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Preparations for sampling
127
eventhoughthislevelsettingisverylow,itis
possiblethatthesoundisdistortingearlierthanthe
ADconverter.YoullneedtoadjusttheMIC/LINE
gainselectswitch,theLEVELknob(AUDIOINPUT
1and2only),ortheoutputlevelofyourexternal
audiosource.
IfBusSelect
(IFX/Indiv.)isotherthanOff,raising
theLevelwillinputtheexternalinputsignalinto
theOASYS.IfaudiocablesareconnectedtoAUDIO
INPUT1–4jacksatthistime,anynoisethatmay
existwillbeinputviatheADconvertersintothe
OASYSevenifnoaudioinputsignal
ispresent,and
maybeoutputfromAUDIOOUTPUTL/Rand1–8.
Ifyou renotusinganexternalinput,turnitsBus
Select(IFX/Indiv.)off,orsetitsLevelto0.
Similarly,ifyou renotusingtheS/P DIFINjack,set
itsBusSelect(IFX/Indiv.)off,orsetitsLevelto
0.
RECBusandFXControlBusshouldalsobeturned
offifyou renotusingthem.
Ifyou’vesetRECSourcetoAudioInput1or2,the
outputoftheADconverterisinputdirectlyintothe
OASYSwithoutpassingthroughBusSelect
(IFX/Indiv.)or“Level.”IftheLEVEL
settingofan
audioinputissettoahighgain,anyexistingnoise
componentmaybeoutputfromAUDIOOUTPUT
L,R,and1–8eventhoughnoaudioinputisactually
present.Ifyou renotusinganaudioinput,setits
LEVELsettingtoLINE,andturntheleveldown
to
theminimum.
The Input/Audio Input page in each mode
OnesetofInput/AudioInputsettingsaremaintained
bySamplingmode,andadifferentsetofInputsettings
aresharedbyCombination,Program,andSequencer
mode.ThislattersetissavedasGlobalmode
parameters.
Eachcombination,program,andsongcanalsohaveits
ownInput/AudioInputsettings.Toenablethis,
turn
“UseGlobalSetting”OFFintherespectivepageslisted
below.
Thesesettingscanbemadeinthefollowingpages:
Setting the recording level
(Recording Level [dB])
Recording Level L, R
Level Meter
Thisadjuststhesignallevelatthefinalstageof
sampling.Forthebestqualitysampling,setthelevel
ashighaspossiblewithoutallowingthelevelmeterto
indicate“CLIP!”
PresstheSAMPLINGRECswitchtoenterrecord
standbymode;thelevelmeterswillindicatethe
recordinglevelof
thesignalfromthebuslineyou
selectedin“SourceBus.”Youcanusethesliderto
adjustthesignallevel.Startwiththesliderat0.00,and
adjustthelevelashighaspossiblewithoutallowing
thebarindicatortoexceed0dB.
Thepowerondefaultsettingis0.0
dB.
Specifying the recording method
(Recording Setup)
Source Bus
Hereyoucanselectthesourcethatwillbesampled.
Thesignalsofthebusesyouselectherewillbe
sampled.
L/R:TheL/RbusfollowingTFX1and2willbe
sampled.TheaudiosignalssenttotheL/Rbusand
soundsplayedontheOASYSfromthekeyboardorvia
MIDIINandsenttotheL/Rbuswillbesampled.
NormallyyouwillusetheL/Rsetting.(Seethe
diagrambelow)
REC1/2,REC3/4:TheREC1/2orREC3/4buseswillbe
sampled.UsetheRECbuseswhenyouwanttoplay
thekeyboardorplaybackanaudioCDwhilesampling
onlytheaudioinput.Youcanalsomixseveralaudio
inputsourcestotheRECbuses,ormixthedirectsound
ofanaudioinputwithsoundprocessedbyaninsert
effectandmixthemtotheRECbusesforsampling.
IfyouchooseREC1/2,RECbus1isinputto
theL
channelandRECbus2isinputtotheRchannel.Ifyou
chooseREC3/4,RECbus3isinputtotheLchanneland
RECbus4isinputtotheRchannel.
Mode Page
Sampling P0: Recording– Audio Input
Combination P0: Play– Audio Input/Sampling
Program P0: Play– Audio Input/Sampling
Sequencer P0: Play/REC– Audio Input/Sampling
Global P0: Basic Setup– Audio
Mode Page
L-Mono
R-Mono
Stereo
Level Pan
Insert
Effects
CLIP !!
L/MONO
Source BUS = L/R
R
AUDIO OUTPUT
HEADPHONES
Insert
Effects
L/R
BUS
REC
1/2
REC
3/4
...
Indiv.
1/2
3/4 5/6 7/8
BUS = L/R or IFX1-12
CD-R/RW Drive
Audio Input
OSC
Total
Effects
Master
Effects
Sampling
Monitor
For a signal flow chart of other source buses, refer to PG p.397.

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Korg Oasys Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeWorkstation
Timbrality16 parts
Velocity SensitivityYes
AftertouchYes
RAM1GB
Synthesis TypesHD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1
OscillatorsVaries by synthesis type
LFOMultiple LFOs per program
FilterVaries by synthesis type
Effects12 insert effects, 2 master effects
Sequencer16-track MIDI
SamplingYes, with 16-bit/48kHz resolution
Display10.4-inch color touch screen
Keyboard88-key or 76-key weighted action
Storage40GB internal hard drive
ConnectivityMIDI In/Out/Thru, USB, S/PDIF

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