Korg Oasys User Manual

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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Use“ProgramSelect”(P0:Play/REC–MIDITrack
ProgSelect/Mixerpage)toassignaprogramtoeach
MIDItrack.
Atthistimeyoucanpressthe“Category”popup
andselectprogramsbycategory.
YoucancopyvarioussettingsfromProgramsor
Combinations,includingeffects,KARMAsettings,
ToneAdjust,andsoon.
Whenassigning
aprogram,youcanuse“Track
Select”toselectthetrackforwhichyouaremaking
assignments,andtryplayingthesound.
2. SetthepanandvolumeofeachMIDItrack.
Pansetsthepanofeachtrack,andVolum esetsthe
volumeofeachtrack.
3. SpecifythetonegeneratorandMIDI
channelthat
willbeplayedbyeachMIDItrack.
IntheP2:TrackParameters–MIDIpage,Status
specifieswhethereachtrackwillsoundtheinternal
tonegeneratororanexternaltonegenerator.MIDI
ChannelspecifiestheMIDIchannelforeachtrack.
NormallywhenusingtheOASYSasa16‐timbre
sound
module,youwillselectINTorBTH.
Ingeneral,youshouldsetMIDIChannelto
differentchannels1–16foreachtrack.Tracksthat
aresenttothesameMIDIchannelwillsound
simultaneouslywheneitherisrecordedorplayed.
StatusINT:Duringplayback,theOASYS’internal
tonegeneratorwillplaytheMIDIdatarecordedon
thattrack.WhenyouoperatetheOASYS’keyboard
orcontrollers,youwillbeplayingandcontrolling
thetrackselectedby“TrackSelect.”MIDIdatawill
notbetransmittedtoanexternaldevice.
StatusEXT,EX2,BTH:Duringplayback,theMIDI
datarecordedonthattrackwillbetransmitted
from
MIDIOUTtoplayanexternalsoundmodule.When
youoperatetheOASYS’keyboardorcontrollers,
MIDIdatawillbetransmittedtoplayandcontrol
theexternalsoundmoduleselectedby“Track
Select.”(TheMIDIchanneloftheexternaltone
generatormustbesettomatchtheMIDIChannel
ofOASYStracksthataresettoEXT,EX2orBTH.)
IfStatusissettoBTH,boththeexternaltone
generatorandinternaltonegeneratorwillbe
soundedandcontrolled.
4. Adjusttheeffectsettings.
MakesettingsforeacheffectinP8:InsertEffectand
P9:Master/TotalEffect.
Formoreinformation,see“Using
effectsin
CombinationsandSongs”onpage 191,“Sequencer
P8:InsertEffect”onpage 565oftheParameter
Guide,and“SequencerP9:Master/TotalEffect”on
page 578oftheParameterGuide.
5. Setthetempoandtimesignature.
Tosetthetempo,youcanturntheTEMPOknobor
presstheTAPTEMPOswitchat
thedesired
interval.Alternatively,youcanselect“q(Tempo)”in
theP0:Play/REC–MIDITrackProgSelect/Mixer
page(orsimilarpage),andusetheVALUE
controllerstosetthetempo.Set“TempoMode”to
Manual.
Nextyouwillsetthetimesignature.Inthis
example,we’llexplainhowtosetthe
timesignature
usingthe“Meter”field.Normally,youspecifythe
timesignaturebeforerecordingthefirsttrack,and
thenbeginrecording.
a)PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch,and
set“Meter”to**/**.
b)Press**/**tohighlightit,andusetheVALUE
controllerstosetthetimesignature.
c)PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitchto
beginrecording.Whenthepre‐counthasendedand
Locatereaches0001:01:000,presstheSEQUENCER
START/STOPswitchtostoprecording.Thetime
signatureyouspecifiedhasbeenrecordedonthe
Mastertrack.
IfyoupresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch
duringthepre‐count,thetimesignaturewon’ tbe

recorded.
6. Setthe“RECResolution”ifnecessary.Whenyou
realtime‐recordonaMIDItrack,thisparameter
specifieshowthetimingoftherecordedMIDI
datawillbecorrected.Thetimingwillalsobe
correctedwhenyourealtime‐recordautomation
dataonanaudiotrack.(Already‐recordeddata
willnotbe
corrected.)
Forexample,let’ssupposethatyourealtime‐
recordedsomeeighthnotesbutyourtimingwasnot
quiteperfect,asshowninpart1oftheillustration
below.If“RECResolution”weresettoewhenyou
recorded,thetimingwouldautomaticallybe
correctedasshowninpart2ofthe
illustration.If
“RECResolution”issettoHi,thenoteswillbe
recordedwiththetimingatwhichyouplaythem.
7. Makeothersettingsasnecessary.
MakesettingsfortheKARMAfunction(P7:
KARMA),MIDIfiltering(P3:MIDIFilter/Zone),etc.
YoumayalsowishtouseToneAdjusttoadjustthe
sound.
(See“TONEADJUST”onpage 87)
Whenyouarefinishedmakingthesesettings,thebasic
setupiscomplete.Youcannowrecordasdescribed
under“Recordingprocedure”onpage 106

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