Quick Start
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New features
New features in software version 1.3
OASYSsoftwareversion1.3addsanumberofnew
features,includingKARMA2.1,loadingandun‐
loadingEXswithoutrestarting,individualtranspose
forEXi1and2,separatesmoothingforattackand
decayinallStepSequencers,losslesscompressionof
EXs1and2(increasingtheRAMavailablefor
sampling),and
anewoptionalEXi:theMOD‐7
WaveshapingVPMSynthesizer.NewProgramsusing
theMOD‐7areloadedintoBankUSER‐C.
New EXi option: MOD-7
TheMOD‐7isapowerful,semi‐modularsynthesizer,
combiningVariablePhaseModulation(VPM),
waveshaping,ringmodulation,PCMsampleplayback,
andsubtractivesynthesis.Exceptionallyversatile,the
MOD‐7produceseverythingfromclassicFM
keyboardsandbellstorhythmicsoundscapes,from
cut‐through‐the‐mixsynthbassestosparkling,epic
pads.
VPM
referstoKorg’spatentedcontributionsto
FrequencyModulation(FM)synthesis;formore
information,see“VPMandFMSynthesis”onpage 331
oftheParameterGuide.
Featuresinclude:
•SixVPMOscillators.Eachcanbeusedasasine,
saw,triangle,square,orwaveshapingoscillator
withFMandringmodulation,orasawaveshaping
and/or
ringmodprocessorforothersignals.
• 101differentwaveshapingtables,whoseresponse
canbecontrolledviamodulatabledriveandoffset.
•APCMsampleplaybackoscillatorusingKorg’s
ultra‐low‐aliasingPCMtechnology,asfirst
introducedintheHD‐1.Thissupportsfour‐way
velocity‐switchingbetweenanymonoROM,EXs,
or
RAMsamples.
•Dualmulti‐moderesonantfilters(includingKorg’s
MultiFilter,asfirstintroducedintheAL‐1).
•Threepatchable,modulatable2‐in,1‐outmixersfor
combiningandscalingaudiosignals.
•Noisegeneratorwithdedicatedfilterand
saturation.
•Liveaudioinput.
•PatchPanelallowsfreeconnectionofall
components,includingthesix
VPMOscillators,
PCMoscillator,noisegenerator,real‐timeaudio
input,threemodulatablemixers,andtwofilters.
Connectionscanincludemultiplecablesfroma
singleoutput,hybridserial/parallelroutings,and
feedbackpaths.
•“Vast”sample‐manglingcapabilities,with
incredibleflexibilityandpower.UsesamplesasFM
modulators,andcreateincrediblyrichprocessing
environments
combiningmultiplestagesof
filtering,waveshaping,andringmodulation,
patchedtogetherhoweveryou’dlike.
•Upto52voicesofpolyphony.
•ImportclassicFMsoundsfromtheDX7.
•Fourper‐voiceLFOs,tenre‐triggerableEGs,nine
key‐trackinggenerators,eightAMSmixers,anda
per‐voicestepsequencer.
•AccesstoallstandardEX
iProgramfeatures,
includingtheCommonLFO,CommonStep
Sequencer,KeyTrack1&2,KARMA,EQ,and
effects–aswellaslayeringwithanyotherEXi
(includingtwoMOD‐7stogether,for12VPM
oscillators!)
Formoreinformation,see“EXi:MOD‐7Waveshaping
VPMSynthesizer”onpage 327oftheParameter
Guide.
Demo mode and authorization
Initially,theMOD‐7willbeindemomode.You’llbe
abletoplay,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,and
SongswhichusethenewEXi–butuntilyoupurchase
anauthorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout
periodically.
Topurchaseanauthorizationcode,andtodownload
additional,freebanksof
MOD‐7sounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthePlug‐InInfopageinGlobal
mode.
Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:Plug‐inInfo”on
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
KARMA 2.1
KARMA2.1isamajornewrelease,includingsupport
forUserGEs,newcontroloverSceneandModule
quantization,enhancementstotheNoteMapfeature,
andotherimprovements.
User GEs and GE Creation/Editing
TheOASYSnowsupportsUserGEs,with12banksof
128UserGEseach(foratotalof1536).Youcanalso
saveandload.KGEfiles,whichcontainKARMAGEs
andTemplateData.GEsmaybecreated,edited,and
uploadedtotheOASYSusingtheoptionalKARMA
OASYSSoftware(PC/Mac),
availableseparatelyfrom
Karma‐Lab(www.karma‐lab.com).
Display of GE RTC Model in the GE Selection
Dialogs
TheGECategoryandBankSelectDialogsnowshow
theselectedGEʹsRTCModel,providinganindication
ofhowthatparticularGEwillbemappedtothe
ControlSurface,andsomeideaabouthowitis
intendedtooperate.
Quantized/Delayed Scene Changes
Scenechangesmaynowbe quantizedtovariousmetric
divisions,froma16th‐notetripletupto4bars.
(Previously,allscenechangeswerequantizedtothe
next16th‐note).Thelargervaluesensureperfect
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