Triton Pro X (88 key) as a MIDI CONTROLLER

[apex]

how would it rate against the other high price midi controllers?

would it be a waste to use it in this way ONLY?

[kanthos]

Depends how much you spend on it. There really isn't a whole lot out there in the world of MIDI controllers, at least not that I'm aware of; the only high-end brand I've seen is C-ME (Yamaha and Roland might have something too, but I'm not sure) Apart from them, you're going to be hard pressed to find an 88-key weighted MIDI controller that also isn't a stage piano, which usually means it won't have much in the way of extra knobs, a ribbon control, etc.

If you're aware of the choices out there and the Triton meets your needs as a controller better than anything else, then no, I wouldn't say it's a waste. You can always start using the sounds down the road too, if you like.

[neyko]

I have the Triton Classic 88 key.

I love the way the keyboard plays. It is no Yamaha P200 - with real hammer action - but I have no problem playing on a real piano after a week of playing on the Triton.

The only issue I have is portability - the thing is around 75 pounds and 100 with the flight case. That being said, any midi controller I looked at with anything close to hammer action was similar in weight.

And I still love the piano and strings on the Triton Classic.

[billbaker]

If you start from a blank (initiallized) combi - you can chose up to 8 external modules on all 16 midi channels using the "EXT" option as your sound source - i.e., send the midi data out rather than using the triton's internal engine. Ranges, tuning, etc. should all still work as if you were using an internal voice.

You'll have to daisy chain gear since there's only one out, and may have to watch out for latency issues (put any drums on the first module in the chain to keep the timimng tight -- strings or pads on the last) but aside from that you should be able to use it without problems and won't have to haul two pieces of gear to run your outboard gear.

If you are using another maker's gear or even just older stuff you will want to be aware that while patch numbers work OK bank numbers might not (example, using a korg to access an Alesis rack unit I could only get the USER bank to play, regardless of the bank selected - patch number worked just fine.)

Good Luck

Bill Baker