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Settings for the entire OASYS (Global mode)
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ExternalMIDIsyncstoincomingMIDIclocks,and
ignorestheTEMPOknob.
Autoisacombinationoftheabove.Whenclocksare
receivedviaMIDI,itsyncstotheincomingclocks;
whennoclocksarebeingreceived,itdefaultstothe
storedtemposettings.
Using Swing
Swingaddsahumanfeeltotherhythm,andprovides
aneasywaytoturna“square”rhythmintoashuffle
groove.
Thisworksbyadjustingthepositionoftheupbeats,
relativetotheWaveSequence’sSwingResolution
setting.Forinstance,iftheSwingResolutionissetto
1/8,Swing
affectseveryother8thnote.
WhiletheSwingResolutionisstoredintheWave
Sequence,theSwingamountissetintheProgram,
CombiTimbre,orSongTrack.Thisletsyouuseasingle
WaveSequenceindifferentPrograms,Combis,and
Songs,eachwithdifferentamountsofswing.
Forinstance,toturn
an8thnoterhythmintoashuffle:
1. CreateorselectaWaveSequencewithan8thnote
rhythm.
2. OntheSeqParameterspage,makesurethat
SwingResolutionissettoan8thnote.
3. CreateorselectthePrograminwhichyou’dliketo
usetheWaveSequence.
4. GototheOSC1BasictaboftheOSC/Pitchpage.
5. SetMS1tousetheWaveSequenceyouselectedin
step1.
6. GototheProgramBasictaboftheBasic/Vector
page.
7. UnderWaveSequence,settheSwingparameterto
+100%.
Thismakesthe8thnotesintoatriplet,shufflepattern.
Positivevaluesmaketheupbeatslater,andnegative
valuesmakethemearlier.WhenSwingissetto+300%,
upbeatswillbemovedallthewaytothenextdown
beat.Atthispoint,the notesontheupbeatswillnotbe
heardatall.
IfyouareusingtheWaveSequenceinconjunction
with
KARMA,youmaywishtoadjustKARMAs
swingamountaswell.
Swing with multiple Wave Sequences
IfaProgramcontainsmultipleWaveSequenceswith
differentSwingResolutionsettings,theProgramwill
usethefinestvalue.Forinstance,ifoneWaveSequence
issetto1/8andtheotherissetto1/16,theProgramwill
use1/16.
WaveSequenceSwing
Keeping notes in sync
Bydefault,theWaveSequencesforeachnoterun
independentlyfromoneanother,sothateachnote
soundsasanindividualvoice.
WithrhythmicWaveSequences,however,youmay
sometimeswantalloftheWaveSequencesinachord
tostarttogetherandsynctogether,inlockstep.
OASYSgivesyou
twotoolstomakethishappen:Key
SyncOff,andQuantizeTriggers.
Key Sync Off
EachProgram,eachCombiTimbre,andeachTrackina
SonghasitsownKeySyncsetting.Thename“Key
Sync”comesfromthesimilarsettingforLFOs,
meaning“restartseparatelyforeachnoteon.”
WhenKeySyncisOn,eachnote’sWaveSequence(s)
willprogressindependently,sothateachone
canbeon
adifferentstep,ormovingatadifferentrate.
WhenKeySyncisOff,ontheotherhand,allofthe
WaveSequenceswillbesynchronizedonthesame
step.Thereisoneexceptiontothis,however:if
Durationismodulatedwithvelocityornotenumber,
the
WaveSequencescanstillprogressatdifferentrates.
ToturnKeySyncOffinaProgram:
1. GototheProgramBasictaboftheBasic/Vector
page.
2. MakesurethattheKeySyncparameterisnot
checked.
ToturnKeySyncOffinaCombiorSong:
1. GototheWaveSequence/KARMAtabof
the
TimbreParameterspage(forCombis),orTrack
Parameterspage(forSongs).
Eachofthe16TimbresorTrackshasitsownKeySync
parameter.Ifyoulike,youcansetthemallseparately.
2. SettheKeySynccheckboxesasyoulike.
Remember,tosynchronizeallofthenotes,turnKey
Syncoff.
Quantize Triggers
QuantizeTriggersallowsyoutoforcemostTempo
modeWaveSequencenoteonstobeinsync,makingit
easiertoplayalongwithotherrhythmicelements.
WhenQuantizeTriggerisOn,noteonsarequantized
to8thnotesusingthecurrenttemporeference.(See
belowforafewmore
details.)
Thetemporeferencecancomefromdifferentsources,
dependingonthecurrentmode,andwhetherornot
KARMAison:
Swing Resolution =
Swing = 0%
Swing = +100%
Swing = –100%
Swing = +200%
Swing = +300%
+300
Beat 1 Beat 2
3 3 3 3
+100
–100
+200

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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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