Triton question

[mtg7643]

Hi,

I'm wondering if you can load mp3 backing tracks into the Triton.

Someone suggested that I convert the backing track to midi, and then upload.

If that's true, anyone know of a mp3 to midi converter?

[el mae de las teclas]

Hi! Triton does not support MP3 files.
There is not such a thing as MP3 to MIDI converter.

You will need to create yourself the sequencer track.

[mtg7643]

Hi! Triton does not support MIDI files.
There is not such a thing as MP3 to MIDI converter.

You will need to create yourself the sequencer track.

Thanks. I'm very new to the technical side of these keyboards (I.E. - can't even say I'm novice), and I'm trying to come up with a strategy for learning this stuff.

Basically, I use a backing track when I play. Leaving this in the hands of a sound guy at the clubs have lead to some ugliness. I'm trying to eliminate that from the equation.

The other idea that I'm floating is controling the mix from a laptop computer hooked up to a soundboard that I control at my vantage point. That leads to it's own complicatons, but I have plenty of time to learn.

[el mae de las teclas]

Hi again! Im sorry, I just notices I had a mistake on my previous post, I put Triton does not support MIDI files when I meant MP3 files, I already edited that.

Im curious, what type of problems are the sound guys facing? How are they playing the track, from an mp3 player type of thing?

You could use the laptop to control the track, but from my point of view, there shouldnt be anything easier than having a playback of something that was previously created. Of course, such track must be really well done and mixed, within itself and in accordance to your playing over it.

Andrés

[mtg7643]

Hi again! Im sorry, I just notices I had a mistake on my previous post, I put Triton does not support MIDI files when I meant MP3 files, I already edited that.

Im curious, what type of problems are the sound guys facing? How are they playing the track, from an mp3 player type of thing?

You could use the laptop to control the track, but from my point of view, there shouldnt be anything easier than having a playback of something that was previously created. Of course, such track must be really well done and mixed, within itself and in accordance to your playing over it.

Andrés

No problem. I just got the Triton last week, so I'm very new to the product itself. I'm technically savvy, but don't know much about the technological capabilities of the Korgs (I have manuals...need to sit and read)

The problem basically is that the sound guys for some reason let the mix get away from them. Maybe some of my backing tracks aren't all the same sound level, and when they're played via a CD player, some tracks are louder than others (that's something I actually should look at).

In one instance the sound guy at this club I played was literally stoned, and didn't care about the mix, so he ended up trashing 2 of my songs. Since I play by ear, if I don't hear it well, I can't play.

The backing tracks are well done, and when I mix at home I'm able to control the levels for recording mp3s. I need to be able to do the same when I play out.

[jenius_92000]

You could try converting the MP3 into a WAV file.

[jeebustrain]

You could try converting the MP3 into a WAV file.

a 4 minute, 16bit wav file could be upwards of 20-30 MB (or more). Does the Triton even have that much sample ram?

[hephiroth]

here's what i saw one guy doing:

1 small mixer
1 korg karma
1 acoustic guitar
1 vocal mic
1 iPod

he ran everything into his little mixer (all backing tracks on the iPod, which he had in front of him--so he was in control), then ran the stereo outs of his mixer to the sound guy. nothing for the sound man to do but turn the volume up.

easy.

[Maximus]

a 4 minute, 16bit wav file could be upwards of 20-30 MB (or more). Does the Triton even have that much sample ram?

Well No, (technically yes you could have up to 96 MB on a real triton (ie not on a Le or TR) but it can only adress up to a 16 MB single sample)

But if it is a triton extreme you could play back a .WAV file from the compact flash memory or a USB stick, but i would use an ipod and a small mixer

[Heist]

yeah almost every solo performance i,ve seen, there is an ipod somewhere on the stage.

if you have an ipod then there should be a cord that connects the ipod to an audio input on the triton

but i dont have an ipod:frown: so i dont know if there is such a cord..

hope that helps?? lol

[mtg7643]

This is exactly the type of answers and information I'm looking for. Thank you so much for the information.

Hoping that Jordan might answer this, for Keyfest in White Plains in 2004 you were using backing tracks for the Dream Theater tracks, and playing the keyboard parts. Did you have a sound guy controlling this, or were you controlling everything from you?

I have an iPod shuffle that I could load my mp3s on, I have a USB based mixer that I can connect to a laptop. I'm going to start experimenting at home with the configurations, and then one night, bite the bullet and give it a try at an open mic.

Although I'd love to upload the mp3s to the Triton (converting to wav), I'm thinking in terms of memory that the Triton will not have sufficient memory to house 45 minutes of backing tracks.

[mtg7643]

yeah almost every solo performance i,ve seen, there is an ipod somewhere on the stage.

if you have an ipod then there should be a cord that connects the ipod to an audio input on the triton

but i dont have an ipod:frown: so i dont know if there is such a cord..

hope that helps?? lol

I'm going to try this. I'll attempt to connect the iPod shuffle via a cable into the audio input, and see what happens. Don't know how lucky I'm going to get but thank god I can try this at home :-)

[el mae de las teclas]

Well, the easyest thing will be to get a small mixer, you should be able to pick one up for little money. You might try to use the Triton's inputs for that, but I cant remember just from the top of my head how easy or convinient can that result.
Good luck!

[Analogkid]

IF this helps.... for my Who tribute band I didnt want to kill all my ram in my Fusion with samples (some are kinda long) so I just did the MP3 player trick. I ran an extra long instrument cable off stage and put a 1/4 inch to headphone reducer on it so I could plug into my MP3. The other end went to my mixer. Our stage hand runs the samples from off stage for us. From time to time ive had to do it myself but its been no big deal.