EasyStart

TR Main Features

M a i i n F e a t u r e s

• 64MB Expanded ROM – 2X the size of the

“classic” TRITON and TRITON Le sound engines. Many new expressive and realistic sounds with multi-level dynamics including a new velocity-switched Stereo Piano and other great acoustic instruments!

• Dual polyphonic arpeggiators – inspiring and rhythmic fun!

• Four-part effects section. Studio-quality sound. 89 effect types!

• Easy-to-use interface

EasyStart Contents

• Onboard 16-track sequencer with

One-Touch Record, Song Templates,

RPPR and more!

• Optional Sampling board (EXB-SMPL)

• High Capacity SD card storage. Load and save sounds, songs and sample data quickly and economically. Up to 1GB

Secure Digital cards can be used

• USB MIDI connection for direct link to the computer. No MIDI interface needed.

Listening to the demo songs; Selecting/playing Programs and Combinations

Selecting Programs and Combinations by Category

Using the AUDITION function as you select Programs

Work with these great TR Programs and Combinations

Sequence mode: Creating songs quickly with Song Templates

Automating the mix; Using Compare as UNDO

One Touch Record; Combis with Arps; Swing quantize

A few words on Sampling with the EXB-SMPL option

TR “Quick Tips” and important Owner’s Manual references

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L o a d i i n g t h e F a c t o r y D a t a

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Make sure to backup any of your own Programs, Combis and Songs to a formatted SD card before proceeding! (See pages 100-102 in the Operation Guide)

1. Press the GLOBAL key.

2. Press the F8 UTILITY key.

3. Press the F7 key and CURSOR ▼ to select “Load Preload/Demo Data”. a. To load all of the factory data at once: Use the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys to select “All”

(Preload PCG and Demo Songs)

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Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm. b. To load just the factory demo songs: Use the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys to select “All Demo

Songs”

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Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm. c. To load just the factory sounds: Use the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys to select “All Preload PCG”

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Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm.

In-Store Note:

Each time that you power OFF the TR, any songs that are in currently loaded will be erased. For sales presentations, make sure to reload the factory demos each morning using the above procedure!

L i i s t e n i i n g t o t h e D e m o S o n g s

1. After the preload demo songs have been loaded, press the SEQ key.

2. CURSOR ▼to highlight the “song name edit cell”.

3. Select a song (“Out of the Box” or “Midnight Sun”) with the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys.

4. Press the START/STOP key to begin playback. Press the START/STOP key again to stop playback.

S e l l e c t i i n g a n d p l l a y i n g P r o g r a m s a n d C o m b i i n a t i i o n s

1. To select Programs, press the PROG key. To select Combinations, press the COMBI key.

2. Press a BANK key to select one of the sound banks, followed by using the DIAL, INC/ DEC keys, or numeric

keypad to select sounds from within a bank.

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Programs are located in BANKS A-D (and GM for General MIDI). Combinations are in BANKS A-C.

S e l l e c t i i n g P r o g r a m s a n d C o m b i i n a t i i o n s b y C a t e g o r y

1. Press the CATEGORY key

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Select the category in the display, via the four Category-direction “tabs” accessed from keys F1-F4

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To select and then play sounds from the category chosen, use the DIAL or

INC/DEC keys

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Continue scrolling through the categorized list, or finalize your choice by pressing F8

(“OK”).

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U s i i n g t h e A U D I T I O N f f u n c t i i o n a s y o u s e l l e c t P r o g r a m s

When you select a Program in normal play mode, or when using the Select by Category function, press the AUDITION key to play back a pre-programmed musical phrase. This is a great way for you to hear how the sound you’ve selected will work in your performance or sequencing applications! Try it!

W o r k i i n g w i i t h t h e T A P T E M P O F u n c t i i o n

1. Tap Tempo in Program Mode: Select Program B098, Goa Message

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Hold down some notes on the keyboard, and press the TIMBRE/TRACK key 3 or 4 times at the desired tempo: The Metronome updates accordingly.

