Korg Triton EXB-SMPL sampling upgrade kit installation.

Korg Tritons are very upgradeable and this is one of the best things you can do to make it even more fun and useful. The EXB-SMPL kit enables you to sample and incorporate your samples into the Triton's general soundset, intermingling them with the synth sounds, arpeggiators and effects any way you like. This video shows the EXB installation, and in the next episode we'll see it in action!

[@Kristian_G]

Hi I have seen one Triton LE without EXB but has 32+32 ram on it Does that mean that i can’t read SeT with samples on it? Thanks

[@gearfacts]

No, you need that EXB

[@tmbltmbltmbl7737]

Do you know where on earth I could find one? Still kicking myself in the ass for absent mindedly bidding on one on eBay with out raising my max bid high enough and lost it.

[@gearfacts]

You and me both. I'd really like to track one down too, but they are super-scarce. All I can suggest is keep watching ebay. Do a global search, sometimes you can get them from Japan. The only place I've seen them recently is when they are installed in existing Triton keyboards.

[@DJazz-1]

Thanks for the demonstration. If I purchase a 32MB 72pin EDO SIMM RAM Memory Upgrade from some sellers on eBay/Amazon; does it come with the input sockets for plugging in mic/instrument etc.? Will be thankful for your advice.

[@tritonpro7240]

I have a hard disk Quantum Bigfoot 5.25 series from 1996 of 4.5 GB. Does it fit a classic korg triton directly to EXB SCSI ? of course with the right cables

[@gearfacts]

I doubt it would work, but it's worth a try.

[@jeremysmith5921]

Hi there, do you know if this board works with the standard Triton too, or just the LE?

[@gearfacts]

I think it’s just for the LE.

[@rudolphbradford3322]

How much do the Emp-smpl bird cost?

[@gearfacts]

They’re really hard to find now. I’ve seen them sell up to $500US. A guy offered me 1000 for mine but I’m not sure if he was serious!

[@Hyper5nic]

Thank you very much for creating and sharing this video. Do you still own the Triton and how do you like the sampling options so far?

[@gearfacts]

It's a great sampler. 48Kh is the ONLY option and it's crystal clear all the way :) Gearfacts (and thanks for watching!)

[@ShallRemainUnknown]

@@gearfacts You can downsample convert on the Triton after you sample to different fractions of the original 48kHz sample (I think 1/2, 1/4, 1/8). I believe you can repeat the downsampling to get to something very low like 8kHz or less, too. Plus, there's "decimator" fx algorithm to add grunge/grit to samples, if that's what you're after. (Of course, distortion algorithms used lightly can do some of that , too. )

[@wineblue2]

Any idea where I can purchase one of these Sampling Boards?

[@gearfacts]

No, but I'm always looking! I think the next one to appear on ebay will sell for a VERY high price because they are so hard to find.

[@wineblue2]

@@gearfacts Nope not really. My tech watched a dozen of them hit Reverb for like $50 a piece. There is also another outfit I learned of who has partnered with PCB manufactures in order to overcome obsoleted boards.

[@gearfacts]

@@wineblue2 wow, I'll have to check reverb out, it's not one of the more-used services here. But yeah apart from that I'm not aware of any other sources

[@shoominati23]

Man, if the triggering latency on that is good, I might be in the market for one for a beats / pads sample playback device. Especially now that they're affordable. Do they have any M1 sounds in them?

[@gearfacts]

I've got a vague feeling that I saw a collection of patches on one of the Triton forums that was all about M1 simulation. There are so many patches out there available for free, so I'm sure there'd be something. There may even be M1 sounds resident on the Triton but I've never actually used an M1 so I wouldn't know. As for latency, my first sample had no perceptible delay so it should be all good :)

[@d.grigsby8211]

Have you made a follow-up video in which you demonstrate the use of the EXB-SMPL sampler card? I have a TR88 with the card; however, I'm not familiar of what one would hook-up to the SCSI or what type of adapter I may need for more modern interfaces. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

[@gearfacts]

Hmm, if there's an SCSI socket that would imply to me that it's actually the EXB-MOSS card you've got in your TR88. It's just a communications upgrade, not sampling. This is all a bit foggy in my memory though so I'm open to be corrected about any of those details. The EXB-SMPL upgrade will have clearly visible audio inputs. Let me know your conclusions :) Gearfacts

[@RealinDealer]

Anyone know where I can get one of these upgrades these days?

[@gearfacts]

Ebay is your best chance. Search international, people are usually willing to post them. Or buy a broken Triton that already has it installed, you might get a bargain.

[@RealinDealer]

@@gearfacts thanks!

[@AT-eh2eo]

Did the le not come with sampling??? The studio came with it stock, but it is the overhauled model...

[@gearfacts]

Only the Le88 was shipped with the sampling board as far as I'm aware :) #gearfacts

[@pianoplayeh]

I have the Le88 and it actually didn’t come with this sampling board. Nice way for them to keep the price down for people like me who weren’t interested in sampling at the time. But, I’m sort of interested in playing around with it now as I dust this bad boy off. But they’re hard to come by! Any way you’d be interested in selling it? ;)

[@AT-eh2eo]

@@pianoplayeh lol Unfortunately the sampling feature is the star of the show in my set up. Have you tried creating patches from scratch? the triton has single cycle wave forms that are a lot of fun to patch like a traditional synth, rather than a rompler that sounds like other real instrument.

[@pianoplayeh]

A T oh sorry I meant Gearfacts. My bad, I was unclear. I don’t think the Studio’s sample board would be compatible with the Le anyway. But thanks for the tip! I haven’t done much sound design from scratch and I’m def gonna play around with starting from the waveform.

[@elinimitable8932]

Where is the second video?

[@gearfacts]

Sorry man it never happened

[@LyonHansenOfficial]

so how does this sound as a sampler? do the sound warm and lush?

[@AT-eh2eo]

its not like the mpc, where you get a "Punch" or specific character from simply sampling into it, but it has a lot of modulation options and effects, giving you the ability to get reallllyyyyy complex with basic sounds.

[@kokopelli314]

I sampled my home-made flute. With some pitch correction, formant processing, and a small room rev. I get a decent intro to Strawberry Fields.

[@LyonHansenOfficial]

Ah alright. I have parted with my triton now. I will miss some if the sounds it had to offer though

[@FranciscoPerez-il3rv]

Hi, great video, i have triton classic, is this compatible?

[@gearfacts]

I pretty sure it isn't compatible ...but I'm 5% unsure so I'd chase up the manual on google and have a look. You never know. Thanks for watching Gearfacts, glad the video was helpful :)

[@ShallRemainUnknown]

The Triton Classic, Studio, Extreme, and Rack all come factory-standard will built-in sampling (so you already have everything this sampling upgrade card adds to the lower Triton LE and similar models).

[@ltremonti1]

thanks for this video

[@gearfacts]

Most welcome

[@ltremonti1]

@@gearfacts btw you said in this install video you were "ging do a video about using the triton sampler next". Did that ever happen? I searched your videos from 3 and 4 years ago but didnt find it. Theres not a good resource online for it. Not in English anyways.

[@gearfacts]

@@ltremonti1 I'm so sorry, that video was never able to be made due to the EXB-SMPL card going missing. It's something I certainly want to do in the future though.