Korg Oasys User Manual

Playing and editing Combinations
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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individual
controls”onpage 59.
Layers, Splits, and Velocity Switches
WithinaCombination,youcanusenotenumberand
velocitytodeterminewhichTimbreswillsound.
TheProgramsassignedtoeachTimbrecansoundin
threeways:aspartofalayer,asplit,oravelocity
switch.ACombinationcanbesettouseanyoneof
thesemethods,
ortousetwoormoreofthesemethods
simultaneously.
Layer
LayerscausetwoormoreProgramstosound
simultaneouslywhenanoteisplayed.
Split
SplitscausedifferentProgramstosoundondifferent
areasofthekeyboard.
Velocity Switch
VelocitySwitchescausedifferentProgramstosound
dependingonthevelocity(howhardyouplaythe
notes).
OnOASYS,youcanuseadifferentProgramforeachof
uptosixteenTimbres,andcombinetwoormoreofthe
abovemethodstocreateevenmorecomplexsetups.
Asanadditionalpossibility,you
cansettheslopefora
keyzoneorvelocityzonesothatthevolume
diminishesgradually.Thisletsyouchangeasplitintoa
keyboardcrossfade,oravelocityswitchintoavelocity
crossfade.
Creating Key Splits and Layers
Let’screateaCombiwhichcombinesbothsplitsand
layers,likethediagrambelow:
1. GototheProgSelect/Mixerpage.
2. SelectapianosoundforTimbre1,abrasssound
forTimbre2,andastringssoundforTimbre3.
3. GototheMIDItaboftheP2:TimbreParameters
page.
4. For
Timbres1‐3,setStatustoINTandMIDI
ChanneltoGch(theGlobalChannel).
5. GototheKeyboardZonestaboftheMIDI
Filter/Zonespage.
6. SetTimbre1’sTopKeytoG9,anditsBottomKey
toC4.
7. SetTimbres2and3toaTopKeyofB3,anda

BottomKeyofC–1.
Youcanalsoenterthesevaluesbyselectingthe
parameter,andthenholdingdowntheENTERkey
andplayinganoteonthekeyboard.
Key Zone Slope
Inadditionto“hard”splits,inwhichthesound
changesabruptly,youcanusetheSlopeparametersto
graduallyfadeasoundinoroutoverarangeofkeys.
Intheexampleabove,youcouldsettheBottomKeyof
timbre1toG3,andsettheTopKeyof
timbre2toG4,
sothatthesetwotimbresoverlap.
Next,ifyousettheBottomSlopeoftimbre1to12,and
settheTopSlopeoftimbre2to12,thesoundwill
changegraduallyinsteadofchangingsuddenly.
Creating Velocity Switches
Next,let’screateasimplevelocityswitched
Combination,likethediagrambelow:
Program B
Program A
Layer:
Two or more programs soun
d
simultaneously.
Program B
Program A
Split:
Different programs will sound
in
different areas of the keyboard
.
Program A
Program B
Keyboard playin
g
dynamics
Strong
Soft
Velocity Switch:
Keyboard playing dynamic
s
(velocity) switches between
different programs.
Program C
Program D
Program B
Program A
Keyboard playing
dynamics
Strong
Soft
Example:
B and C/D are split. In the lowe
r
keyboard range, A and B are
layered. In the higher keyboard
range, C and D are switched by
velocity and layered with A.
Program A
Program B
Keyboard X-Fade (keyboard
crossfade):
As you play from low notes
to
high notes, the volume of A
will fade out, and the volume
of B will fade in.
C–1 C4 G
9
B3
Piano
T
imbre 1
Brass
T
imbre 2
Strings
T
imbre 3

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