Korg Oasys User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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Audio recording
Overview: About the OASYS’ hard disk recorder
•Therearesixteenaudiotracks.Theyallow16‐bit
linearPCMrecordingwithamaximumtimeof80
minutes.
• Automationdata(volume,pan,EQ,send1/2)can
berecordedforeachtrack.
•Uptosixteentrackscanbeplayedback
simultaneously,anduptofourtrackscanbe
recordedsimultaneously.
•TheStereo
Pairfunctionletsyouassigntwotracks
asapairforrecording,control,andediting.
•Youcanchoosefromabroadrangeofinternal
busesastherecordingsource;AudioInput1–4,
S/P DIF,L/R,RECBus1–4,orIndiv1–8.Youcan
alsoroutethesignalveryflexibly,forexampleby
insertingeffectsintoexternalaudiosourcesand
recordingtheresult.
•Whenyourealtime‐record,anaudioeventand
regiondataarecreatedandassignedtothetrack.
TheregiondatacontainsalinktotheWAVEfile
(audiodata)that’srecordedontheharddisk.You
caneditinavariety
ofways,forexampleby
changingthelocationoftheaudioevent,orby
editing/replacingtheregiondataorWAVEfile.
•Autoormanualpunch‐in/outareprovided.
•TheRehearsalfunctionletsyoupracticeapunch‐
in/outwithoutactuallyrecording.
•Youcanusethecontrolsurfacemixertoadjustthe
panand
volumeetc.oftheaudiotracks,andrecord
theseoperationsasautomationeventssothatthe
panandvolumechangeswillbereproducedduring
playback.
Audio events and regions in an audio
track
Whenyourecordonanaudiotrack,theactualaudio
dataisrecordeddirectlyontheinternalharddiskasa
WAVEfile.Atthistime,a“region”isalsocreated;this
containsinformationspecifyingwhatportionofthat
WAVEfileistobeactuallyplayedback.Inaddition,an
“audio
event”whichassignsthatregioniscreated;this
specifiesthelocationinthesongatwhichtheaudio
willplay.
Whenplaybackreachesapointinthesongwhe rean
audioeventislocated,theWAVE fileontheharddisk
willbeplayedasspecifiedbytheaudioeventand
the
region.Inotherwords,theaudiowillnotplayifeither
theaudioevent,theregion,ortheWAVEfileare
missing.
Pleasenotethataudioeventsandregionscanbe
deletedbyaudioeventeditingorregionediting,
andcanalsobeeasilylostifyouturnoffthe
power
beforesavingtotheharddisk.IfonlytheWAVEfile
isleftontheharddisk,thiswilloccupyharddisk
capacityfornopurpose;werecommendthatyou
execute“DeleteUnusedWAVFiles”(SeePGp.523)
tofreeupanysuchwastedspace.
How audio data is stored on the disk
WhenyousaveSongstodisk,they’restoredinan
.SNGfile.This.SNGfilecontainsallofthedatafrom
Sequencermode,includingalloftheSongsinmemory,
exceptfortherelatedaudiofiles.
A
udio Track 01
SONG00
Setting
parameters
Region
Performance
data
Automation Events
Volume, Pan, Send, EQ
Audio events
Start, Volume, Region No.
Region00 Region01
0000: Guitar1
0001: Guitar2
0002: Voice1
Song No.: Song00
Track No.: Track01
Allow Tempo: On
Tempo: 120
Start: 000
End: 95999
Anchor Point: 0
Wave Name: GUITAR1.WAV
Setting
parameters
Performance
data
Automation Events
Volume, Pan, Send, EQ
Audio events
Start, Volume, Region No.
Hard Disk
NEWFILE.SNG NEW SONG Tracks
PATTERN 00
Regions TRK01_00
TRK01_01
TRK02_00
NEWFIL_A SONG000 ATRACK01
GUITAR1.WAV
VOICE1.WAV
GUITAR2.WAV
Region02
A
udio Track 02
ATRACK02

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