Korg Oasys User Manual

Setup Connections
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Note:Guitarswithactivepickupscanbeconnected
directlytoanyoftheinputs.Guitarswithpassive
pickups(i.e.,guitarsthatdonothaveaninternal
preamp)canbeusedwithinputs1and2,butthe
impedancemismatchwillcausebothachangeintone
andareductioninvolume.
Forbestresults,routesuch
guitarsthroughapre‐amporeffectsunitbefore
connectingthem.
4. Digital audio input/output connections
Digital audio output
ThesamesignalastheOASYS’AUDIOOUTPUT
(MAIN)L/MONOandRjackscanbedigitallyoutput
toanaudiosystem,digitalmixer,DATorMDrecorder,
orotherdevicethatcanacceptasamplingrateof48
kHzor96kHz.
•UseanopticalcabletoconnecttheS/P DIFOUT
(MAIN)jacktotheopticaldigitalinputjackofyour
device.
ThiswilloutputthesameaudiosignalastheAUDIO
OUTPUT(MAIN)L/MONOandRjacks.
Note:Youcan’tusetheVOLUMEslidertoadjustthe
volumeofthedigitaloutput.
Digital audio input
Anaudiosystem,digitalmixer,DATorMDrecorder ,
orotherdevicethatcanoutputaudioatasampling
rateof48kHzor96kHzcanbeinputtotheOASYS’L
andRchannels,andrecordedorsampledtothehard
diskorroutedthroughtheinternaleffectsand
sentto
theOUTPUTjacks.
1. Useanopticalcabletoconnecttheopticaldigital
outputofyourDATorotherdevicetotheS/P DIF
INjackoftheOASYS.
2. Afterturningthepoweron,setthe“S/P DIF
SampleRate”(GlobalP0:GlobalSetup–Basic
Setuppage).Incomingdataata96
kHzsampling
ratewillbeconvertedfor48kHzforrecording.
3. SetSystemClock(GlobalP0:GlobalSetup–Basic
Setuppage)toS/P DIF.
4. Afterturningonthepower,usetheAudioInput
pagetosetupthevolume,pan,busrouting,and
sendlevelsfortheinputs,asdesired.
Formoreinformation,
see“0–8:Audio
Input/Sampling”onpage 12oftheParameterGuide.
YoucanusetheS/P DIFinputssimultaneouslywith
thefouranaloginputs.
5. Connecting Foot Pedals and Switches
Connecting a damper pedal
Thedamperpedalisalsosometimescalledthesustain
pedal.Itactslikethesimilarly‐namedpedalonan
acousticpiano;whenyouholddownthepedal,notes
willcontinuetosustainev enwhenyouliftyourhands
offofthekeyboard.
1. ConnectanoptionalDS‐1Hdamperpedaltothe
DAMPERjack.Ifyou’veconnectedaDS‐1H,
you’llbeabletoobtainhalf‐dampereffects.
Afterturningthepoweron:
2. GototheGlobalP2:Controllers/Scalespage,and
usetheDamperPolarityparametertosetthe
damperpolarity.
3. GototheGlobalP0page,andusetheHalf
DamperCalibrationmenu
commandtoadjustthe
sensitivityifdesired.
Formoreinformation,see“DamperPedal(Sustain)”
onpage 52,and“DamperPolarity”onpage 717ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Connecting a foot switch
Youcanuseaconnectedfootswitchtoperform
functionssuchascontrollingsostenuto,softpedal
on/off,KARMAfunctionon/off,selectingprogramsor
combinations,starting/stoppingthesequencer,and
controllingtaptempo.
1. ConnectafootswitchsuchastheoptionalPS‐1to
theASSIGNABLESWITCHjack.
2. Afterturningthepoweron,use
GlobalP2:“Foot
SwitchAssign”and“FootSwitchPolarity”to
assignthefunctioncontrolledbythefootswitch
andtospecifythepolarity.
Formoreinformation,see“2–1a:FootSwitch&
Pedal/Damper”onpage 717oftheParameterGuide.
Connecting a foot pedal
Youcanuseaconnectedfootpedaltocontrolvolume,
modulation,orotherfunctions.
1. ConnectanoptionalXVP‐10orEXP‐2etc.tothe
ASSIGNABLEPEDALjacks.
2. Afterturningthepoweron,useGlobalP2:“Foot
PedalAssign”toassignthefunctioncontrolledby
thefootpedal.
Formoreinformation,see
“FootPedalAssign”on
page 717oftheParameterGuide.
6. Connecting USB devices
OASYSsupportshigh‐speedUSB2.0forconnectingto
storagedevices,suchasharddrives,flashmedia,and
CD‐R/RWdrives.Youcansaveandloadsamples,
sounds,sequences,andotherdatatoandfromUSB2.0
devices,forbackup,transferringtocomputers,etc.
NotethatHDRtracksmustbeplayed
fromand
recordedontotheinternalharddrive.Youcanback
themuptoUSBdevices,however.
Themaximumsupportedcapacitydependsuponthe
formatoftheUSBdevice.WithFAT16format,the
maximumcapacityis4GB;withFAT32,themaximum
is2Terabytes(2,000GB).
1. UseaUSBcableto
connectyourexternalUSB
devicetooneoftheOASYS’sUSBports.
StandardUSBcableshaveadifferentconnectorateach
end.Plugtheflat,rectangularconnectorintothe
OASYS,andplugthesquare‐ishconnectorintothe
externalUSBstoragedevice.
Note:Ifthedeviceyouareusingdoesnot
supporthot‐
plugging,makeconnectionswiththedevicepowered‐
off,andthenturnonthepowerofyourdevice.

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