General
Ask a true key player, and the name Triton will certainly still ring a bell. Korg introduced the workstation in 1999 and has kept on developing it ever since. Numerous hit songs have been produced using the sounds of the Triton. This Korg Triton taktile-25 is a fascinating combination of the streamlined Triton sound engine and a full-blown USB MIDI controller, equipped with 25 full-size keys. The semi-weighted keyboard has been borrowed from the Korg Krome and offers a high level of comfort and expression while you're playing.
Triton on board
The Korg taktile is more than just a basic MIDI controller and features 512 programs that are all highly useable, from bread and butter sounds to synth leads and pads. An audio output allows you to transmit the sounds to your mixer or speakers, and the Triton taktile-25 can even be used as a sound module via USB. In addition to its keyboard, the Korg controller enables you to musically express yourself by means of eight velocity-sensitive trigger pads and a centrally located X/Y touchpad that functions along the same lines as the Kaossilator. Complex rhythmic, melodic and harmonic lines can be dynamically created on-the-fly. The Triton taktile is an especially powerful partner for pattern-based DAWs like Ableton.
Practical functions
The Korg Triton taktile-25 offers plenty of great functions. A built-in arpeggiator provides you with 50 rhythmic patterns - a particularly powerful feature in combination with a software synthesizer. The eight faders offer hands-on mixing options, and the workflow of the Triton taktile is quite streamlined, as the Touch Pad Mode enables you to work without a separate computer mouse. In that case, the XY pad functions as a cursor, while the ribbon selector takes over the function of the mouse buttons. As the Triton taktile-25 is powered via USB and very compact in size, the controller is exceptionally convenient for modern producers who'd also like to be able to work while they're on the road.