Korg Oasys User Manual

Overview - What is KARMA? Performing with KARMA
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AsanalternativetousingtheTEMPOknoborthe
TAPTEMPOswitch,youcanchoose“q =”inthe
display,usenumerickeys0–9toenterthetempo,
andthenpresstheENTERswitch.Youcanalsouse
theVALUEcontrollertosetthetempo.TheLED
willblinkat
thetempoyouspecify.
Note:ThesettingoftheTEMPOknobisalsosaved
whenyouwriteaprogram.
IftheGlobalP1:MIDI–MIDIpage“MIDIClock”
parameterissettoExternal,orsettoAutoandMIDI
Clockmessagesarebeingreceived,theTempo
displaywillindicate“q =”EXT,
andtheOASYSwill
besynchronizedtoanexternalMIDIdevice.Inthis
case,youwon’tbeabletochangethetempoby
operatingtheOASYS.
Checking note-on/off and key zone
Thescreenshownbelowisarealtimedisplayofthe
notedatareceivedfromthekeyboard,pads1–8,and
MIDIIN,andthenoteon/offdatageneratedbythe
KARMAmodule,togetherwiththenameofthechord
thatwasdetected.
1. AccesstheProgramP0:Play–KARMAGEpage.
Whenyouplay
thekeyboardorstrikeapad1–8,the
nameofthechorddetectedbytheKARMAmodule
willappearinthe“Chord”fieldofKARMAModule
Info.
TheCCs/Notesareashowsthekeyzoneofthe
KARMAmodule,andthestateofthecontroldata
andnoteon/offdatageneratedby
theKARMA
module.(See“Specifyingthekeyboardzoneforthe
KARMAfunction”onpage 207)
Using the KARMA controllers
Note:ThestateoftheKARMAcontrollersissaved
whenyouwritetheprogram.
KARMA function on/off: ON/OFF switch
TheKARMAfunctionwillturnon/offeachtimeyou
presstheON/OFFswitch.Ifitison,theswitchLED
willlight.Whenyouplaythekeyboardorpads1–8,
theGEselectedfortheKARMAmodulewillstart
generatingaphraseorpattern.
Using the pads: pads 1–8
Whenyoupressapad1–8,theassignedchord(upto
eightnoteswithavelocitysetting)willplay,andthe
KARMAfunctionwillstartgeneratingaphraseor
pattern.Effectivechordsarealreadyassignedforthe
pre‐loadedprograms.Youcanplaythepadstogether
withthekeyboard.
Assigning a chord to a pad: CHORD TRIGGER
ASSIGN switch
Youcanassignachordtoeachpad1–8.Foreachpad,
youcanassignuptoeightnoteswithavelocitysetting.
Youcandothisusingeitherofthefollowingtwoways.
Method1:
1. PresstheCHORDASSIGNswitch.
TheCHORDASSIGNswitchLEDwilllight.
2. Playanoteorchord
ontheOASYS’keyboard.
Note:Ifyouwanttoinputacomplexchordthatyou’re
unabletoplayatonce,youcanholddownonenote
anduseyourotherhandtoaddtheremainingnotes
onebyone.
3. Pressoneofthepads1–8.
Thenoteorchordyouplayedinstep2willbe
assignedtothepad,andtheCHORDASSIGN
switchLEDwillgodark.
4. Pressthepadtowhichyouassignedanoteor
chord.
TheKARMAfunctionwillstartplayingaccording
tothenoteorchordyouassigned.
Method2.
1. PlayanoteorchordontheOASYS’
keyboard.
2. PresstheCHORDASSIGNswitch.
TheCHORDASSIGNswitchLEDwilllight.
3. Pressoneofthepads1–8.

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