TRITON Extreme
EasyStart
Making connections
Connect AC power cable, and connect L/R audio outputs to a stereo monitor system (or use headphones)
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Press the
rear panel POWER SWITCH to power-on the TRITON Extreme.
Note that during power-up, the display will indicate the
current Operating System as well as any installed SIMM modules and the EXB-MOSS option (if installed).
IMPORTANT!
Before you insert a CompactFlash card into the Extreme’s card slot…
STOP!!!
Make sure that the
Extreme is
OFF
before inserting or removing the card! You could damage the card contents and/or
the TRITON Extreme if you insert or remove a card while the unit is on!
Loading the Preload sounds and Demo songs
Note:
When you power-
off
the TRITON Extreme, loaded demo songs/samples will be erased from memory. The
factory sounds and demo songs are backed up in ROM memory. Before you continue with this guide, or for
sales presentations,
reload the Preload PCG
(Program, Combination and Global data)
and Demo Song
data using the following procedure:
!
Save
any of your own internal sounds/samples/songs to CompactFlash, Micro-drive or to a USB Port A-
connected drive before proceeding! See page 113 of the Operation Guide for more information.
A listing of compatible USB devices can be found at www.korg.com
1.
Press the GLOBAL mode key
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Press the upper-right popup, and then press “Load Preload/Demo Data”.
2.
Press the “Kind:”
X
popup and select the type of data you want to load – select “All (Preload PCG and Demo
Songs)” to return the TRITON Extreme to a factory preload state
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Press “OK” 2x to load the data.
Listening to the demo songs
After the preload demo songs have been loaded, press the
SEQ
mode key
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Press the
SEQUENCER
START/STOP
key to play the first song, “Extreme RA” – sequenced by Jordan Ruddess (Dream Theatre).
To select another song, press the
X
popup left of “S000”
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Press a song name
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Press the
SEQUENCER
START/STOP
key to playback.
Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations
1.
To select Programs, press the
PROG
mode key. To select Combinations, press the
COMBI
mode key.
2.
Press one of the
BANK
keys to select a sound bank, followed by using the
DIAL
,
▲
/
▼
keys, or
numeric
keypad
to select sounds from within the bank.
Selecting Programs and Combinations by Category
Finding and organizing sounds is easy with TRITON Extreme! Preload sounds are grouped in Categories
for fast access, and you can even create your own Categories of Programs and Combinations for custom
applications!
1.
Press the “Category”
button above any Program or Combi name
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Scroll and press the “name” of any sound
in the center menu, and then you can instantly play it on the keyboard
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Select another category by
pressing one of the “Category” tabs on the left or right side of the center menu
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Press the “OK” button
when you want to access the play and edit mode pages of the selected sound.
Take a quick tour of some great new TRITON Extreme sounds:
PROGRAM BANK/#
TIPS
A000 BD Grand Concert
The acclaimed TRITON Studio Bosendorfer sample – 16MB stereo, velocity-switching
A001 Concert Grand
A new Steinway sample – ValveForce is ON to add a subtle warmth to the piano sound
B000 A.Gtr Vel Gliss.
Velocity brings in oscillator 2’s glissando sample / Switch 1 mutes / Knob 3 adds stereo chorus
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