2. Tap Tempo in Combi Mode: Select Combi A028, South Beach Gtr.

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Hold down some notes on the keyboard, and press the TIMBRE/TRACK key 3 or 4 times at the desired tempo: The Metronome updates accordingly.

3. Tap Tempo in Sequence Mode: After creating a New Song and pressing the REC/WRITE key, press the

TIMBRE/TRACK key 3 or 4 times at the desired tempo: The Metronome updates accordingly.

4. Tap Tempo of tempo-based Effects: Select Program D114, Velo PowerStab

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Note that the ARP ON/OFF switch is off

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Press the TIMBRE/TRACK key 3 or 4 times at the desired tempo: The Program’s BPM of

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Master Effect 1 (algorithm 50: St. BPM Delay) will update to the tapped tempo. w i t h t h e s e g r e a t T R P r o g r a m s a n d C o m b i i n a t i i o n s : :

PROGRAM

A001

A012

A017

A021

A030

B025

C007

Name

StereoPiano mf/f

Nylon Guitar 2

EP Bright mf/f

Velo Scat Voices

Flute Vibrato

Reactor Pad

Gospel Perc Organ

COMBINATION Name

A001

A002

A007

A020

A045

A051

B104

C007

C050

Archi Prime File

Vintage Pad

Real Steppers

Fantasmagoria

Velo Orchestra

Funky Keys

Snap! Reggae Organ

Strummin’ 2step isabellacoola

Performance Tips

SW1: transpose down an octave

Knob3: Chorus mix / Knob4: Reverb mix

JS+Y (up) and press SW2 / Knob3 EG INT to 9 o’clock

Play with Velocity! / Knob 3 and 4: FX control

JS-Y: flutter effect

Knob2: Modulate filter LFO / SW1: Pitch from 5th to unison

JS+Y toggle: Rotary spk on/off / Knob1: Roto spk mix control

Performance Tips

Fantastic strings using new samples

Play it! One-Touch Record! / Knob2:octv / Knob3: attack

JS-Y: zero output of Drum Arp; Knob2: zero output organ

ARP on: # of notes played = # of drum parts (up to 8)

Play w/varied velocity! / ARP on, then Knob2 to mix

Just play it!!! One-Touch Record!!!

Knob2: organ mix / Knob3: Sequence Delay effect mix

SW2: zero output Drum ARP; Knob3: Volume of guitar ARP

Knob2: LFO; Knob3: Doppler effect

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S e q u e n c e M o d e : : C r e a t i i n g s o n g s q u i i c k l l y w i i t h T e m p l l a t e S o n g s

1. Press the SEQ key

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Type in a “Song #” not yet in use (if you’ve loaded the Preload Songs, type #2) on the

numeric keypad, then press ENTER

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Confirm “Create New Song?” by pressing F8 (“OK”).

2. Press F8 (“UTILITY”) and CURSOR ► to “Load Template Song”

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Press F8 to confirm

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Use the DIAL to choose one of the provided Song Templates: “P00-P16”. Each Song selection will load Programs and Effects to tracks.

3. CURSOR ▼to “Copy Pattern to Track too?” and “check” the box with the DIAL or by pressing the INC key

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Press F8 to confirm

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CURSOR to the Pattern number and use the DIAL to select a Pattern in the same

style as your Template Song choice (notice that it automatically started at the right style of drum pattern for the genre you selected!)

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Press F6 a few times, to copy the pattern into the track for a number of measures, try selecting another pattern for variety, pressing F6 to confirm, and then press F7 to exit

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Press the START/STOP key to audition the copied drum patterns

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Press the START/STOP key again to stop.

4. Press the LOCATE key to return to the beginning of the Song

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CURSOR ▼to the Track Select cell on the main sequence page, and press the INC key to select Track 2 (with the exception of the Orchestral

Template, Track 2 is always Bass)

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Press the REC/WRITE key, and then the START/STOP key, and record

2 to 4 measures

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When finished, press START/STOP to stop recording.

