Korg Oasys User Manual

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
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Theamountoftimerequiredwilldependonthe
amountofdatabeingsaved.
Ifafilewiththesamenamealreadyexistsonthe
media,youwillbeaskedwhetheryouwantto
overwrite.Ifyouwishtooverwrite,presstheOK
button.Ifyouwishtosavewithoutoverwriting,
press
theCancelbutton,re‐dotheoperationfromstep6,and
renamethedatainstep7beforesavingit.
Note:WhenusingSaveAll,“SavePCG&SNG,”and
SavePCGtosavecombinations,youshouldalso
remembertosavetheprogramsusedbyeachtimbre
(orthedrum
kits,andwavesequencesusedbythe
programs)atthesametime.
Similarlywhensavingprograms,youshouldalso
remembertosavethedrumkitsandwavesequences
usedbytheprograms.
Note:Ifyourprogramsordrumkitsusemultisamples
andsamplesthatwerecreatedinonOASYS,we
recommend
thatyouuseSaveAlltosavethedata.
WhenyouuseSavePCGor“SaveSamplingData”to
individuallysaveaprogramordrumkit,ora
multisampleorsamplethatyoucreated,we
recommendthatyousavethemunderthesame
filenameinthesamedirectory.Whenyouuse
“Load
PCG”toloada.PCGfile,theidentically‐named.KSC
filewillalsobeloadedsothatthecorrect
multisamples/sampleswillcorrespondautomatically.
Using the OASYS as a data filer
TheOASYScanreceiveMIDISystemExclusivedata
sentbyanexternaldevice,andsavethisdatatomedia.
(Thisissometimesreferredtoas“DataFiler”
functionality.)Formoreinformation,see“Save
Exclusive”onpage 779oftheParameterGuide)
Formatting media
Newlypurchasedmediaormediathathasbeenused
byanotherdevicecannotbeused“asis;”youmust
formatthemediabeforeyoucanuseitwiththe
OASYS.
•TheOASYSisshippedwiththeinternalharddisk
alreadyformatted.
•WhencreatingaudioCDs,youdon’tneedtoformat
theCD
‐R/RWmedia.
Whenyouformat,alldatasavedonthatmediawill
beerased.Ifyouhadusedacomputeretc.tosetup
thatdrivesothatitcanbeusedasmultipledrives
(partitions),thisdatawillalsobeerased.Besureto
double‐checkbeforeyouformat.
After
formatting,itisnotpossibletopressthe
COMPAREswitchtoreturntothepreviousstate.
1. Makesurethatthemediayouwanttoformatis
inserted.
(See“Mediasetup”onpage 174)
2. PresstheMODEDISKswitchtoenterDiskmode.
3. SelecttheDisk–Utilitypage.PresstheFiletab,
andthentheUtilitytab.
4. PressDriveSelect,andchoosethedrivethatyou
wanttoformat.
5. Pressthepagemenubuttontoaccessthepage
menu,andpress“Format”toopenthedialogbox.
6. In“VolumeLabel,”usethetexteditbuttonto
accessthetexteditdialogbox,andspecifythe
volumelabel.
Thepreviously‐specifiedvolumelabelwillbe
displayed.Ifnovolumelabelhadbeenspecifiedfor
themedia,orifanon‐DOSmediawasinserted,this
willindicate“NEWVOLUME.”
7. Specifytheinitializationformat.
QuickFormat:NormallyyoushoulduseQuick
Formattoinitializethemedia.
Selectthisifthemediahas
alreadybeenphysically
formatted,orifyouwanttoformatmediathathas
beenUDF‐formattedbytheOASYS.Sinceonlythe
systemareaofthemedianeedbeformatted,thiswill
requirelesstime.
Note:Fortheinternalharddiskyoucanonlyselect
“QuickFormat.”
FullFormat:Selectthis
whenformattingmediathat
hasnotbeenphysicallyformatted,ormedia(CD‐RW)
thathasnotbeenUDF‐formatted.
Note:Normally,itisnotnecessarytoperformaFull
Formatonmediathathasbeenphysicallyformattedat
512bytes/block.ExecutetheQuickFormatforsuch
media.
Note:Youwillnormallyselect
FullFormatforCD‐RW
mediaetc.thathasnotbeenUDF‐formatted.Ifanerror
messageof“Medianotformatted”appears,execute
FullFormat.
Dependingonthecapacityofthemedia,executingFull
Formatmayrequireasubstantiallengthoftime.
8. Specifythefilesystem.
UseFAT16toformatmediaof
4GBorless(suchas
flashmedia),anduseFAT32toformatlargermedia
(theoretically,upto2Terabytes).
9. PresstheOKbuttontoformat,orpresstheCancel
buttonifyoudecidetocancel.
WhenyoupresstheOKbutton,amessagewillaskyou
forconfirmation.Pressthe
OKbuttononceagainto
executetheFormatoperation.
YoumustformataCD‐R/RWdiscifyouwanttouse
itforpacketwriting,orifithaspreviouslybeen
usedbyanotherdevice.
YoudonotneedtoformataCD‐R/RWdiscthatyou
willusetocreate
anaudioCD.
YoumustusetheOASYStoformatthemedia.The
OASYSwillnotcorrectlyrecognizemediathathas
beenformattedbyanotherdevice.

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