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Playing and editing Programs
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AMSMixerAmtAxBexample
Smoothing
TheSmoothingTypesmoothsouttheAMSinput,
creatingmoregentletransitionsbetweenvalues.You
haveseparatecontroloftheamountofsmoothing
duringtheattack(whenthesignalisincreasing)and
decay(whenit’sdecreasing).
Lowsettingsprovidesubtlecontrollersmoothing,
creatingmoregradualaftertouch,forinstance.Higher
settingscreate
auto‐fadeeffects,transformingaquick
gestureintoalongerfade‐inand/orfade‐outevent.
Smoothingcanalsobeusedtoaltertheshapeof
programmablemodsources,suchasLFOsandEGs.
Forinstance,youcanturna“blip”intoasimple
envelopeshape,asshownbelow.
AMSMixerSmoothing
examples
More AMS Mixer features
TherearemoremixerTypes,includingOffset,Shape,
andQuantize,whichofferevenmorepossibilitiesfor
creativeprogramming.Formoredetails,seethese
sectionsintheParameterGuide:
• “6–1:OSC1AMSMixer”onpage 90
•“UsingSW1/2toturnanAMSsourceonandoff”
onpage 92
•“Mutingindividual
WaveSequencestepswith
SW1”onpage 92
•“Convertingfrombipolartounipolar”onpage 92
•“Convertingfromunipolartobipolar”onpage 93
• “QuantizedRibbonPitchBend”onpage 94
•“Selectivepitch‐bend,usingaswitch”onpage 95
•“Selectivepitch‐bend,usingonlythejoystick”on
page 96
• “Generatingastaticvalue”onpage 96
Suggestions on using AMS
Whenmakingsettingsforalternatemodulation,think
oftheeffectthatyouwishtoproduce,whattypeof
modulationwillbenecessarytoproducethateffect,
andwhatparameteroftheoscillator,filter,oramplifier
needstobecontrolled.
Next,selectasource(AMS)andsettheIntensity.If
youproceedlogicallyinthisway,youwillachievethe
desiredeffect.
Forexample,ifyouwanttocontrolaguitarsoundso
thatitapproachesfeedbackwhenyoumovethe
joystick,youmightsetupthejoysticktomodulatethe
filterfrequencyandresonance.
Controller Setup page
Foreachprogram,thistabletsyoumakesettingsfor
theSW1andSW2key,andforReal‐TimeKnobs5‐8.
Formoreinformation,see“SW1,SW2”onpage 50,and
“1–8:SetUpControllers,”onpage 46oftheParameter
Guide.
Controlling Pitch
Pitch bend
TheJS(+X)andJS(–X)settingsspecifytheamountof
pitchchange(insemitones)thatwilloccurwhenMIDI
pitchbendmessagesarereceivedorwhenthejoystick
ismovedtoleftorright.Asettingof+12allowsthe
pitchtobecontrolledamaximumofoneoctave
upward;a
settingof–12allowsthepitchtobe
controlledamaximumofoneoctavedownward.
Ribbonspecifiestheamountofpitchchange(in
semitones)thatwilloccurwhenMIDIcontrolchange
(CC)#16messagesarereceived,orwhenyoumove
yourfingerleftandrightontheribboncontroller.With
a
settingof+12,thepitchwillberaisedoneoctaveat
thefarrightoftheribboncontroller,andwillbe
loweredbyoneoctaveatthefarleftoftheribbon
controller.
Creating Vibrato
YoucanuseanLFOtocreatevibrato.
LFO1/2Intensitysetsthedepthtowhichtheselected
LFOwillaffectthepitch.Withasettingof+12.00,
vibratowillproduceamaximumof±1octaveofpitch
change.
JS+YIntspecifiestheamountofvibratothattheLFO
willproduce
whenthejoystickispushedawayfrom
yourself.
A
MS A: LFO
A
MS B: EG
A
mt A*B Output
O
riginal AMS A:
Smoothing with Long Attack
and Short Release:
Smoothing with Short Attack & Long Release:

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Korg Oasys Specifications

General IconGeneral
TypeWorkstation
Timbrality16 parts
Velocity SensitivityYes
AftertouchYes
RAM1GB
Synthesis TypesHD-1, AL-1, CX-3, STR-1
OscillatorsVaries by synthesis type
LFOMultiple LFOs per program
FilterVaries by synthesis type
Effects12 insert effects, 2 master effects
Sequencer16-track MIDI
SamplingYes, with 16-bit/48kHz resolution
Display10.4-inch color touch screen
Keyboard88-key or 76-key weighted action
Storage40GB internal hard drive
ConnectivityMIDI In/Out/Thru, USB, S/PDIF

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