5. Press the MENU key, and then press F1 to highlight “Loop”

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Press F8 to open the Loop Page

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Hold down the TIMBRE/TRACK key and press F2 (or CURSOR ►) to select Track 2

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Press the INC key to “check”

Track 2’s “loop box”

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CURSOR ▼and leave the “loop start value” at “measure 001”

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CURSOR ▼ and set the “loop end value” to the last measure you played on Track 2

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Press LOCATE to move to the song beginning, and then press the START/STOP key to playback the song and looped bass track

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Press the

START/STOP key again to stop.

6. Press the EXIT key to return to the main sequence page

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repeat previous steps 4 and 5 as you record additional tracks and set desired Play Loops.

…Continue by Automating the Mix:

7. CURSOR to the “Track select cell” and select a track from the previous steps for mixing.

8. Press F6 (“Pref”), CURSOR to “REC setup.”

Ä press the INC key to select “Over Dub”

9. Press F4 to view the Mix for tracks 1-8

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While holding down the TIMBRE/TRACK key, press the F1 - F8 keys to select the desired track

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CURSOR ▼to highlight the volume parameter for the selected track.

10. Press the REC/WRITE key, then the START/STOP key, and record volume changes on the track by using the DIAL

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Press START/STOP when finished.

11. Press START/STOP to audition the results - the volume parameter and value will update as the song plays back. Note that track pan messages may be recorded in similar fashion.

U s i i n g t h e C o m p a r e f f u n c t i i o n a s ‘ ‘ U N D O ’ ’ i i n S e q u e n c e m o d e

If you are dissatisfied with a ‘take’ or a recorded mix, press the COMPARE key once so it is lit: it serves as “one level of Undo”. Simply Record again while the COMPARE key is lit, and you’ll record new data in the current track. “Toggle” the COMPARE key to listen to both “takes”. Note that moving to, and recording/editing another track (or leaving sequence mode) will clear the Compare buffer. Before you begin work on a new track, make sure that the currently selected state of Compare contains the data that you want to keep!

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O n e T o u c h R e c o r d i i n g

1. Choose any Program or a Combi.

2. Hold down ENTER and press REC/WRITE

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Press F8 to answer “OK” to “Setup to Record: Are you sure?”

The TR copies the current sound with its effects and Arp settings into Sequencer mode, with the REC/WRITE key already armed!

3. Press START/STOP to begin recording

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Press START/STOP again to stop recording. What could be easier?!

A l l t e r n a t e s o n g m e t h o d f f o r c o p y i i n g C o m b i i s w i i t h A r p e g g i i o P a t t e r n s

1. Choose any Combi with the ARP ON/OFF switch on (lit).

2. Press the SEQ key and create a new song

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Press F8, Utility and CURSOR to “Copy from Combi”

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Confirm OK with F8

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CURSOR to and check both boxes “with Effects” and ”Auto Adjust Arp for Multi

REC”

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Confirm OK by pressing F8.

3. Press START/STOP to begin recording

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Press START/STOP again to stop recording.

U s i i n g t h e S w i i n g Q u a n t i i z e f f u n c t i i o n

1. Press MENU

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Press F5, then CURSOR ▼to T Edit

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Press F8 to Open

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Select a Track to edit; select the first four measures as a region to edit (from M:001 to End of M:004).

2. Press F8 Utility and CURSOR to Quantize

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Press F8 to confirm OK

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Set Resolution to the 16 th note icon, and DIAL (or type in, pressing Enter after) a swing percentage and press F8, OK.

A F e w W o r d s o n S a m p l l i i n g w i i t h t h e E X B S M P L O p t i i o n

The user-installable EXB-SMPL sampling option provides the user with everything needed for serious sampling: a pair of audio inputs with Level control and Mic/Line level switching, a SCSI connector, and 16 MB of RAM.

