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Thank you for purchasing the
Korg TRITON STUDIO music workstation/sampler
.
To ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully and use the instru-
ment as directed.
About this manual
The owner’s manuals and how to use
them
The TRITON STUDIO come with the following
owner’s manuals.
• Basic Guide
• Parameter Guide
• Voice Name List
Basic Guide
First read this manual carefully to gain a basic under-
standing of the instrument and to learn basic opera-
tion.
“Introduction”
explains the function of each part, how
to make connections, basic operation, and gives an
overview of each mode.
“
Quick Start
” explains the basics of playing the TRI-
TON STUDIO (how to listen to the demo songs, select
sounds, and use convenient performance functions),
and describes examples of how to perform sampling
and use the sequencer.
If you wish to begin playing immediately, read this sec-
tion first.
“Basic Functions”
contains mode-by-mode explana-
tions of what you need to know to edit sounds, record
using the sequencer, and to record samples. This sec-
tion also explains how to use the arpeggiator, effects,
and MIDI.
“
Appendices
” contains information on troubleshoot-
ing, specifications, and various other information.
Parameter Guide
The Parameter Guide contains explanations and other
information regarding the operations of the parame-
ters and settings on the TRITON STUDIO. The expla-
nations are organized by mode, and page.
Explanations and other information on the effects and
their parameters are also provided for each effect.
Refer to this guide when an unfamiliar parameter
appears in the display, or when you need to know
more about a particular function.
Voice Name List
This lists the multisamples and drumsamples that are
built into the TRITON STUDIO, and the factory preset
combinations, programs, drum kits, and user arpeggio
patterns.
Refer to these lists when you wish to know more about
the preloaded sounds.
Conventions in this manual
References to the TRITON STUDIO
The TRITON STUDIO is available in 88-key, 76-key
and 61-key models, but all three models are referred to
without distinction in this manual as “the TRITON
STUDIO.” Illustrations of the front and rear panels in
this manual show the 61-key model, but the illustra-
tions apply equally to the 88-key and 76-key models.
Abbreviations for the manuals BG, PG, VNL
References to the manuals included with the TRITON
STUDIO are abbreviated as follows in this document.
BG:
Basic Guide
PG:
Parameter Guide
VNL:
Voice Name List
Keys and knobs [ ]
References to the keys, dials, and knobs on the TRI-
TON STUDIO’s panel are enclosed in square brackets
[ ]. References to
buttons
or
tabs
indicate objects in
the LCD display screen.
Parameters in the LCD display screen “ ”
Parameters displayed in the LCD screen are enclosed
in double quotation marks “ ”.
Boldface type
Parameter values are printed in boldface type.
Content that is of particular importance is also printed
in boldface type.
Procedure steps
1
2
3
...
Steps in a procedure are listed as
1
2
3
...
☞
p.
■
These indicate pages or parameter numbers to which
you can refer.
Symbols
, ,
These symbols respectively indicate cautions, advice,
and MIDI-related explanations.
Example screen displays
The values of the parameters shown in the example
screens of this manual are only for explanatory pur-
poses, and may not necessary match the values that
appear in the LCD screen of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#
is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages,
numbers in square
brackets [ ]
always indicate hexadecimal numbers.