Korg TRITON Classic Easy Start

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NEW OS

2.5 INFO

• Incredible sound: 32MB of waveform ROM,
expandable with EXB-PCM expansion boards, and
EXB-MOSS DSP synthesis board.

• World -class Effects: 102 algorithms, 5 inserts, 2
masters include sync-able effects, 3-Band EQ.

• Quick, powerful Sampling: 16 MB RAM
(expandable to 64 MB), 48kHZ sampling rate,
Slicing, Time Stretching, Cross-fade Looping.

TRITON “Classic” Main Features

Easy and creative Sequencing: 16 Tracks,

200,000 events, with Cue List and RPPR
functions, shortcuts like Song Templates, preset
rhythm patterns, independent track-looping.

• Dual polyphonic Arpeggiators, 237 User
locations, sync-able to MIDI clock

• TouchView graphic interface makes navigation a
breeze

EasyStart CONTENTS

Important Info about OS V2.5; Loading the preload data 2

Listening to the Demo Songs 2

Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations 3

Arpeggiator Mode 4

Sequence Mode; Tap Tempo 4

One Touch Record; Combis with Arps 5

Swing Quantize; Sampling Mode 6

More new features of O.S. V2.5 7

TRITON EasyStart

Important information: Triton version 2.5 Operating System upgrade!

Throughout this guide you will find paragraphs marked NEW!, which highlight some of the new
features of Triton OS V2.5’s operating system!

Loading the preload data

! Make sure to backup any of your own internal songs/sounds to floppy disk before proceeding!

1. Insert TNFD-00P into the disk drive Ä press the [DISK] key.

2. Press the Load tab in the lower left of the display. The contents of the disk will be displayed.

a. To load all
upper right corner of the display ÄPress Load selected from the popup menu ÄCheck the boxes for the other two Load
PRELOAD queries
box

ÄWhen the display asks “Where is a GOSPE000.KMP file” eject the first disk and insert the TNFD-01P disk Ä

Press the Select box; once the PRELOAD folder is highlighted, press Select again.

b. To load just the factory demo songs: Press the file named PRELOAD.SNG Check the box for the Load

PRELOAD.KSC query
OK box ÄWhen the display asks “Where is a GOSPE000.KMP file” eject the first disk and insert the TNFD-01P disk Ä
Press the Select box; once the PRELOAD folder is highlighted, press Select again.

of the factory data at once: Press any one of the files named PRELOAD ÄPress the Load button in the

ÄMake sure the Clear radio button is selected in answer to “Select KSC Allocation” Ä Press the OK

ÄMake sure the Clear radio button is selected in answer to “Select KSC Allocation” Ä Press the

c. To load just the factory sounds: Press the file named PRELOAD.PCG
corner of the display

ÄPress Load selected from the popup menu Ä Press the OK box.

ÄPress the Load button on the upper right

Listening to the demo songs

1. After the preload demo songs have been loaded, press the [SEQ] key ÄPress the [START/STOP] key to play the first

song, Deep Cut, which utilizes the samples loaded from the second disk ÄPlayback will automatically stop at song’s end,
or press [START/STOP] any time to stop.

2. To select another song, press the popup button to the left of X S000 ÄPress the song title you’d like to hear Ä Press [-

[START/STOP].

To play the Demo Cue List:

1. Press the [MENU] key Ä Press P1: Cue List, or press 1 on the numeric keypad Press [START/STOP] ÄAll songs will

play in succession as well as endlessly loop from the beginning of the list
playback.

ÄPress [START/STOP] anytime to stop

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Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations

1. To select Programs, press the [PROG] key. To select Combinations, press the [COMBI] key.

2. Then press a [BANK] key to select one of the sound banks, followed by using the DIAL, [INC]/[DEC] keys, or numeric

keypad to select sounds from within a bank.

! Programs are located in BANKS A-D (and G for General MIDI). Combinations are in BANKS A-D.

Selecting Programs and Combinations by Category

1. Press the X [CATEGORY] popup above the Program or Combi name Ä Scroll and press the name of any sound in the

current category, and immediately play it on the keyboard Ä Select another category by pressing one of the Category
tabs down the left and right sides of the display; then audition the sounds in similar fashion
satisfied with your selection.

ÄPress the OK box when

Work with these great TRITON Programs and Combinations:

PROGRAM Name Performance Tips

A003 Legato Strings JS-Y: Tremolo; Knob1: Attack; Ribbon: Filter
A034 Arp Angeles SW1: Pitch; JS-Y: Filter; Knob1: Decay
A054 SuperSwitch Bass Ribbon: Pitch bend; Knob 2: Decay; Try with Arp!
A087 Perc Short Decay Ribbon: Volume; JS+Y: Rotary speed; Knob 4: Reverb
B017 Dyno Tine EP JS+Y: Tremolo; Knob2: Stereo pan; Ribbon: Filter

B027 Vocalesque SW1: Portamento; Knobs 3-4: FX level; Slider: Pitch

B085 Feedback D. Gtr. JS-Y: Feedback; Ribbon: “whammy”; Knob1: Attack

COMBINATION Name Performance Tips

A006 Ugly Momma D.Kit JS+Y: Decay; Ribbon: Filter; Try with Arp!
A007 My Baby’s Asleep SW1: “mute” strings; Knob 4: Reverb; Try with Arp!
A011 Big Jazz Band SW1: Adds octave; Slider: Pitch; Knob2: Level of some layers
A126 Life Together JS-Y: Feedback; SW2 & JS+Y: Wah; Try with Arp!
B000 Famous Layer EP Ribbon: Strings filter; Knob3: Strings volume; SW1: Octave up
D012 Modern Monastery Ribbon: Filter; SW1: Octave up; JS-Y: Try with Arp!

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