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Sampling in Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes
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Sampling in Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes
InadditiontousingSamplemode,youcanalsosample
bothexternalaudiosourcesandinternalsoundsin
Program,Combination,andSequencermodes.
Forinstance,youcanresampleaperformancethatuses
theOASYS’sfullrangeoffeatures,includingfilters,
effects,andKARMA.Youcanevensampleafull,
multitimbralsequence,
playedeitherfromtheinternal
sequenceroranexternalMIDIsequencer.
YoucanalsosampletheOASYS’sperformance
togetherwithaudiofromanexternalinputsource,or
monitortheperformanceoftheOASYS’sKARMA
functionandsequenceretc.whileyousampleonlythe
externalaudiofromtheinputjacks.
InSequencermode,
youcanalsosampleanaudio
sourcethat’sbeingplayedalongwiththesong,andthe
systemwillautomaticallycreateMIDInotestoplaythe
newsampleinsyncwiththesong.Youmightusethis
torecordavocalorguitarpart,forinstance.
ThisiscalledInTrackSampling.
Examples of sampling in Program or
Combination modes
Resampling a phrase generated by the
KARMA function in Program mode
Youcanresamplethesoundofaprogramor
combinationbeingplayedbyyourselforbythe
KARMAfunction.
Inthisexample,we’llexplainhowtosamplea
KARMAgeneratedphraseinProgrammode.Youcan
sampleinasimilarwayinCombinationorSequencer
modesaswell.
1. PresstheMODEPROGRAM
switchtoenter
Programmode,andselecttheprogramthatyou
wanttoresample.
2. TurnontheKARMAfunction(KARMAON/OFF
switchlit),playthekeyboard,andverifythata
phraseisgenerated.
3. PresstheSamplingtabtoaccesstheP0:Play–
AudioInput/Samplingpage.
Makethefollowingsettings.
AudioInput
“UseGlobalSetting”:Off
BusSelect(IFX/Indiv.):Off
TurnallexternalinputsOff.
RECORDINGLEVEL–
RecordingLevel:0.0
Thisisthedefaultsettingforresampling.
SamplingSetup
SourceBus:L/R
ThesoundsenttotheL/Rbuswillberesampled.
“Trigger”:NoteOn
Samplingwillstartthemomentyouplaythe
keyboard.
“Saveto”:RAM
SamplingwilloccurtoRAMmemory.
“Mode”:Stereo
ThesoundoftheinternalL/Rchannelswillbe
sampledinstereo.
Tip:TheOASYSwillautomaticallymaketheabove
settingsforyouifyouexecutethe“A u t o Sampling
Setup–ResampleProgramPlay”pagemenu
command.Inaddition,itwillalso
assignthe
MultisampletoanewProgramafteryouvefinished
resampling.Formoreinformation,see“A u t o
SamplingSetup”onpage 145.
4. Adjusttherecordinglevel.
PresstheSAMPLINGRECswitchandusethe
RecordingLevelslidertoadjustthelevel.
PlaywiththeKARMAfunctionturnedon,anduse
theVALUEsliderto
adjusttheRecordingLevel
sliderashighaspossiblewithoutallowingthe
“CLIP!”indicationtoappear.
Whenyou’vefinishedmakingadjustments,press
theSAMPLINGRECswitch.
PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturnthe
KARMAfunctionoff.
5. Sample.
PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturniton.
PresstheSAMPLINGRECswitch.
Press
theSAMPLINGSTART/STOPswitchtoput
theOASYSinrecordreadymode.
Playthekeyboard.
Recordingwillstartthemomentyouplaythe
keyboard.
Whilerecordingcontinues,allthesoundyou
produceusingthekeyboardorcontrollerswillbe
recorded.
PresstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOPswitchtostop
recording.
6. Listentothesoundyou
resampled.
AccesstheSamplingP0:Recording–Recording
page.PresstheMODESAMPLINGswitch,thenthe
EXITswitch,andthentheRecordingtabinthe
upperlineoftheLCDscreen.
Use“MultisampleSelect”toselectthemultisample
thatyouresampled.
PlaytheC2keytoheartheresampledsound.
7. Ifyouwantto
convertthismultisampleintoa
program,choosethe“ConvertMSToProgram”
pagemenucommand,selectthedesiredprogram,
andexecutetheconversion.
Formoreinformation,see“Convertinga
multisampletoaprogram”onpage 144.
Auto Sampling Setup
Thisfunctionautomaticallysetsvarioussampling
relatedparametersineachmode.Youcanusethis
functionwhenyou’reresamplingyourperformancein
Program,Combination,orSongmodes,orasa
guidelinewhensamplinganexternalaudiosource.
Youcanalsousethisfunctiontoinitializethesettings.

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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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