Korg Oasys User Manual

Playing and editing Programs
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1. Pressandreleasethepadwhosenotesyouwantto
copy.
2. PresstheCHORDASSIGNbutton.
3. Pressthepadtowhichyou’dliketocopythe
notes.
Thenewpadwillnowplaythesamenotesasthe
originalpad.
Merging two or more pads together
Youcanmergetheassignmentsfromtwoormorepads
together,aslongasthetotalnumberofnotesis8or
fewer.Todoso:
1. Pressallofthepadsthatyou’dliketomerge,and
thenreleasethem.
Allofthepadsmustbehelddownatthesametime.
2. PresstheCHORDASSIGNbutton.
3. Pressthepadtowhichyou’dliketocopythe
notes.
Youcanevenuseoneofthepadsthatwasbeing
merged,ifyoulike.Afterpressingthedestinationpad,
you’ redone.
Fixed Velocity vs. Velocity Sensitive
Eachpadstoresavelocitylevelforeachofits8notes.
ThePADMODEbutton,totherightofthepads,
controlswhetherornotthepadsrespondtohowhard
youplay.
InFixedVelocitymode,thepadsalwaysusetheir
storedvelocitysettings,regardlessofhowhardyou
play.
InVelocitySensitivemode,hittingthepadvery
stronglyproducesthepresetvelocities.Whenyouplay
moresoftly,thepresetvelocitiesarescaleddown
accordingly,maintainingthebalancebetweenthenotes
inthechord.
Using Chord mode
Overview
Chordmodeletsyouchooseoneofthechords
assignedtothePads,andthenplayitfromthe
keyboard.Thechordistransposedaccordingtothe
notethatyouplay;theplayednotespecifiesthelowest
noteofthechord,andthehighernotesaretransposed
tomatch.Aswhen
playingchordsfromthePads
themselves,eachnoteinthechordcanhaveadifferent
storedvelocity,scaledbytheplayednote.
Inadditiontousingtheon‐screenparameters,youcan
turnChordmodeonandoffviaSW1/2ortheFoot
Switch,andchangechordssimplybypressingthe

Pads.InCombinationandSequencermodes,youcan
makethesesettingsforeachTimbreorTrack,as
desired.Naturally,youcancontrolallofthisviaMIDI
aswell.
Chordmodecanduplicatethewaythatsimilar
featuresworkedonclassicanalogsynths(suchasthe
originalPolysix),butitcan
alsousealloftheVoice
Assignoptionstocreatedifferenteffects–suchasmono
legatochordswithfingeredportamento,orpoly
chordsthatoverlaponeanother. 
Finally,notethatyoudon’thavetouseChordmodeto
playfullchords;youcanalsouseittocreatemore
subtleeffects,
suchasstackedoctavesorfifths.Youcan
evenadjusttherelativelevelsoftheseadditional
pitchesviathestoredvelocitiesoftheindividualchord
notes.
Chord Switch
TheChordSwitch(abbreviatedChordSW)letsyou
turnChordmodeonandoffviaSW1/2ortheFoot
Switch.
Important:ProgramswillonlyrespondtotheChord
SWiftheirChordparameterhasbeensettoeither
BasicorAdvanced.Ifit’ssettoOff,thentheswitch
will
havenoeffect.
Assigning SW1/2 to control Chord on/off
WithinanyindividualProgram,Combi,orSong,you
canseteitherSW1orSW2toturnChordmodeonand
off.Todoso:
1. IntheProgram,Combi,orSong,gototheSetUp
Controllerspage.
2. SelectChordSWastheassignmentforSW1or
SW2.
Assigning the Foot Switch to control Chord on/off
YoucanalsoassigntheFootSwitchtoturnChord
modeonandoff,sothatyoudon’tneedtomoveyour
handsfromthekeyboardwhileperforming.This
settingwillapplyglobally,regardlessofthecurrent
Program,Combi,orSong.Todoso:
1. GototheGlobalFootSwitchAssign
page.
2. SelectChordSWfortheAssignableFootSwitch.
Enabling Chord mode
Program mode
ToenableChordmodeforaProgram:
1. GototheProgramBasicpage
2. SettheChordparametertoBasicorAdvanced.
Onceyou’veselectedeitherBasicorAdvanced,Chord
modeisenabledimmediately.Optionally,youcanthen
turnChordmodeoffandonviatheChordSW,using
eitherSW1/2or
theAssignableFootSwitch.
IfyousetChordtoOff,thenitwillalwaysremainoff,
regardlessoftheChordSW.Thisisparticularlyuseful
inCombiandSequencermodes,sinceitallowsyouto
createsplitsandlayersinwhichsomeTimbres/Tracks
useChordmode,butothersdonot.
Combination and Sequencer modes
ToenableChordmodeforaTimbreinaCombi,ora
trackinaSong:

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