Korg Oasys User Manual

Appendices
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Isthesamplenameassignedcorrectly?(See“Stereo”
onpage 627oftheParameterGuide.)
Volume of a recorded sample is too
low/too high
SamplesthatyouresampledataRecordingLevelof
approximately0.0(dB)havealowervolumethan
whenyouresampledthem.
•DidyouturnontheAuto+12dBOnsettingwhen
youresampled?See“RecordingLevelandAuto+12
dBOn”onpage 129.
•IfyouresampledwithAuto+12dBOn
turnedoff,
turnon+12dB(SamplingmodeLoopEditpage)for
thatsample.
Song or CD playback stops temporarily
when you sample
Is“A u t o OptimizeRAM”checked?
•Ifthisischecked,RAMwillbeoptimized
automaticallywhensamplingends,meaningthat
thesoundwillstopwhensamplingends.Ifasong
isbeingplayedinSequencermodeorifaCDis
beingplayedback,theplaybackwillstop.
There is a time lag between pressing the
SAMPLING REC switch and entering
sampling-standby mode
Thelengthoftimeuntilyouentersampling‐standby
modewilldependonthestateofthefreespaceonthe
harddisk(i.e.,whetherthefreespaceiscontinuousor
fragmented).
•Whensamplingtotheharddisk,pressingthe
SAMPLINGRECswitchwillcausetheamountof
spacespecifiedby
SampleTimetobeallocated
withintheharddisk.
•YoushouldsetSampleTimeslightlylongerthan
thelengththatyouwillactuallysample,andavoid
specifyinganexcessivelylongsampletime.
KARMA
KARMA does not start
IstheKARMAON/OFFswitchturnedon(lit)?
IfaKARMAmoduledoesnotstartinCombinationor
Sequencermode,istheRunCheckBoxcheckedfor
thatmodule?Also,aretheInputChannelandOutput
Channelsettingsappropriate?
IsMIDIClock(GlobalP1:MIDI)settoInternalor
Auto?
Inthe
GlobalP0:BasicSetuppage,couldAllKARMA
Offbechecked?
Vector
Can’t control the volume
IstheEnableVol um eControlcheckboxchecked?
IstheCombinationorSequencermodeVJSAssign
settingappropriate?
HaveyoucheckedtheEnableProgramVect orVolum e
checkboxsothatthevolumecontrolofaprogramcan
bereproducedinCombinationorSequencermode?
CC control does not work
IstheEnableCCControlcheckboxchecked?
AretheVJSXmodeandVJSYmodesettings
appropriate?
InCombinationorSequencermode,aretheEnable
CombiVecto rCCorEnableSongVec to rCCcheck
boxeschecked?
HaveyoucheckedtheEnableProgramVec to rCC
checkboxsothattheCC
controlofaprogramcanbe
reproducedinCombinationorSequencermode?
An envelope doesn’t operate according to
its settings
Isthefrontpanelvectorjoysticksettothecenter
position?Theoperationoftheenvelopeisoffsetbythe
positionofthevectorjoystick.
•HolddowntheRESETCONTROLSswitchand
movethevectorjoysticktoresetittothecenter.
Drum Kits
The drum sample’s pitch does not change
YouhavelefttheAssigncheckboxunchecked,and
wanttoplaythedrumsampleattheadjacentrighta
semitonelower,butthepitchdoesnotchange.
•IfyouhaveselectedadrumprograminProgram
mode,andthenwanttoeditthedrumkitinGlobal
mode,goto
theProgramP2:Edit‐Pitch,OSC1Pitch
Mod.pageandsetPitchSlopeto+1.0beforeyou
enterGlobalmode.

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