Data handling
The owner’s manuals and how to use them
About this manual
Conventions in this manual
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
P3: Edit-Filter
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction
Main features
Introduction Introducing the TRITON
Overview
Song Play
Sampling
Sequencer
Dual polyphonic arpeggiator
Combination mode
Overview of the modes
Program mode
Sequencer mode
Global mode
Song Play mode
Sampling mode
Disk mode
Front and rear panel
Front panel
6. VOLUME slider
Introduction
Rear panel
Introduction
11.Contrast adjustment knob
MIC-LINEswitch
13. AUDIO OUTPUT
b: Edit cell
Names and functions of objects in the LCD screen
a:Current page
c: Popup button
g: Radio buttons
e: Category popup button
f: Check box
h: Tab
2. Selecting pages and tabs
Basic operation of the TRITON
1.Selecting modes
Selecting a page
BANK keys
3. Setting a parameter
VALUE controllers
Basic operation of the TRITON Introduction
Keyboard input
COMPARE key
Popup buttons and popup menus
3.Connecting audio input devices
1.Connecting the power cable
2.Connecting audio output devices
Connections
5.Connections to MIDI equip- ment
4. Connecting pedals etc
Foot switch connections
6. Connections to a computer
2.Turning the power off
Quick Start Turning the power on/off
1.Turning the power on
Quick Start
Contents of the disks
Listening to a demo song
1.Loading the demo song data in Disk mode
Listening to a demo song
mode
Quick Start
3. Playing a cue list
and playing a program Quick Start
Selecting and playing a program
Selecting a program
Selecting programs from Bank/Program Select
Other ways to select a program
Using a connected switch to select programs p.125
Selecting programs from Category/Program Select
Selecting programs from a MIDI device p.114
Selecting and playing a combination Quick Start
Selecting and playing a combination
Selecting a combination
Combination banks of the TRITON
Other ways to select a combination
Selecting combinations from a MIDI device p.114
SW1, SW2
Using controllers to modify the sound
Ribbon controller
Joystick
Ribbon controller
Realtime control knobs 1, 2, 3,
A mode controls
After touch
B mode controls
VALUE slider
Keyboard
Knob 3: EG-INTENSITY
ARPEGGIATOR TEMPO knob, GATE knob, VELOCITY knob
Assignable Foot Switch
Foot pedals
Note Number
Settings using controllers
Using the arpeggiator while you play
Using the arpeggiator in Pro gram mode
Adjusting the arpeggiator tempo
Adjusting the strength of the arpeggio notes
Settings in the LCD screen
Adjusting the length of the arpeggio notes
Selecting an arpeggio pattern
Other settings for the arpeggiator
Select the arpeggiators that will run
Settings in the LCD screen
Using the arpeggiator while you play Quick Start
Linking the arpeggiator to combinations
Arpeggiator-A, Arpeggiator-B
Other settings for the arpeggiator
Creating an user arpeggio pattern
Shutdown Key
Playing with the RPPR Realtime Pattern
Play/Recording function
Pattern Assignable
Realtime controls
Simple program editing
Performance Edit
Octave
Selecting the program for a timbre
Simple combination editing
An example of editing
Quick Start
9Press timbre 2 “Volume” it will be highlighted
Adjusting the stereo position
Adjusting the volume
7Press the Mixer tab
Writing to internal memory
Basic functions Saving data
Types of data that can be saved
Saving data Basic functions
Assigning a name Rename
Writing a program or combination
Using a page menu command to write
Saving data Basic functions
Using the REC/WRITE key to write
Using a page menu command to write
About the Edit Buffer
Memory in Global mode
Saving on external media
Using the REC/WRITE key to write
Other ways to save
MIDI data dump
Saving data Basic functions
p.119 in the Parameter Guide
Restoring the factory settings
Loading the preload data
Playing a program
Program mode
About the pages in Program mode
P0: Play
How a program is organized
The Arpeggio tab
Program Basic tab
