Which Is Better, Korg Triton or Roland Phantom

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Hmmm....That is a very subjective question. You have to be a little more specific about what you want to do with it. Ultimately the better board is the one that you are comfortable with and like the sounds. More options doesn't mean you need them, or it is right for you. One Love
 
lemme just say i just picked up a Triton LE and am more than happy with the sounds and the ease of sequencer use (i mainly do r+b/hiphop beats _) it has sum wicked guitars and synths as well!
 
I copped the Fantom and I love it, the triton is industy standard and music is changing everyday so just because everyone has the triton doesn't mean you need it too....Change the game man!
 
"change the game"....i like that (one of the wickedest beats too!)
 
Yeah, I like that idea too. It is cool to have influences, but how about doing your own thing for a change. Industry standard does not mean better. A lot of equipment becomes industry standard when their are better alternatives....hence the betamax being overthrown by the VHS vcr format.
 
The Roland fantom kicks bottom.It's harder to use because it has more features and once you've got the extra boards you can create any sound you want on the f*cker.
Steedie.
 
Well which one between the two have a greater variation of sound and memory. I need to buy one for track production and live performance. How's the comparison of the their drum kits. I really don't wanna make a mistake buying the wrong one.


Thanks alot for your replys....I need this info.
 
Honestly m8.Buy the Fantom-you will not be disappointed because it's a FACT that the Fantom is better.If you buy the SRX dynamic drum kit expansion board together with the Supreme dance-05 board you will have about 100 different drum kits(1000's of different drum wave sounds).You'll have every synth drum sound in the history of synth drums.And it's so powerful too which is what you'll need with drum sounds.With a Korg,you'll be daft to buy it especially if you want the best out of drums.
Steedie.
 
Ummm... Roland isn't industry standard? Roland has always been industry standard. Many producers are still using XP-60's and JV modules and haven't bothered to upgrade to XV or Fantom. That says a lot right there. And the XV and Fantom's are waaaaay better. The Roland is far superior to the Korg Triton (most of the cost of a Triton is in the touch screen, not sound or user quality). As far as sound goes and the tweaking of the synth engine, Roland spanks a Korg. As far as capabilities and ease of use, Roland spanks Korg. As far as playing live, having keys, plus trigger pads for samples, again Roland SPANKS a Korg. Korg is for kiddies. No offence.
 
Hmmm....Trusty do you use a Roland. I hear you though, Roland makes some good stuff, but I wouldn't totally dis the Korg gear, and that is not just because I use Korg.
 
They're both good. I agree that Roland does have some nice drum sounds.. I had the Roland JX-305 and the drumkits it had from the MC-505 do shine. I haven't tested the Triton's drums but they're propably not bad either. Triton might have better pad sounds. It's a tought decision, Triton LE is cheaper.
 
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Buy a Fantom-S, the price will drop big time now that the Fantom-X is coming out. The FS carries a lot more power than the Triton LE.
 
What this argument always comes down to is the user, its whatever you want, i've worked with both of those boards and by preference prefer the triton, the Phanton has way too many knobs and to me i got so caught up in trying to figure out what this knob and that knob does that i lost my creative flow. When it comes to making music for me i prefer something with ease of use and that definitely is found in the triton you wont have to be a Full Sail graduate to understand how to make the music you desire.
 
youngjboy said:
Hmmm....Trusty do you use a Roland. I hear you though, Roland makes some good stuff, but I wouldn't totally dis the Korg gear, and that is not just because I use Korg.
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I will totally dis Korg for the following reasons. And, yes, these are just my reasons...but this is a Forum where we come to express our opinions...That is what it is for. And no, my opinion isn't golden or anything.

1. Kurzweil is priced high because of high quality. Korg is low quality that is (over)priced high.

2. In a head to head fight. The Korg Triton Rack I used to own sounded worse and much thinner than my old jv-1080. And no, please don't blah, blah sampler. I am just talking synth here.

3. My old Yammie Motif rack sounded better than the Triton Rack and Yamahahahahahahahahaha makes dirt-bikes and jet-skis and what-not. A dedicated electronic musical equipment company should never be out-classed by a rich-man's Casio company.

4. I actually think Korg gear is sluggish and less user friendly compared to Roland.

And yes, these days all I use is Roland gear. But before someone brings up the 'your stuff will sound too Rolandish' arguement let me give you my situation.

1. I own a V-synth.
2. I own a MV-8000
3. I've owned every sound module and expansion card from every major company in the last four or five years.
4. I have had an spprentice for two years thaat makes $8.00 an hr in my studio.
5. He has sampled every good (not every, but every good) preset in every expanded module we've owned (even the crappy Korg TR and Triton Rack).
6. He has sampled every tweaked preset we've ever made.
7. They are all multisamples and keymapped and saved as .WAV files.
8. I have over 8000 multisamples of synth modules alone. Plus thousands more samples on regular sample disks.
9. I own a V-synth.
10. I own a MV-8000
Add all that up and I have access to the greatest sample libary on the planet. And I have the greatest gear to tweak them on the planet. And I am only 26 years old. I'd call that acomplished if not anything else. We'd just buy one, or two modules and then sample it and then sell 'em off and get some more. But that is just me and my team and how we work and with the gear we like.

Tip for newbies. If you are not feeling anything in the producing mood at any time, use that spare time to make sample libraries of your gear. That way you will miss your gear less when you dump it to get newer gear.
 
I hear you on your comments. I am not at the point where I show allegiance to any one company as far as gear. I have three boards: Ensoniq Mirage, Yamaha PSR-550, and KORG KARMA. I have really not went through all the presets and made stuff off them so it is really not a issue to me. I am not trying to break into the industry or anything. Making music is just a hobby at this time for me. I play drums and a lillte bit of keys. I am working on getting better at both. I just wanted a board with good sounds and the ability to be able to sequence. I could have bought a motif, Fantom, or Triton Studio, but I got the KARMA because it has Triton sounds, but is its own unique thing. I don't think one board will ever have everything someone wants so I am happy with my purchase. If the Fantom S had dropped to the current price when I picked my KARMA up 6 months ago, I may have went Roland. At any rate, if I catch a XP-80, Fantom S, Motif, or Motif ES for a steal maybe i'll pick it up. Otherwise, I will concentrate on learning all the ins and outs of my current gear. One Love
 
Well lets discuss the Fantom. How many tracks does it sequence? How many expansions does it have? And Where do you save all the music, I haven't seen one with a burner, so it must have massive memory.
 
Out of the Triton Extreme and the Fantom-X I would cop the Fantom-X not dought but since I already have the Motif ES I will just cop the Fantom-XR!
 
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