Korg Triton Le offers Triton quality at little over half the price.
Dubbed Triton Le, and available in 61- and 76-key versions, the new synth provides the basics of the Triton platform, with a few borrowings from the Karma perfomance synth in a stripped-down form. With the Le, you get the sequencer, the synthesis, the 32Mb waveform ROM, and the knobs of the Triton. You also get the dual arpeggiators and Real-time Pattern Play/Recording (for pattern playback using single key presses). Left off the Le, though, are the Triton’s large touch-screen, floppy drive, ribbon controller and sampler. The onboard effects have also been simplified to a single insert and dual master effects, plus a master EQ.
Sampling can be added as an upgrade which provides the Triton Le with the sampling functionality of a Triton v2.0, and also bolts on a SCSI interface. The 16-bit, 48kHz, stereo sampling option comes equipped with 16Mb RAM, expandable to 64Mb. Waveform-editing functions include crossfade loop, truncate, normalise, time slice, timestretch and sample-rate convert, and the sampler is compatible with a wide range of sample formats (AIFF, WAV and Akai S1000/3000-format samples from hard drive or CD-ROM, via the upgrade’s SCSI connector).
The Le gains over the Triton in a couple of areas, such as its SmartMedia memory card slot, and doubled sequencer note capacity. SmartMedia cards with up to 128Mb capacity can be accommodated, and data can be exchanged with your computer if you have an SM card adaptor.
Although the Le’s synthesis engine is essentially the same as that of the Triton, Korg have provided the new instrument with a fairly dance-oriented preset voice collection; 512 Programs, plus 128 General MIDI-compatible Programs, are provided, alongside 384 multi-program Combinations. The user interface is different, having more in common with the Triton Rack or Karma. Triton Le is also much lighter in weight than a Triton; good news for live performers.
The best news, though, is the price: the 61-note Triton currently lists for £1999 in the UK, while the 61-note Triton Le hits the streets at £1099. Prices have yet to be set for the 76-note Triton Le and the sampling upgrade.
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Dubbed Triton Le, and available in 61- and 76-key versions, the new synth provides the basics of the Triton platform, with a few borrowings from the Karma perfomance synth in a stripped-down form. With the Le, you get the sequencer, the synthesis, the 32Mb waveform ROM, and the knobs of the Triton. You also get the dual arpeggiators and Real-time Pattern Play/Recording (for pattern playback using single key presses). Left off the Le, though, are the Triton’s large touch-screen, floppy drive, ribbon controller and sampler. The onboard effects have also been simplified to a single insert and dual master effects, plus a master EQ.
Sampling can be added as an upgrade which provides the Triton Le with the sampling functionality of a Triton v2.0, and also bolts on a SCSI interface. The 16-bit, 48kHz, stereo sampling option comes equipped with 16Mb RAM, expandable to 64Mb. Waveform-editing functions include crossfade loop, truncate, normalise, time slice, timestretch and sample-rate convert, and the sampler is compatible with a wide range of sample formats (AIFF, WAV and Akai S1000/3000-format samples from hard drive or CD-ROM, via the upgrade’s SCSI connector).
The Le gains over the Triton in a couple of areas, such as its SmartMedia memory card slot, and doubled sequencer note capacity. SmartMedia cards with up to 128Mb capacity can be accommodated, and data can be exchanged with your computer if you have an SM card adaptor.
Although the Le’s synthesis engine is essentially the same as that of the Triton, Korg have provided the new instrument with a fairly dance-oriented preset voice collection; 512 Programs, plus 128 General MIDI-compatible Programs, are provided, alongside 384 multi-program Combinations. The user interface is different, having more in common with the Triton Rack or Karma. Triton Le is also much lighter in weight than a Triton; good news for live performers.
The best news, though, is the price: the 61-note Triton currently lists for £1999 in the UK, while the 61-note Triton Le hits the streets at £1099. Prices have yet to be set for the 76-note Triton Le and the sampling upgrade.
Karma zonder Karma? op korg.co.jp is weer wat vage japanse info te vinden. Dit heb ik van de site van SOS.