Compact Flash for Triton
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hammondcuni
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Compact Flash for Triton
How do I install a compact flash card to my Triton Classic?
I did a search, but couldn't find any pics of a Triton w/ZIP or SCSI CF drive mounted internally 
However, even if you were to fit one in the place of the floppy drive, there would be nowhere to plug the ribbon cable in at first - you would need to do some soldering to turn the SCSI port "inside out" .
There is the MUSICTRONICS INTERNAL HARD DISK option.
I personally would much rather have the CF Reader/Writer since I don't need the floppy anymore (not going to be anymore OS updates) , and removable media is always handy.
However, even if you were to fit one in the place of the floppy drive, there would be nowhere to plug the ribbon cable in at first - you would need to do some soldering to turn the SCSI port "inside out" .
There is the MUSICTRONICS INTERNAL HARD DISK option.
I personally would much rather have the CF Reader/Writer since I don't need the floppy anymore (not going to be anymore OS updates) , and removable media is always handy.
I hope they reduced the price on that upgrade.zeusmajor wrote: There is the MUSICTRONICS INTERNAL HARD DISK option.
M3, Triton Classic, Radias, Motif XS, Alesis Ion
The mod is easy, that's ONLY if you know what you are doing...I don't advise just ANYONE to go try it as you could damage the instrument in the process...DISCLAIMER!!!
***For the Triton Rack (to me) it is a must, for reason explained above...no more of that insufficient disk space message when saving ALL to floppy, also loading/saving programs, global setup, samples is lightning fast...and, also be aware that newer KORG Triton synths come already package with these memory options included in the form of CD-rom disk drive or Compact flash (CF) which is better than the internal ZIP drive I have in the picture above.
***For the Triton Rack (to me) it is a must, for reason explained above...no more of that insufficient disk space message when saving ALL to floppy, also loading/saving programs, global setup, samples is lightning fast...and, also be aware that newer KORG Triton synths come already package with these memory options included in the form of CD-rom disk drive or Compact flash (CF) which is better than the internal ZIP drive I have in the picture above.
WOW!!!
Nice one! 
Great to see it in action!
+1 on the disk space bit - I bought an external SCSI drive to use instead of floppy's & never looked back!
If you could provide any details at all on the process of modifying the cable/SCSI board that would be totally awesome. I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron/multimeter, but if it's too much I have a tech in the city who could help.
Great pic!
Great to see it in action!
+1 on the disk space bit - I bought an external SCSI drive to use instead of floppy's & never looked back!
If you could provide any details at all on the process of modifying the cable/SCSI board that would be totally awesome. I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron/multimeter, but if it's too much I have a tech in the city who could help.
Great pic!
Re: WOW!!!
Sorry! for the late reply you guys, I stop-by here on rare occasions or whenever I have a burning question that needs answering...often...I get little or no help since I use my gears in ways that they weren't design to....anyway,...zeusmajor, I posted the pix just for you cause I see you mention above that you had not seen one.zeusmajor wrote:Nice one!
Great to see it in action!
+1 on the disk space bit - I bought an external SCSI drive to use instead of floppy's & never looked back!
If you could provide any details at all on the process of modifying the cable/SCSI board that would be totally awesome. I'm pretty handy with a soldering iron/multimeter, but if it's too much I have a tech in the city who could help.
Great pic!
Installation for the rack was fairly easy, I simply, remove the guts from my external scsi-drive & place it inside the TN-rack (power supply ONLY to be exact)...I face one major problem along the way, but, that's because I didn't have the proper tools for the job at the time and that's cutting a hole/flap on the m-lan faceplate cover to route the scsi power cord (3prong) inside the triton........again,.....I don't recommand this!!!!
The other problem I came across was after I remove the floppy drive, underneath the drive were four plastic/vinyl washers...those washers were a pain in the ass cause they kept moving, but, I did manage to make them stay-put with some toothpaste (hehe!)...my triton smell mentie-fresh afterward bammm!!!...everything else is reversed/routed inside the triton-rack...so,...no soldering, no electrical cutting/splicing (none of that)...the way it is, it's just like as if you had an external scsi device plug externally to your triton, except that in this case it's inside the triton instead...
***Also, although you can't see it in the picture behind the rack I mounted the on/off switch for the ZIP drive (it's mounted-on the m-lan faceplate)...so, yes! each device (the rack and scsi) each have their own power supply switch.......and oh yes!.....I did have to get a scsi-converter connector.....triton exb-scsi connector is a 25-pin female, from eBay I was able to get a 25-pin male scsi cable, the other end of that 25-pin male cable is an 80-pin male, the converter converts 80-pin to 50-pin which the ZIP drive uses........again, I don't recommand this!!!!!, cause, you could damage your triton in the process if you don't know what you are doing...so, good luck & be careful!