This product is part of
Korg's
Triton series

The first generation TRITON was released in 1999, evolving out of the previous 1995 Trinity synth & developed with the goal of delivering a successor to the TRINITY that would have a lower price while still being comparable. The newly developed sound engine was name the Hyper Integrated synthesis system, or HI for short. In addition to the 62 voice polyphony, almost double that of TRINITY, the optional MOSS tone generator board could add six voices of polyphony from various DSP algorithms. This combination allowed for incredibly diverse sound design. The signal routing in TRITON was also a step up from the TRINITY, offering five insert effects, two master effects, and a master EQ that could be flexibly routed between.

The TRITON series started with a lineup of three models - the 61-, 76-, and 88-key versions - but in response to market demand for functionality evolution and variation models, various new models were created. First, the TRITON-Rack was released in 2000. In 2001 the TRITON Le arrived, keeping the TRITON’s tone generator systems almost exactly the same but with a much lower price tag.

The next evolution was the TRITON STUDIO in 2002. In addition to the PCM of the first-generation TRITON, the tone generator was expanded to include high-quality stereo piano PCM and could produce a maximum of 120 voices (60+60 voices during single mode), nearly double the polyphony of the first-generation TRITON. Furthermore, the machine could be equipped with up to seven EXB-PCM expansion PCM boards.

The TRITON STUDIO V2 was released the next year in 2003, adding audio-track functionality using the built-in HDD.

The next model to emerge was the TRITON Extreme in 2004. It was a new workstation that used navy blue rather than the metallic silver or champagne gold colors that had been used in previous models. In addition to the newly added PCM data, almost all of the PCM waveforms from the EXB-PCM series PCM expansion boards were preloaded into the main body. This created a “fully loaded” model that was truly extreme, and that was the strongest in the series.

The TRITON Le BK & TRITON Extreme BK both appeared the following year in 2005 featuring a black colour scheme. Both were released only as a limited-run model and both were only available in the 61-key version.

The TR was also released in 2005, which could be described as the final work of the TRITON series. In addition to the 61 and 76-key models, an 88-key model was added in 2006. This was an active model that contained all the basic professional features of the TRITON series, which had become a global standard, within a lightweight body that could be easily handled. It was a popular entry model with an even lower price that had the same basic specifications as the TRITON Le, but also had functionality updates to suit the changing times, such as the installation of a USB terminal and SD card compatibility.