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i Table of Contents About this manual............................................. iii Introduction ..................................... 1 New functions in version 2.0 ..............................1 Sequencer mode ..................................................... 1Disk mode ......................
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ii Loading KARMA Music Workstation or TRITON Le .PCG/.SNG files...............................................54 Parameters that are valid on the KARMA Music Workstation but invalid on the TRITON STUDIO ..... 54Parameters that are valid on the TRITON Le but invalid on the TRITON STUDIO ................
Page 4 - iii; How this manual is organized; About this manual
iii How this manual is organized This manual explains the new features and functions that have been added in the TRITON Studio operating system version 2.0, and the improvements that have been made over earlier versions of the operating system. Sequencer mode, Disk mode, Global mode, Sampling mode, ...
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Page 6 - Introduction; Sequencer mode; Realtime recording and playback of MIDI; New functions in version 2.0
Introduction 1 Introduction Sequencer mode 1. HD Audio Track function ( ☞ p.5) Two audio tracks (1 and 2) have been added to the existing sixteen MIDI tracks and the sequencer master track. The new audio tracks can be synchronized to the MIDI tracks and master track, allowing you to record up to 80 ...
Page 7 - Disk mode; “Advanced Conversion Load” for loading AKAI; Global mode
2 Disk mode 1. “Advanced Conversion Load” for loading AKAI Programs ( ☞ p.48) In addition to previously supported keymap-related param-eters, version 2.0 also supports parameters such as key groups, key group zones, velocity-switching, oscillators, pitch, filter, amp/pan, and EG. These parameters wi...
Page 8 - Updating the TRITON STUDIO operating system; Installing the system
3 Introduction You can update your TRITON STUDIO system to Version 2.0 via the internal floppy drive, by loading TRITON STU-DIO Version 2.0 operating system files from DOS-formatted floppy disks. If you are using a system is earlier than version 2.0.0 , follow the procedure described below to instal...
Page 10 - Sequencer; About the HD Audio Track function; HD Audio Recording
5 Sequencer Sequencer mode About the HD Audio Track function TRITON STUDIO System Version 2.0 adds two audio tracks to the sixteen MIDI tracks and master track of previous ver-sions.You can use these audio tracks to record up to 80 minutes of external audio sources such as guitar or vocals in synchr...
Page 11 - About the audio tracks
6 About the audio tracks The audio tracks used by a song (Audio Track 1, 2) are a single stereo WAVE file that is created by recording in synchronization with the MIDI tracks + master track.Audio track 1 is the L channel of the stereo WAVE file, and audio track 2 is the R channel. When you record or...
Page 13 - Recording an audio track; Preparing to record an audio track
8 Recording an audio track 1. Preparing to record an audio track The audio track data that you record is saved on the internal hard drive as a WAVE file.Before you record, you must create a directory (folder) where you will save the WAVE file and song data (.SNG) that will be created when you record...
Page 14 - Record the audio track
9 Sequencer 6 Be sure that “WAVE File” reads No Assign . If a file name is displayed for “WAVE File,” then a WAVE file is already assigned to the audio track. In this case, press the Clear button so that “WAVE File” reads No Assign . For the audio track, you can also use a WAVE file ripped from a CD...
Page 17 - Performing bounce recording
12 If “Overwrite.WAV” is checked , you won’t have to wait as long for the internal processing to be completed when recording begins and ends, but you will not be able to use the [COMPARE] key to compare the new recording with the previous recording. If “Over- write.WAV” is unchecked , you’ll need to...
Page 19 - Track Select; Page menu commands
14 In some cases (such as the hard disk being subjected to physical shock), data saved on the hard drive may become unreadable. We recommend that important data be saved frequently to CD-R/RW. For details on how to save the recorded data (.SNG/.WAV), refer to “Collecting song files and WAVE files sa...
Page 20 - Pan
15 Sequencer 0–7: Sampling/HD Audio The 0–7: Sampling page has changed to the 0–7: Sampling/HD Audio page (the tab has changed from Sampling to Sampling/HD Audio), and audio track playback parameters and page menu commands have been added. 0–7a: Input (COMBI, PROG, SEQ, S.PLAY, DISK) Here you can se...
Page 21 - –7: Page Menu Command; Specifying the save-destination of the WAVE file
16 0–7: Page Menu Command In the 0–7: Sampling page, the page menu commands “Sel Dir/WAVE (Audio Track),” “Auto Sampling/HD Audio Setup,” “Bounce All Tracks To Song,” and “Copy From Pro-gram” ( ☞ p.43) have been added. 0–7B: Sel Dir/WAVE (Audio Track) This command lets you select a save-destination ...