P1: Edit-BasicOscillator settings
Basic program editing
OSC Basic tab
When “Oscillator Mode” = Drums
Velocity Zone tab
When “Oscillator Mode” = Double
About High/Low
OSC1 Pitch Mod. tab
P2: Edit-PitchPitch settings
Controller Setup tab
Pitch EG tab
Filter 1 Mod. tab
P3: Edit-FilterFilter settings
Filter 1 tab
High pass filter
Filter 1 LFO Mod. tab
P4: Edit-AmpAmplifier settings
Filter EG
Filter 1 EG tab
Amp1 EG tab
P5: Edit-CommonLFO LFO settings
Amp1 Mod. tab
Use DKit Setting
P9: Edit Master Effect Master Effect settings
P7: Edit-arpeggiator Arpeggiator settings
P8: Edit-InsertEffect Insert Effect settings
More about Alternate Modula tion
Playing a combination
Combination mode
Pages in Combination mode
Selecting a combination
Mixer tab
How a combination is structured
Basic combination editing
Arpeggio Play A/Arpeggio Play B tab
Layer, split, and velocity switch
P1: Edit-Program/Mixer
Timbre 1–8program, pan and vol- ume
Velocity switch
OSC tab
P2: Edit-TrkParam
MIDI Channel tab
Pitch tab
Key Zone tab key zone settings
P3: Edit-MIDIFilter MIDI filter settings
Layer, split, and velocity switch set- tings
P4: Edit-Zone/Ctrl
P8: Edit-InsertEffect Insert Effect settings
P7: Edit-Arpeggiator Arpeggiator settings
Vel Velocity Zone tab Velocity zone settings
P9: Edit Master Effect Master Effect settings
Features of the sequencer
Sequencer mode
Memory Protect
Track status settings in Sequencer mode
About song data
The Compare function
Songs
About each page in Sequencer mode
The structure of Sequencer mode
As track musical data of a song
Patterns
Cue List
The RPPR Realtime Pattern Play/Recording function
Other playback
Playback
Playing a song Play
LOCATE settings
Recording on a track
Recording
Recording on a track, and recording on a pattern
Recording on a pattern
Overwrite
Realtime recording on a track
Preparations for recording
Auto punch-in
Overdub
Manual punch-in
Loop All Tracks
Multi multitrack recording
Template Song
Using the Track Play Loop function to record
Recording the arpeggiator
Sequencer mode Basic functions
Quantize
Realtime recording to a pattern
Copying combination sounds to multiple tracks
Sequencer mode Basic functions
Step recording on a track or pattern
Reset value
Controller
Track editing
Editing
Creating and playing a Cue List
Pattern editing
Converting a cue list to a song
Sequencer mode Basic functions
RPPR settings
RPPR Realtime Pattern Play Recording function
Multitrack recording
RPPR playback
Realtime recording an RPPR perfor- mance
RPPR performance techniques
Single track recording
Sampling mode Basic functions
Features of sampling mode
Sampling mode
In Sampling mode
Pages in Sampling mode
How Sampling mode is orga nized
Sampling frequency and bit resolution
Multisamples
Samples and Multisamples
Samples
Using multisamples
Sampling recording a sample
Connections and settings for a monaural source
Connections and settings for a stereo source
Preparations for sampling
Sampling mode Basic functions
Using an insert effect
Manual sampling
Auto sampling
1In P0: Recording, select the Recording tab
Creating multisample indexes and sampling
Sampling mode Basic functions
3Press the Create button to create an index
p.95 in the Parameter Guide
Loop settings
The grid display
A note on saving samples
Sample waveform data editing
Sampling mode Basic functions
Converting a multisample to a program
Modifying the settings of an index
Multisample editing
Editing the indices
The structure of Song Play mode
Song Play mode
The pages in Song Play mode
About SMF
Insert effects and master effects
Playing SMF data
Mute/Solo function
Song Play mode Basic functions
Playback using the Jukebox function
Starting/stopping playback for each song
Playing along with SMF data
Saving procedure
Loading procedure
Saving a Jukebox list
Global mode Basic functions
Global mode
About the pages in Global mode
Editing a drum kit
Creating a drum kit
About drum kits
Multisample programs and drum kit programs
