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Playing and editing Programs
What’s a Program?
ProgramsarethebasicsoundsoftheOASYS.Youcan
playthembythemselves,layerthemtogetherin
Combinations,orplayadifferentProgramoneachof
the16MIDItracks,eitherfromtheinternalsequencer
orfromexternalcomputer‐basedsequencers.
Thissectionofthemanualtakesaquicklook
atplaying
Programs,includingtoursofthefront‐panel
controllersandbasiceditingtechniques.
Selecting Programs
ThereareseveraldifferentwaystoselectPrograms.
Eachoneisconvenientinadifferentway:
•Usingthefront‐panelbuttons,valueslider,and
valueknob,youcanselectProgramsquicklyvia
physicalcontrols
•SelectingbyBankandnumber(viathetouch‐
screen)letsyoubrowsetwhroughallofthe
Programsin
memory,tofindtheonethatyouwant
•SelectingbyProgramcategory(viathetouch‐
screen)letsyoufilterProgramsbysoundtype,such
asPianosorDrums
•Usingafoot‐switchletsyouchangeProgramseven
whilebothhandsarebusyplayingonthekeyboard
–convenientforliveapplications
•MIDIprogram
changemessagesletyouselect
Programsremotely,fromeitheraMIDIsequencer
oranexternalMIDIcontroller
Overview: Program Banks
OASYSshipsfromthefactorywithover1,500
Programsloadedintomemory,mostofwhichcanbe
overwrittenwithyourownsounds,ifdesired.Another
374Programslotsareleftopenforyourown
programming,oradditionalsoundlibraries.
TheseProgramsareorganizedinto14Banks,as
describedbelow.Youcanalso
storemanymore
Programsontheinternalharddrive,oronexternal
USB2.0devices.
ThepreloadedProgramsininternal(INT)banksA‐E
usetheHD‐1sample‐playbacksynthesizerandthe
built‐insamplelibrary.
BothINT‐FandUSER‐FareEXibanks.Their
preloadedProgramsusethe
AL‐1tocreateanalog
synthsounds,andtheCX‐3tomaketonewheelorgan
sounds.
USER‐C,D,andEarealsoEXibanks.USER‐Ccontains
ProgramsfortheMOD‐7,USER‐DcontainsPrograms
fortheMS‐20EXandPolysixEX,andUSER‐Econtains
ProgramsfortheSTR
‐1.
InternalbankGcontainsafullsetofGeneralMIDI2
Programs.
USER‐BandGareleftopen,alongwithmostofUSER‐
A;thesecontainonlyinitializedPrograms.USER‐Bis
thedefaultlocationforProgramscreatedby
resampling.
Program Bank Contents
Asshippedfromthefactory,thecontentsofthe
ProgramBanksareasfollows:
Programbankcontents
Optional EXi and demo mode
TheMOD‐7,MS‐20EXandPolysixEXareoptionalEXi.
Initially,theywillbeindemomode.You’llbeableto
play,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,andSongs
whichusetheseEXi–butuntilyoupurchasean
authorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout
periodically.
Topurchaseauthorizationcodes,
andtodownload
additional,freebanksofsounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthePlug‐InInfopageinGlobal
mode.
Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:Plug‐inInfo”on
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
FordetailsonthefactoryPrograms,pleasereferto
the
“VoiceNameList”onpage 1099oftheParameter
Guide.
Bank Contents Bank Type
INT-A…D HD-1Programs
HD-1
INT-E
HD-1Programs; requires the
EXs1 ROM Expansion PCM
INT-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs EXi
GM (INT-G) GM2 main Programs
GMg(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs
g(d) GM2 drum Programs
USER-A,
000…007
HD-1 Programs; requires the
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano
PCM.
Bank type
can be set to
either HD-1
or EXi
USER-A,
009…010
HD-1 Vocoder and demo song
Programs
USER-A,
11…127
Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-B Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-C MOD-7 Programs
*1
USER-D
MS-20EX and PolysixEX
Programs
*1
USER-E STR-1 Programs
USER-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs
USER-G Initialized HD-1 Programs