Korg Oasys User Manual

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
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Other disk operations
Viewing information about media – Disk Media Info
Thisdisplaysinformationaboutthemediaselectedin
“DriveSelect.”
Mounting USB storage devices
UsetheDiskMediaInfopagemenucommandScan
devicetomountadeviceconnectedviaUSB2.0.For
moreinformation,see“Scandevice”onpage 784ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Setting the date and time
OASYShasaninternalcalendar,whichisusedto
recordthedateandtimewhenyousavedata.Youcan
setthedateandtimebyusingtheDiskUtilitypage’s
“SetDate/Time”menucommand.
Youwillneedmakethesesettingsafteryoupurchase
theOASYS,andafteryoureplacethe
calendarbackup
battery.
1. PresstheMODEDISKswitchtoenterDiskmode.
2. SelecttheDisk–Utilitypage.PresstheFiletab,
andthentheUtilitytab.
3. Openthepagemenu,andselecttheSetDate/Time
command.
Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.
4. UsetheVALU E controllerstosetthecorrectyear,
month,day,hour,
minute,andsecond.
5. PresstheOKbutton.
Ifthecalendarbackupbatteryrunslow,amessage
of“BatteryvoltageforcalendarIC”willappearin
theLCDscreen.Ifthecalendarbackupbatteryruns
downcompletely,thecalendarwillbeinitialized,
andthedateandtimewillnotberecordedcorrectly.
Note:
Youcanreplacethecalendarbackupbattery
byyourself.Formoreinformation,see“Installing
thecalendarbattery”onpage 1093oftheParameter
Guide.
Restoring the factory settings
Restoring the original sounds
YoucaneasilyrestorethePrograms,Combinations,
DrumKits,andWaveSequencestotheiroriginalstate,
asshippedfromthefactory.Thisisdonebyloadingthe
PRELOAD.PCGfile,whichisincludedbothonthe
RestoreCDsandtheinternalharddisk.
ThisoperationwillerasealloftheinternalOASYS
sounds.Ifthereareanynon‐factorysoundsthatyou
wanttokeep,savethemtodisknow!Formore
information,see“Howtosavedata”onpage 175.
Make sure that Memory Protect is off
Beforeloading,makesurethatMemoryProtectis
turnedoff:
1. Pressthefront‐panelGLOBALbutton.
2. GototheBasictaboftheBasicSetuppage.
3. MakesurethatalloftheMemoryProtectcheck‐
boxesarenotchecked.
Loading from the internal hard drive
Generally,itwillbemoreconvenienttoloadsounds
fromtheinternaldrive:
1. PresstheDISKbuttontoenterDiskmode.
2. GototheLoadtaboftheFilepage.
3. UseDriveSelecttoselectHDD.
Thisstandsfor“HardDiskDrive.”TheLCDscreen
willshowthefilesandfoldersonthedisk.
4. TouchtheFACTORYfoldertoselectit.
5. Presstheon‐screenOPENbutton.
TheLCDwillnowshowthecontentsoftheFACTORY
folder.
6. SelectthePRESET.PCGfile.
7. ChoosetheLoadSelectedcommandfromthepage
menu.
Thefollowingdialogboxwillappear.
8. Use“.PCGContents”toselectthedatayouwantto

load.Tocompletelyrestorethefactorysounds,
selectAll.
Allwillloadallofthefactorysounds,including:
•Programs:see“ProgramBankContents”onpage 2
• Combinations:see“CombinationBankContents”
onpage 3
•DrumKits:40kitsloadedintoBankINT

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