The TR samples at 48 kHz, 16-bit, in mono or stereo. With the provided 16 MB, the TR is capable of recording samples of 174 seconds @ mono, or 87 seconds @ stereo. Fully expanded with SIMM modules to 64 MB, it allows about 11 mono minutes or 5.8 stereo minutes of sampling! The correct SIMMS are 72-pin, non-parity, EDO or Fast

Page (FPM) DRAM SIMM, 60 ns (nanoseconds) or faster, 11 Bit Addressing.

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For more information and tutorials on using the EXB-SMPL Sampling Option, see the TR Owner’s

Manual Operation and Parameter Guides.

For more info on compatible RAM, go to: http://www.korg.com/service/downloadinfo.asp?DID=1123.

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T R “ Q u i c k T i i p s ”

Discovering “hidden” arpeggio patterns in Program and Combi modes:

When selecting some sounds, the ARP ON/OFF key is unlit, and with other sounds, the key automatically lights, and the arpeggio pattern(s) trigger as soon as you play the keyboard. Note that there are patterns pre-assigned to every Program and Combination in

the TR. Simply press to turn the ARP key ON (lit), and then play the keyboard to trigger the assigned patterns.

Trying out new arpeggio patterns in Programs and Combis:

After selecting a Program and triggering the assigned arpeggio pattern: Press the F3 key (“Arp”) Ä CURSOR ▼to highlight the

“Pattern” name assigned Ä Press the INC key or rotate the DIAL to select new patterns. (Operation Guide, page 27)

After selecting a Combination and triggering the assigned arpeggio pattern(s): Press the F4 key, and the “check boxes” in the display will indicate which patterns are set to trigger (A, B or both) Ä Select either with the F4 or F5 keys, then CURSOR ▼to highlight the

“Pattern” name assigned Ä Press the INC key or rotate the DIAL to select new patterns. (Operation Guide, page 29)

Checking the current ROM version # and installed EXB-SMPL option in the TR:

On Power-up, the display will indicate the current software version and all installed options. To download the newest operating systems as they become available, visit www.korg.com

A few words on user- installation of the EXB-SMPL Sampling option:

The Sampling option includes the EXB-SMPL board/SCSI connector, a 16 Mbyte DRAM SIMM module and screws. You can add another

16 Mbyte or 32 Mbyte SIMM module for a total of 32 or 48 Mbyte sample ram, or reach the maximum sample memory capacity of 64

Mbytes by removing the 16 Mbyte SIMM module, and installing 2- 32 Mbyte SIMM modules. (Specific instructions on how to easily- install this option can be found in the Parameter Guide, page 260)

To adjust the display contrast:

Press the GLOBAL key Ä Press F2 (“Pref”) Ä CURSOR to “LCD Contrast” and use the DIAL to set as needed.

Save your valuable data!

Any edits you make to Programs, Combinations, Drumkits or Global parameters can be written to internal memory and retained on power-off. Your songs and samples will not be retained on power-off, however. Make sure that you back up all of your valuable data to

SD or via SCSI, if the EXB-SMPL option is installed! For more information, see the Operation Guide, page 42, and pages 100-102.

I m p o r t a n t O w n e r ’ s M a n u a l l R e f f e r e n c e s

Basic Program and Combination editing

Copying a Combination to the Sequencer

Creating and recording RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Record)

Sampling: Converting a Multisample to a Program

Sample Looping, Time Slicing and advanced sample editing

Creating a user arpeggio pattern

Effect Guide

Alternate Modulation

Dynamic Modulation

Routing Individual Outputs

Making footswitch and pedal assignments

Operation Guide, pages 49 and 57

Operation Guide, page 77

Operation Guide, page 75

Operation Guide, page 94

Operation Guide, pg 86 - Param Guide, pgs 89-122

Operation Guide, pg 107

Param Guide, pg 159

Param Guide, pg 215

Param Guide, pg 221

Param Guide, pg 166

Operation Guide, pg 117

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