Korg Oasys - Utility Buttons; Mode Buttons

Introduction to OASYS
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VALUE dial
Usethisdialtoedittheselectedparameter’svalue.
Thiscontrolisconvenientwhenyouwanttoscroll
throughaverylonglistofselections.
0-9, –, ., and ENTER buttons
Thesebuttonsareconvenientwhenyouknowthe
exactvaluethatyouwanttoenter.Usethe0–9,–,and
decimal(.)buttonstoenterthevalue,andthenpress
theENTERbuttontoconfirmtheentry.
The–buttoninvertsthesign(+/–)oftheparameter
value;thedecimal(.)
buttoninsertsadecimal,for
enteringfractionalvalues.
Special functions of the ENTER button
ENTERhasafewspecialfunctionswhenitispressed
incombinationwithotherbuttons.
Wheneveranon‐screenparameterletsyouentera
musicalnote(suchasG4orC#2),oravelocitylevel,
youcanenterthenoteorvelocitydirectlybyholding
downENTERwhileplayinganote
onthekeyboard.
ByholdingdowntheENTERbuttonwhileyoupressa
numericbutton(0–9),youcanselectuptotenmenu
commandsfromthecurrentpage.
InProgramandCombinationmodes,youcanhold
downtheENTERbuttonandpresstheSEQUENCER
REC/WRITEbuttontousetheAutoSong
Setup
function.ThisimportsthecurrentProgramorCombi
intoSequencemodeforquickandeasyrecording.
9. MODE buttons
OASYShassixdifferentoperationalmodes,eachone
optimizedforaspecificsetoffunctions.Thesebuttons
selectthecurrentmode.
EachbuttonhasanLED,whichlightsuptoshowthe
modeyou’veselected.
COMBI button
ThisselectsCombinationmode,forplayingand
editingcomplexsplitsandlayersofPrograms.
PROG button
ThisselectsProgrammode,forplayingandediting
basicsounds.
SEQ button
ThisselectsSequencermode,forrecording,playing,
andeditingaudioandMIDItracks.
SAMPLING button
ThisselectsSamplingmode,forrecordingandediting
audiosamplesandmultisamples.
GLOBAL button
ThisselectsGlobalmode,formakingoverallsettings,
editingWaveSequencesandDrumKits,andmore.
DISK button
ThisselectsDiskmode,forsavingandloadingdatato
andfromtheinternalharddriveorCD‐RWdrive,or
fromexternalUSB2.0storagedevices.
10. UTILITY buttons
HELP button
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,context‐sensitive
accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.
Forinformationonanyfront‐panelbutton,knob,
slider,orreal‐timecontroller,justholddownHELP
andthenpressthebuttonormovethecontrollerin
question.
Forinformationonthe
currentLCDpage,pressand
releasetheHELPbutton.
Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany
oftheon‐screenlinks(hilightedinbluetext)formore
information.Youcanscrollthroughthetextbyusing
theon‐screenscrollbars,pressingtheIncandDec
buttons,orspinningtheValuedial.
ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,
whichshowthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrent
one.Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothe
correspondingpage.
Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe
similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser.If
youuse
linkstojumpbetweenpages,youcanthenusethe
backwardsandforwardsbuttonstomovethroughthe
pagesyou’vealreadyviewed.
TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp
system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin
boththeParameterandOperationGuides.
TheIndex
containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.
Toclosethehelpdisplay,justpresstheHELPbutton
again,orpresstheon‐screenDonebutton.
RESET CONTROLS button
ThisfeatureletsyouresettheVectorJoysticktothe
centerposition,orresetanyoftheControlSurface
sliders,knobs,orswitchestotheirsavedvalue.