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Korg Oasys - About the OASYS PCM Memory

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Basic Information About the OASYS’ PCM memory
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•SelectandplayCombinations
•UseOASYSasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator
•EditCombinations
AssignProgramstoeachofthe16Timbres,each
withseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboardand
velocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector
synthesis,andKARMA.
• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
•Sampleorresample
For
exampleyoucansampleanexternalaudio
sourcewhilelisteningtotheperformanceofthe
KARMA,orresampleaperformanceyouplayusing
acombination.
Sequencer mode
Sequencermodeletsyourecord,playback,andedit
MIDItracksandaudiotracks.Youcan:
•SelectandplaySongs
•EditSongs
AssignProgramstoeachofthe16MIDITracks,
eachwithseparatevolume,pan,EQ,andkeyboard
andvelocityzones;makesettingsforeffects,vector
synthesis,andKARMA;editMIDI
data
•RecorduptosixteenMIDItrackssimultaneously
•Recorduptofourofthesixteenaudiotracks
simultaneously,mixusingautomation,andimport
WAVEfiles.
• ControlandplayuptofourKARMAmodules
•Sampleorresample
Youcansampleanexternalaudioinputsource
whileplayingasong,anduseIn‐TrackSampling
to
automaticallycreateanoteeventthattriggersthe
sampleatthesametimeasitwasrecorded.
Youcanalsoresampleanentiresong,andthenuse
DiskmodetocreateanaudioCD.
•UseOASYSasa16‐trackmultitimbraltone
generator
•Recordpatternsandassignthemtoindividual
keys,
usingRPPR(RealtimePattern
Play/Recording)
Sampling mode
Samplingmodeletsyourecordandeditusersamples
andmultisamples.Forexample,youcan:
• Sampleexternalaudiosources(i.e.,record
samples),includingsamplingthrougheffects
•Editwaveformdatayousampledorloadedinfrom
media,andsetlooppointsetc.
• Createandeditmultisamples,whichconsistofone
ormoresamples
spreadoutacrossthekeyboard
•QuicklyconvertmultisamplesintoPrograms
•Digitaldatacanbesampled(“ripped”)directly
fromanaudioCDintheCD‐R/RWdrive.Youcan
alsoplaybackaudioCDs.
Global mode
Globalmodeletsyoumakeoverallsettingsforthe
entireOASYS,andeditwavesequencesanddrumkits.
Forinstance,youcan:
• MakesettingsthataffecttheentireOASYS,suchas
mastertuneandglobalMIDIchannel
• Createuserdrumkits,wavesequences,anduser
scales
• CreatedrumkitsusingROM,EXs,
orRAMdrum
samples
• Renameprogram,combination,andKARMAGE
categories
•Setthefunctionoftheassignablepedalsand
assignableswitches
•TransmitMIDISystemExclusivedatadumps
Disk mode
Diskmodeletsyousave,load,andmanagedatausing
theinternalharddisk,theinternalCD‐R/RWdrive,
andexternalUSB2.0storagedevices.Youcan:
• SaveandloadPrograms,Combinations,Songs,
Samples,andGlobalsetupdata
•Formatdisksandstoragemedia,copyandrename
files,etc.
•LoadAKAI,AIFF,and
WAVEsamples,andexport
RAMsamplesinAIFForWAVEformats
•ExportandimportsequencestoandfromSMF
(StandardMIDIFiles)
•YoucanusetheDataFilerfunctiontosaveorload
MIDISystemExclusivedata
• CreateandplaybackaudioCDs
About the OASYS’ PCM memory
“PCM”isanotherwayofsaying“samples.”The
OASYShasthreetypesofPCMbanks,asdescribed
below:ROM,EXs,andRAM.
ROM: 314 MB
TheOASYSROMcontainsthebasicmultisamplesand
samples,andisalwaysloadedandavailable.
Withthefactorysettings,ProgramsinbanksINT‐A,B,
C,andDuseonlytheROMPCM.
EXs1 ROM Expansion: 284 MB
EXs1includesspectacularstereodrumsandadditional
largeacousticandsynthesizermultisamples,capturing
extradetailandcharacter.TheOASYSuseslossless
compressiontofitits313MBofdatainto284MBof
RAM;formoreinformation,see“Lossless
compression,”below.

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