Korg Oasys - New Features in Software Version 1.1

New features New features in software version 1.1
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Increased polyphony for the AL-1 & STR-1
AspartofourcontinuedrefinementstotheOASYS
system,youcannowplaymorevoicesoftheAL‐1and
STR‐1!
TheupdatedAL‐1iscapableofplaying96voices(up
from84),andtheSTR‐1’smaxpolyphonyisnow48
voices(upfrom32–afactorof
50%).Naturally,thefull
audiofidelityofthepreviousversionshasbeen
preserved.
Unison enhancements
Unisonhasbeenimprovedinseveralways,forboth
HD‐1andEXiPrograms.Tobeginwith,youcannow
enableunisoninPolymode,aswellasinMono.The
newUnisonStereoSpreadparameterdistributes
unisonvoicesacrossthestereofield,foramoreintense
effect.Finally,the
rangeofUnisonDetunehasbeen
doubled,toatotalwidthof200cents(100centsupand
down).
Formoreinformation,see“Unison”onpage 35ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Max # of Notes
ThenewMax#ofNotesparameterletsyoumodelthe
voice‐leadingofvintagesynthesizers,suchasthe
Polysix,aswellascontroltheresourcesrequiredby
individualProgramsinCombinationandSequencer
modes.Max#ofNotesisavailableinbothHD‐1and
EXiPrograms,aswell
asforeachTimbreinaCombi
andeachTrackinaSong.
Formoreinformation,see“Max#ofNotes”onpage 34
oftheParameterGuide.
Improved parameter smoothing
Sinceitsinitialrelease,OASYShasusedseveral
differentsmoothingprocessestominimize
“steppiness”onknobs,sliders,andcontrols.These
processeshavebeenfurtherimproved,viaanew
adaptivesmoothingalgorithm.
ToneAdjustisnowsmoothedaswell,sothatyoucan
usethisControlSurfacemodeforperformanceaswell
asediting.Manyparametersarealsonowsmoothed
evenwheneditedfromtheLCD.
Chord mode
TheoriginalPolysixhadafun,coolChordfunction,
whichletyoustoreachordandthentransposeitby
playingsinglenotesonthekeyboard.Wethoughtthis
wassuchagoodideathatweintegrateditthroughout
theOASYSsystem.YoucannowenableChordmode
foranyHD
‐1orEXiProgram,aswellasforeach
TimbreinaCombiandeachTrackinaSong.
ChordmodeisintegratedwiththeDrum/ChordPads.
Justasbefore,youcanstoreupto8‐notechordsfor
eachPad–butnow,withChordmode,youcanusethe
pads
toselectachord,andthenplayitfromthe
keyboard.
AnewChordSWfunctionletsyouenableanddisable
ChordmodefromSW1,SW2,ortheAssignableFoot
Switch.
ChordmodecanduplicatethewaythatthePolysix
chordsworked,butitcanalsousealloftheVoice
Assignoptionstocreatedifferenteffects–suchasmono
legatochordswithfingeredportamento,orpoly
chordsthatoverlaponeanother.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingChordmode”on
page 54,and“Chord”onpage 35oftheParameter
Guide.
New features in software version 1.1
OASYSsoftwareversion1.1addedanumberofnew
features,includingtheSTR‐1PluckedStringEXi,
supportforupto2GBofRAM,anewAMSMixertype,
andmore.
New EXi: STR-1 Plucked String
AsthefirstEXiupdateforOASYS,theSTR‐1Plucked
Stringadvancesthestateoftheartinphysical
modeling,buildingonoveradecadeofKorg’sresearch
withnewinnovationsexclusivetoOASYS.Itoffersa
comprehensiveandsophisticatedsetofsynthesistools,
capableofcreatingbothtraditional
sounds(acoustic
andelectricguitarsandbasses,clavinetsand
harpsichords,harps,bells,electricpianos,ethnic
instruments,etc.)andunique,experimentaltimbres.
Formoreinformation,see“EXi:STR‐1PluckedString”
onpage 239oftheParameterGuide.
Support for up to 2 GB of RAM
OASYSnowsupportsupto2gigabytesofRAM,which
canbeusedforRAMandEXssamples.Amongother
things,thismeansthatyoumaynowloadbothEXs1
andEXs2atthesametime,ifdesired.
Formoreinformation,see“Installingmemory”on
page 1092oftheParameterGuide,“Expansion
Sample
Setup”onpage 742,and“SamplingandRAM”on
page 621oftheParameterGuide.
Supported DRAM DIMM modules
TheOASYShastwoDIMMsockets.Oneslotis
occupiedbyfactory‐installedmemory;theotherisleft
openforuserexpansion.
Somecommercially‐availablememorywillnot
workwiththeOASYS.Thefollowingtypesof
memoryaresupported.
Specifications:184‐pinDIMMDDRSDRAM,
unbuffered,non‐ECC