Effects
Korg's Valve Force (taken from Korg's ESX-1 and EMX-1 Electribes) has been enhanced in the TRITON Extreme. This new tube-driven Valve Force circuitry can be used as an insert effect or on the final outputs, adding . You can even sample an external sound through the Valve Force circuit to impart “tube” quality to the sound. It alsoalso incorporates an Ultra Boost element designed to punch up the low end without muddying up the sound.
In addition to Valve Force, TRITON Extreme also has five Insert effects, two stereo Master effects as well as a Master EQ effect for eight simultaneous effects. Multiple timbres can be routed to the same Insert effect, and you can chain Insert effects together to create custom multi-effects. Master effects can run side by side or in series. Effect parameters are freely editable, can be modulated in realtime and are saved with the sound. Effects can be applied to both internal and external sounds, even as a sound is being sampled. By resampling an effect laden performance you can free up effects and use them over and over.

Sequencing
Sixteen tracks, 200 songs and 200,000 notes. Step time, real time, looping and pattern based recording mode. Quantize functions tighten up your timing or add swing to a steady beat. Twenty-four Tone Adjust parameters let you edit the timbre assigned to any track without exiting the sequencer, and leave the original program untouched. Sys Ex recording allows you to automate your mix : muting tracks, soloing others, loading new effect programs during different sections, and more. TRITON Extreme also uses song “templates” to give you a head start when laying down tracks. Each template assigns timbres to each track, assigns and routes effects, and can even offer up a variety of rhythm patterns to get you going. Sixteen song templates, each tuned to a different musical style, are preset and you can also create 16 all your own, eliminating repetitive steps when you want to get your ideas down.
You can compose individual songs for the verse, chorus and bridge etc.; the Cue List function allows you to string these individual parts together. Once you have decided on the right order (and you can try a number of versions) simply convert the Cue List into a single song. With Korg’s Realtime Pattern Play and Record (RPPR) function, short sequenced patterns can be assigned and played back from individual keys on the keyboard.

Back panel
In addition to the main left and right outputs, there are four assignable individual outputs to send your sound where you want it. Two audio inputs with adjustable gain and MIC/LINE level switching allow you to sample from a wide range of sources, as well as access the internal effects. Digital In and Out is provided in S/P DIF optical format. Also there are the CompactFlash media slot, MIDI connectors, and the damper/footswitch/footpedal jacks,
two USB connection ports.
By connecting a CD-R/RW drive to USB Port A, completed songs (once they have been resampled as .WAV files) can be burned to CD as audio. This connection also allows you to use external USB data storage units with the TRITON Extreme. USB Port B allows an external computer to access the media in the CompactFlash slot, allowing you to share files back and forth.