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Playing and editing Combinations
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Easy Combination editing
Changing the Programs within the Combi
ChangingtheProgramsassignedtothe16Timbresisa
quickwaytodramaticallyalterthesoundofthe
Combination.
TherearetwowaystoselectProgramsforaTimbre:
SelectingProgramsfromthefrontpanelandLCD,
eitherbyBankorbyCategory
SelectingProgramsviaMIDIprogramchange
messages
Note:MIDI
programchangesonlyworkforTimbres
whoseStatusissettoINT.
Selecting Programs from the front panel and LCD
TochangetheProgramassignedtoaTimbre:
1. GototheProgSelect/MixertabofthePlaypage.
Thispageshowsall16Timbresatonce,includingtheir
Programassignments,volume,pan,play/mute,solo,
andmore.
2. TouchthepopupbuttonatthetopofTimbre1.
ThisistheCategoryselectbutton.It
bringsupa
windowwhichallowsyoutoselectaProgramby
Category,identicaltothesimilarfunctioninProgram
mode.
3. SelectaProgram,andpressOK.
TheCategorySelectwindowwilldisappear.Notethat
thenewProgramisnowselectedforTimbre1.
4. Pressthepopupbuttondirectlyunderthe
Category
button.
ThisistheBank/Numberselectbutton.Itbringsupa
windowwhichletsyouselectProgramsbyBank–
again,justlikethesimilarwindowinProgrammode.
5. SelectadifferentProgram,andpressOK.
TheProgramintheTimbreisnowchangedtotheone
youjustselected.Also,theBank
/Numberparameteris
nowhilighted,whichmeansthatwecanusethefront
panelbuttonstoselectBanksandPrograms.
6. PressoneofthefrontpanelBankbuttons.
NoticethatTimbre1’sBankandProgramchangeto
matchtheselectedBank.
7. UseInc/Dec,theVA L U E dial,orthenumeric
keypadtoselect
theProgram.
Adjusting the mix
YoucanuseboththeControlSurfaceandtheLCDto
setthevolume,pan,andEQsettingsforeachTimbre,
aswellastheirPLAY/MUTEandSoloOn/Offstates.
Setting mix parameters from the LCD
1. GototheProgSelect/MixertabofthePlaypage.
Thispageshowsthevolume,pan,play/mute,solo,and
Programassignmentsforall16Timbres.
2. SelecttheonscreenVolu mesliderforTimbre1.
3. UseInc/Dec,theVA L U E dial,orthenumeric
keypadtosetthevolumeasdesired.
4. SelecttheonscreenPanknobforTimbre1,and
edititsvalueasdesired.
Timbrepaninteractswiththepanstoredinthe
Program.AsettingofC064reproducestheProgram’s
oscillatorpansettings.AdjustingtheTimbrePanwill
movethesoundtoleftorrightwhilepreservingthe
panrelationshipbetweentheoscillators.
Asettingof
L001isfarleft,andR127isfarright.
Using the Control Surface for the mix
Youcanalsoeditthemixerparametersdirectlyfrom
theControlSurface,eightTimbresatatime.
1. PresstheTIMBRE/TRACKbuttonunder
CONTROLASSIGN,sothatthe18LEDlightsup.
ThebuttonhastwoLEDs:oneforTimbres18,andthe
otherforTimbres916.Pressthe
buttontoswitch
betweenthetwo.
2. Optionally,gototheControlSurfacetabofthe
Playpage.
3. PresstheMIXERKNOBSbuttonuntil
theINDIVIDUALPANLEDlights
up.
Thismakesknob1controlTimbre1’span,
andknob2controlTimbre2’span,andsoon.
4. Usesliders1‐8to
adjustthevolumesofTimbres1
8,respectively.
5. Useknobs18toadjustthepanpositionsof
Timbres18.
6. PresstheMIXERKNOBSbuttonuntil
theCHANNELSTRIPLEDlightsup.
Thismakestheknobscontrolavirtual
channelstrip,includingpan,EQ,and
effectssends.
7. PressMIXSELECTbutton1.
TheChannelStripnowcontrolsthePan,EQ,andFX
SendsforTimbre1.
8. Useknobs26toadjusttheTimbres’s3bandEQ,
andknobs7and8tocontroltheTimbre’sEffects
Sends1and2.
Internally,thesystemfiguresouthowtheOscillatoris
routedtotheMaster
Effects,andautomaticallyadjusts
theappropriateeffectssendparameters.
9. PressMIXSELECTbutton2.
TheChannelStripnowcontrolsthePan,EQ,andFX
SendsforTimbre2.EachTimbrehasitsown,
dedicatedstereo3bandEQ.
10.EdittheChannelStripforTimbre2asdesired.
NoticethatPanisavailable,
indifferentways,with
bothsettingsoftheMIXERKNOBSbutton.
Easy KARMA editing
KARMAstandsfor“KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusic
Architecture.”It’sanimmenselypowerful
performancetool,whichcanprovideawiderangeof
musicaleffectsincluding:
Arpeggiation

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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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