it's too long but it's very Intersting!..."jerrythek" is a korg Person.

PART-1

Session Start: Thu Jul 12 12:32:41 2001
[12:32] *** Now talking in #triton
[12:32] *** Topic is 'KORG TRITON - Live chat with KORG USA. No Flooding, cursing and Private messaging.'
[12:32] *** Set by Shakil on Thu Jul 12 10:39:48
[12:32] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Tapesh-
[12:32] *** Tapesh- sets mode: +o Tapesh-
[14:03] *** Joins: jerrythek (~jerryk@167.206.142.130)
[14:03] I'm telling you arvon45 it's Korg who are doing this
[14:03] I also use piano. But I want to be able to experiment with Chopin using different sounds...
[14:03] welcome
[14:03] we love you Korg
[14:04] welcome to you too!
[14:04] Welcome Jerry
[14:04] Bienvenido
[14:04] Hello Shakil
[14:04] *** Tapesh- sets mode: +o jerrythek
[14:04] okay few guys coming now from DALnet .. i told them about this server mess.
[14:04] hi jerry
[14:04] Jerry How are you doing?
[14:04] howdy
[14:04] *** Joins: X|FACTORY (~fgfg@212.72.2.160)
[14:04] hello jerry
[14:04] Fine
[14:04] Hello EVERYBODY!!!!
[14:04] welcome jerry .. thanks so much for comming.
[14:04] we're happy to have you here!
[14:04] we are so excited that you are here
[14:04] OK
[14:04] 12Hi..Thanks for joining
[14:05] let's get it started
[14:05] So, when will the screening begin?
[14:05] *** X|FACTORY is now known as TriTon|MasteR
[14:05] *** Quits: Navid (~triton@ubr-33.189.12.apopkavine.cfl.rr.com) (Quit: Leaving)
[14:05] Glad to be here - I've been lurking for long enough on the board to feel like I know many of you...
[14:05] *** Quits: tritonfunny (newbie@63.186.49.192) (Write Error: Broken pipe)
[14:05] we are going to change the room mode now
[14:05] It will be moderated..
[14:05] sure.. shakil..
[14:05] Thanks again Jerry!
[14:05] *** Retrieving #triton info...
[14:05] so this is your last chance to say hi to jerry
[14:06] thanks
[14:06] Hi Jerry
[14:06] 3
[14:06] 2
[14:06] Hi
[14:06] 1
[14:06] hi all
[14:06] ok..
[14:06] hi jerry, and it sounds like from your last comment you are stalking us
[14:06] lol
[14:06] ok guys noone we'll be able to talk other than ppl with @ sign and + signs next to their names
[14:06] :-)
[14:06] HI JERRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[14:06] *** Tapesh- sets mode: +m
[14:06] *** Joins: G (triton@AC9E2A9C.ipt.aol.com)
[14:06] *** Joins: Navid (~triton@ubr-33.189.12.apopkavine.cfl.rr.com)
[14:06] *** Joins: Saturna (Saturna@pm3-164.efn.org)
[14:07] ok Guys we are in moderated mode right now
[14:07] and jerry will do some intro for you guys and answer some of the questions
[14:07] *** Joins: vanderrohe (boulez@roc-66-24-95-188.rochester.rr.com)
[14:07] OK Jerry.. all yours
[14:07] Are we ready to begin, or should we wait another few moments to let others join?
[14:08] then after that he will answer the remaining questions that you guys have left
[14:08] Jerry its all you now ...
[14:08] well... it's 5:00 PM...
[14:08] you can start introducing yourself
[14:08] OK group - first of all I want to thank you all for your obvious love, enthusiasm and emotion for your Tritons.
[14:08] It's obvious that you all care a lot and that hasn't gone unnoticed.
[14:09] And I'd like to apologize up front for Korg and Korg USA ever giving you the impression that you aren't important to us.
[14:09] Of course you are, and you have been noticed and taken into account for a while now.
[14:10] Shakil first introduced me to the site when it went up and I have been there from time to time, taking into account what you talk about.
[14:10] I could spend time explaining how small my staff really is, or how Korg has come stumbling into the Internet age (obvious, right)?
[14:11] But let me start by telling you a little about myself and what I do.
[14:11] I'm a musician myself, a jazz and rock keyboardist with a BA in Jazz Studies. So I come from the musical side and ended up in the Musical Instrument business.
[14:12] *** Joins: beans (beans@209.187.203.82)
[14:12] *** Joins: Saturna1 (Saturna@pm3-072.efn.org)
[14:12] I did a recording session in 1980 for a small little company called Casio, :-) it was a demo record for their 3rd keyboard.
[14:12] That led to years of demonstrating and voicing work, and in 1984 I took a full-time job with the advent of the CZ synths.
[14:13] Did a lot of voicing and other work, and stayed with Casio through the demise of the pro products.
[14:13] *** Joins: zaplin (~fgfg@212.72.3.107)
[14:13] I voiced the VZ synths (no easy task), and eventually was hired away from Casio by an American company called Ensoniq.
[14:13] *** Parts: arvon45 (mike9@66.72.96.250)
[14:14] I took a job there as the Director of Marketing and launched the VFX and EPS-M - it was hard to live through those times!!
[14:14] I was with Ensoniq for 8 years, through the MR-Rack, and the development but not release of the MR-61/76 and the ASR-X.
[14:15] *** Joins: arvon45 (mike9@dyn1-tnt19-218.chicago.il.ameritech.net)
[14:15] So at that point I had a good background in music, in the Japanese way, and of the full development and manufacturing of products, thanks to Ensoniq.
[14:15] *** Joins: stuart_pryer (triton@modem-87.elured.dialup.pol.co.uk)
[14:15] Came to Korg in 1996 for the launch of the N364, and the first product I developed was the SGproX.
[14:16] So what do I do as Product manager?
[14:17] From the US side I am responsible for watching out for all the activities of my "children" - every Korg keyboard, module, digital recorder, digital piano, computer cards... everything other than the ToneWorks effects and tuners/metronomes.
[14:17] I am involved in the marketing, sales, customer support, dealer training - you name it!
[14:18] That in itself is a large job, but I am also VERY involved with Korg Inc. on the strategic planning of our development, the product specifications, the voicing - you name it.
[14:18] I personally worked on voicing the MS-2000 and CX-3, while the main voicing guys were making expansion boards and the Karma.
[14:19] I help Korg Inc. contract US voicing guys and demo composers, EVERY word you see Korg put out about a product goes through us - press releases, web content, our ProView magazine, on and on.
[14:19] *** Parts: TriTon|MasteR (~fgfg@212.72.2.160)
[14:19] In the case of our beloved Triton I helped to define the spec with the team. To name the product. To oversee the voicing, the demos.
[14:20] I personally wrote a number of the dance arps. :-)
[14:20] The design of the sequencer, including the Song Templates and preset patterns included, the individual track looping etc. were all things I worked on.
[14:21] *** Parts: Navid (~triton@ubr-33.189.12.apopkavine.cfl.rr.com)
[14:21] Now before my head seem too big, I work with a great team of people in the US, Japan and around the world. It's not all about me! :-)
[14:21] I let you know all this background to hopefully tell you two things:
[14:21] 1) I understand your wants and needs - they are my own! I am making the toys that I want to play with as well.
[14:22] 2) I am probably the closest guy in the world to the inner workings of the developments at Korg.
[14:22] *** Joins: Navid (~triton@ubr-33.189.12.apopkavine.cfl.rr.com)
[14:22] That doesn't mean that I can let you in on al our secrest, though... :-)
[14:22] Oops - typing too fast!
[14:23] you are doing great Jerry..