Korg Oasys User Manual

Front and rear panels Rear panel
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Connectthistoanycomputeraudiosystem,multitrack
recorder,digitalmixer,effectsprocessor,orother
digitalaudiodevicewhichsupportstheADAToptical
format.
2. MIDI
MIDIletsyouconnectOASYStocomputersorother
MIDIdevices,forsendingandreceivingnotes,
controllergestures,soundsettings,andsoon.For
moreinformationonMIDIconnections,pleasesee
“MIDIapplications”onpage 1055oftheParameter
Guide.
MIDI THRU connector
MIDIdatareceivedattheMIDIINconnectorisre‐
transmittedwithoutchangefromtheMIDITHRU
connector.
YoucanusethistochainmultipleMIDIdevices
together.
MIDI OUT connector
ThisconnectortransmitsMIDIdata.Usethistocontrol
externalMIDIdevices,ortorecordintoanexternal
sequencer.
MIDI IN connector
ThisconnectorreceivesMIDIdata.Usethistoplaythe
OASYSfromanotherMIDIdevice,orfromanexternal
sequencer.
3. Pedals
DAMPER jack
Forthedamper–alsoknownasthesustainpedal–you
canconnecteitherastandardfootswitch,orKorg’s
specialhalf‐damperpedal,theoptionalDS‐1H.
TheDS‐1Hisacontinuouspedaldesignedspecifically
forpiano‐styledampercontrol,withthelookandfeel
ofanacousticpiano’ssustainpedal.It
allowsmore
subtlecontrolofthedamperthanasimpleswitch;the
furtherdownyoupressthepedal,themorethatthe
soundsustains.Formoreinformation,see“Half‐
DamperPedalandReleaseTime”onpage 37ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Youcanalsoconnectasimplefootswitch,whichwill
workas
astandardon/offdamperpedal.
Inordertoensurethatthepedalfunctionscorrectly,
pleaseadjusttheswitchpolarity(see“Damper
Polarity”onpage 717oftheParameterGuide)andthe
half‐dampersensitivity(see“HalfDamper
Calibration”onpage 741oftheParameterGuide).
ASSIGNABLE SWITCH jack
Thisletsyouconnectasimpleon/offfootswitch,such
astheoptionalKorgPS‐1.Thefootswitchcanperform
awidevarietyoffunctions,suchasmodulatingsounds
andeffects,taptempo,sequencerstart/stop,etc.
Theswitch’sfunctionissetinGlobalmode(onthe
ControllertaboftheControllers/Scalespage),
sothatit
alwaysworksthesameregardlessofthecurrent
Program,Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,
pleasesee“Specifyingthefunctionofthe
ASSIGNABLESwitchandASSIGNABLEPedal”on
page 153.
ASSIGNABLE PEDAL jack
Thisletsyouconnectacontinuouscontrollerpedal,
suchastheKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerorKorgXVP‐10
EXP/VOLpedal,touseasanassignablemodulation
source.
LiketheASSIGNABLESWITCH,thepedal’sfunction
issetinGlobalmode.Formoreinformation,pleasesee
“Specifyingthefunctionofthe
ASSIGNABLESwitch
andASSIGNABLEPedal”onpage 153.
4. USB 2.0 ports
Therearefourexternal,high‐speedUSB2.0ports.You
canusethesetoconnectstoragemediasuchashard
disks,flashmedia,etc.Formoreinformation,see“6.
ConnectingUSBdevices”onpage 43.
5. POWER switch
Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.Beforeturning
OASYSoff,makesurethatyou’vesavedanyeditsto
yourPrograms,Combis,Songs,orotheruserdata.
Afterturningthepoweroff,pleasewaitforatleast
tensecondsbeforeyouturnthepoweronagain.
6. S/P DIF IN & OUT
Thesejacksprovide24‐bitopticalS/P DIFinputand
output,forconnectingtocomputeraudiosystems,
digitalmixers,DATs,MDs,etc.
OpticalS/P DIFissometimescalledTOSLINK,and
formallynamed(holdyourbreath!)IEC60958,EIAJ
CP‐1201.Makesuretouseopticalcablesdesignedfor
digitalaudio.
Wheneveryouusedigital
audioconnections,make
surethatallconnectedsystemsaresetsothatthereis
oneandonlyonewordclockmaster.Youcansetthe
wordclockfortheOASYSusingtheGlobalpage
SystemClockparameter.Formoreinformation,see
“SystemClock”onpage 702oftheParameterGuide.
OUT(MAIN) jack
ThisopticalS/P DIFoutputcarriesadigitalversionof
themainL/Routputs.

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