Korg Triton Extreme Manual
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E 2 Thank you for purchasing the Korg TRITON Extreme music workstation/sampler. To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instrument as directed. About this manual Conventions in this manual References to the TRITON Extreme The TRITON Extreme is available in 88-key, 76-key and The owner’s manuals and how to use 61-key models, but all three models are referred to them without distinction in this manual as “the TRITON Extreme.” Illustrations of the front and rear panels in The TRITON Extreme come with the following this manual show the 61-key model, but the illustra- owner’s manuals. tions apply equally to the 88-key and 76-key models. • Quick Start • Operation Guide Abbreviations for the manuals QS, OG, PG, VNL, EM • Parameter Guide The names of the manuals are abbreviated as follows. • Voice Name List QS: Quick Start OG: Operation Guide Quick Start PG: Parameter Guide Read this manual first. This is an introductory guide VNL: Voice Name List that will get you started using the TRITON Extreme. It EM: EXB-MOSS Owner’s Manual (included with the explains how to play back the demo songs, select EXB-MOSS option) sounds, use convenient performance functions, and Keys and knobs [ ] perform simple editing. It also gives examples of using sampling and the sequencer. References to the keys, dials, and knobs on the TRI- TON Extreme’s panel are enclosed in square brackets Operation Guide [ ]. References to buttons or tabs indicate objects in This manual describes each part of the TRITON the LCD display screen. Extreme and what it does, how to make connections, Parameters in the LCD display screen “ ” basic operation, and a summary of each mode. It also explains, for each mode, the basics of editing your Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed sounds, recording on the sequencer, and sampling. The in double quotation marks “ ”. arpeggiator, effects, and MIDI are also explained. Boldface type This manual also contains other information such as a troubleshooting guide and specifications. Parameter values are printed in boldface type. Content that is of particular importance is also printed Parameter Guide in boldface type. The Parameter Guide contains explanations and other Procedure steps 1 2 3 ... information regarding the operations of the parame- 1 2 3 ters and settings on the TRITON Extreme. The expla- Steps in a procedure are listed as ... nations are organized by mode, and page. ☞p.■ Explanations and other information on the effects and their parameters are also provided for each effect. These indicate pages or parameter numbers to which Refer to this guide when an unfamiliar parameter you can refer. appears in the display, or when you need to know Symbols , , more about a particular function. These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice, Voice Name List and MIDI-related explanations. This lists the multisamples and drumsamples that are Example screen displays built into the TRITON Extreme, and the factory preset combinations, programs, drum kits, and user arpeggio The values of the parameters shown in the example patterns. screens of this manual are only for explanatory pur- Refer to these lists when you wish to know more about poses, and may not necessary match the values that the preloaded sounds. appear in the LCD screen of your instrument. MIDI-related explanations CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number. In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers. ii Table of Contents About this manual.......................................ii Producing songs (Sequencer mode) ........... 39 Features of the sequencer............................................... 39 The structure of Sequencer mode ................................. 40 Introduction................................................ 1 Preparations for recording............................................. 41 Main features......................................................................1 Recording methods......................................................... 43 Front and rear panel..........................................................3 Song editing methods..................................................... 50 Names and functions of objects in the LCD screen ......8 Creating and playing a Cue List ................................... 53 Overview of the TRITON Extreme’s modes................10 Creating and recording RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/ About polyphony ............................................................12 Record).......................................................................... 55 Basic operation.................................................................13 Recording the sound of a combination or program... 58 Caution and other functions in Sequencer mode ....... 59 Setup....................................................... 15 Connections......................................................................15 Sampling (Open Sampling System)............ 61 Turning the power on/off..............................................18 Features of sampling on the TRITON Extreme .......... 61 How Sampling mode is organized ............................... 62 Samples and Multisamples............................................ 63 Playing and editing programs Preparations for sampling ............................................. 64 (Program Mode)....................................... 19 Sampling and editing in Sampling mode.................... 68 Program structure............................................................19 Sampling in Program, Combination, or Sequencer Playing a program P0: Play............................................20 modes ............................................................................ 80 Program editing...............................................................23 Oscillator settings P1: Edit-Basic ...................................24 SMF (Standard MIDI File) playback ............ 85 Pitch settings P2: Edit-Pitch ...........................................26 Filter settings P3: Edit-Filter...........................................27 How Song Play mode is structured.............................. 85 Amplifier settings P4: Edit-Amp...................................28 Playing SMF data ............................................................ 86 LFO settings P5: Edit-Common LFO ............................29 Playback using the Jukebox function ........................... 87 Playing along with SMF data ........................................ 88 Arpeggiator settings P7: Edit-Arpeggiator..................30 Insert Effect settings P8: Edit-Insert Effect...................30 Master Effect and Valve Force settings Settings for the entire TRITON Extreme P9: Edit-Master Effect..................................................30 (Global mode) .......................................... 89 More about Alternate Modulation................................30 How Global mode is structured.................................... 89 Auto Song Setup function ..............................................30 Basic Setup P0: Basic Setup............................................ 89 MIDI-related settings P1: MIDI..................................... 90 Playing and editing combinations Pedal and other controller settings P2: Controller ..... 90 (Combination Mode)................................. 31 Creating original scales P3: User Scale......................... 91 Drum kit settings P5: Drum Kit .................................... 92 Combination structure....................................................31 Arpeggiator settings P7: Edit-Arpeggiator.................. 94 Playing a combination P0: Play .....................................32 Combination editing .......................................................33 Timbre 1–8 program, pan and volume Effect and Valve Force settings ................ 103 P1: Edit-Program/Mixer.............................................34 Routing settings and effect settings............................ 104 Settings for status, MIDI channel, and pitch parameters Valve Force settings ...................................................... 109 P2: Edit-Trk Param ......................................................35 MIDI filter settings P3: Edit-MIDI Filter ......................36 Layer, split, and velocity switch settings/Controller Loading and saving data, creating audio CDs, settings P4: Edit-Zone/Ctrl ........................................36 and editing Wave files Arpeggiator settings P7: Edit-Arp. ...............................37 (Media mode, etc.).................................. 113 Insert Effect settings P8: Edit-Insert FX........................37 Types of data that can be saved .................................. 113 Master Effect and Valve Force settings Writing to internal memory......................................... 114 P9: Edit-Master FX.......................................................37 The pages of Media mode............................................ 116 Auto Song Setup function ..............................................38 Saving on media Media, Save ..................................... 117 File copying, deleting, and formatting (Media, Utility) .......................................................... 119 Loading data Media, Load........................................... 121 iii Use sampled Wave files to create an audio CD and play it: Media, Make Audio CD, Play Audio CD .......... 123 Editing a Wave file: Media, Edit WAVE...................