Korg Oasys User Manual

Quick Start
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Using controllers to vary a KARMA phrase
WhentheR.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,
KARMAiscontrolledbySliders1‐8andbothrowsof
buttons.TheslidersareKARMACONTROLS1‐8,the
lowerrowofbuttonsareKARMASWITCHES1–8,and
theupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes.
DependingontheselectedProgramorCombi,
these
controlswillvarythegeneratedphraseorpatternin
differentandusefulways.
1. IftheKARMAfunctionisturnedoff,pressthe
KARMAON/OFFswitchtomaketheLEDlight.
2. Playthekeyboardorpads.
TheKARMAfunctionwillbegingeneratingaphrase.
3. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,oneby
one,to
selectdifferentKARMAScenes.
NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH
andKARMASLIDERsettingsshownintheLCD
screen.Inotherwords,youcanmovebetweenentirely
differentsettingsofallthesecontrolssimplyby
pressingaKARMASCENEswitch.
4. Onthedisplay,presstheKARMAGEtab.
ThiscallsuptheKARMAGEpage,whichgivesyoua
moredetailedpictureofthesettings.ItshowstheGE
(GeneratedEffect)that’sselectedfortheKARMA
module,thetimesignatureforthepatternthat’sbeing
generated,andtheKARMACONTROLSassignments.
Fordetailsonthesecontrollers,see“Performingwith
KARMA”onpage 200.
Restoring the sound to its original state
Afteryou’veeditedaprogram,youcanrestorethe
programtothesavedversion,frombeforeyoustarted
editing.Youcanalsocomparebackandforthbetween
theeditedandsavedversions.
1. Pressthefront‐panelCOMPAREswitch.
TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andtheProgram’s
savedsettingswillberecalled.
2. Press
theCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe
editedsettings.
TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesoundwill
returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand
forthasmanytimesasyoulike.
Resetting individual controllers
Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollers,suchasthe
thevectorjoystickoranycontrolsurfaceslider,knob,
orswitch.Todoso:
1. Holddownthefront‐panelRESETCONTROLS
switch.
2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe
controlthatyou’dliketoreset.
3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch.
Thecontroller
willbereset.
Formoreinformation,see“Resettingcontrolstotheir
savedvalues”onpage 52.
Conclusion
Wehopeyouenjoyedyourquickintroductiontothe
OASYS.Therearesomanyprogramsand
combinationsthatyouprobablydidn’tactuallyfinish
playingthemall,sowhynottakeabreakfromplaying,
andtakesometimetolistentotheOASYS’demo
songs.
Listening to the demo songs
Loading the demo song data in Disk mode
1. PresstheMODEDISKswitch(theLEDwilllight)
toenterDiskmode.
2. AccesstheDisk–Loadpage.PresstheFiletaband
thentheLoadtab.
3. Use“DriveSelect”toselectHDD.
Thecontentsoftheharddiskwillappear.
4. ChoosethePreload.SNGfile.
Thisfilecontainsdemosongdata.
PRELOAD.SNGislocated
inthefollowingdirectory.
FACTORY→PRELOAD.SNG
PresstheOpenbuttontomovetoalowerdirectory,
andpresstheUpbuttontomovetothedirectoryabove
thecurrently‐displayedone.
Drive Select
F
ile tab Load buto
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PRELOAD.SNG
Load tab

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