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I once owned a TR rack and thought it was brilliant (besides the fact that you could only manipulate it through SoundDiver). However, I was still amazed by how much better the Triton rack sounds. More neutral, yet more defined and crystal clear. With the TR you could still hear that this was a Korg descending from the M1. Not so with the Triton. Even the samples taken from the M1 (named "something-something M1") are almost impossible to identify.
The filter could be better though. Don't get a Triton for making squabbling techno tunes (unless maybe the MOSS board will do the trick??).
The effects are brilliant. The flangers and phasers are no longer the over-the-top-swish-swoosh they used to be. They are subtle and as such much more usefull (and I'm not the boring guy when it comes to trying out the wild stuff!). I'm slightly disappointed with the distortion, but that's only because I'm a distortion freak that craves the full crunch.
The user interface is as good as it gets on a 2 rack unit, although the menu changes are a bit slow - and more so when the unit is playing at the same time. The screen is big and bright and the information is presented as you would expect. Very easy to use! Still, I considered buying an external keyboard controller only to find out that the Triton does not support MIDI at the level common for most modern synths. There's only midi controllers for the most basic parameters. It's really strange that Korg even considers shipping a piece of professional hardware without this obvious feature!?
When is comes to programs and combinations, Korg is still using the good old receipt, which is not bad at all. I only have two objections: 1) When will Korg learn that editing programs from within combination is what you do nowadays. Take a look at the Supernova and you'll know how it's done! 2) Why on earth are multi-setups not stored in internal memory? I have never seen anything like it! If you use multis, you have to store them on floppy disc! This is laughable. Common Korg!
I haven't tried the sampler yet, mostly because you have to get the optional SCSI board before even considering using it for serious purposes. Who the hell wants floppy discs anymore? At the rate flash card prices are dropping these days, a flash card reader would have been a much more attractive feature. External harddiscs are clumpsy and noisy... I would never buy the Triton for sampling purposes, because of these reasons alone!
The manual is a school example of how a manual should be written. Clear and comprehensible, still very, very detailed. At the same time, it is not needed that much, because the synths is fairly basic and straight-forward to use.
Well, I have mostly focused on the defects of the Triton, and there are some! However, as a whole, the unit is still great and suits my purposes very, very well.
Conclusion:
Pros: - Great sound - Great user interface - Good expandability - Great manual
Cons: - Menu changes a bit slow - Not much filtering around - Not full MIDI control - Floppy disc for storing samples and multis!?
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