Should I buy a used Trinity?

JohnDuff · Post by **JohnDuff** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:36 pm

I have been offered a Trinity Pro V3 in good condition for €850.

Is a Trinity still worth considering today, or should I rather save this amount of money and buy a more recent synth, e.g. a M50?

Thanks for your advice.

michelkeijzers · Post by **michelkeijzers** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 8:21 pm

The M50 has a much more sophisticated sound engine, however it lacks aftertouch, less good keybed and controllers (and possibly some more changes). Depends if you find sounds more important than flexibility for 'operating'.

Spacecowboy · Post by **Spacecowboy** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:15 am

dholmes40 · Post by **dholmes40** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:48 pm

I use both the Trinty V3 and M50 when I gig.

Trinity Pros
-Great Moss sounds
-Nice keybed feel
-Ribbon control
-Sturdy. Built like a tank

Trinity Cons
-Somewhat hard to program
-Heavy
-Old

My fav is the M50 because of how much it has to offer. Many great sounds/combis/drum beats/arpeggiator/knobs and other fun things to tinker with the sounds. But I wish the M50 was built like the Trinity. The M50 is light weight (which is ok but I have to be very careful with it), and the keybed takes a while to get used to.

So, if I had to make a choice between both of these, I'd pick the M50.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:41 pm

If you get a Trinity, try to get one with both the 6-voice MOSS (lots of new multi synthesis types) and PBS-TRI (8mb playback sampler) expansions. They will increase the functionality and longevity several fold.

nitecrawler · Post by **nitecrawler** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:38 pm

The Trinity is cool, but should not be considered a synth with a current sound set. If that is not what you need, then by all means consider it.

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