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Sampling in Program, Combination, and Sequencer modes
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Mode:Stereo
ThesoundoftheinternalL/Rchannelswillbe
sampledinstereo.
MetronomeSetup–
Bus(Output)Select:L/R
Level:asdesired
TheoutputofthemetronomewillbesenttotheL/R
bus.
6. Playyourguitaratthevolumethatyouwillbe
recording.
Ifthedisplayindicates“A D C OVERLOAD
!”(AD
converterinputoverload),turntherearpanel
[LEVEL]knobtowardMINtoadjustthelevel
appropriately.
Thebestaudioqualitywillbeobtainedatthe
highestpossiblelevelthatdoesnotcausean
overload;i.e.,alevelthatisslightlybelowthepoint
where“A D C OVERLOAD!”isdisplayed.
7. PresstheSAMPLINGRECswitch.
Playyourguitar,andthelevelmeterwillindicate
thevolumeatwhichtheguitarwillbesampled.
PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturniton,
playthekeyboardtostartthedrumphrase,and
playyourguitarwhileadjustingthefinalvolume.
Ifthe“CLIP!”
indicationappears,usetheVALUE
controllertolowertheRecordingLevelslider
(locatedintherightsideofthedisplay)below+0.0
toanappropriatelevel.
Ifthebalancebetweeninstrumentsisnottoyour
liking,usetheLEVELknobortheperformance
editor“A m p Level”toadjustthebalance.
8. Whenyouhavefinishedmakingadjustments,
presstheSAMPLINGRECswitch.
PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturnoffthe
KARMAfunction.
9. PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturniton,
andthenpresstheSAMPLINGRECswitchto
enterrecordreadymode.
WhenyoupresstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOP
switch,acountdownwill
begin.Playthekeyboard
duringthecountdown.
Afterafourbeatcountdown,recordingwillstart.
Playyourguitar.TheKARMAfunctionwillalso
startafterthecountdown.
10.PresstheSAMPLINGSTART/STOPswitchtostop
recording.
11.PresstheKARMAON/OFFswitchtoturnitoff.
12.Listentothesoundthat
wassampled.
AccesstheSamplingP0:Recording–Recording
page.PresstheMODESAMPLINGswitch,thenthe
EXITswitch,andthentheRecordingtabinthe
upperlineoftheLCDscreen.
Use“MultisampleSelect”toselectthemultisample
thatyouresampled.
PlaytheC2key,andyouwillhearthesoundthat
wasresampled.
13.Ifyouwanttoconvertthismultisampleintoa
program,choosethe“ConvertMSToProgram”
pagemenucommand,selectthedesiredprogram,
andexecute.(See“Convertingamultisampletoa
program”onpage 144)
Sampling a guitar from the audio inputs,
while listening to a KARMA-generated
drum phrase
Herewe’llexplainhowyoucansamplejustthesound
ofanexternalinputsourcewhilelisteningtoa
performancegeneratedbytheKARMAfunction.
Youcandothisbymodifyingthesettingsinstep5of
thepreceding“MixingaKARMAgenerateddrum
phrase…”tochangethemasfollows.
INPUT1
BusSelect(IFX/Indiv.):Off
RECBus:1
TheinputfromAUDIOINPUT1willbesenttoREC
bus1.
SamplingSetup
SourceBus:REC1/2
ThesoundsenttoRECbus1/2willbesampled.The
soundoftheinternaltonegeneratorsenttotheL/R
buswillnot
besampled.
Mode:L–Mono
ThesoundoftheinternalLchannelwillbesampled
inmonaural.
Modifythesettingsasshownabove,sampleyour
playing,andthenlistentothesample.
Examples of sampling in Sequencer mode
In-Track Sampling
Whenyousampleanexternalaudiosourcewhile
listeningtothesongplayback,theInTrackSampling
functionautomaticallycreatestheappropriatenote
datainatrack.
Whenyouplaybackthesong,theautomatically
creatednotedatawilltriggerthemultisamplethatwas
automaticallyconvertedtoaprogram.
Inthisexample,
we’llshowthesoundofaguitar
connectedtotheAUDIOINPUT1jackcanbeaddedto
yoursong.
1. InSequencermode,selectthesongtowhichyou
wanttoaddtheguitarsound.
Youcaneithercreateasong,oruseDiskmodeto
loadapreviouslycreatedsong.
2. Connect
yourguitartotherearpanelAUDIO
INPUT1jack.
PresstheAUDIOINPUTMIC/LINEswitchinward
toselecttheLINEposition,andsettheLEVELknob
ataboutthecenter.
Ifyouconnectaguitarwithpassivepickups(i.e.,a
guitarthatdoesnotcontainapreamp),youwillbe
unabletosampleitatthecorrectlevelbecauseofthe
impedancemismatch.Suchguitarsshouldbe
routedthroughapreamporaneffectunit.
3. AccesstheSequencerP0:Play/REC–Audio
Input/Samplingpage.

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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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