Page 22 - –7D: Bounce All Tracks To Song
17 Sequencer 4 Press the Set button to assign the selected WAVE file to the audio track.Only a 48 kHz stereo WAVE file can be assigned to the audio track. If you select a 44.1 kHz WAVE file or a 48 kHz monaural WAVE file, the following dialog box will appear, allowing you to convert the file to a 48...
Page 23 - Punch In
18 2 Use “To Song” to select the bounce-recording destination song. 3 Use “WAVE” to specify a name for the WAVE file that will be created by the bounce-recording operation. The save-destination of the WAVE file created by bounce-recording is specified by the page menu com-mand “Sel Dir/WAVE (Audio T...
Page 24 - Take; Sequencer P1: Cue List; Changes to the page menu commands; –1D: Conver t to Song
19 Sequencer Indiv.1/2: Signals sent to the INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, or 1/2 buses will be recorded.Any signals being sent to the INDIVIDUAL 1, 2, or 1/2 buses, such as external audio signals (specified in “Input” 0–7a ☞ PG p.56) or sounds played on the TRITON STUDIO from the keyboard or MIDI input, will be ...
Page 25 - Sequencer P5: Track Edit; Track and Map; New page menu commands
20 Sequencer P5: Track Edit Audio tracks can now be edited in the Sequencer P5: Track Edit page ( ☞ PG p.68). Accordingly, an audio track display has been added, and page menu commands have been added or modified. A WAVE file cannot be edited to a length greater than 80 minutes. Track and Map An aud...
Page 26 - –1U: Erase Punch Noise
21 Sequencer If you select a WAVE file that is other than 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz, an error message of “Can’t Put” will appear. You cannot “put” a WAVE file that is longer than 80 minutes. 5–1S: Normalize/Level (Normalize/Level Adjust) This command applies the same processing as the Sampling mode Samplin...
Page 32 - –1Q: Set Song Length
27 Sequencer 5–1Q: Set Song Length The items “Overwrite.WAV” and “Name” have been added to the page menu command “Set Song Length” ( ☞ PG p.75). If the song contains an audio track and you execute this command to shorten the length of the song (the “Length” field), the audio track will also be short...
Page 33 - Auto Sampling/HD Audio Setup
28 The page menu command “Auto Sampling/HD Audio Setup” has been added to the Sequencer P0: Play/REC, Sampling/HD Audio page. ( ☞ p.17) This convenient function automatically sets the relevant parameters to the ideal settings for various operations such as Sequencer mode sampling (e.g., In-Track Sam...
Page 35 - HD Audio Track REC
30 4. 2ch Mix to Disk As a preparatory step to creating an audio CD from your completed song, you must resample your song to create a two-channel stereo WAVE file on the internal hard drive. ( ☞ BG p.116) The “2ch Mix to Disk” radio button automatically makes the necessary settings for creating this...
Page 36 - Bounce Audio Track
31 Sequencer ■ Recording on the audio track(s) 7 Set “Location” to the location that you want to record. 8 Press the SEQUENCER [REC/WRITE] key and then the SEQUENCER [START/STOP] key . (Recording will begin.) 9 Play the musical instrument etc. that is connected to the AUDIO INPUT jack(s) you selecte...
Page 37 - Automatically-set parameters and their values
32 Automatically-set parameters and their values -: Not set automaticallySettings enclosed in parentheses ( ) are set automatically according to the parameters in the dialog box. *1 : The specified setting for Analog, S/P DIF, or mLAN (“Input1” or “Input2”) will be made automatically. *2 : The input...
Page 39 - Recording internal parameter changes; Support for exclusive events
34 Recording and playing exclusive events Version 2.0 allows exclusive messages to be recorded and played back, and allows you to edit tracks that contain exclusive events. Exclusive messages (including XG or GS data) received from an external MIDI device, and parameter changes produced by editing t...
Page 40 - Recording exclusive messages received; Exclusive messages that can be realtime-recorded
35 Sequencer 2. Recording exclusive messages received from the TRITON-Rack Here’s how you can connect the TRITON STUDIO and a TRITON-Rack via MIDI, and use the TRITON STUDIO to record exclusive messages received from the TRITON-Rack. 1 Connect the TRITON-Rack’s MIDI connectors (IN/OUT) to the TRITON...
