Korg Oasys User Manual

Introduction to OASYS
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6. KARMA buttons
KARMAstandsfor“KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusic
Architecture.”It’sanimmenselypowerfulrecording
andliveperformancetool,whichcanprovideawide
rangeofmusicaleffectsincluding:
• Arpeggiation
•Drumandinstrumentgrooves
•ComplexCCgestures(asifitwasautomatically
movingknobsorjoysticksforyou)
•Musicalphrasegeneration,suchaspianoflourishes
•Gated
andchoppeddanceproductioneffects
•Anycombinationoftheabove
• …andmuchmore.
ON/OFF button
ThisswitchestheKARMAfunctiononandoff.Aswith
theotherKARMAbuttons,thebutton’sLEDwilllight
uptoshowyouthatitisturnedon.
LATCH button
WhenLATCHisturnedon,KARMAwillcontinueto
playevenafteryou’vestoppedholdingnotesonthe
keyboard,drum/chordpads,orMIDIIn.
Thisisconvenientwhenyouwanttoplayontopofa
KARMA‐generatedgroove,forinstance.
CHORD ASSIGN button
Thisletsyouassignnotesandchordstothedrumand
chordpads.Thereareaseveraldifferentwaystodo
this;here’soneofthem:
1. Playasinglenote,orachordofupto8notes.
2. PresstheCHORDASSIGNbutton.
3. Pressthepadtowhichyou’dliketoassign
the
notes.
That’sit–thenoteorchordisnowassignedtothepad.
Formoreinformation,see“Drum&ChordPads”on
page 53.
MODULE CONTROL button
InCombiandSequencermodes,KARMAhasfour
independentModules,eachofwhichcanbegenerating
adifferentmusicaleffect.Whenusedtocontrol
KARMA,theControlSurfaceslidersandswitchesare
fivelayersdeep:oneforeachModule(A‐D),andthen
aMasterLayerwhichcontrolsselectedparameters

fromalloftheModulesatonce.
TheMODULECONTROLbuttonselectswhetherthe
KARMASLIDERS,SWITCHES,andSCENESwill
controleitherasingleModuleindependently,orthe
MasterLayer.InProgrammode,onlyasingleModule
isavailable,andtheMasterLayerisusedtocontrolit;
youcannotselect
othersettings).
7. Control Surface (MIXER &
MODULATION)
TheControlSurfaceisthesetof9sliders,8knobs,and
16switchestotheleftoftheLCDscreen.Itlookslikea
mixer,butcandoavarietyofthingssuchasediting
sounds,controllingtheKARMAfunction,andsending
MIDImessagestoexternaldevices.Youcanfreely

changebackandforthbetweenthedifferentfunctions
withoutlosinganyofyouredits.
CONTROL ASSIGN buttons
Asexplainedbelow,youcanusethefrontpanel
CONTROLASSIGNbuttonstoswitchbetweenthe
variouscontrolsurfacefunctions.Youcanalsoview
andeditthecontrolsurfacesettingsontheLCDscreen
(P0–ControlSurfacepageineach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