Korg Speaker System owner manual Sampling, Sequencer, Song Play, Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

grams together with effects and two arpeggiators, in order to create complex sounds that could not be produced by a program. You can also make settings that include external tone generators.

Sampling

The TRITON provides 48 kHz 16 bit linear mono/ste- reo sampling functionality. 16 Mbytes of memory are provided as standard, allowing approximately 2 min- utes 54 seconds of mono sampling (or approximately 1 minute 27 seconds of stereo sampling). When expanded to a maximum of 64 Mbytes, you can record up to four mono samples of 2 minutes 54 seconds, for a total of 11 minutes 39 seconds of sampling.

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Sequencer

The TRITON provides a high-performance 16-track MIDI sequencer, with more than sufficient power for use as a stand-alone sequencer. The sequencer can serve as the core that brings together the TRITON’s numerous capabilities, allowing it to serve as an inte- grated music workstation/sampler.

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Song Play

In Song Play mode, SMF (Standard MIDI File) data can be played back directly from a floppy disk or SCSI device (when the separately sold EXB-SCSI is installed). You can play along on the keyboard as you listen to the SMF playback, and even play the arpeg- giator in synchronization with the playback tempo of the SMF.

•Formats 0 and 1 are supported.

•A jukebox function lets you edit the order in which songs are played back.

Dual polyphonic arpeggiator

•Five preset arpeggio patterns (UP, DOWN, ALT1 ALT2, RANDOM) and 232 user arpeggio patterns are provided. With the factory settings, these contain a wide variety of preset user patterns.

In addition to providing conventional arpeggiator functionality, the polyphonic arpeggiator of the TRI- TON can respond to the pitches or timing at which you play the keyboard, and produce a diverse range of chords or phrases. This can be used to play a vari- ety of drum phrases (using the “Fixed Note Mode” that is ideal for drums), bass phrases, or guitar and keyboard backing riffs. The arpeggiator is also effec- tive for use with subtly moving pads, synth sounds, or sound effects.

In Combination mode, Sequencer mode, and Song Play mode, the TRITON provides dual arpeggiators that can simultaneously play two arpeggio patterns. You can apply separate arpeggio patterns to drum and bass programs, or use keyboard splits or veloc- ity to switch between arpeggio patterns for an even more dynamic performance.

RPPR

The TRITON features a RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/ Recording) function.

In Sequencer mode, this function allows you to assign preset patterns or user patterns (with a specified play- back track) to individual notes of the keyboard, and playback or record that pattern in realtime simply by pressing the assigned note. Numerous preset patterns, including patterns ideal for a drum track, are built into the internal memory.

2 channel audio input / 6 channel audio out- put

•The two channel audio input allows you to record samples in stereo. The MIC/LINE level select switch and the level adjustment knob can be used to support a wide range of external audio sources from mic level to line level.

The audio inputs can also be routed through the effects. You can apply effects while sampling, use the TRITON as a 2-in/6-out effect processor, or use it as a vocoder effect that joins the external source with the TRITON’s internal sounds.

•In addition to the L/MONO and R main stereo audio outputs, the TRITON provides four individual audio outputs, for a total of six channels of audio output. The sound from each oscillator, drum, timbre/track, or insertion effect can be routed freely to any output.

TouchView user interface

The TRITON uses a TouchView user interface that lets you operate the instrument by directly touching a large 320 ⋅ 240 pixel LCD screen, for a revolutionary leap in ease of operation and user friendliness. When selecting programs, combinations, multisamples, drumsamples, or effects in the LCD screen, you can also view and select by categories such as types of instrument.

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