] key.

The Select by Category d ialog box will app ear. The

categories are displayed in the left side of the screen,

and a list of the program s in the selected category

are displayed in the right side.

3 Use the [F1] ( ), [F2] ( ), [F3]

( ), and [F4] ( ) keys to select the

desired category.

4 Use the [ ], [ ] cursor keys to select the desired

program.

5 To execute, p ress the [F8] (OK) key. To cance l

without executing, press the [F7] (Cancel) key.

Cat. HOLD (Category Hold)

1 Press the [./HOLD] key to disp lay .

The category will be held.

2 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to choose

Category, and use the VALUE controllers to

specify the category.

3 Use the cursor keys [ ], [ ], [ ], [ ] to choose

Program Select, and use the VALUE controllers

to successively se lect programs in that category.

4 To exit the Category Hold function, press the [./

HOLD] key twice to erase the disp lay.

In PROG 1.1: Play, pressing th e [./ HO LD] key will

cycle throu gh cancel.

Using 10s HOLD to select programs

You can fix the tens place of the program nu mber as

you select programs.

1 Press the [./HOLD] key to make the display indi-

cate .

The tens place of the p rogram nu mber w ill be held

(fixed).

2 By pressing a numeric key [0][9], you can input

the ones place in a single action.

3 You can use the [INC]/[DEC] keys to change the

tens place.

4 To cancel the 10s HOLD function, p ress [./HOLD]

to erase the disp lay.

Using a connected switch to select programs

A separately sold on/ off-type switch (such as the sepa-

rately sold Korg PS-1) can be connected to the rear

panel ASSIGNABLE SWITCH connector, and assigned

a progra m select fun ction. (p.113)

Selecting programs from a MIDI device

MIDI program change messages can be transmitted

from an externa l MIDI dev ice, and received by this

instrument to select programs.(PG p.230)

Category Program

Category

ProgramSelect
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Selecting and playing a combination

In Combination m ode you can select and p lay a combi-

nation from banks AC. Select var ious combin ations

and hear how they sound .

Selecting a combination

1 Press the [COMBI] key (the key w ill light).

You w ill enter Com bination m ode. Make sure th at

the u pp er line of the LCD screen indicates COMBI

1.1: Play.

Selecting a combination number

2Make sure that Combi Select is selected.

If it is not selected, use the cursor keys [ ], [ ],

[ ], [ ] to highlight the combination name in

Combi Select.

3 Use the VALUE controll ers to select the combina-

tion that you wish to play.

p.20 Selecting a progr am 3

4 Audition the sound.

Play a note on the keyboard to hear the sound youselected.

Selecting the combination bankIn Combination mode, you can switch banks to select

combinations from an other bank.

With th e factory settings, banks A, B, and C contain

combinations. ( table bellow)

5 Press a BAN K [A][C] key to s elect a bank.

The key will light, and the selected bank w ill be dis-

played in the left of the LCD screen. For examp le to

select ban k B, press the BAN K [B] key. (The [B] key

will light, and the u pp er left of the LCD screen w ill

indicate Bank B.)

A, B, C With th e factory settings, these banks con-

tain a w ide variety of preloaded combina-

tions that u se mu ltiple program s, effects,

and arp eggio patterns.

128 progra ms can be written or rew ritten to each bank

AC (for a to tal of 384).

For details of the combinat ion nam es etc., refer to

VNL (Voice Na me List).

Selecting combinations by category

You can select combinations from sixteen categories in

the same way as for programs.

With the factory settings, all the preload ed comb ina-

tions are orga nized into sixteen categories. You can

choose a category, and th en select from th e combina-

tions in tha t category.p.21 Selecting p rogram s by category

Using 10s HOLD to select combinations

You can fix the tens place of the combination nu mber,

so that a combinat ion can be selected simp ly by press-

ing a nu meric key once to chan ge the ones place.

p.21 Using 10s HO LD to select program s

Using a connected switch to select combinations

A separately sold on/ off type foot switch such as theKorg PS-1 can be connected to the rear pan el ASSIGN-

ABLE SWITCH jack, and used to select combinations.

(p.113)

Selecting combinations from a MIDI device

MIDI program change messages can be transmitted

from an external MIDI device, and received by th is

instrum ent to select combinations. (PG p.230)

Bank Prog. No. Explanation

A, B, C 000127 for preloaded combinations

(for user combinations)

Combi Select

CombinationBank

Category
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