Page 41 - MIDI system exclusive parameter changes
36 The maximum amount of exclusive message that can be recorded at once is approximately 320 Kbytes. This size will decrease if other events exist within the same mea-sure. You cannot simultaneously record exclusive messages received from an external MIDI device and parameter changes produced by edi...
Page 42 - Put Effect Setting to Track
37 Sequencer 3. Put Effect Setting to Track The page menu command “Put Effect Setting to Track” places effect settings into a track as exclusive events. As an example, we will use the preset template song “Acid Jazz” to explain how to use the “Put Effect Setting to Track” page menu command. In this ...
Page 43 - ) Using the effect specified by the song itself from the
38 2) Using the effect specified by the song itself from the beginning of the song, and inserting the effect settings from another song at the middle of the song For the insert effect (IFX3) used by track 3, we will use 023: Stereo Phaser (specified by the template song) from the beginning of the so...
Page 45 - Sequencer P8: Insert Effect; –1D: Put Effect Setting to Track; Sequencer P9: Master Effect; Added page menu command; –1C: Put Effect Setting to Track
40 Sequencer P8: Insert Effect The “Put Effect Setting to Track” page menu command has been added to Sequencer P8: Insert Effect. Added page menu command 8–1D: Put Effect Setting to Track Insert effect settings can now be placed in a track as exclu-sive events. This is convenient when you want to ch...
Page 46 - Destination; “Destination” and “Value”; Tone Adjust Parameters
41 Sequencer Tone Adjust pages have been added to Sequencer P5: Track Edit ( ☞ PG p.68). 5–3: Tone1.2 1–8 (Tone1/2 T01–08)5–4: Tone1.2 9–16 (Tone1/2 T09–16)5–5: Tone3.4 1–8 (Tone3/4 T01–08)5–6: Tone3.4 9–16 (Tone3/4 T09–16)5–7: Tone5.6 1–8 (Tone5/6 T01–08)5–8: Tone5.6 9–16 (Tone5/6 T09–16) In the To...
Page 48 - –1L: Copy From Program; Copy From Program
43 Sequencer “Copy From Program” has been added to the page menu commands of the Sequencer P0: Play/REC page and related pages. 0–1L: Copy From Program Copies the settings from a specific program to a track or effect in the currently selected song. 1 Select “Copy From Program” to open the dialog box...
Page 49 - Compare function; After audio track recording; Improvements; Auto Song Setup function
44 This function automatically sets up a song by applying the settings from a program or combination. This provides a seamless way for you to transition from playing a program or combination into creating a song, so that if you suddenly have ideas for a phrase or song while you are playing, you can ...
Page 50 - –6a: WAVE file waveform display, Edit Range
45 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality Disk mode The 0–6: Edit WAVE page has been added to Disk mode.Here you can edit WAVE files that are saved on the internal hard drive or other media. In previous operating systems, large (long) WAVE files could be edited only on a comput...
Page 51 - –6: Page menu command; –6A: Save WAVE Parameter
46 address will move by one pixel.) In the vertical axis, you can zoom-in through a range of 1x (full range display) to 512x (in the case of stereo, 1024x).Zoom-in/out will start at the most recent address selected for “Edit Range Start,” “Edit Range End,” “LoopS,” or “End” point. If after zooming-i...
Page 52 - –6L: Erase Punch Noise
47 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality 0–6D: Clear This command sets all data to zero in the “Edit Range Start” – “Edit Range End” region (0–6a). Data preceding or follow-ing the region will be unchanged. This is the same function as the Sampling mode, Sampling P1: Sample Ed...
Page 53 - Load AKAI Program File; 8) Load AKAI Program File; Load AKAI Volume; Advanced Conversion Load
48 time signature, “Tempo” specifies the destination tempo, and “Program” specifies the program number that will be automatically created. 0–6O: Mono to Stereo This is the same function as the Sampling mode, Sampling P0: Recording page menu command “Sample Mono To Ste-reo”; here performed on a WAVE ...
Page 55 - Exclusive; Load Standard MIDI File
50 .KSC files with a name identical to the .PCG file will always be loaded together with the .PCG file. If this file is not found in the current directory or below it, load the file as described in “If a file to be loaded cannot be found, or when loading a file that was saved across media” ( ☞ PG p....
Page 56 - Save Song as Standard MIDI File
51 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality In the 0–2: Save page menu command “Save to Std MIDI File (Save Song as Standard MIDI File),” an “Exclusive” check box has been added to the dialog box. This allows you to save system exclusive events and universal exclusive events incl...
