KORG Trident Mark II
2004-08-30 by Craig Storm
Hello. I'm new here. I'm also pretty ignorant when it comes to electronics and synthesizers. So that's why I'm here. I have a Korg Trident Mark II, and a problem. First off, I got it for free, with a disclaimer: the previous owner dropped it or something, and now it doesn't make any sound. Peculiar. So I took it home and plugged it in and I couldn't get any sound from it. But upon playing around with it further, I could get a few sounds, but nowhere near the apparent capabilities of the synth. But the most annoying part was that every key in the keyboard played the exact same note. So, right now, the joystick and delay vibrato doesn't work, the strings section doesn't either, the brass section is very limited, and the synth section doesn't seem to respond appropriately when I turn the knobs. But when it does make sound, it's clear and loud, which makes me really want to solve these problems. I've inspected the circuit boards and the wire connections and everything seems intact and free of anything broken or scratched or anything. Now I am aware that there is a cassette interface on this synth. Is there some way that loading some sounds from the same model of synth would help me out? Is there some factory recordings that they would use to initially load these synths? So as of right now, I am investigating this possibility and am wondering if anyone could direct me toward some of these recordings on any medium like cassette or wav files or anything so I can give this a shot. However, if someone knows a better idea, I'd love to hear it. Thanks! Craig Storm