Korg Oasys User Manual

Using Controllers
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Theoffandfull‐onpositionsofthehalf‐damperwork
justlikethefootswitch,butintermediatepositions
modulatethereleasetimetoincreasesustainwithout
makingitinfinite.
TheOASYSwillautomaticallysensewhenahalf‐
damperisconnectedtotherear‐panelDAMPERinput.
Forproperoperation,youwill
alsoneedtocalibrate
thepedal,usingtheCalibrateHalf‐Dampercommand
intheGlobalpagemenu.
Damper and MIDI
TheDamperPedalissentandreceivedasMIDICC
#64.InCombiandSequencemodes,youcan“filter”
CC#64sothatitonlyaffectssomeofthesoundsinthe
CombiorSong.
Assignable Foot Switch
Thisletsyouuseasimplefootswitch,suchastheKorg
PS‐1,asanassignablecontroller.Thefootswitchcan
performawidevarietyoffunctions,suchas:
•Anassignablesourceformodulatingsoundsand
effects
•Portamentoon/off
•Programselectupordown
•Sequencerstart/stoporpunchin/out
•TapTempo
•KARMAon/off,Latchon/off,
orSceneselect
•Duplicationofmanyfrontpanelcontrols,including
themodulationjoystick,ribbon,valueslider,Real‐
TimeKnobs,SW1/2,thedrumpads,KARMA
sliders,orKARMAswitches
Theswitch’sfunctionissetinGlobalmode(onthe
ControllertaboftheControllers/Scalespage),sothatit
alwaysworksthe
sameregardlessofthecurrent
Program,Combi,orSong.
Formoreinformation,pleasesee“Specifyingthe
functionoftheASSIGNABLESwitchand
ASSIGNABLEPedal”onpage 153.
Assignable Foot Pedal
Thisletsyouuseacontinuouscontrollerpedal,suchas
theKorgEXP‐2footcontrollerorKorgXVP‐10
EXP/VOLpedal,asanassignablecontroller.
LiketheAssignableFootSwitch,describedabove,the
FootPedalcanbeusedformanydifferentfunctions,
including:
•MasterVolume
• ChannelVolume,Pan,orExpression
•Assignablesound
modulation,asseveraldifferent
AMSorDmodsources
• EffectsSendlevelcontrol
•Duplicationofmanyfrontpanelcontrols,including
themodulationjoystick,ribbon,valueslider,Real‐
TimeKnobs,orKARMAsliders
Thepedal’sfunctionissetglobally(ontheController
taboftheControllers/Scalespage),sothatitalways
worksthesame
regardlessofthecurrentProgram,
Combi,orSong.Formoreinformation,pleasesee
“SpecifyingthefunctionoftheASSIGNABLESwitch
andASSIGNABLEPedal”onpage 153.
Drum & Chord Pads
Thereareeightvelocity‐sensitivetriggerpadsbelow
theLCDscreen.Theselooklikedrummachinepads,
andplayingdrumsoundsiscertainlyoneuseforthem.
However,theycanalsoplayuptoeight‐notechordson
anysound–notjustdrums.Thepadsevenremember
thevelocitiesoftheindividual
noteswithinthechord,
aswellasthenotesthemselves.
Inadditiontoplayingsoundsdirectly,thepadsare
alsousedtoselectchordsforChordmode.Formore
information,see“UsingChordmode”onpage 54.
Assigning notes and chords to pads
Youcanassignsinglenotesandchordstothepadsin
threedifferentways.
Play the notes, and then press CHORD ASSIGN
1. Playasinglenote,orachordofupto8notes.
2. PresstheCHORDASSIGNbutton.
3. Pressthepadtowhichyou’dliketoassignthe
notes.
That’sit!Thenotesarenowassignedtothepad.
Press CHORD ASSIGN, and then play notes
Thismethodletsyoucreateachordoutofwidely‐
spacednotes,evenifyoucan’tplayallofthenotes
simultaneously.
1. PresstheCHORDASSIGNbutton.
2. Playasinglenote,orachordofupto8notes.
Youcanplayasinglenote,orasimplechord.
Ifyoulike,
youcanalsoplayupto8notesasalegato
phrase.Aslongasyoutakecarethatthenotesoverlap
eachother,theentirephrasewillberecordedasa
singlechord.Youcantakeaslongasyouliketoplay
thephrase.
3. Pressthepadtowhich
you’dliketoassignthe
notes.
Afterpressingthepad,you’ redone!
Editing notes and velocities using the LCD
Youcanedittherecordednotesandvelocitiesusing
theLCD.Ifyoulike,youcanalsoenternewnotesthis
way.Formoreinformation,pleasesee“1–9:SetUp
Pads”onpage 47.
Copying and merging pads
Copyingonepadtoanother,ormergingtwoormore
padstogether,isjustlikeassigningnotesfromthe
keyboard.
Aswithassigningnotestothekeyboard,youcan
eitherplaythepadsfirst,orpressCHORDASSIGN
first.Intheinterestofsavingspaceandtime,onlythe
firstmethod
isdescribedbelow.
Copying notes from one pad to another
Tocopythenoteassignmentsfromonepadtoanother:

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