Data handling
About this manual
Conventions in this manual
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Table of Contents
Sequencer mode
Combination mode
Sampling mode
Song Play mode
Troubleshooting Specifications and options
Installing and setting up the Korg Midi Driver
Midi applications
Other functions
Introduction
Main features
Introduction Introducing the Triton
Sequencer
Sampling
Song Play
Dual polyphonic arpeggiator
Combination mode
Program mode
Sequencer mode
Overview of the modes
Sampling mode
Song Play mode
Global mode
Disk mode
Front panel
Front and rear panel
Realtime Controls
Sequencer
Velocity knob
Rear panel
Front
Rear panel
Current
Names and functions of objects in the LCD Screen
Edit cell
Popup button
Check box
Category popup button
Radio buttons
Tab
Selecting modes
Basic operation of the Triton
Selecting pages and tabs
Selecting a
Value controllers
Setting a parameter
Bank keys
Basic operation of the Triton Introduction
Keyboard input
Compare key
Popup buttons and popup menus
Connecting audio output devices
Connecting the power cable
Connecting audio input devices
Connections
Connections to Midi equip- ment
Connecting pedals etc
Connections to a computer
Connections to a Scsi device
Turning the power on
Quick Start Turning the power on/off
Turning the power off
Press the TRITON’s Power switch to turn on the power
Listening to a demo song
Loading the demo song data in Disk mode
Contents of the disks
Press the Select button to resume loading
Press the OK button
Press the SEQ key the LED will light
Press the front panel START/STOP key
Press either P1 Cue List or numeric key
Playing a cue list
Selecting a program
Selecting and playing a program
Playing a program Quick Start
Selecting programs from Bank/Program Select
Selecting programs from a Midi device p.114
Selecting programs from Category/Program Select
Program banks of the Triton
Press the Category popup button
Selecting a combination
Selecting and playing a combination
Selecting combinations from Bank/Combination Select
Selecting and playing a combination Quick Start
Combination banks of the Triton
Selecting combinations from Category/Combina- tion Select
Selecting combinations from a Midi device p.114
Ribbon controller
Using controllers to modify the sound
SW1, SW2
Lock function
Realtime control knobs
Mode controls
Keyboard
Value slider
Knob 3 EG-INTENSITY
Knob 4 EG-RELEASE
Foot pedals
Assignable Foot Switch
Damper Pedal
Assignable Foot Pedal
Using the arpeggiator in Pro Gram mode
Using the arpeggiator while you play
Settings using controllers
Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo
Settings in the LCD screen
Select the arpeggiators that will run
Using the arpeggiator as you play in Combination mode
Sounding both the arpeggio notes and the notes you play
Linking the arpeggiator to combinations
Arpeggiator-A, Arpeggiator-B
Rppr function Quick Start
Shutdown Key
Pattern Assignable
Realtime controls
Simple program editing
Performance Edit
An example of editing
Simple combination editing
Selecting the program for a timbre
Press the Prog. Select tab
Press timbre 2 Volume it will be highlighted
Adjusting the stereo position
Adjusting the volume
Writing to internal memory
Basic functions Saving data
Types of data that can be saved
Assigning a name Rename
Using a page menu command to write
Writing a program or combination
Press the front panel REC/WRITE key
Using the REC/WRITE key to write
About the Edit Buffer
Saving on external media
Memory in Global mode
Press the Disk key. You will enter Disk mode
Other ways to save
Midi data dump
Loading the preload data
Restoring the factory settings
Press Disk
Press PRELOAD.PCG. The display will be high- lighted
About the pages in Program Mode
Program mode
Playing a program
P0 Play
Arpeggio tab
How a program is organized
Basic program editing
P1 Edit-Basic Oscillator settings
Program Basic tab
OSC Basic tab
When Oscillator Mode = Drums
When Oscillator Mode = Double
Velocity Zone tab
