With an internal hard drive and on-board CD-RW drive, the Korg TRITON STUDIO changed the world of workstations by stretching the boundaries between MIDI and Audio with its unique "Open Sampling System". This system integrated sampling and resampling into every mode, and even allowed for recording audio directly into the sequencer using "In-Track" sampling. With the release of the Version 2.0 Operating System, the TRITON STUDIO merges the world of MIDI and Audio, and once again redefines the workstation

The marriage of MIDI and Audio is complete. The TRITON STUDIO now offers two tracks of audio recording, directly to the internal hard drive. This new system, combined with the already powerful Open Sampling System, transforms the TRITON STUDIO into a complete, self-contained audio production tool with virtually no limits.

Open Sampling already allowed for resampling the TRITON STUDIO, capturing an entire sequencer, arpeggiator or real time performance as a single sample. This in turn freed up polyphony and effects. In-Track Sampling allowed audio data to be recorded directly into a sequencer track, useful for adding "organic" parts to your tune – guitar solos, vocal lines, etc…

HD Audio Recording takes this all one giant step forward by providing two dedicated audio tracks in the sequencer. Audio tracks can be bounced and mixed together. You can even take an entire song – MIDI and audio tracks – and bounce it down to the audio tracks of a new song and begin adding new parts all over again. You can also build up backing tracks by placing .WAV files (either from CD, or created in the TRITON STUDIO) directly into the audio tracks. Each of the HD audio tracks features volume, pan, mute and solo. In addition you’ll find parameters such as effects routing during playback and recording, normalize, time stretch, and more. Don’t forget to burn a CD when you’re done!

This is a new time-saving feature that automatically sets all the relevant sampling and HD audio recording parameters with a single command, so you can start sampling or recording instantly. By choosing one of the six Auto Setup commands - Initialize, Resample Sequencer, In-Track Sampling, 2 Channel Mix to Disk, HD Audio Track Recording or Bounce Audio Track – the TRITON STUDIO will optimize these parameters for the best results. This allows you to work quickly and get the results you want. You can still manually re-set any parameter before you record or sample.

A new set of commands has been added to allow you to edit any WAV file sampled to the internal hard drive. This also allows you to edit any WAV file before it is burned to an audio CD. Parameters include Truncate, Time Stretch, Normalize, Mix, Rate Convert and more.

All 16 MIDI tracks (including "In-Track" samples) and both Audio tracks can be bounced down to the Audio Tracks of a new song, freeing up tracks, effects, RAM and polyphony, allowing you to continue your creative process.

A "Swing" parameter has been added to the quantize section, providing a great feel to shuffle, hip-hop and jazz arrangements.

Take control! Now you can use the front panel button or a footswitch to set the tempo of the arpeggiator, sequencer, or any tempo based (BPM) effect.

While recording using In-Track sampling, the compare feature will act a true "undo" command by deleting samples and resetting the Multi-Sample index.

This new feature allows the TRITON STUDIO to capture your inspired moments whenever they happen. The "One-Touch" record feature will set the sequencer to create a new song that preserves all the nuances of your current playing – effects settings, arpeggiator stuff, etc…

Now a sound can be further tweaked and edited even after its been assigned to a sequencer track. This leaves the original program untouched in memory, plus you no longer need to leave the Sequence mode to perform sound editing. Twenty-four "Tone-Adjust" parameters are available, and up to six can be assigned to each track.

By recording system exclusive messages, nearly any sequencer function can be edited or changed as you record, and will be played back the same way. Changes to parameters such as muting and soloing tracks, adjusting volume and panning, transposing a part, switching arpeggiator patterns can now be recorded and saved as sequencer data. This includes switching effects at any location in the song! You can use the sequencer’s Event Edit page to delete or move these Sys Ex messages.

Now, an individual program may be copied into a combination or into a song track, with all of the effect and arpeggiator settings intact. No muss, no fuss.

By popular demand, this new feature loads AKAI programs intact – with the filter, amp, and the velocity switching parameters preserved from the original. The TRITON STUDIO will even construct a multi-layered combi, if required.

To help keep things organized, this new command automatically copies all the samples and audio (.WAV) files needed for the current song into a new sub directory with the same name as that song. This, way, all your data stays together and is easy to back-up.

Here is another time-saving and convenient new feature. This command looks at a PCG file and picks out only those Programs and Drum kits that use RAM samples (and the Combis that include them). This allows you merge these items into any Bank, and to merge multiple RAM files.

By connecting the TRITON STUDIO to your computer via SCSI, you can allow the computer to directly access the TRITON STUDIO’s internal hard drive. This makes it very easy to share files back and forth.

This new disk utility keeps your hard drive in top shape so recording and sampling will go smoothly.

In the Song Play mode, you can now use a footswitch for hands-free start/stop control.

Sound and song files can now be shared among the entire Triton family, including Karma!