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Section 2: Karma vs. Triton (3)
1. Are Triton Files compatible with the Karma?
Yes. You can load Triton Combis, Programs, and Sequences into the
Karma. The Karma ignores the settings for the Triton arpeggiators,
because Korg built it after the Triton, and it knows to ignore these
parameters.
2. Are Karma Files compatible with the Triton?
No. You cannot load any Karma files into the Triton. Because Korg built
the Triton before the Karma, it doesn’t know anything about ignoring all
the extra KARMA parameters that are in the data. If you created a
sequence in the Karma, you could export it as a standard MIDI file and
import it into the Triton, but there’s no way to load in the Song definition
itself.
3. What is the same, and what is different about the Programs and
Combis in the Triton and the Karma?
The Karma A & B Program Banks are identical to the Triton’s, with the
exception of some very minor tweaks to Insert/Master FX (sometimes
allowing them to be modulated by KARMA), but no real changes to
Program data, because that would make them incompatible with EXB
Boards. Also some minor name changes to indicate certain KARMA
features. The Karma E Bank is a combination of selected Triton C & D
Programs, and a few new ones used by the demo sequences.
Many Triton users apparently complained about having to overwrite their
user banks when loading EXB boards, so we decided to leave C & D
empty in the Karma to avoid this problem. That is why the Karma ships
with Prog/Combi banks A, B and E loaded, and C & D empty.
The Karma Combis are nearly all completely different. Some may have
started out as ports of a Triton Combi, but even ones that have the same
name as a Triton Combi have been rewritten to use KARMA, therefore
many things have been changed, including timbres, effects, etc.
The Karma can load Triton Programs and Combis - fully compatible - the
only thing you lose are the Arpeggiator settings. So you can keep your
Triton disks, or find Triton sound data on the internet, and load nearly
anything you want into the Karma.
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