Korg Oasys User Manual

Front and rear panels Front panel
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Toresetasinglecontrol,holddownRESET
CONTROLSandthenmoveaControlSurfaceslideror
knob,pressoneofthecontrolsurfacebuttons,ormove
theVectorJoystick.
ToresetanentirepageoftheControlSurfaceallat
once,includingallsliders,knobs,andswitches,hold
downRESET
CONTROLSandthentouchanyofthe
ControlAssignbuttons,suchasTIMBRE/TRACKor
TONEADJUST.
Youcanalsoresetalloftheslidersandswitchesinthe
KARMAModulebyholdingRESETCONTROLSand
thenpressingtheKARMAMODULECONTROL
button.Similarly,toresetasingleKARMAScene,hold
RESET
CONTROLSandpressanyoftheSCENE
buttons.
Finally,youcanalsousethistoclearallsolos,by
holdingRESETCONTROLSandthenpressingthe
SOLObutton.
Formoreinformation,see“RESETCONTROLS”on
page 19oftheParameterGuide.
COMPARE button
UsethisbuttontocomparethesoundoftheProgram
orCombinationthatyouarecurrentlyeditingwiththe
saved,un‐editedversionofthesound.Youcanalsouse
thisbuttontomake“beforeandafter”comparisons
whenrecordingoreditinginSequencermode.
FUNCTION button
Thisbuttonisreservedforfutureuse.
11. BANK SELECT buttons
Usethesebuttonstochangebankswhenselecting
ProgramsorCombinations.TheLEDsinthebuttons
lightuptoshowthecurrentbank.
InProgrammode,thesebuttonsselecttheProgram
bank.TheyareactiveonlyonthePlaypages.
InCombinationmode,thesebuttonshavetwo
functions:
•Whenyou’reselectingCombinations,
theychoose
theCombinationbank.
•Whenyou’reassigningaProgramtoatimbre
withintheCombi,theyselecttheProgrambank.
InSequencermode,whenatrack’sProgramnameis
selected,thesebuttonschangetheProgrambank.
General MIDI banks
SelectingGeneralMIDIProgrambanksisalittle
differentfromselectingotherbanks.Eachtimeyou
presstheINT‐Gbutton,thebankwillsteptothenext
GM(2)bankorGMdrumbankinthefollowingorder:
G,g(1),g(2)–g(8),g(9),g(d),G,g(1),etc.
What’s in each bank?
FordetailsonthecontentsoftheProgrambanks,see
“ProgramBankContents”onpage 2.Fordetailsonthe
Combibanks,see“CombinationBankContents”on
page 3.
12. TouchView display
TheOASYSfeaturesourexclusiveTouchViewgraphic
interface,basedonatouch‐panelLCDscreen.
BytouchingitemsontheLCDscreen,youcanselect
pages,tabs,andparameters,andsetparametervalues
viaon‐screenmenusandbuttons.
13. Headphone jack
Thisstereo1/4”headphonejackcarriesthesamesignal
astheMainL/Routputs.
TheheadphonevolumeiscontrolledbytheVOLUME
slider.
14. CD-R/RW drive
Thebuilt‐inCD‐R/RWdriveletsyousaveandload
soundandsampledata,backupyoursequencesand
audiorecordings,andburnyourfinalmixesasaudio
CDs.
Thisdriveisaprecisiondevice.Whenusingit–
especiallywhenburningCDs–thekeyboardmustbe
inahorizontalposition,andnot
besubjectto
vibration.Specifically,don’ttrytoburnaCDand
playonthekeyboardatthesametime.
15. Drum/Chord Pads
Thesevelocity‐sensitivepadscantriggersinglenotes
orchordsofuptoeightnoteseach.Youcanusethem
forplayingorprogrammingdrums,fortriggering
chords(especiallyusefulinconjunctionwith
KARMA),orforselectingchordstoplayfromthe
keyboardinChordmode.Forinformationabout
Chordmode,
see“UsingChordmode”onpage 54.
Assigningnotestothepadsisfastandeasy.;see
“CHORDASSIGNbutton”onpage 22fordetails.
Thenotesand/orchordsassignedtothepadsare
storedwitheachProgram,Combi,andSong.Thereare
alsoGlobalsettingsforusewhentheControlSurfaceis

settoEXTERNAL,foreasycontrolofexternalsound
modulesorplug‐ins.
PAD MODE button
ThePADMODEbuttonswitchesthepadsbetween
beingvelocitysensitive(sothattheloudnessvaries
dependingonhowhardyouhitthepad)andplayinga
single,fixedvelocityforeachnote(handyifyouwant
thesameresultseverytime,regardlessofhowhard
youplay).

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