Korg Oasys User Manual

Playing Songs Playback
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Playing Songs
Playback
Inordertoplaybacksongdatainthesequencer,you
mustfirstrecordsongdata,orloadordumpitintothe
OASYS.
Let’sstartbyloadingandplayingthedemosongdata.
Formoreinformation,see“Listeningtothedemo
songs”onpage 4.
1. PresstheMODESEQswitch.
TheP0:
Play/Rec–MIDITrackProgramSelect/Mixer
pagewillappear.Ifitdoesnot,presstheEXIT
switchandthenpresstheMIDIProg/Mixertab.
2. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongyouwantto
playback.
YoucanpresstheSongSelectPopupbuttonand
choosefromalist.
3. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP
switch.
Thesongyouselectedinstep2willbeginplaying.
Note:Thesongwillbeginplayingifyoupressthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitchinapageother
thanP5:Pattern/RPPR.Ifyoupressthisswitch
whileyou’ reinP5:Pattern/RPPR,thecurrently‐
selectedpatternwillbeginplaying.
4. Duringplayback,youcanpresstheSEQUENCER
START/STOPswitchtostopplayback.
IfyoupresstheSTART/STOPswitchonceagain,
playbackwillresumefromwhereyoustopped.
•PresstheLOCATEswitchtomovetotheassigned
location.
•PressthePAUSEswitchtopauseplayback.Press
thePAUSEswitchonceagaintoresumeplayback.
•Pressthe<<REWor
FF>>switchestorewindorfast‐
forward.Youcanusethisduringplaybackorwhile
stopped.
Youcanusethe“FF/REWSPEED”pagemenu
commandtospecifytherewindandfast‐forward
speeds.
•Tosetthetempo,turntheTEMPOknoborpress
theTAPTEMPOswitchatthedesiredinterval.
Muting just a specific track/Monitoring
just a specific track (Mute/Solo functions)
TheOASYSprovidesaMutefunctionthatletsyou
silenceanyoftheMIDItracks1–16,audiotracks1–16,
oraudioinputs(1,2,3,4,S/P DIFL,R),andaSolo
functionthatletsyouplaybackanytrackbyitself.
Thesefunctionscanbeusedinvariousways.For

exampleyoucanintentionallymuteorsolospecific
tracks,orlistenonlytotherhythmsectionofthe
previously‐recordedtrackswhileyourecordnew
tracks.Let’stryouttheMuteandSolofunctions.
1. Use“SongSelect”toselectthesongthatyouwant
toplayback.
2. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOP
switch.
Popup
Song Select
Meter Tempo
P
rogram Select
Category
Track 1
Pan
Solo
P
lay/Mute/Rec
Volume
Track 2

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