About High/Low
Controller Setup tab
P2 Edit-Pitch Pitch settings
OSC1 Pitch Mod. tab
Pitch EG tab
Filter 1 Mod. tab
P3 Edit-Filter Filter settings
Filter 1 tab
Filter EG
P4 Edit-Amp Amplifier settings
Filter 1 LFO Mod. tab
Filter 1 EG tab
Amp1 EG tab
P5 Edit-Common LFO LFO settings
Amp1 Mod. tab
P8 Edit-Insert Effect Insert Effect settings
P7 Edit-arpeggiator Arpeggiator settings
P9 Edit Master Effect Master Effect settings
Suggestions on using alternate modulation
Pages in Combination mode
Combination mode
Playing a combination
Selecting a combination
Basic combination editing
How a combination is structured
Mixer tab
Arpeggio Play A/Arpeggio Play B tab
P1 Edit-Program/Mixer Timbre 1-8 program, pan and vol- ume
Pitch tab
Midi Channel tab
OSC tab
Key Zone tab key zone settings
P3 Edit-MIDI Filter Midi filter settings
Delay ms
Other tab
Vel Velocity Zone tab Velocity zone settings
Timing resolution is a maximum of /192
Sequencer mode
Features of the sequencer
Sequencer mode Basic functions
Track status settings in Sequencer mode
About song data
Operations for which Compare is available
Songs
About each page in Sequencer Mode
Structure of Sequencer mode
Cue List
Patterns
As track musical data of a song
Rppr Realtime Pattern Play/Recording function
Playback
Locate settings
Playing a song Play
Other playback
Recording on a track, and recording on a pattern
Recording
Recording on a track
Recording on a pattern
Preparations for recording
Realtime recording on a track
Overwrite
Press the REC/WRITE key
Manual punch-in
Overdub
Auto punch-in
Loop All Tracks
Start the external sequencer
When the song ends, stop the external sequencer
Multi multitrack recording
Recording the arpeggiator
Using the Track Play Loop function to record
Template Song
Record a drum phrase on track
Realtime recording to a pattern
Sequencer mode P6 Pattern/RPPR, select the Pattern Edit tab
Copying combination sounds to multiple tracks
Quantize
Press the START/STOP key. Pattern recording will end
Step recording on a track or pattern
Creating and playing a Cue List
Editing
Track editing
Pattern editing
Select the Convert to Song page menu com- mand
Converting a cue list to a song
If necessary, check the Load FX? check box
Make track settings just as when preparing to record tracks
Rppr settings
Sequencer mode P6 Pattern/RPPR, select the Rppr Setup tab
Rppr Realtime Pattern Play Recording function
Realtime recording an Rppr perfor- mance
Rppr playback
Multitrack recording
Rppr performance techniques
Location, specify the point at which recording will begin
Single track recording
Check the Rppr check box
KHz 16 bit linear mono/stereo sampling
Sampling mode
Features of sampling mode
How Sampling mode is orga Nized
Pages in Sampling mode
Sampling mode
Sampling frequency and bit resolution
Samples and Multisamples
Using multisamples
Samples
Multisamples
Connections and settings for a stereo source
Connections and settings for a monaural source
Sampling recording a sample
Preparations for sampling
P0 Recording, select the Recording tab
Using an insert effect
Manual sampling
Auto sampling
Select the Sample Mode
Play the C2 note on the keyboard
Set the Threshold
Select Index
Creating multisample indexes and sampling
Select the page menu command Grid
Loop settings
Grid display
Select P2 Loop Edit
Select P1 Sample Edit
Sample waveform data editing
Multisample editing
Modifying the settings of an index
Converting a multisample to a Program
Editing the indices
Structure of Song Play mode
Song Play mode
Pages in Song Play mode
Direct playback from external media such as a floppy disk
Playing SMF data
Insert effects and master effects
File Select will show the SMF filenames
Starting/stopping playback for each song
Playback using the Jukebox Function
Press the START/STOP key once again to stop playback
Check the Jukebox check box Select P3 Jukebox
Loading procedure
Saving procedure
Playing along with SMF data
Saving a Jukebox list
About the pages in Global mode
