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TR-88 - SynthWizard - 10-20-2019

TR-88

<div><span>TR-88</span>

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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Polyphony" data-content="The number of voices (notes) a device can produce simultaneously. Typically, a monophonic device can only play one note at a time. A Duophonic device can play two notes at a time. A polyphonic device can play two or more notes at a time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Polyphony - </span>
<span class="specification-value">62 Voices</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Multitimbral" data-content="A synthesizing instrument that can play two or more timbres (also called sounds or patches) at the same time. A typical multitimbral tone generator can play, for example, the brass, piano, and violin parts all at once." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Multitimbral - </span>
<span class="specification-value">16 parts</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Waveforms" data-content="A signal, either sampled (digitally recorded) or periodic, being generated by an oscillator. Also, the graphical display of a sound pressure wave over time." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Waveforms - </span>
<span class="specification-value">ROM</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="VCF" data-content="Voltage controlled filter. A filter whose cutoff frequency can be changed by altering the amount of voltage being sent to its control input." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">VCF - </span>
<span class="specification-value">12dB Slope (2-pole), 24dB Slope (4-pole), High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="LFO" data-content="Low Frequency Oscillator. An oscillator especially devoted to applications below the audible frequency range, and typically used as a control source for modulating a sound to create vibrato, tremolo, trills, and so on." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">LFO - </span>
<span class="specification-value">2 LFO with Sample &amp; Hold, Saw Up, and Sine</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Controls" data-content="On-board rotary knobs, linear sliders, and push-buttons or switches that may be used to edit various parameters." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Controls - </span>
<span class="specification-value">MIDI IN, OUT, THRU, USB</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Arpeggiator" data-content="A device that steps from note to note for whichever keys are pressed (or latched) in a preset or random pattern." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Arpeggiator - </span>
<span class="specification-value">Dual polyphonic arpeggiator with 5 preset patterns</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Patterns" data-content="Patterns are repeating musical phrases or loops lasting a short number of bars." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Patterns - </span>
<span class="specification-value">150 preset patterns, 100 user patterns (for each song)</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Songs" data-content="With respect to sequencers, Songs are arrangements of Patterns or Loops." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Songs - </span>
<span class="specification-value">200 Songs</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Effects" data-content="Any form of audio signal processing that provides reverbs, delays, chorus, and other audio and spatial effects to sweeten, liven and animate audio as well as to create the sound of a space or environment." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Effects - </span>
<span class="specification-value">89 effect types (available for insert effects or master effects)</span>
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<div class="field--item"><div class="double-field-extended form-group"><span class="specification-term" title="Keyboard" data-content="A set of keys or levers, arranged in order of ascending pitch, which enables a piano, organ or synthesizer to be played by hand." data-placement="top" data-trigger="hover" data-toggle="popover">Keyboard - </span>
<span class="specification-value">88 keys with weighted, hammer action</span>
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<span><a title="View user profile." href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/user/406" lang="" about="http://www.vintagesynth.com/user/406" typeof="schemaTongueerson" property="schema:name" datatype="" xml:lang="">Naomi Bolton</a></span>
<span>Wed, 10/09/2019 - 13:56</span>

<div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Korg released the TR-88 in 2006 as part of the range that superseded their LE series. It is a traditional looking keyboard workstation that weighs about 21kg, which isn't bad for a weighted keyboard. It follows the LE tradition of keeping performance controls to a minimum, so all you have is two programmable switches along with four assignable knobs and the four-way joystick. In addition, the TR-88 has a 240x64 pixel LCD screen that features adjustable contrast for improved viewing. The TR-88 has Korg's real weighted hammer action 2 keyboard, which was designed to simulate what it is like to play a grand piano. What this means is that when moving towards the higher notes on the keyboard, the key resistance becomes progressively lighter.<br><br>
Taking a look at the rear panel reveals that the TR-88 has a USB connector that serves as a MIDI interface as well as an SD card slot that can handle cards up to 1GB in size. In addition, there are the usual MIDI In, Out and Thru along with the external power connector, two individual outputs, stereo audio outputs and assignable pedal connectors. The headphone socket for this synth can be found at the front instead of the rear.<br><br>
The TR-88 doubles the amount of wave memory found in the Triton LE. The 64MB of PCM memory is divided into the ROM area, which is where you'll find the original waves of the LE and EX, which holds extra samples. The TR-88 features 62 notes of polyphony, although this is halved if using stereo samples. It has dual arpeggiators along with a 16-track, 200,000 note sequencer. Along with editing tools provided, you can also record in real time or step time. 16 Preset and 16 user templates are available for songs or you can make use of the Auto Song Setup feature for quick recording. In addition, you have 150 preset drum patterns along with 100 user patterns at your disposal for building songs and specified regions of measures within each track can be looped using the Track Loop function. The USB connector makes it easy to connect to a computer, which means the TR-88 can be used with any DAW for recording.<br><br>
The Korg TR-88 is not a bad workstation overall and it is quite reliable, but unfortunately it was also not a massive step up from the Triton LE.</p></div>

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<div class="field--item"><a href="http://www.vintagesynth.com/taxonomy/term/791" hreflang="en">Acoustic / Realistic</a></div>
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