Korg Oasys User Manual

Introduction to OASYS
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YoucanusethisshortcutthroughouttheOASYS,such
asforsettingkeyboardandvelocityzones,orselecting
thenotetoeditinDrumKits,Multisamples,orRPPR
setups.
ENTER + LOCATE
ThisshortcutsetstheSequencer’slocatepointtothe
currentmeasure,beat,andtick,similartousingtheSet
Locationmenucommand(see“SetLocation(for
LocateKey)”onpage 583oftheParameterGuide).
1. HolddowntheENTERkey.
2. WhileholdingENTER,presstheLOCATEkey.
Afterthis,pressingLOCATEreturnstheSongtothe
newlysetmeasure,beat,andtick.
KARMA MODULE CONTROL switch + CONTROL
ASSIGN R.TIME KNOBS/KARMA switch (LED ON)
InCombinationandSequencermodes,thissetsthe
ModuleControltoMaster.Thisisthesameassetting
ModuleControltoMinP0:ControlSurface–
RT/KARMA.
CONTROL ASSIGN TONE ADJUST switch
(LED ON) + SWITCH 1…16 switches
InCombinationandSequencermodes,youcanusea
shortcuttochangethecurrentTimbredirectlyfromthe
ControlSurface,withoutleavingToneAdjustmode:
1. PressandholdtheTONEADJUSTbutton.
2. WhileholdingTONEADJUST,pressa
PLAY/MUTEorSELECTbuttontoselectaTimbre.
ThePLAY/MUTEbuttonsselectTimbres1–8,
andthe
SELECTbuttonsselectTimbres9–16.
ThisisthesameastheselectedTimbre/Trackin
TIMBRE/TRACKmode;changingonewillalsochange
theother.
3. ReleasetheTONEADJUSTbutton.
TheControlSurfaceandscreenwillchangetoshow
theToneAdjustparametersforthenewlyselected
Timbre.
EXIT switch: Return to main page
Thisbuttonmakesiteasytoreturntothemainpageof
thecurrentmode:
•Pressitoncetogotothepreviously‐selectedtabon
themainP0page.
•PressitagaintogotothefirsttabonthemainP0
page.
•Pressitathirdtimetoselectthe
mainparameteron
theP0page,suchastheProgramnameinProgram
mode.
WhereveryouareinProgram,Combi,orSequencer
modes,pressingEXITthreetimes(orfewer)willtake
youbacktoProgram/Combination/SongSelect,where
youcanimmediatelyusethenumerickeysor / 
switchestoselectaProgram,
Combination,orSong.
EXIT switch: Cancel in dialog boxes
Whenadialogboxisdisplayed,thishasthesame
functionastheCancel,Done,orExitbutton.
Rear panel
1. EXB-DI option
TheoptionalEXB‐DIprovideswordclockinputand8‐
channelADATopticaloutput.
WORD CLOCK IN
ThisallowsthesamplerateoftheOASYStobe
controlledbyanexternaldevice.Connectthistothe
wordclockoutputofthemasterclocksource.
TheWordClockinputrequiresashielded,video‐
qualitycable(75‐ohmorgreaterimpedance)withBNC
connectors.Thistypeofcableisdifferent
fromthose
commonlyusedinanalogaudioapplications,butis
readilyavailableatprofessionalaudioandvideo
dealers.
ADAT OUT
TheADATopticaloutputcarrieseightchannelsof24‐
bitdigitalaudio,mirroringanalogindividualoutputs
1‐8.YoucanusetheGlobalAudiopageL/RBusIndiv.
Assignparametertomapthemainstereooutputsto
anyoftheseoutputpairs,ifyoulike.
5. Power Switch3. Pedals2. MIDI1. EXB-DI option:
W
ord Clock In & ADAT Out
8. Analog
Audio Outputs
7. Analog
Audio Inputs
9. AC Powe
r
connector
6. S/PDIF
In & Out
4. USB 2.0
EXB-DI
W
ORD CLOCK
IN
ADAT OU
T

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