Korg Oasys User Manual

Detailed Editing with HD-1 Programs
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• ParameterswhichaffectonlyOSC1orOSC2are
prefixedwith[OSC1]and[OSC2],respectively.
• ParameterswhichaffectbothOscillators,butwhich
arespecifictoHD‐1Programs,areprefixedwith
[OSC1&2].
•Theothergroupofparameters,atthebeginningof
thelist,are“Common.”Thatis,youcanusethem
withmost
EXiPrograms,aswellasHD‐1
Programs.
• ParameterscanonlybeassignedtooneTone
Adjustcontrolatatime.Ifaparameterisalready
assigned,it’sgrayedout.
3. Selectaparameterfromthelist.
Theparameterisnowassignedtothecontrol.Tocancel
outofthelistwithout
makingachange,justtouchon
thescreenoutsideofthepopupwindow.
Using COMPARE
Whenyou’reintheprocessofeditingasound,
pressingtheCOMPAREbuttonwillrecallthesaved
versionofthesound,asitwasbeforeyoustarted
editing.Toindicatethatyouarelisteningtothesaved
version,thebutton’sLEDwilllightup.
PressingCOMPAREagainreturnsyoutothe
version
youareediting,andtheLEDwillgooutagain.
IfyoueditwhiletheCOMPARELEDislit,thekeywill
againgodarkandyourpreviouseditswillbelost.
Resetting individual controls
TheRESETCONTROLSbuttonletsyourevertan
individualknob,slider ,orswitchtoitssavedsetting.
Formoreinformation,see“Resettingcontrolstotheir
savedvalues”onpage 52.
Saving your edits
Onceyou’vetweakedthesoundtoperfection,you’ll
wanttosaveyourwork.Tosaveyouredits:
1. SelecttheWriteProgramcommandfromthepage
menu,attheupperright‐handcornerofthescreen.
Youcanalsocallupthismenucommandbyholding
ENTERandpressing0onthenumeric
keypad.
Thisbringsupadialogboxwhichallowsyoutosave
theProgram.Optionally,youcanalsoselectanew
location,changetheProgram’sname,andassignittoa
soundcategory(suchaskeyboard,guitar,etc.).
2. Pressthe“T”buttontobringupthetextedit
dialog.
Youcangive
theProgramadescriptivenameusingthe
on‐screenkeyboard.
3. Afterenteringthename,pressOK.
Thetexteditwindowwilldisappear,returningyouto
themainWritedialog.
4. Under“To”atthebottomofthedialog,pressthe
popupbuttonnexttoProgramtobringupthesave
locationdialog.
5. Select
alocationtosavetheeditedProgram.
YoucanwritetoanylocationinbanksINT–A–Eand
USERA‐G.Toavoidov erwritingthefactorysounds,
it’ssafertouseaslotinoneoftheemptyUserbanks.
Important:HD‐1Programscanonlybewrittento
HD‐1Banks,
andEXiProgramscanonlybewritten
toEXiBanks.Formoreinformationonthedefault
Banktypes,andonhowtochangethem,pleasesee
“ProgramBankContents”onpage 47,and
“ChangingtheBankTypeforUSER‐A…G”on
page 48.
6. Afterselectingthelocation,pressOK.
7. PressOKagainto
startthewriteprocess.
8. Ifyou’resureyouwanttowritetothislocation,
pressOKagain.
Afterthat,you’redone!
Formoreinformation,see“Writingaprogramor
combination”onpage 170.
Saving edits to GM Programs
YoucaneditGMPrograms,butyoumustthensave
themtoaBankotherthanINT‐G;theGMPrograms
themselvescannotbeover‐written.
Shortcut: SEQUENCER REC/WRITE
YoucanalsousetheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEbutton
toquicklyupdatethecurrentProgram,usingthe
existingname,bank,number,andcategory.Todoso:
1. PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEbutton.
TheUpdateProgramdialogwillappear.
2. PressOKtowritetheprogram.
Saving to disk
YoucanalsosaveandmanageProgramsonthe
internalharddrive,andonUSBstoragedevices.For
moreinformation,see“Savingtodisks,CDs,andUSB
media”onpage 174.
Detailed Editing with HD-1 Programs
Creating your own Programs
Youcancreateyourownoriginalsoundsbyeditingthe
factoryPrograms,orbyinitializingaProgramand
startingfromscratch.YoucansavetheseProgramsinto
anybankotherthanINT‐G,whichcannotbemodified.
YoucanalsocreateProgramsusingRAM
multisamplesthatyouhavesampledorloaded
from
disk.Inaddition,youcanplayaProgramand
resampleyourperformance,orsampleanexternal
audiosourcewhilelisteningtothesoundofa
Program.

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