Korg Oasys User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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measurepre‐count,andthenrecordingwillbegin.
Playthekeyboardandmovecontrollerssuchasthe
joysticktorecordyourperformance.
5. Whenyoufinishplaying,presstheSEQUENCER
START/STOPswitch.
Recordingwillend,andthelocationwillreturnto
thepointatwhichyoubeginrecording.
IfyoupressthePAUSE
switchinsteadofthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch,recordingwill
pause.WhenyoupressthePAUSEswitchonce
again,recordingwillresume.Whenyouare
finished,presstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP
switchtostoprecording.
Overdub
Withthismethod,thenewlyrecordedmusicaldatais
addedtotheexistingdata.
Whenyouperformoverdubrecordingonapreviously‐
recordedtrack,thenewlyrecordeddatawillbeadded
tothepreviously‐recordeddata.
Itisbesttoselectthismodeifyouwillberecording
additionalcontroldata,recording
adrumpattern,or
recordingthetempointhemastertrack.Withthis
mode,datacanbeaddedwithouterasingtheexisting
performancedata.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSetuptoOverdub.
3. Fortherestoftheprocedure,refertosteps3–5
of
“Overwrite.”
Manual punch-in
Whilethesongisplaying,youcanpressthe
SEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitchoraconnected
pedalswitchatthedesiredlocationtostartorstop
recording.Withthismethod,themusicaldata
previouslyonthetrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthat
youwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSetuptoManualPunchIn.
3. In“Location,”specifyalocationseveralmeasures
earlierthanthepointatwhichyouwishtobegin
recording.
4. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
Playbackwillbegin.
5. Atthepointatwhichyouwishtobeginrecording,
presstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch.
Recording
willbegin.Playthekeyboardand
operatecontrollerssuchasthejoysticktorecord
yourperformance.
6. Whenyoufinishrecording,pressthe
SEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch.
Recordingwillend(playbackwillcontinue).
Note:InsteadofpressingtheSEQUENCER
REC/WRITEswitchinsteps5and6,youcanusea
footswitchconnectedtotheASSIGNABLE
SWITCHjack.
SettheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage“Foot
SwitchAssign”toSongPunchIn/Out.
7. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
Playbackwillstop,andyouwillreturntothe
locationthatyouspecifiedinstep3.
Auto punch-in
Firstyoumustspecifytheareathatwillbere‐recorded.
Thenrecordingwilloccurautomaticallyatthe
specifiedarea.Withthismethod,themusicaldata
previouslyonthetrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.
Location
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rack Select

Korg Oasys Specifications

General

Type	Workstation
Timbrality	16 parts
Velocity Sensitivity	Yes
Aftertouch	Yes
RAM	1GB
Synthesis Types	HD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1
Oscillators	Varies by synthesis type
LFO	Multiple LFOs per program
Filter	Varies by synthesis type
Effects	12 insert effects, 2 master effects
Sequencer	16-track MIDI
Sampling	Yes, with 16-bit/48kHz resolution
Display	10.4-inch color touch screen
Keyboard	88-key or 76-key weighted action
Storage	40GB internal hard drive
Connectivity	MIDI In/Out/Thru, USB, S/PDIF