Korg Oasys User Manual

MIDI recording Preparations for recording
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MIDI recording
•Youcanrecordupto200,000events(e.g.,notes),up
to200songs,andupto999measuresineachsong.
•Themaximumtimingresolutionis1/192.
•TherearesixteentracksforMIDIperformancedata,
andamastertrackwhichcontrolsthetime
signatureandtempo.
•Youcanperformandrecordusing
theKARMA
function.
•YoucanperformandrecordusingtheRPPR
(RealtimePatternPlay/Recording)function.
•Thereare156built‐inpresetpatternsidealfordrum
tracks,andinadditionyoucancreateupto100
userpatternsforeachsong.Thesepatternscanbe
usedasperformancedataforasong,or
withthe
RPPRfunction.
Preparations for recording
Beforeyoubeginrecording,makesurethatthe
memoryprotectsettinginGlobalmodeisturned
off.Formoreinformation,see“Memoryprotect”on
page 173.
Creating a Song
Beforewecanbeginthisexample,weneedtoselectan
emptysongwherewecanrecord.
1. PresstheMODESEQswitchtoenterSequencer
mode.
2. Choose“SongSelect”(e.g.,intheP0:Play/REC–
MIDITrackProgSelect/Mixerpage).
YoucanpresstheSongSelectPopupbutton,and
choosefroma
list.
3. Usethenumerickeystoinputthenumberofthe
newsongyouwanttocreate,andpresstheENTER
switch.(Forexample,pressthe1switchandthen
theENTERswitch.)Adialogboxwillappear.
IfyoupressedtheSongSelectPopuptoaccessthe
SongNo.dialogbox,pressthedesiredsongnumber
toopenthedialogbox.
4. PresstheOKbuttontocreatethesong.
Use“SetLength”toinputthedesirednumberof
measuresandpresstheOKbutton.Youcanchange
thenumberofmeasureslaterifdesired.Formore
information,see“SetSongLength”on
page 600of
theParameterGuide.
IfyoucreatedasongbyopeningtheSongNo.
dialogbox,presstheOKbuttonintheSongNo.
dialogboxtocloseit.
Track settings
Sincewe’regoingtorecordanewsonginthisexample,
wewillstartbyexplaininghowtoassignaprogramto
eachMIDItrack,andmakebasicsettingssuchas
volume.
Fordetailsonaudiotracks,referto“A u d i o recording”
onpage 102.
1. AssignaprogramtoeachMIDItrack.
Meter TempoTempo ModeREC Resolution
P
rogram Select
Category
Track Select
Pan
Solo
P
lay/Mute/Rec
Volume
Popup
Song Select

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