Korg releases Korg Triton VST

[abi]

I wonder why you cant edit drum sets. Would definitely add value.

[murnau]

I have listened to all Triton demos and frankly they all sound very cheesy to my ears.

Thinking to buy but still not sure. I guess M1 sounds way much better, doesn't it?

I feel the same ...Triton just doesn't inspire me!

Yep, everything else in the LC sounds "better" to my ears. I'm very sorry to say that btw.

[BlackWinny]

I had asked them for a Trident emulation (it would have really been awesome to add it to the KLC)... but... er... they obviously wrongly heard the word.

TRIDENT ! NOT TRITON !

[robotmonkey]

This might be the best VST synth ever released.

[fmr]

I had asked them for a Trident emulation (it would have really been awesome to add it to the KLC)... but... er... they obviously wrongly heard the word.

TRIDENT ! NOT TRITON !

Oh yeah... Trident Mk II and PS series emulations would be great

[Tj Shredder]

This might be the best VST synth ever released.

Since more than 20 years every VST programmer wishes his baby belongs to that category.
Obviously this one failed right from the start, does not even trigger my interest... But what can I say...
To create the best synth ever released, first find the current champion, then make it better...
But the aim of this one is different anyway. Its just not for me but a lot of people will love it...

[Stefken]

This might be the best VST synth ever released.

I think it sounds pretty cheesy. I like Korg's hardware, but not their software. Monopoly & Odyssey vst are OK, ms-20 is pretty weak and this Triton sounds cheesy. Add to this that their UI's are really out of date (although they promised to do something about it years ago) and you have a softsynth collection that is a weak brother in comparison to other software collections out there.

I like their hardware though and very pleased they are taking on the ARP-2600.
But their software is not getting much love and it shows imo.

[Ah_Dziz]

So I would assume that this uses almost zero cpu since it’s just a sample player. Anybody notice anything about that end of things.

[Teksonik]

I think robotmonkey might have been having us on but there is obviously no such thing as the Best any plugin. Too many different Genres, different styles, tastes, wants and needs.

What's best for one may be useless to another.

To me this Triton plugin is a breath of fresh air and I would have bought it 30 minutes into trying the Demo if finances allowed it but I doubt it will appeal to those who for whatever reason must start every track of every song with a Saw Wave.

There are a lot of genres out there but it seems like KVR has become EDM-centric as later generations of users have joined. To some of us who lived through that era the Triton is just as worthy of nostalgia as an Octave Cat or even more.

People creaming their jeans over yet another old analog mono synth from the 70's while commenting that the Triton sounds are "outdated"....such are the times we live in......

[tristan-]

Let's put things to order.

It's not a cheesy VST plugin, it's a Triton in plugin format and at that it's almost 1:1.

It doesn't aim to compete with any multi gig piano library. It has excellent sounds, keys, leads, pads, all so very playable. You don't get such sounds anywhere else. Great combi mode with some lovely programming.

If you think the Korg Triton is cheesy, than the plugin is the same. However regardless of Timbaland it was used by countless artists worldwide for a reason. More than 20 years have passed indeed, but it still sounds excellent for what it is. Forget about acoustic pianos though. I like them too btw.

Why don't you spare the negativity? Otherwise you would've spread the hate in Triton hardware threads. I guess musicians would love this plugin, virtual analog rats and forumites may not.

[Teksonik]

it’s just a sample player.

No, it's a synthesizer with sample based Oscillators. It has all the necessary ingredients to make sounds such as Filters and ADSR etc etc etc....if you're capable of expanding your definition of synthesis beyond analog subtractive.

As for the CPU demand I'm running the demo on an i3 2100 and if it runs fine on this old system it will certainly run on my i7 8700K DAW without breaking a sweat.

I imagine any reasonably powered new CPU can handle this without an issue.....

[Teksonik]

Let's put things to order.
It's not a cheesy VST plugin, it's a Triton in plugin format and at that it's almost 1:1.
It doesn't aim to compete with any multi gig piano library.

+1

I think the problem is people want to compare the bread and butter sounds (piano, strings, etc) these older sample based synths contained with what is available today and of course they can't hold up.

Memory cost so much back then a Gigabyte sized Piano would be out of the question financially. They worked within the constraints of the technology at the time and cost.

But sample based synths ended up on the soundtracks of countless movies in that era. I've lost count of the number of times I've heard the "Native Dance" patch used in a movie soundtrack of that era.

For New Age or any of its sub-genres the Triton is a perfect choice. If you were doing backing tracks or theme music for Sci-Fi movies these synths were indispensable.

Like I've said before not everyone is trying to be Skrillex......

[JohnPativens]

There are a lot of genres out there but it seems like KVR has become EDM-centric as later generations of users have joined.

Ditto.
Sampletank 2.5 was one of the last VST workstations that offered that kind of hardware workstation experience, and I still use that instead of Kontakt for many projects. If it also could do synthesis other than sample playing, ST2.5 would have been perfect for me.
It's also about the workflow, that's why the Triton was so popular. I guess that's not the workflow EDM people are into.

[tristan-]

There are a lot of genres out there but it seems like KVR has become EDM-centric as later generations of users have joined.

Ditto.
Sampletank 2.5 was one of the last VST workstations that offered that kind of hardware workstation experience, and I still use that instead of Kontakt for many projects. If it also could do synthesis other than sample playing, ST2.5 would have been perfect for me.
It's also about the workflow, that's why the Triton was so popular. I guess that's not the workflow EDM people are into.

You talk about the VA rats I guess.

[Stefken]

There are a lot of genres out there but it seems like KVR has become EDM-centric as later generations of users have joined.

Ditto.
Sampletank 2.5 was one of the last VST workstations that offered that kind of hardware workstation experience, and I still use that instead of Kontakt for many projects. If it also could do synthesis other than sample playing, ST2.5 would have been perfect for me.
It's also about the workflow, that's why the Triton was so popular. I guess that's not the workflow EDM people are into.

You talk about the VA rats I guess.

VA rats. Surely no negativity there dude.