Front And Rear Panel; Front Panel; Rear Panel - Korg Trinity series Basic Manual

Front panel

SW1/SW2 [VOLUME] slider
These switches control (on/off or lock/unlock) the This adjusts the volume of the
functions assigned to them in Program Edit mode
output jacks (1/L/MONO, 2/R)
( Parameter Guide, page 7). To activate the
and the headphone jack.
assigned function, press the switch (the LED will
light), and to de-activate the function press the
switch once again (the LED will go out).
Joystick
Use this to control the pitch and modulation. As
shown in the diagram below, it can be moved in
two axes; up/down, and left/right (+Y, –Y, –X, +X).
The functions of the joystick are determined by
settings in Program Edit mode.
+Y
–X
+X
–Y
Ribbon controller
Use this to control the pitch or modulation. As
shown in the following diagram, it provides control
in the left/right direction (X) and also responds to
downward pressure (Z). The functions of the rib-
bon controller are determined by settings in Pro-
gram Edit mode.
Z
X X
Headphone jack
A set of headphones can be connected here
(phone plug), for stereo monitoring. (The sound is
identical to that of the 1/L/MONO and 2/R output
jacks.)

Rear panel

AC connector
Connect the included AC power cable to this jack.
After connecting the power cable to the TRINITY,
plug the other end into an AC outlet.
Power switch
DIGITAL OUT jack (S/PDIF format)
This turns the power on/off.
This jack outputs the audio signal from the
ANALOG IN 1, 2 jacks
hard disk recorder. Digital audio equipment
These jacks are for recording to the hard disk such as a DAT recorder can be connected
recorder. When a microphone or line level input is here.
connected here, you can record audio such as
This is available only on models with an
vocals or guitar into the audio track of the
optional HDR-TRI installed.
sequencer.
DIGITAL IN jack (S/PDIF format)
This is available only on models with an optional
HDR-TRI installed. This jack inputs an audio signal for recording
on the hard disk recorder. You can record high
quality audio with a sampling rate of 48kHz on
the audio track.
This is available only on models with an
optional HDR-TRI installed.

3. Front and rear panel

Mode key ([COMBI] key/[PROG] key/[SEQ]
key/[EDIT] key/[GLOBAL] key/[DISK] key)
These keys enter the respective mode. When
you press a key, its LED will light, and you will
enter the selected mode ( page 7 in this
manual).
[COMPARE] key
Use this key when you wish to compare the
sound of an edited program or combination
with the un-edited sound ( page 8 in this
manual).
Floppy disk drive Page keys ([P1] key — [P8] key)
This disk drive uses 3.5 inch Use these keys to select pages in each mode.
2DD and 2HD floppy disks. The selected page is indicated in the upper
It allows you to save edited line of each LCD display, as P1, P2,...
data, or to load factory pre- ( page 7 in this manual).
set data or SMF data. In this manual, the displays that appear when
you press a [P1] or [P2] key etc. are referred
to as the "page 1 display," "page 2 display",
etc.
SCSI connector
A SCSI cable can be used to connect a SCSI device
(hard disk, etc.) here. This is available only on models
with an optional SCSI-TRI installed.
WORD CLOCK IN jack
This jack inputs the system clock. This is available only
on models with an optional HDR-TRI or DI-TRI
installed.
DIGITAL OUT (Digital I/F format)
This jack outputs the same audio signal as the OUT-
PUT jacks (1/L/MONO, 2/R, 3, 4). A Digital I/F compati-
ble cable can be used to connect this to a Digital I/F
compatible device (mixer, amp, recorder, etc.).
This is available only on models that have an optional
DI-TRI installed.
[BANK] key [VALUE] slider
This key selects banks. The memory This is one of the VALUE controllers used to set parame-
banks that are available on the TRINITY ter values. The slider will set the value of the selected
series will depend on the model, and on parameter ( page 8 in this manual). It can also be used
what options have been installed. For as a modulation source (
details refer to page 9 in this manual.
[ ] key/[ ] key
This pair of keys is one of the VALUE controllers used to
set parameter values, and will set the value of the
selected parameter (
[REC/WRITE] key
In Sequencer mode, pressing this key will
make the LED light, and sequencer recording
will begin.
In Program Play mode or Program Edit mode,
pressing this key will write settings into the
currently selected Program number.
In Combination Play mode or Combination
Edit mode, pressing key will write settings into
the currently selected Combination number.
MIDI THRU connector
This connector re-transmits MIDI data received at the
MIDI IN connector. Use it when you wish to make MIDI
connections to multiple devices.
MIDI OUT connector
This connector transmits MIDI data. Use it when you
wish to control other MIDI devices from the TRINITY.
MIDI IN connector
This connector receives MIDI data. Use it when you
wish to play the TRINITY's tone generator from an
external MIDI device.
LCD screen
The LCD screen of the TRINITY is a touch-sensitive panel.
It not only displays the parameters of each mode, but also
allows you to select parameters and move to other displays.
page 18 in this manual). For details on LCD screen operations, refer to page 6 of this
manual.
VALUE dial
This is one of the VALUE controllers used to set parameter
page 8 in this manual). values, and will set the value of the selected parameter
( page 8 in this manual).
VALUE Enter keys (numeric keys, [ENTER] key, [–] key, [.] key)
This set of keys is one of the VALUE controllers used to set
parameter values, and will set the value of the selected
parameter (
numeric keys 0—9, the [–] key, and the [.] key to input a
value, press the [ENTER] key to finalize the value. The [.]
key allows you to enter a number with decimal point.
The [–] key allows you to enter negative numbers.
[PAUSE] key
Use this key to temporarily halt sequencer playback (the
LED will light). Press it once again to cancel pause.
[REW] key
Use this key to rewind the sequencer playback. When you
press the key, the LED will light and the sequence will be
rewound. (This will not operate during recording.)
[FF] key
Use this key to fast-forward the sequencer playback. When
you press the key, the LED will light and the sequence will
fast-forward. (This will not operate during recording.)
[RESET] key
[START/STOP] key Use this key to reset the playback position and various set-
tings of the sequencer to the beginning of the song. Press
Use this key to playback or stop the
this key when the sequencer is stopped.
sequencer (the LED is lit during playback). It
You can also press this key if, for some reason, a note
is also used to record or stop recording on the
"hangs" (the sound does not stop).
sequencer.
OUTPUT jacks (1/L/MONO, 2/R, 3, 4)
Connect these jacks to the input jacks of your amp/mixer
system. If you will be using the TRINITY in stereo, connect
the 1/L/MONO and 2/R jacks. If in mono, connect the 1/L/
MONO jack.
The output from 3 and 4 will depend on the master effect
settings, so check these settings before using outputs 3 and
4. You cannot adjust the volume level of outputs 3 and 4
Contrast knob using the VOLUME slider.
This adjusts the contrast of the LCD screen. The
PEDAL jack
contrast of the screen will need to be adjusted
A separately sold Korg EXP-2 or XVP-10 expression pedal
depending on the angle at which you view it.
can be connected here. The function of the pedal can be set
SUSTAIN jack in Global mode (
you to use it to adjust the volume or control the sequencer
A separately sold Korg damper pedal such as
tempo, etc.
the DS-1 can be connected here.
SWITCH jack
A separately sold on/off type foot switch such as
the Korg PS-1 foot switch can be connected
here.
The function of the foot switch can be set in Glo-
bal mode ( Parameter Guide, page 134),
allowing you to use it to select programs or com-
binations, or to start/stop the sequencer, etc.
page 8 in this manual). After using the
Parameter Guide, page 134), allowing
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