Korg Oasys User Manual

Using KARMA
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Asyoustepthroughthecombinations,youwill
noticethattheKARMAON/OFFswitchLEDislit
forsomecombinations.
Withthesecombinations,theKARMAfunctionwill
beginplayingwhenyouplaythekeyboardorpads
1–8.
Evenforothercombinations,youcanpressthe
KARMAON/OFFswitch(LEDlit)toturn
onthe
KARMAfunction.
Adjusting the performance tempo
Inthesamewayasforaprogram,youcanusethe
TEMPOknobortheTAPTEMPOswitchtoadjustthe
performancetempo.Changingthetempowillaffect
thetempoofallKARMAmodulesthatareoperating.
(Seep.200)
Youcan’tadjusttheperformancetempoofeach
KARMAmoduleindividually.
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
KARMAmodulesA,B,C,andD,togetherwiththe
nameofthechordthatwasdetected.
1. AccesstheCombinationP0:Play–KARMA
GE
page.
Whenyouplaythekeyboardorstrikeapad1–8,the
nameofthechorddetectedbyeachKARMA
modulewillappearinthe“Chord”fieldofKARMA
ModuleInfo.
Thedisplayedchordnameisthechordthatis
detectedbythemoduleselectedbythefrontpanel
MODULECONTROL
switch.Thewayinwhich
chordsaredetectedwilldependonthesettingsof
theKARMAmodule.
TheCCs/Notesareashowsthestatusofthecontrol
dataandnote‐on/offdatageneratedbyKARMA
modulesA,B,C,andD,andthekeyzonesettingsof
theKARMAmodules.
Note:Chord
detectionisaffectedbytheKARMA
module’skeyzonesettings(Combination7–1b),
“Transpose”(Combination7–3b:Module
Parameter‐Control),andDynamicMIDI
“Destination”(Combination7–8)ChordScanand
SmartScan.
Using the KARMA controllers
YoucanoperatetheKARMAcontrollerstocontrolthe
phraseorpatterngeneratedbyeachKARMAmodule.
InCombinationmode,youcanchoosetheKARMA
modulethatyouwanttocontrol.
Note:ThestateoftheKARMAcontrollersissaved
whenyouwritethecombination.
1. AccesstheCombinationP0:Play–KARMAGE

page.
Thelowerpartofthedisplayshowsthenamesof
theslidersandswitchesthatareassignedinthis
combination.
Inthepre‐loadedcombinations,theKARMA
CONTROLSslidersandKARMASWITCHEShave
alreadybeenassigned.
2. UsethefrontpanelMODULECONTROLswitch
toselectthemodulethatyouwantto
control.
IfyouselectMASTER,youwillbecontrollingall
fourKARMAmodulessimultaneously.
IfyouselectA–D,youwillbecontrollingthe
correspondingKARMAmodule.
3. OperatethefrontpanelKARMACONTROLS1–8
slidersandKARMASWITCHES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