Hmm....interesting choices.

It all comes down to what you like.

I had an xp-60 for a month, then returned it for a Triton.

I agree that the pipe organ, flute and trumpet presets on the xp seem better.

I returned my xp-60 because of a grunge/decay noise at the end of notes. I was going to get an xp-80, but they were 1700$ U.S. at the time. I was able to work out a deal and got the Triton for 1850$. For 150$ more, I grabbed the Triton.

To me, the Triton's PRESETS excell in techno, strings, pads, drums, and bass.

And when I want a super realistic sound, I LOAd a SAMPLE into the sampler..and whoila! I have an incredible sound.

In fact, I have already sampled all the preset patches I liked on the xp's.


The Korg does have two slots for KORG expansion boards, but they are annoying at best. You lose one program and one combination bank when you decide to use them. So the xp definately has a better waveform expansion setup.

But the Triton has an option for the MOSS card, Which is the same thing as the engine in the Korg Z1 synth. Read the reviews of the Z1 synth at harmony-central.com and sonicstate.com. When you plug one of these into your triton, it will give you 6 voices of physical analogue modelling. A completely different synth engine than in the Triton.
This is a HUGE plus. Plus, it is a very unique sounding synth. Plus, this card adds 6 voices, making Triton 68 voice polyphonic.

The Triton also has better real time controllers, with a ribbon controller, funky joystick, and 7 knobs to twist.

In the effects section, the Triton is the best synth, period. NO other synth comes close to the Triton effects. You can even run any instrument you want thru the Tritons inputs and use your TRITON as an effects unit for outside instruments!

As for keyboard feel...thats subjective. I vastly prefer the Tritons feel to the toy-like feel of the xp's.

Display--

Triton wins hands down.


Outputs- TRiton has six freely assignable outputs. xp does not.

Optional SCci connection allows you to load samples and songs at blazing speeds from a SCI cd-rom or hard drive.


Onboard synthesis-
The xp is slightly deeper. But adding the MOSS card will give you the deepest programming synth PERIOD, along with Kurzweils VAST.


Durability- I have only had my TRiton for a few months, so I dont know yet. It is pretty solid so far.


All these things come down to one thing-

What do you think ? Try em out.

I used to be a Roland only guy, never even looked at other keyboards. But Roland customer service ticked me off with that grunge/decay issue, and one day I went and tinkered with the silver beast, the Triton. It was love at first sight.


One of the great things about the TRIton is it's sampler keeps it up to date for a very long time. Think along the lines of a k2000 or k25000. Still great, viable synths.