Triton LE would not power up!
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Triton LE would not power up!
I went to practice last night and tried to turn on my Triton le and it would power up. I tried switching to different outlets and nothing. The power adapter felt warm so I would asume thats working. I opened it up checked the fuse and the fuse was good. I bought it 3 years ago used and cant remember how long the guy who had it before me had it. Maybe its just time for a new keyboard. Any ideas?
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billbaker
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Even a warm PS can be dead. I would try another (perhaps in a music store) to sees if that's all it is (and maybe pick up both a replacement and a spare).
If there's a problem handling the power inside the keyboard it may be significant but should also be fairly simple to deal with so if you have a lot of time and effort invested in your sounds or songs for this keyboard, replacement is not the first option I'd look at... unless you were going to buy another Triton LE or one of its more sophisticated brothers.
Put it in the shop. Cough up the $30 "look at it" fee. Let them make the definite diagnosis - "He's dead, Jim." Then pull the plug (pun---ouch).
You're playing the LE, so I'm gonna guess that sampling is not high on your priorities for a replacement. Theres a very big list of performance (vs. studio) boards in the $500 range (esp. used) that could fill the LE's place... including another LE or Triton Classic if you want to do that.
Of the other Triton models I'd recommend you check out the Extreme and the KARMA.
Extreme has all the familiarity of the LE you're playing now but is about as expanded a sound palate as you're likely to find under the same architecture... seriously, there are a boatload of sounds suitable for almost any genre you care to play. Extreme does have sampling, but it has so many other sounds you won't miss much if you never use it. It has unfortunately (?!?) also retained a lot of it's value - so getting one may be pricey -- comparable to a newer keyboard at around 1000-1500 depending on condition and key count. Worth it tho' in my opinion; I would definitely get another if mine disappeared today.
The KARMA has all the Triton's familiar functionality and can take two expansions (for synth sounds I like 05 and 09), plus adds cool chord pads and, of course, KARMA accompaniment; you won't find KARMA again until you go to more recent boards that are in a different series and are just unfamiliar enough to put you behind the learning curve where programming is concerned. The nice thing about KARMA is it is also under-valued in the marketplace - like down in the $500-600 range on eBay, and at that price it's a lot less painful than getting something newer.
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If there's a problem handling the power inside the keyboard it may be significant but should also be fairly simple to deal with so if you have a lot of time and effort invested in your sounds or songs for this keyboard, replacement is not the first option I'd look at... unless you were going to buy another Triton LE or one of its more sophisticated brothers.
Put it in the shop. Cough up the $30 "look at it" fee. Let them make the definite diagnosis - "He's dead, Jim." Then pull the plug (pun---ouch).
You're playing the LE, so I'm gonna guess that sampling is not high on your priorities for a replacement. Theres a very big list of performance (vs. studio) boards in the $500 range (esp. used) that could fill the LE's place... including another LE or Triton Classic if you want to do that.
Of the other Triton models I'd recommend you check out the Extreme and the KARMA.
Extreme has all the familiarity of the LE you're playing now but is about as expanded a sound palate as you're likely to find under the same architecture... seriously, there are a boatload of sounds suitable for almost any genre you care to play. Extreme does have sampling, but it has so many other sounds you won't miss much if you never use it. It has unfortunately (?!?) also retained a lot of it's value - so getting one may be pricey -- comparable to a newer keyboard at around 1000-1500 depending on condition and key count. Worth it tho' in my opinion; I would definitely get another if mine disappeared today.
The KARMA has all the Triton's familiar functionality and can take two expansions (for synth sounds I like 05 and 09), plus adds cool chord pads and, of course, KARMA accompaniment; you won't find KARMA again until you go to more recent boards that are in a different series and are just unfamiliar enough to put you behind the learning curve where programming is concerned. The nice thing about KARMA is it is also under-valued in the marketplace - like down in the $500-600 range on eBay, and at that price it's a lot less painful than getting something newer.
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