Hi Tim,

It is ridiculously simple to MIDI a Korg Triton Extreme to a Yamaha PSR3000

Get an Ultimate Support two tier Apex Stand. Place the Triton on the lower tier. This will be your master controller and play back the right hand lead part. Place the PSR3000 on the upper tier. This will read in your chords and play back the Styles.

First, make the audio connection. Take a stereo audio cable (dual ¼” phone to dual ¼” phone) and connect the Main Stereo Line Out of the Triton to the Stereo Line In of the PSR3000. You will be using the onboard speakers on the PSR3000 to playback the voices on the Triton.

Without making any more modifications, you are now free to choose any Combination on the Triton and play on it with your right hand while you change the chords with your left hand on the PSR3000. No MIDI required!

To make things more elegant where you change the chords on the PSR3000 from the Triton, you would need to make the MIDI connection.

All you need is a single MIDI cable.

Connect the MIDI Out of the Triton to the MIDI In of the PSR3000. That’s it! You are done.

The default MIDI settings on the Triton and PSR3000 will work fine. Pick any Program on the Triton. By default it would be transmitting on the Global MIDI Channel = 1

By default, the PSR3000 will be receiving on all 16 MIDI channels. Set the PSR3000 on Fingered Mode with the Split Point at F2#. Pick any Style. Press [ACMP], [OTS link] and [Sync Start]. Your PSR3000 is cocked and ready to go.

Hit any 3 note chord below the split point F2# on your Triton. The Auto Accompanyment will start on the PSR3000. Play a different chord on the Triton. The PSR3000 will change to the new chord.

Now play the lead right hand part on the Triton. You will hear both the Triton and RIGHT-1 voice on the PSR3000 layered together. Perhaps you may want to turn off the RIGHT-1 part on the PSR3000 altogether and just listen to the Triton lead part and the PSR3000 Style part.

Now, if you decide to select a Combination Voice on the Triton, it may transmit the multi-layered combi on several MIDI channels like 1,2,3,4. When you play a Combination, it is going to trigger voices that are set to play on channels 1,2,3,4 on the PSR3000 as well. Not a good idea.

This can easily be taken care of by turning OFF all the MIDI Receive Channels on the PSR3000, except Channel 1.

Go the [Function], [MIDI] on your PSR3000. Select the 2nd MIDI Preset named [KBD & STYLE]. This preset treats the 3 right hand parts – Right 1, Right 2, Right 3 as a single part named UPPER. This setting itself may solve your problem right away.

If you still get unwanted voices, you would need to Edit this preset. Press the [Edit] button, and then tab to the [RECEIVE] page to alter the MIDI Receive settings. Here you would want to Turn OFF all MIDI channels except Channel 1.

Channel 1 is the only channel you want turned ON so that you can receive the chord changes and lead notes from the Triton.

After you make these initial changes, you are free to explore further and customize your setup according to your needs. You can layer the lead voices on the PSR3000 with the Combinations on the Triton for monstrous leads or you can set up a few lower keys on the Triton to trigger the Intros, Variations and Fills on the PSR3000 – the possibilities are endless.

You can get the Korg PA80 in place of the Triton Extreme. You can also try out the newer and more affordable TR series.

Tapas