Things you dislike about your triton

[Dniss]

TE 88:

Weight!

[Gargamel314]

What I dislike about the Tritons is that people think that the M3/M50 is so much better, when they're not. The M3 has nothing that I want pay extra for, and I'd never give up my Triton Extreme for a ROMpler like the M50. Even worse is when I talk to someone who owns an M3, and they think their keyboard is better, then I quickly find out that they couldn't program a patch if their life depended on it. Pretention plus ignorance makes me puke.

Oh, I also hate how the tubes make me want to play the TrEx for so long that I get tired. I just hate that. I only wish that Korg made a software editor for all the other Tritons besides the X50/microX.

The M3 is better... for ME, that is. That's why I bought one. It's good to feel confident in the instrument of your choice, but at one point, I did feel exactly the same about the Triton Extreme.

When the M3 first came out... i wasn't impressed, and i didn't even think about leaving my Triton Extreme for it. The Triton Extreme had a much better piano sound, and the acoustic sounds at the time were significantly better than the M3's. It wasn't until the Xpanded patch came out that i even started to look at it.

But right you are, Triton Extreme is def a step up from the M50... sample RAM allows you to create just about any sound you want. Plus, you've got way more polyphony, better keys, aftertouch, ribbon controller, compact flash, USB drive connectability, CD-R connectabily, it's just all around a better value. I finally chose the M3 because i just never liked the bright sound of the Triton series (which a lot of people absolutely love it for), but the Triton Extreme made me happy for several years! Having the entire EXB 06/07 cards inside was absolutely great... I really miss the solo violin, all the solo strings, actually. And it had a beautiful English Horn sound.

One thing that's absolutely amazing to me is how they actually fit two Triton Engines inside a single workstation. 120 voices of Triton polyphony is pretty endless all around, I never ran out (I do on the M3 though). And in sounds... it literally had EVERYTHING. And as far as synth sounds go, the EDS synths pale in comparison. And I loved it's ability to record a whole sequence into a WAV file without having to deal with cables, recording software, record levels, or a computer at all for that matter.

But I did have my qualms ... the ensemble strings were too thin in every single model of the Triton series. The EXB 06/07 were thin, but the ROM strings were just plain ugly. And the bright punchy tone of all of it's sound... some call it "warm", i always felt like it was tinny. I was very hesitant about buying my first HI synthesis workstation (KARMA), because I was so used to the AI2 synths like the 01/W and the N364, and the between the two, the timbre is like night and day.

The Triton Extreme screen also always felt sticky for some reason. It was an unpleasant tactile experience.

yes I also agree the piano is a bit weak. (but I have a kurzweil for that)

This is one of the main reasons i bought one, because it was the only 61-key Korg Workstation with a somewhat-convincing piano. Until recently, Korg never had much luck in piano sounds. Or at least they had a habit of making really shotty ones to put on their 61-key models. The 01/W's (1991)... not at ALL realistic. but they reused that one for years and years after all the way up until the N-series. In the N364 they Dr. Frankenstein'd the 01/W piano together with the M1's piano... it still was pretty lame sounding. The Trinity's was a huge step up, but then they made a new shotty-version for the Triton (but it was still preferable to the 01/W's). Then they put that beautiful velo-switching Bosendorfer in the Triton Studio and the Extreme... for 2001, that was pretty great. By today's standards, though, it sounds weak, and very generic. But it gets the job done!

[insanitor]

Then they put that beautiful velo-switching Bosendorfer in the Triton Studio and the Extreme... for 2001, that was pretty great. By today's standards, though, it sounds weak, and very generic. But it gets the job done!

Can you tell me which sound in the TS is a Bosendorfer?

[Gargamel314]

Then they put that beautiful velo-switching Bosendorfer in the Triton Studio and the Extreme... for 2001, that was pretty great. By today's standards, though, it sounds weak, and very generic. But it gets the job done!

Can you tell me which sound in the TS is a Bosendorfer?

In the Extreme it's the one used by A000 "BD Grand Concert" also L001 "C. Grand Piano" - it's a 16MB Velocity-switching Bosendorfer multisample. The other one is a Steinway Grand (only 1 velocity layer) which also is pretty nice, but the Bosendorfer's has a much better low end. In the Studio, it's C001 "C. Grand Piano."

[Dniss]

...and pianos. They really sucks if you ask me. It's a shame for such a nice board.

[Naethryn]

What I dislike about the Tritons is that people think that the M3/M50 is so much better, when they're not. The M3 has nothing that I want pay extra for, and I'd never give up my Triton Extreme for a ROMpler like the M50. Even worse is when I talk to someone who owns an M3, and they think their keyboard is better, then I quickly find out that they couldn't program a patch if their life depended on it. Pretention plus ignorance makes me puke.

Oh, I also hate how the tubes make me want to play the TrEx for so long that I get tired. I just hate that. I only wish that Korg made a software editor for all the other Tritons besides the X50/microX.

i feel like i have to say something to this cause you just mentioned like all my kayboards haha.

the pc editor for the x50 i felt was garbage, but then again teh navigating on the x50 was garbage as well. i never made a custom effect on that thing, just presets.

then i got a microkorg and learned some basics on that thing. its like a 400$ learning tool. it helps a lot and so easy to use i would recommend it to anyone needing or wanting to learn (not that any of you guys need help im prollly the worst one here lol).

then i got an m50 88 so i can take classical lessons on a good keyboard. i tried making effects on it buts its just so complicated for me right now.
the touch screen though makes life so much better.

i just got the triton classic and i have to say though, its amazing how easy it is for me to do pretty much everything.

having some experience in all these boards though i have to say the m50 is deff better than the triton but i got my triton for 500, and my m50 was 1500. is it 1000$ better....no.

That being said though im happy with all my purchases. Maybe not the x50 though cause it broke on me but for the 3 years i had it it was just a great gig keyboard.

And as for the lack of software, once you get used to where everything is in the tritons menu's (because somethings are not where they should be i think) you dont need software at all.

As for something i dont like about the triton....i wish you could adjust the screens brigthness like the m50. that is annoying to me

btw sorry im pretty sure i quoted xmlguy wrong sorry bro im still new here