Korg Oasys User Manual

Settings for the entire OASYS (Global mode)
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theentireWaveSequencebecomes“stereo,”anduses
twiceasmanyvoices‐it’sthepricethatyoupayfor
power!
4. SettheLevel(volume)asdesired.
Thiscanbeusefulforeveningouttheperceivedlevels
ofdifferentMultisamples,orforaccentingstepsin
rhythmicsequences.
5. SettheTransposeandTuneas
desired.
TransposesetstheMultisample’scoarsetuning,in
semitones.Youcanusethistochangetheoctavefor
individualsteps,tocreatemelodies,ortocreate
interestingvariationsonpercussionsoundsbyextreme
transposition.
Tunecontrolsthefinetuning,incents(1/100ofa
semitone).Smallvariationsintuningcancreatean

interesting,organicfeel.
6. UseReverseandStartOffsettochangetheway
thattheMultisampleplays.
ReverseplaystheselectedMultisamplebackwards,
withoutlooping.(Ifindividualsampleswithinthe
MultisamplearealreadysettoReverse,theywillstill
playinreverse,regardlessofthissetting.)
StartOffsetletsyouselectfromup
to8pre‐
programmedsamplestartpoints(forROMandEXs
Multisamples),orbetweenthenormalstartpointand
theloopstart(forRAMMultisamples).
Using Insert/Cut/Copy/Paste
YoucanusetheInsert,Cut,Copy,andPastebuttonsto
copyalloftheparametersfromonesteptoanother,or
tomoveasteptoadifferentpositioninthesequence.
Toinsertacopyofastepintothesequence:
1. Selectthestepyou’dliketocopy.
You
candothisbytouchinganyofthestep’s
parameters,orbydirectlyeditingtheStepparameter
undertheWaveSequencegraphic.Theselectedstepis
shownbyaredarrowontheleftsideofthescreen,as
wellasaredarrowinthegraphic.
2. PresstheCopybutton.
You’renowreadytoinsertorpastethestep.
3. Selectthestepwhichyou’dliketofollowthenew
step.
4. PresstheInsertbutton.
Thecopiedstepisinsertedattheselectedposition.The
previouslyselectedstep,andallstepsfollowingit,
movedowntomakeroomfortheinsertedstep.
Toremove
astepfromthesequence:
1. Selectthestepyou’dliketoremove.
2. PresstheCutbutton.
Theselectedstepwillberemovedfromthesequence,
andallfollowingstepswillshiftuptofillinthespace.
Modulating Program parameters per step
EachstephastwoAMSOutputvalues.Theseactkind
oflikestepsequencers,allowingyoutomodulateany
AMSdestinationintheProgram.Inotherwords,
virtuallyanyProgram‐levelparametercanhavea
differentsettingforeachstepoftheWaveSequence.
Forinstance,toadjusttheFilterFrequency
separately
foreachstep:
1. SelecttheProgramthatyou’llusefortheWave
Sequence.
2. GototheFilterMod1taboftheFilterpage.
Thispagehasthefiltermodulationparametersfor
OSC1.
3. UnderFilterAModulation,setoneoftheAMS
sourcestoWaveSeqAMSOut1.
4. SettheIntensityas
desired.
ThismeansthattheAMS1outputwillmodulatethe
FilterFrequency.Now,youjustneedtosetupthe
WaveSequencetosendvaluesout:
5. GototheWaveSequenceStepParameterspage.
6. Foreachstep,enterthedesiredvalueforAMS
Out1.
7. GototheOSC1BasictaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
8. SetMS1tousetheWaveSequenceyoueditedin
step5.
TheFilterFrequencywillnowchangewitheverystep.
Youmaywonder‐whatiftheProgramusesmorethan
oneWaveSequence,andeachissendingoutdifferent
AMSvalues?Nottoworry.Underthehood,each
Wave
Sequenceactuallyhasitsowncompletevoice
structure,whichallowstheAMSvaluestobedifferent
foreachone.
Modulating individual steps with the AMS Mixer
YoucancombinetheWaveSequenceAMSOutputs
withtheAMSMixertomodulateindividualsteps.For
instance,youcansetupSW1tomuteaparticularstep.
We’llstartbyassumingthatyouhavealreadysetOSC1
toplaytheWaveSequence.Then:
1. OntheWaveSequenceStepParameterspage,
set
step1’sAMSOut1to127.
2. SetAMSOut1forallotherstepsto0.
3. GototheAMSMix1taboftheAMS
Mix/CommonKTrackpage.
4. OnAMSMixer1,settheTypetoAmtAxB.

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