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Introduction to OASYS
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MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM Synthesizer
Semi-modular digital synthesizer
TheoptionalMOD‐7isapowerful,semi‐modular
synthesizer,combiningVariablePhaseModulation
(VPM),waveshaping,ringmodulation,PCMsample
playback,andsubtractivesynthesis.Exceptionally
versatile,theMOD‐7produceseverythingfromclassic
FMkeyboardsandbellstorhythmicsoundscapes,
fromcut‐through‐the‐mixsynthbassestosparkling,
epicpads.
VPMreferstoKorg’spatentedcontributionsto
FrequencyModulation(FM)synthesis;formore
information,see“VPMandFMSynthesis”onpage 331
oftheParameterGuide.
Detailed Specifications
•SixVPMOscillators.Eachcanbeusedasasine,
saw,triangle,square,orwaveshapingoscillator
withFMandringmodulation,orasawaveshaping
and/orringmodprocessorforothersignals.
• 101differentwaveshapingtables,whoseresponse
canbecontrolledviamodulatabledriveandoffset.
•APCMsampleplaybackoscillatorusing
Korg’s
ultra‐low‐aliasingPCMtechnology,asfirst
introducedintheHD‐1.Thissupportsfour‐way
velocity‐switchingbetweenanymonoROM,EXs,
orRAMsamples.
•Dualmulti‐moderesonantfilters(includingKorg’s
MultiFilter,asfirstintroducedintheAL‐1).
•Threepatchable,modulatable2‐in,1‐outmixers
for
combiningandscalingaudiosignals.
•Noisegeneratorwithdedicatedfilterand
saturation.
•Liveaudioinput.
•PatchPanelallowsfreeconnectionofall
components,includingthesixVPMOscillators,
PCMoscillator,noisegenerator,real‐timeaudio
input,threemodulatablemixers,andtwofilters.
Connectionscanincludemultiplecablesfroma
singleoutput,
hybridserial/parallelroutings,and
feedbackpaths.
•“Vast”sample‐manglingcapabilities,with
incredibleflexibilityandpower.UsesamplesasFM
modulators,andcreateincrediblyrichprocessing
environmentscombiningmultiplestagesof
filtering,waveshaping,andringmodulation,
patchedtogetherhoweveryou’dlike.
•Upto52voicesofpolyphony.
•ImportclassicFMsoundsfromthe
DX7.
•Fourper‐voiceLFOs,tenre‐triggerableEGs,nine
key‐trackinggenerators,eightAMSmixers,anda
per‐voicestepsequencer.
A new leap to the ideal workstation – a
16-track MIDI sequencer plus a 16-track
hard disk recorder
ThesequenceroftheOASYSprovidesplentyof
capacity,withamaximumof200songsand400,000
MIDIeventsor300,000audioevents.Itconsistsofa16‐
trackMIDIsequencerand16‐trackharddiskrecorder,
givingyouatotalof32tracks.Inadditiontorealtime
recordingandstep
input,theMIDIsequencerisalso
abletorecordphrasesgeneratedbytheKARMA
function,theinternalrhythmpatterns,andRPPR
(RealtimePatternPlay/Recording)function,lettingyou
createsequencetracksquicklyandeasily.Afteryou’ve
recordedyourperformance,youcaneasilyperform
detailedeventediting.There’salsoaTemplateSong
functionthat’sconvenientwhenyou’rereadytostart
creatingMIDItracks.Simplyselectatemplatethat
containstheinstrumentsandeffectsappropriatefor
thestyleofsongyouwanttocreate,andstart
recordingimmediately.TheToneAdjustfunctionlets
youmaketemporaryadjustmentstothesoundofthe
programused
byeachtrack,soyoucanstayin
Sequencemodewhilecreatingyoursong,andmake
adjustmentsasdesired–forexamplebysofteningthe
toneofthebassorspeeding‐uptheattackofastring
sound.Youcanalsomakethesoundchangein
realtimeduringasong
byrecordingandplayingback
MIDIsystemexclusivemessages.TheOASYSprovides
aseamlessenvironmentthatunifiesMIDIandaudio‐
basedsongproduction,withaudio‐relatedfunctions
suchasTimeSliceandtheIn‐TrackSamplingfunction
thatletsyousampleanexternalaudiosourcethat’s
playingalongwithyoursong
(sequencedata)and
automaticallyplacetheappropriatenotedatainatrack
totriggerthesample.Withthistypeofhighly
integratedenvironment,you’llbeabletoproduce
high‐qualitysongsinanamazinglyshorttime.Youcan
usethecontrolsurfaceforintuitiveandsmooth
control.
The16‐trackhard
diskrecorderrecords16‐bit
uncompressed48kHzaudiodata.Notsimplyanaudio
recorder,italsoprovidesautomationfunctionalityas
wellaseditingcapabilitiesthatarejustassophisticated
anddetailedasprovidedfortheMIDItracksequencer,
offeringcommandssuchasCopy,Paste,Fade,
Normalize,TimeStretch/Compress,and
AudioEvent
Editing.TheOASYSprovideseverythingyouneedfor
anysituation–fromsongwritingtofull‐fledged
recording.
Theeffectsectionletsyouuseuptosixteeneffects
simultaneously,providingtwelveInsertEffectsthat
canbeappliedindependentlytoeachtrack,two
MasterEffectsthatcanbeappliedtosends
1/2,andtwo
TotalEffectsthatcanbeappliedtothefinalstageof
playbackforalltrackstoaddafinishingtouchtoyour
sound.Youcanchoosefrom185typesofeffectthat
covereveryneed.Theseeffecttypesrangefromeffects
idealforrecording,suchasaguitar
ampmodel+
cabinet,bassampmodel+cabinet,andmicmodeling+
preamp,througheffectsusedformastering,sucha
stereomasteringlimiter.