Korg Oasys User Manual

Using Wave Sequences Creating smooth, evolving timbres
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•InProgramandCombimodes,ifKARMAisoff,
note‐onsaresynchronizedwiththesounding
Tempo‐modeWaveSequence,ifany.
•InProgramandCombimodes,ifKARMAison,
note‐onsaresynchronizedwithKARMA.
•InSequencemodeduringplaybackorrecording,
note‐onsaresynchronizedwiththesequence.
•In
Sequencemode,whilethesequencerisstopped,
note‐onsaresynchronizedwithRPPRand
KARMA.
EachProgram,eachCombiTimbre,andeachTrackina
SonghasitsownQuantizeTriggerssetting.
ToturnonQuantizeTriggersinaProgram:
1. GototheProgramBasictaboftheBasic/Vector
page.
2. Checkthe
QuantizeTriggersbox.
ToturnonQuantizeTriggersinaCombiorSong:
1. GototheWaveSequence/KARMAtabofthe
TimbreParameterspage(forCombis),orTrack
Parameterspage(forSongs).
Eachofthe16TimbresorTrackshasitsownQuantize
Triggersparameter.Ifyoulike,youcansetthemall
separately.
2. SettheQuantizeTriggerscheck‐boxesasyoulike.
How Quantize Triggers works
TheQuantizeTriggersfeaturetriestomakeagood
guessatwhereyouintendedthenotetobe.Ifyouplay
thenotejustabitlate–withina32ndnoteofthe8th
note–itwillassumethatyoumeantthenotetosound
onthebeatthatjustpassed.Inthis
case,thenotewill
playimmediately.
Ontheotherhand,ifyouplaythenoteuptothree
32ndnotesearly,itwillassumethatyou’ reintending
thenotetosoundonthenextbeat.Inthiscase,the
note‐onisdelayeduntilthenext8thnote.
QuantizeTriggers
Creating smooth, evolving timbres
Crossfaded Wave Sequences
Tocreateasmooth,crossfadingWaveSequence:
1. OntheSeqParameterspage,settheModetoTime.
Thisturnsofftemposynchronization,sothatyoucan
setWaveSequencedurationsinmilliseconds.
2. SetRuntoOn.
Thisisthedefaultsetting;theWaveSequencewill
movefromsteptostepautomatically.
3. Selectthe
Multisamplesthatyou’dliketouse,and
settheStart,End,andloopstepsasdesired.
4. OntheStepParameterspage,settheDurationsto
relativelylongvalues,500msormore.
5. SettheXfadeparameterstolongvaluesaswell.
Tocrossfadecontinually,withoutpausingtoheara
singlesteponits
own,settheXfadetimesthesameas
theDurations.
Note:InTimemode,theactualcrossfadetimecannot
exceedthetotaldurationofthetwostepsbeing
crossfaded.IftheXfadesettingwouldexceedthis
limit,thecrossfadetimewillbeclippedinternally.
6. AdjustthestepLevelstosmoothout
perceived
volumedifferencesbetweendifferent
Multisamples.
7. AdjusttheFade‐InandFade‐Outshapestotaste.
Theshapescanhelpyoutofine‐tunethetransitions
betweenthesteps.
Stretching or compressing the sequence
Ifyouliketheproportionsofthestepdurationsand
crossfades,butwantthewholesequencetogofasteror
slower.TheExp/Comp(Expand/Compress)button
makesthiseasy:
1. OntheStepParameterspage,presstheExp/Comp
button.
Adialogboxwillappear.
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Wave Sequence Rhythm

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