Page 57 - –3K: Collect Audio Track file; Collect Audio Track file
52 “Collect Audio Track file” has been added to the 0–3: Utility page menu commands. 0–3K: Collect Audio Track file This command copies/moves the WAVE file created by the HD Audio Track function into the same directory as the .SNG file (song file) or a directory inside that file. It also con-verts t...
Page 59 - Global mode parameters; Rate Convert
54 A function that converts a 44.1 kHz WAVE file to a 48 kHz WAVE file has been added to the 0–3: Utility page menu command “Rate Convert” (0–3H ☞ PG p.171). Select a 44.1 kHz WAVE file in the directory window, and access the “Rate Convert” page menu command dialog box. The rest of the procedure is ...
Page 60 - Sequencer mode parameters; Program mode Audition Rif f and Transpose settings; Sequencer mode parameters added in version 2.0; Global mode parameters added in version 2.0; Data compatibility
55 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality 3. Sequencer mode parameters • The KARMA system version 2.0 “Tone Adjust” setting will be loaded correctly. If a KARMA system version 1.0 file is loaded, this parameter will be set to the default value. • The TRITON STUDIO version 2.0 A...
Page 61 - SCSI Mode; SCSI ID; Making connections with an external device
56 Global mode “SCSI Mode” and “SCSI ID” parameters have been added to the Global P0: Basic Setup, System Preference page ( ☞ PG p.137). These parameters allow the TRITON STUDIO’s internal hard drive to be detected by a connected computer as an external SCSI disk. This allows you to transfer data be...
Page 62 - Foot Switch Assign
57 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality 3 In the Global P0: Basic Setup, System Preference page, set “SCSI Mode” to Target . A dialog box will inform you that you must restart the system in order for the change to take effect. 4 Press the OK button . When you change the “SCSI...
Page 63 - Sampling mode; –1O: Auto Sampling Setup; Auto Sampling Setup
58 Sampling mode An “Auto Sampling Setup” page menu command has been added to the Sampling P0: Recording page and P4: Selector Setup page. 0–1O: Auto Sampling Setup This command automatically sets sampling-related parame-ters to the optimal settings for specific Sampling mode oper-ations. (For the a...
Page 64 - Auto Resample through IFX
59 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality If “Save to” is set to DISK , you can use the page menu command “Select Directory” (0–1N ☞ PG p.96) to spec- ify the save-destination for the WAVE file that will be created by sampling. ■ Sampling 8 Press the SAMPLING [REC] key and then...
Page 66 - Page menu commands Insert,
61 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality You can now use the “Insert,” “Mix,” and “Paste” page menu commands of the Sampling P1: Sample Edit page ( ☞ PG p.102–103) to insert/mix/paste data from a WAVE file stored on the hard drive into a sample in sample memory (RAM).A “From” ...
Page 68 - Combination mode; –5E: Auto Sampling Setup; Resample Combination Play
63 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality Combination mode An “Auto Sampling Setup” page menu command has been added to the Combination P0: Sampling page. 0–5E: Auto Sampling Setup This convenient command automatically sets sampling-related parameters of Combination mode to the...
Page 71 - –1C: Copy From Program
66 “Copy From Program” has been added to the page menu commands of pages such as Combination P0 (0–1 ☞ PG p.33). 0–1C: Copy From Program This command copies the settings of the specified program to a timbre of the currently selected combination. The effect settings and arpeggiator settings of the sp...
Page 72 - Program mode; –3E: Auto Sampling Setup; Resample Program Play
67 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality Program mode An “Auto Sampling Setup” page menu command has been added to the Program P0: Sampling page. 0–3E: Auto Sampling Setup This convenient command automatically sets sampling-related parameters of Program mode to the optimal set...
Page 75 - Other functionality; Changed messages; Buffer overrun error occurred; Tap tempo control
70 Other functionality A tap tempo control function has been added to Program, Combination, Sequencer, and Song Play modes.While SMF data is playing in these modes, you can control the playback tempo in realtime just by lightly pressing the [ENTER] key several times at the beat of the desired tempo....
Page 76 - Added messages
71 Disk Global Sampling Combination Program Other functionality Added messages The following messages have been added. Audio Track size over limit Can’t record Audio TrackChange MIDI Clock to Inter nal Exceeded 8 Programs File/path not found Source file is not 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz Can’t put Source f...
