Korg Oasys User Manual

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About this manual
The owner’s manuals and how to use them
TheOASYSincludestwoowner’smanuals:
•OperationGuide
• ParameterGuide
BothmanualsareavailableasPDFsonRestoreCD1/4,
andareincludedintheon‐boardHelpsystem.Aprinted
versionoftheOperationGuideisalsoincluded.
Operation Guide
Pleasereadthisfirst.Itexplainsthenamesandfunctions
ofeachpartoftheOASYS,howtomakeconnections,
basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,howtoedit
sounds,howtorecordonthesequencer,andhowto
sample.ThisguidealsoexplainstheKARMAfunction,
effects,wavesequences,
anddrumkits.
TheOperationGuidealsocontainstroubleshooting
information,andsupplementalinformationsuchas
specifications.
Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuidecontainsexplanationsandother
informationregardingtheoperationsoftheparameters
andsettingsontheOASYS.
Theexplanationsareorganizedbymodeandpage.
SeparateEffectsandKARMAsectionsinclude
explanationsoftheindividualparametersofeacheffect
andeachKARMAGE.
Refertothisguidewhenanunfamiliar
parameter
appearsinthedisplay,orwhenyouneedtoknowmore
aboutaparticularfunction.
TheParameterGuidealsocontainsaVoi ce NameList
thatliststhemultisamples,drumsamples,combinations,
programs,drumkits,andKARMAsettingsthatarein
theOASYSwhenitisshippedfromthefactory.
PDF versions
TheOASYSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy
navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF
contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe
sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujump
quicklytoaspecificsection.Allcross‐referencesare
hyper‐links,sothatclickingonthemautomatically
takes
youtothesourceofthereference.
On-board Help system*
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,context‐sensitive
accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.
Forinformationonanyfront‐panelbutton,knob,slider,
orreal‐timecontroller,justholddownHELPandthen
pressthebuttonormovethecontrollerinquestion.
Forinformationonthe
currentLCDpage,pressand
releasetheHELPbutton.
Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany
oftheon‐screenlinks(hilightedinbluetext)formore
information.Youcanscrollthroughthetextbyusingthe
on‐screenscrollbars,pressingtheIncandDec
buttons,
orspinningtheValuedial.
ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,which
showthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrentone.
Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothecorresponding
page.
Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe
similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser.If
youuse
linkstojumpbetweenpages,youcanthenusethe
backwardsandforwardsbuttonstomovethroughthe
pagesyou’vealreadyviewed.
TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp
system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin
boththeParameterandOperationGuides.
TheIndex
containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.
*English‐languageonly.
Conventions in this manual
References to the OASYS
TheOASYSisavailableasan88‐keymodelora76‐key
model.Themanualsrefertobothmodelswithout
distinctionas“theOASYS.”Thefrontpanelandrear
panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe76‐keymodel,
buttheyapplyidenticallytothe88‐keymodel.
Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
VNL:TheVoiceNameList,includedintheParameter
Guide
Procedure steps 1. 2. 3. …
Theseindicatethestepsofaprocedure.
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmay
notnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheLCD
screenofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgOASYSOpenArchitectureSynthesisStudio.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyour
newinstrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

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