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Overview - What is KARMA? KARMA function settings
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howtheKARMAmodulesplaythetimbres.Theseare
themostimportantsettingswhenusingmultiple
KARMAmodulesinacombination.
1. AccesstheCombinationP7:KARMA–GE
Setup/KeyZonespage.
2. Specifythe“InputChannel”and“Output
Channel”ofeachKARMAmodule.
“InputChannel”:Foracombination,youwill
normallysetthisto
Gchsothatyourkeyboard
playingwillcontroltheKARMAmodule.
“OutputChannel”:SetthistotheMIDIchannelof
thetimbre(s)thatshouldbeplayedbythisKARMA
module.
GchAlso:ThisoptionisavailableifInputChannel
issettootherthanGch.Ifyouselect(check)this
option,a
modulethatwouldnormallybetriggered
onlybytheInputChannelwillalsobetriggeredby
theGch.(Gch,Global1–1a)
TimbreThru:Ifthisoptionison(checked),timbres
differingfromtheglobalMIDIchannelwillsound
whentheKARMAfunctionisoff.
Settingexample1:
Thisexampleshowshowthe
“GchAlso”option
works.
1. SetMIDIChannelforthefollowingtimbresas
follows.
Timbre1:Gch
Timbre2:2ch
Timbre3:3ch
Timbre4:4ch
Timbre5:5ch
2. SettheMIDIchannelsforthepadsasfollows.
Pad1:MIDIchannel=2ch
Pad2:MIDIchannel=3
ch
Pad3:MIDIchannel=4ch
Pad4:MIDIchannel=5ch
3. ForeachKARMAmodule,set“InputChannel”
and“OutputChannel”asfollows.
KARMAmoduleA:“InputCh”=2ch,“OutCh”=2
ch
KARMAmoduleB:“InputCh”=3ch,“OutCh”=3
ch
KARMAmodule
C:“InputCh”=4ch,“OutCh”=4
ch
KARMAmoduleD:“InputCh”=5ch,“OutCh”=5
ch
4. TurntheKARMAfunctionoff.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,timbres2–5willsound.
5. TurntheKARMAfunctionon.
Whenyouplaythe
keyboard,timbre1willsound.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,KARMAmodulesA–D
willeachtriggeradifferentGEwhichwillplay
phrasesorpatternsontimbres2–5.
6. ForKARMAmoduleA,turn“GchAlso”on
(checked).
7. TurnofftheKARMAfunction.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
Whenyou
strikepads1–4,timbres2–5willsound.
8. TurnontheKARMAfunction.
Whenyouplaythekeyboard,timbre1willsound.
KARMAmoduleAforwhichyouturned“Gch
Also”on(checked)willtriggeritsGEandplaya
phraseorpatternontimbre2.
Whenyoustrikepads1–4,KARMAmodules
A–D
willtriggertheirrespectiveGEsandplayphrasesor
patternsontimbres2–5.
Settingexample2:
Thisexampleshowshowthe“TimbreThru”option
works.
Selectapianoprogramfortimbre1,abassprogramfor
timbre2,andadrumprogramfortimbre3.
We’llplaytimbre1manuallyfrom
thekeyboard.
KARMAmoduleAwillbeusedtoplayabassphrase
ontimbre2,andKARMAmoduleBtoplayadrum
phraseonKARMAmoduleB.(Makesurethatthe
globalMIDIchannelis01.)
1. SettheMIDIChannelfortimbres1,2,and3.
Forthisexample,set
timbre1to01,timbre2to02,
andtimbre3to03.Sinceeachtimbreissettoa
separatechannel,theKARMAmodulesettothe
correspondingchannelwillplayonlythattimbre.
2. Setthe“InputChannel”and“OutputChannel”of
eachKARMAmoduleasfollows.
KARMAmoduleA:
“InputCh”=Gch,“OutCh”=
02

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Korg Oasys Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeWorkstation
Timbrality16 parts
Velocity SensitivityYes
AftertouchYes
RAM1GB
Synthesis TypesHD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1
OscillatorsVaries by synthesis type
LFOMultiple LFOs per program
FilterVaries by synthesis type
Effects12 insert effects, 2 master effects
Sequencer16-track MIDI
SamplingYes, with 16-bit/48kHz resolution
Display10.4-inch color touch screen
Keyboard88-key or 76-key weighted action
Storage40GB internal hard drive
ConnectivityMIDI In/Out/Thru, USB, S/PDIF

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