Triton Studio vs. Triton Extreme

[ToneFusion]

I'm looking to purchase either the Triton Studio or Triton Extreme and I am trying to figure out which is the best to get. One thing I've noticed is that the Studio is quite a bit more. I looked at a comparison chart and saw a few things that were different. The thing I noticed the most was that the Extreme doesn't have any expansion slots although it supposedly has all the Studio sounds built in. The Studio has a hard drive and a built in cd burner but the Extreme has USB capability so you can connect an external burner as well as connect it directly to you pc. Anyway, through all my research I can't seem to understand what makes the Studio so much more. In your opinion, which is the better puchase? Thanks for the help!

[drumadima]

huh? extreme is actually much more than studio....twice the rom,expansion boards already installed (some fully some with only best sounds),USB,valve force (wich is very cool)...its like more of everything :)

[ToneFusion]

Understood, but why is the Triton Studio so much more? For example, on American Musical's website the Korg Triton Extreme 76 Key is $2499 and the Triton Studio 76 Key is $2999? That is a huge price difference! But why, if as you said the "extreme is actually much more than studio", is the Studio so expensive? What does the Studio have that puts the price so high? I personally think the Extreme looks and sounds awesome and have been leaning in that direction but have been curious about the Studio for quite a while.

[losmusicanos]

Studio - 96 kHz digital output / input
Extreme - 48 kHz digital output / input

Studio - Floppy & HDD
Extreme - Compact Flash (so much better than floppies!)

Studio - SCSI Interface
Extreme - USB to PC, USB to external device (HDD, CD, DVD players...)

Studio is heavier.

I'm amazed. I knew that the Studio was much more expensive, but I believed there was a good reason... That's why I had to check!

The hard drive and 96 kHz output don't justify the price, at best it only balances the absence of USB and added sound banks (Valve comes as a free gadget with the instrument, as everyone know). :D

What is actually interesting in the Studio is the expandability - MOSS card, CD burner. And you can probably record audio tracks more easily in the sequencer as well (I suppose... hence the HDD).

[pmarafio]

I went throught the exact same decision process last year - which model to buy???

Man am I ever glad I opted for the Studio!

Here's why:

1. Internal hard drive. It's great to have a hig speed 1 or 2 GB internal hard drive to load and save samples and sequences on. You don't have to worry about luggin external devices or about the size limitations of smart media cards. On gigs, I setup my rig, and then load all my samples from the internal hard drive and I'm ready to go!

2. Internal CD-RW drive. It is so easy to sample directly from this device into the Triton!! I constantly rip samples right into the machine. Without it, I would rip to my Mac, edit the sample in Protools, export the sample from Protools, put it on transportable media, take it into the workstation...etc. With the Studio, pop in the CD, hit the sample button and rip in seconds!

What the Extreme has that I wish the Studio had:
- Smart Media
- USB (I think the Extreme has USB...not sure)

Bottom line - if you sample (and I realize that a lot of players do NOT sample) then the Studio has some solid benefits. If you don't sample, then save the cash and buy the Extreme.

[pmarafio]

Just read the comment about MOSS - if you can't use MOSS in the Extreme then definitely get the Studio!

MOSS is an essential add-on IMO. It's like having a Z1 (I used to own one) inside your Triton. It gives you sounds that nothing else can provide aside from the Oasys or a Z1.

[ToneFusion]

Thanks for the input. The Extreme does have USB as well as the MOSS card expansion option.

[LithoJazzoSphere]

To summarize - the main differences:

1: CD-burner (Studio)
2: Hard drive (Studio)
3: Valve Force tube (Extreme)
4: Much larger rom bank (Extreme)
5: Flash drive (Extreme) vs. floppy (Studio)
6: USB (Extreme) vs. SCSI (Studio)
7: Weight (Studio is heavier)
8: Appearance (colors, layout, etc.)

They both allow you to expand them with MOSS, but the Extreme has the vast majority of the EXB expansion cards pre-loaded into the sample rom, whereas with the studio, you have to purchase and install these in addition to the original price, making the price gap even wider. If you're looking for a home studio as opposed to a board with lots of sounds, get the Studio. If I had the cash, I'd get the Extreme, because I'd want the sounds and tube, and have no need for the hard drive and CD burner - my computer can serve those functions. But that's just me.

[losmusicanos]

I'd personally go with the Extreme for the same reasons.

I didn't know that the Extreme had most of the "optional sounds" inside. I thought it was only the Keyboards expansion which was included.

[hostVentura]

I had the same problem, picking between the two, and here is the only thing that swung my decision:

The Extreme has a cool blue light (the valve-force tube). It looks really bad-ass on stage.


I know what your saying..."what an idiot...he decided on his keyboard because it had a blue light"... but it was a hard choice.

[ToneFusion]

That blue light is a very cool feature....and you know anyone who has never seen the Extreme would see that and say, "Woah! That's freakin' sweet!" Anyway, I decided on the Extreme due to all of the sounds as well as the USB connectivity. Thanks for all the help everyone!

[LithoJazzoSphere]

"TRITON Extreme has a generous 160 MB of wave ROM, sampled at 48 kHz. Included is a broad selection of new samples, including acoustic and electric guitars, woodwind and brass instruments captured with their natural vibrato, organs, authentic choirs, and an all-new concert grand piano. Also included are the entire sample sets from Korg's best-selling Trance Attack, Orchestral Collection, and Vintage Archives expansion boards, as well as the best of Korg's Dance Extreme, Studio Essentials, and Pianos/Classic Keyboards collections, plus the complete TRITON Studio ROM."

[losmusicanos]

Now I want one! LOL