Global mode
About drum kits
Creating a drum kit
Editing a drum kit
Multisample programs and drum kit programs
Voice/Mixer tab
Sample Setup tab
Loading data
Disk mode
How Disk mode is organized
Basic functions
Types of data that can be saved
Saving data
Formatting media
Disks
Arpeggiator settings for a pro Gram
Arpeggiator settings
Arpeggiator settings
Pattern, select the arpeggio pattern
Make settings for the various parameters
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Combination P2 Edit-Trk Param, select the Midi Channel tab
Linking the arpeggiator to a program
Select Combination P1 Edit-Program/Mixer
Combination A003 Drum’n’Bass Kit
Make Arpeggiator Assign settings
Make Arpeggiator Run settings
About user arpeggio patterns
Creating an user arpeggio pat Tern
Editing a user arpeggio pattern
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Creating an example pattern
101
Length, specify the length of the pattern
Select the Pattern Edit tab
Chordal pattern
102
Drum pattern
103
Creating a drum pattern
Program mode, select a drum kit program
Set the parameters for each step
Dual arpeggiator editing
104
105
About arpeggiator synchroniza Tion
Effects in each mode
Effects settings
106
Categories of the 102 effect types
Effect settings for a program
Routing settings and effect set Tings
107
Routing
Make settings for Send 1 and Send
Effect settings in Combination, Song, and Song Play modes
108
Master effects
Effect settings for the Audio Input
Effect settings in Sampling mode
109
Master effects Master EQ
Using Dmod to modify the feedback level from SW1 key
Setting example
Rotate the Tempo knob, and the delay time will change
About dynamic modulation Dmod
Midi applications
Connecting Midi devices/com Puters Midi connectors
About Midi
111
Connecting an IBM PC compatible
Connecting an external Midi sequencer or computer etc
Local Control On settings
112
PC I/F Baud Rate settings
Connecting an Apple Macintosh
113
KBPS
Midi channels
Messages transmitted Received by the Triton
Program Change/Bank Select
114
Pitch bender
After touch
Control change
115
Controlling the volume
Using the joystick to apply modulation
116
Selecting program/combination banks
117
Using various controllers for control
Controlling panpot stereo position
Effect control
Controlling the tone/envelope of a program
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119
Using RPN to edit
About system exclusive messages
Controlling the arpeggiator Nprn
120
Changing the pitch bend range
If notes are stuck
Transmitting sound settings data Data Dump
121
Editing sounds etc
Synchronizing the playback of the arpeggiator or sequencer
Playing the Triton multi-timbrally from an external device
Recording musical data from an exter- nal device
122
About GM/GS/XG
Support for GS/XG part mode exclusive mes- sages
About standard Midi files
123
124
Specifying the function Assignable Switch Assignable Pedal
Tuning to another instrument Transposing
Other functions
Bypassing the effects
126
Creating original scales
Changing the scale
Adjusting the contrast bright Ness of the LCD screen
Setting the function of SW1 SW2
Sounding a beep when the LCD Screen is pressed
Using the Triton as a data filer
128
Shortcuts
Installing the Korg Midi Driver into Windows 95/98
Appendices Installing and setting up the Korg Midi Driver
Appendices
129
130
Korg Midi Driver settings
Setting up the Korg Midi Driver Win- dows
131
Installing the Korg Midi Driver Into a Macintosh
Setting up the Korg Midi Driver Mac- intosh
132
Wiring diagram for special con Nection cables
Using PC Exchange to convert SMF data
133
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cannot record a sample
134
Specifications
Specifications and options
135
Specifications and options
136
Options
[62 notes Music Workstation/Sampler]
137
Triton proX
Triton pro, Triton
Numerics
Index
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108
114
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