Global mode Basic functions
Sample Setup tab
Voice/Mixer tab
Assign
How Disk mode is organized
Data loading procedure
Disk mode
Loading data
Basic functions
Disk mode
Types of data that can be saved
Saving data
Formatting media
Floppy disk type and format
Cautions when handling floppy disks
Head cleaning
Floppy disk handling
Arpeggiator settings
Arpeggiator settings
Arpeggiator settings for a pro gram
Arpeggiator on/off
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Arpeggiator on/off
Linking the arpeggiator to a program
Arpeggiator settings
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Combination A003 Drum’n’Bass Kit
Editing a user arpeggio pattern
Creating an user arpeggio pat tern
About user arpeggio patterns
Linking the arpeggiator to the combination
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Creating an example pattern
Melody pattern
Chordal pattern
Creating a drum pattern
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Drum pattern
Dual arpeggiator editing
When the song is playing or recording
About arpeggiator synchroniza tion
When the song is stopped
Arpeggiator settings Basic functions
Effects settings
Effects in each mode
Routing
Routing settings and effect set tings
Effect settings for a program
Insert effects
Routing
Master effects
Master EQ
Insert effects
Master effects Master EQ
Effect settings in Sampling mode
Effect settings for the AUDIO INPUT
Effects settings Basic functions
Setting example
About dynamic modulation Dmod
MIDI applications
Connecting MIDI devices/com
puters MIDI connectors
About MIDI
Local Control On settings
Connecting a computer TO HOST connector
Connecting an IBM PC compatible
MIDI applications Basic functions
Connecting an Apple Macintosh
PC I/F Baud Rate settings
Note on/off
Messages transmitted and received by the TRITON
MIDI channels
Program Change/Bank Select
Control change
After touch
Pitch bender
Program mode
Selecting program/combination banks
Using the joystick to apply modulation
Controlling the volume
Controlling the portamento effect
Effect control
Using various controllers for control
Controlling panpot stereo position
MIDI applications Basic functions
Controlling the tone/envelope of a program
Tuning
Using RPN to edit
Resetting all controllers on a specific channel
Silencing all notes on a specific channel
Changing the pitch bend range
Controlling the arpeggiator NPRN
About system exclusive messages
Universal system exclusive
Editing sounds etc
Transmitting sound settings data Data Dump
If notes are “stuck”
Parameter changes
Recording musical data from an exter- nal device
Support for GS/XG part mode exclusive mes- sages
About GM/GS/XG
About standard MIDI files
MIDI applications Basic functions
Sequencer mode
•In Song Play mode, the TRITON can playback SMF data directly from a disk or external SCSI device if the separately sold EXB-SCSIoption is installed; i.e., the data will be played back as it is being read, and does not need to be loaded into memory
Song Play mode
Other functions
Tuning to another instrument Transposing
ASSIGNABLE Switch and ASSIGNABLE Pedal
Bypassing the effects
Creating original scales
Changing the scale
Sounding a beep when the LCD screen is pressed
Setting the function of SW1 and SW2
Adjusting the contrast bright
Using the TRITON as a data filer
Shortcuts
Appendices
Installing and setting up the Korg MIDI Driver
Appendices
Korg MIDI Driver
Korg MIDI Driver settings
Setting up the Korg MIDI Driver Win- dows
Appendices
Installing the Korg MIDI Driver into a Macintosh
Setting up the Korg MIDI Driver Mac- intosh
Korg MIDI Driver
Wiring diagram for special con nection cables
Using PC Exchange to convert SMF data
Appendices
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cannot record a sample
Appendices
Specifications and options
Specifications
Specifications and options
Options
Transmitted
MIDI Implementation Chart
Function
Recognized
Index
Appendices