Korg Oasys User Manual

Routing effect settings
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Forexampleifyouwantthesignalfromadevice
connectedtoAUDIOINPUT1tobeinputtoinsert
effect1,settheINPUT1BusSelect(IFX/Indiv.)to
IFX1.
3. UseSend1andSend2tospecifythesendlevelof
eachtimbretothemastereffects.
ThiscanbesetonlyifBusSelect(IFX/Indiv.)isset
toL/RorOff.
IfBusSelect(IFX/Indiv.)issettoIFX1–12,thesend
levelstothemastereffectsaresetbySend1and
Send2(InsertFXpage)followingtheinserteffects.
4. SetPLAY/MUTEandSoloOn/Offasdesired.You
canusethecontrolsurfacetomakethesesettings.
5. UsePantosetthepanningoftheaudioinput.
Ifyou’ reinputtingastereoaudiosource,youwill
normallysettheinputstoL000andR127
respectively.
6. UseLeveltoadjusttheleveloftheaudioinput.
Normallyyouwillleavethisat127.
7. FXControlBussends
theoutputofthetimbreto
anFXControlbus.
TheFXControlBusesletsyoucreateeffects
“sidechains.”Sidechainsletyoucontrolaneffect
withoneaudiosignal(thesidechain),whilethe
effectprocessesacompletelydifferentaudiosignal.
Thisisconvenientforusewithvocoders,
compressorsandlimiters,gates,
etc.Formore
information,see“FXControlBuses”onpage 790of
theParameterGuide.
8. RECBussendstheaudioinputtoaRECbus.
ByselectingaRECbusasthe“SourceBus,”youcan
samplethesignalthatʹsbeingsenttotheRECbus.
Normallywhensamplinginthismode,
youwill
turnthisOff,sincetheSourceBuswillbesettoL
andR.
Insert effects
9. GototheInsertFXpage.
10.Choosetheinserteffectthatyouwanttouseon
theaudioinput.
Pressthepopupbutton,andchooseaneffectfrom
theninecategories.
11.PresstheOn/Offbuttontoturnontheinsert
effect.
Eachtimeyoupressthebutton,theinserteffectwill
beswitched
on/off.WhenOff,theresultwillbethe
sameaswhen000:NoEffectisselected.Theinput
soundwillbeoutputwithoutchange.
12.MakeChainsettings.
IftheChaincheckboxischecked,theinserteffect
willbeconnectedinseries.
13.MakesettingsforPan(CC#8),“BusSel.(Bus
Select),”
“Send1,”“Send2,”RECBusand“Ctrl
Bus”forthesoundafterithaspassedthroughthe
inserteffects.
Ifeffectsarechained,thesettingsthatfollowthelast
IFXarevalid(exceptfor“CtrlBus”).
Pan:Setsthepan.
BusSel.(BusSelect):Specifiestheoutput
destination.NormallyyouwillsetthistoL/R.Ifyou
wishtosendthesoundthathaspassedthroughthe
inserteffectstoAUDIOOUTPUT(INDIVIDUAL)
1–8,select1–8,1/2,or7/8.
Send1,Send2:Setsthesendlevelstothemaster
effects.Forthisexample,setthisto127.
CtrlBus:Thesignalprocessedbytheinserteffect
willbesenttotheFXControlbus.Usethisifyou
wanttouseanothersoundtocontroltheaudio
beinginputtoaneffect.YoucanusethetwoFX
Controlbusestocontroleffectsfreely.
Formoreinformation,see“FXControlBuses”on

page 790oftheParameterGuide.
RECBus:Thesoundprocessedbytheinserteffect
willbesenttotheRECbus.IntheP0–AudioInput
page,youcansettheSamplingSetupSourceBusto
aRECbus,andsamplethesignalthatissenttothe
RECbus.Normally
youwillsamplewithSource
BussettoL/RandRECBusturnedOff.Howeverby
usingtheRECbus,thedirectsoundoftheaudio
inputandthesoundprocessedbytheinserteffect
canbemixedtoaRECbusandsampled.
14.AccesstheIFX1–12pagesandedittheparameters
ofeacheffect.
Formoredetails,seestep11under“ProgramEffects
settings,”beginningonpage 189.
Master effects and Total effects
Thesesettingscanbemadeinthesamewayasin
“ProgramEffectssettings”(p.190).
Fordetailsonapplyinganeffecttoanexternalaudio
inputandsamplingtheresult,refertop.107.
Sending the output of a multisample to an
effect bus
1. Ifyouwantthesamplesassignedtoamultisample
tobesenttoaneffectbus,gototheSamplingP8:
InsertEffect–Routingpage,andmakesettingsfor
“BusSelect(AllOSCsto)”.

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