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TR Main Features

Main Features
• 64MB Expanded ROM – 2X the size of the “classic” TRITON and TRITON Le sound engines. Many new expressive and realistic sounds with multi-level dynamics including a new velocity-switched Stereo Piano and other great acoustic instruments! Dual polyphonic arpeggiators – inspiring and rhythmic fun! Four-part effects section. Studio-quality sound. 89effect types! Easy-to-use interface • Onboard 16-track sequencer with One-Touch Record, Song Templates, RPPR and more! Optional Sampling board (EXB-SMPL) High Capacity SD card storage. Load and save sounds, songs and sample data quickly and economically. Up to 1GB Secure Digital cards can be used USB MIDI connection for direct link to the computer. No MIDI interface needed.

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•EasyStart Contents
Listening to the demo songs; Selecting/playing Programs and Combinations Selecting Programs and Combinations by Category Using the AUDITION function as you select Programs Work with these great TR Programs and Combinations Sequence mode: Creating songs quickly with Song Templates Automating the mix; Using Compare as UNDO One Touch Record; Combis with Arps; Swing quantize A fewwords on Sampling with the EXB-SMPL option TR “Quick Tips” and important Owner’s Manual references 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6-7

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Loading the Factory Data !
1. 2. 3. Make sure to backup any of your own Programs, Combis and Songs to a formatted SD card before proceeding! (See pages 100-102 in the Operation Guide) Press the GLOBAL key. Press the F8 UTILITY key. Press the F7 key and CURSOR▼ to select “Load Preload/Demo Data”. a. b. c. To load all of the factory data at once: Use the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys to select “All” (Preload PCG and Demo Songs) Songs” Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm. To load just the factory demo songs: Use the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys to select “All Demo Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm. To load just the factory sounds: Use the DIAL orthe INC/DEC keys to select “All Preload PCG” Press F8 (“OK”), and once again to confirm.

In-Store Note:

Each time that you power OFF the TR, any songs that are in currently loaded will be erased. For sales presentations, make sure to reload the factory demos each morning using the above procedure!

Listening to the Demo Songs
1. 2. 3. 4. After the preload demo songs have been loaded, pressthe SEQ key. CURSOR ▼to highlight the “song name edit cell”. Select a song (“Out of the Box” or “Midnight Sun”) with the DIAL or the INC/DEC keys. Press the START/STOP key to begin playback. Press the START/STOP key again to stop playback.

Selecting and playing Programs and Combinations
1. 2. To select Programs, press the PROG key. To select Combinations, press the COMBI key. Press a BANK keyto select one of the sound banks, followed by using the DIAL, INC/ DEC keys, or numeric keypad to select sounds from within a bank.

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Programs are located in BANKS A-D (and GM for General MIDI). Combinations are in BANKS A-C.

Selecting Programs and Combinations by Category
1. Press the CATEGORY key accessed from keys F1-F4 INC/DEC keys (“OK”). Select the category in the display, via thefour Category-direction “tabs” To select and then play sounds from the category chosen, use the DIAL or

Continue scrolling through the categorized list, or finalize your choice by pressing F8

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Using the AUDITION function as you select Programs
When you select a Program in normal play mode, or when using the Select by Category function, press the AUDITION key to playback a pre-programmed musical phrase. This is a great way for you to hear how the sound you’ve selected will work in your performance or sequencing applications! Try it!

Working with the TAP TEMPO Function
1. Tap Tempo in Program Mode: Select Program B098, Goa Message accordingly. 2. Tap Tempo in Combi Mode: Select Combi A028, South Beach Gtr. accordingly. 3. Tap Tempo in Sequence Mode: After...