Korg Oasys User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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3. Adjustthelevel(s)oftheinputsignal(s)sothatit
isashighaspossiblewithoutactivatingtheCLIP!
orADCOVERLOAD!messages.
Ifyou’reusingAUDIOINPUTS1and/or2,adjustthe
volumeusingrear‐panelMIC/LINEswitchesand
LEVELknobs.
Ifyou’reusingAUDIOINPUT3and/or4,orthe

S/P DIFinput,adjusttheoutputlevelofyourexternal
audiosource.
Ifyou’resamplingexternalaudiothroughtheinternal
effects,youmayalsoneedtoadjusttheindividual
effectsinputand/oroutputlevelparameters.
Ifyou’reusinginternalsounds,adjustthelevelsusing
thecontrolsurface,effectsinput/outputtrim,etc.
4. Ifthe
levelisstillnothighenough,increasethe
RecordingLevelusingtheon‐screenslider.
Again,thegoalistogetthelevelashighaspossible
withoutactivatingtheCLIP!orADCOVERLOAD!
messages.
Tips for eliminating distortion when using the
analog inputs
Ifsoundfromtheanaloginputsisdistorted,butthe
CLIP!messagedoesn’tappear,it’spossiblethat
distortionisoccurringattheanaloginputstage,orthat
distortionisbeingcausedbythesettingsoftheinternal
effects.
Ifthe“A D C OVERLOAD!”messageappearsabovethe
RecordingLevelmeters,thedistortion
isdueto
excessivelevelsattheinput.Inthiscase,eitherlower
theoutputleveloftheexternalaudiosource,or(for
inputs1and2only)adjusttheMIC/LINEgainselect
switchandLEVELknobsothatthismessagedoesnot
appear.
Ifthereisdistortion,butthe“A D C 
OVERLOAD!”
messagedoesnotappear,it’spossiblethatthe
distortionisbeingcausedbythesettingsoftheinternal
effects.Tosolvethisproblem,eitherlowertheinput
Level,oradjusttheeffectssettings(suchaschanging
theindividualeffectInputTrimparameters).
Examples of audio track recording
Recording an external input source on
audio track 1
Inthisexample,we’llexplainhowaguitarconnected
totheAudioInput1jackcanberecordedonaudio
track1.
Recordingandplaybackonanaudiotrackcanoccur
untiltheendofthemastertrack.Youcannotrecord
forlongerthan80minutes.
Connect your guitar
1. ConnectyourguitartotherearpanelAUDIO
INPUT1jack.
PresstheAUDIOINPUTMIC/LINEswitchinward
toselecttheLINEposition,andsettheLEVELknob
ataboutthecenter.
Ifyouconnectaguitarwithpassivepickups(i.e.,a
guitarthatdoesnotcontainapreamp),youwillbe

unabletosampleitatthecorrectlevelbecauseofthe
impedancemismatch.Suchguitarsshouldbe
routedthroughapreamporaneffectunit.
Setup
2. IntheP0:Play/REC–AudioInputSamplingpage,
setthe“AudioInput”parametersasfollows.
UseGlobalsettingOff
–INPUT1–
BusSelect(IFX/Indiv.):Off
Pan:L000
Level:127
RECBus:Off
(Thesesettingsaremadebydefault,soyoudon’t
needtomakethem.)
IntheP0:Play/REC–AudioTrack
Mixerpage,use
RECSourcetoselectAudioInput1(AIn1),sothat
thesignalfromAudioInput1willberecorded
directlyonaudiotrack1.
AudioTrack1RECSource:AudioInput1(AIn1)
Guitar
Effect unit
OFF LINE

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