Korg releases Korg Triton VST

[BBFG#]

no idea, but i cant think of a single reason anyone would want a workstation vst these days, given the quality of instruments available

Although they're from workstations, they only emulate the sound engine and more aptly fit in the sample based synthesis category. I stopped using the sequencers back in the nineties, and think more than a few will want this as the essential part as well.

On another note;
How's the authorization for this compared to the dementia ridden C/R on the previous KLC plugins?

[EvilDragon]

Korg Software Pass software handles the authorization. It's quite painless really.

[Aloysius]

Yeah. Much better than before. I could never get that C/R authorization to ''stick''. It was so bad that I went back to the Steinberg Key version at the time. This new system just seems to work without any hitches.

[fmr]

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[EvilDragon]

M3 can have Radias, as expansion board. Or as a side-by-side device when connected to the M3 keybed. Or both together!

http://i.korg.com/EXBRADIAS

[Kinh]

wo-a-waste-o-money

[BONES]

An emulation of a historically significant sample based workstation.

Hardly. It was a minor iteration of Trinity, itself built on the 01/W, which was an evolution of the original workstation, the Korg M1. Nothing really special about it over something like a Kurzweil K2000 series, for example.

Name one other that's not part of a cloud based subscription service

Cubase. Of course it's not an emulation but an iteration because no-one ever lost interest in it.

If your comparison, to be enticed, is against 40GB sample libraries, methinks you're missing much of the point to many.

No, I am just remembering what the point of it was in the first place. It was the equivalent of Cubase or Logic or Live today but we have those things today, which makes this obsolete and completely pointless.

When you get libraries that large then, to maintain usability, even with SSD's you have to start thinking about pre-load templates. Otherwise we'd see how long it'd take you to take that library and create an equivalent 8 layer sound, with keyboard splits and routed through multi-FX, whilst using something like Kontakt

You do understand that a 40GB library only accesses the sounds it needs, right? Mostly that's just a few megabytes, easy for a modern PC. Ad those are the extremes, there is plenty in between that and the paltry 300MB or so that this thing has. Remember, too, that Korg had to do some pretty serious magic to pack so much into their tiny ROMs.

The goal is not always absolute realism, or the finest fidelity possible. And, if you're looking for ideas to quickly proceed, then factors like preset switching speed become important to audition many things quickly.

For which we have an embarrassment of riches in all the V/A synths at our disposal.

Things, like multi-GB libraries, may not work so well in such scenarios, huh?

And if they were the only alternative, it might be relevant. But they aren't so it's not.

Why, just maybe, something self-contained, with a variety of sounds sourced from a smaller curated sample pool, might work better for workflow then?

Undoubtedly but there is a sweet spot and it's way, way beyond what is on offer here. Even Korg realised the shortcomings and offered the MOSS board.

[BONES]

To put the value of this thing into perspective, you can buy a used Korg Taktile controller with the Triton engine built in for around the same price as this software emulation.

[mcbpete]

Has anyone else come from the 'migrated Korg Legacy from the old account to the new account back in 2017, and then bought Odyssey at the same time' school? Trying to work out how to get the $149 code - It's meant to be in my KORG ID profile but can't see it in there - Also tried the upgrade code from the old Korg user site but that didn't seem to work.

Raised a ticket but I think they're closed for a few days so wondering if anyone has any secret steps ?

[mladi]

Has anyone else come from the 'migrated Korg Legacy from the old account to the new account back in 2017, and then bought Odyssey at the same time' school? Trying to work out how to get the $149 code - It's meant to be in my KORG ID profile but can't see it in there - Also tried the upgrade code from the old Korg user site but that didn't seem to work.

Raised a ticket but I think they're closed for a few days so wondering if anyone has any secret steps ?

@ https://id.korg.com/accounts under "Registered Products" should be your
"Special Bundle Upgrade for Legacy Bundle" back then as you bought Odyssey and only then you should also have the coupon there for the upgrade to v2.

If you can't see it (I mean the special bundle and then of course there can't be an upgrade to v2) i can only assume that as you bought Odyssey back then it isn't registered properly?

[PAK]

You do understand that a 40GB library only accesses the sounds it needs, right?

Sure. And you're very lucky that you know exactly the sounds you need, at all times, even before you hear them in place. A unique talent indeed. Well done

There is plenty in between that and the paltry 300MB or so that this thing has.

Ok. Enjoy using them. Perhaps others think the Triton sounds better than a lot of them, for various things, and that space used isn't the only factor to determine musical quality?

For which we have an embarrassment of riches in all the V/A synths at our disposal.

Then enjoy using them. The Triton isn't really a VA synth.

Things, like multi-GB libraries, may not work so well in such scenarios, huh?

And if they were the only alternative, it might be relevant. But they aren't so it's not.

Nobody said they were. They were an example you used in your nonsensical post. But thanks for telling everyone what's relevant and how wrong they are.

[mcbpete]

@ https://id.korg.com/accounts under "Registered Products" should be your
"Special Bundle Upgrade for Legacy Bundle" back then as you bought Odyssey and only then you should also have the coupon there for the upgrade to v2.

If you can't see it (I mean the special bundle and then of course there can't be an upgrade to v2) i can only assume that as you bought Odyssey back then it isn't registered properly?

Thanks for the heads up - Under registered products I've just got:

KORG Collection - ARP ODYSSEY
KORG Collection - Legacy Bundle

(Both registered back in December 2017)

Wondering if I have to do something fancy to change it from 'Legacy Bundle' to 'Special Bundle' ? I've got a feeling I bought the ODYSSEY completely separately by accident rather than an update to the Legacy Bundle which might be confusing it ....

[mladi]

Looks like you really bought seperately. Anyway for confirmation under https://korg.shop log in into your account and you should see your order from the past. The" KORG Collection - Special Bundle Upgrade for Legacy Bundle" was $49.99 back then.

[mcbpete]

Oops, yeah looks like I paid $69.99: Migrating the legacy bundle to the new [non-special] version, and adding a separate purchase for just Odyssey.

Guessing I'm just going to have to wait for customer services to get back from their hols to sort out the wacky way I updated things !

[trackbout]

An emulation of a historically significant sample based workstation.

Hardly. It was a minor iteration of Trinity, itself built on the 01/W, which was an evolution of the original workstation, the Korg M1. Nothing really special about it over something like a Kurzweil K2000 series, for example.

It took under a minute to find these articles:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korg_Triton#Notable_users

https://reverb.com/news/the-most-iconic ... -by-decade

https://www.attackmagazine.com/reviews/ ... -synths/6/

https://thevinylfactory.com/features/th ... ern-music/

https://www.factmag.com/2016/09/15/14-m ... nt-synths/

http://alijamieson.co.uk/2017/12/21/8-i ... t-hip-hop/

Anyway, while you’re obviously wrong about it’s significance, you’re not wrong to dislike the plugin, you can dislike whatever you want! We don’t all have to like the same things