Korg Oasys - Using Controllers

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Using Controllers
TheOASYSprovidesalotofhands‐onwaystocontrol
thesound–themodandpitch‐bendjoystick,theVector
joystick,theribboncontroller,twoswitches(SW1and
SW2),andtheControlSurfaceknobs,sliders,and
switches.
Thesecontrolsletyoumodifythetone,pitch,volume,
effects,etc.inrealtimewhile
youplay.
Joystick
Thejoystickmovesinfour
directions:left,right,
forwards(awayfrom
yourself),andbackwards
(towardsyourself).Eachofthefourdirectionscanbe
usedtocontroladifferentfunction,suchas
modulatingProgramoreffectsparameters.These
assignmentscanbedifferentforeveryProgram,but
generally,theydothefollowing:
Standard
Joystickfunctions
Joystick Lock
Thejoystickisspring‐loaded,sothatitautomatically
returnstothecenterpositionwhenyouletgo.
However,youcanuseeitherofthetwofront‐panel
switches(SW1orSW2),orafoot‐switch,to“lock”the
currentpositionofthejoystick.Thisleavesyourhands
freetoplay
onthekeyboard,ortouseother
controllers.Formoreinformation,pleasesee“Using
theLockfunction”onpage 51.
Vector Joystick
TheVectorJoystickletsyou
controlthevolumebalance
betweenOSC1andOSC2,and
canalsogenerateCC
messagestomodulate
Programandeffects
parameters.
InCombiandSequencemodes,theVectorJoystickcan
doallofthis,plusbalancethevolumesofthedifferent
ProgramsintheCombi.
TheVector
Joystickdoesallofthisinconjunctionwith
theVectorEnvelope,whichisaflexible,multi‐segment
envelopewithafewinterestingtwists.Formore
information,see“UsingVectorSynthesis”onpage 69.
Resetting the Vector Joystick to the center
Youcanusethefront‐panelRESETCONTROLSbutton
toresettheVectorJoysticktoitsdefaultcenter
position.Todothis:
1. HolddowntheRESETCONTROLSbutton.
2. WhileholdingRESETCONTROLS,movethe
Vec to rJoystick.
3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSbutton.
Thejoystickwillnowberesettoitscenterposition.
Ribbon Controller
Moveyourfingertothe
leftandrightonthe
ribboncontrollerto
applyaneffect.
Normally,thisisusedtocontrolpitch,volumeorfilter
etc.
YoucanusetheLockfunctionofSW1orSW2keysto
holdtheeffectevenafteryoureleaseyourfingerfrom
theribboncontroller.
Formoredetails,see“Usingthe
Lockfunction”onpage 51.
SW1, SW2
Thesearethetwoswitches
abovethejoystickandribbon.
YoucanuseSW1andSW2to
controlprogramparametersviaAMS(Alternate
Modulation),oreffectparametersviaDMod(Dynamic
Modulation).
Theycanalsotransposethekeyboardbyoctaves,turn
portamentoon/off,orlockthemodulationvaluesof
theribboncontroller,
joystick,oraftertouch.
Eachswitchmayworkaseitherasatoggleora
momentaryswitch.InTogglemode,eachpress
alternatesbetweenonandoff;inMomentarymode,
theswitchonlychangesforaslongasyouholdit
down.
EachProgram,Combination,andSongstoresitsown
settingsforwhat
theswitcheswilldo,andwhether
eachswitchisonoroff(basedontheircurrentstates
whentheProgram,Combination,orSongissaved).
YoucanalsomakesettingsforSamplingmodeasa
whole.
InProgrammode,youcanchecktheassignmentsof
SW1andSW2onthePlay
pageAssignmenttab.
Inallmodes,youcanedittheassignmentsforSW1/2
ontheSetUpControllerspage.
Move the joystick…
Controller
Name
Normally controls…
Left JS–X Pitch bend down
Right JS+X Pitch bend up
Forwards
(away from yourself)
JS+Y Vibrato
Backwards
(towards yourself)
JS–Y Filter LFO (wah)
Programs (HD-1 and EXi) P1: Basic/Vector
Combinations and Songs P1: EQ/Vector/Controller
Sampling mode P4: EQ/Controller