Korg Oasys User Manual

MIDI recording Recording MIDI in real-time
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Saving your song parameter settings
Thesongparametersettingsyoumakeherecanbe
savedasatemplate.Ifyouusethesesettings
frequently,youcansimplyloadoneofthetemplates
you’vesaved.Formoreinformation,see“Save
TemplateSong”onpage 583oftheParameterGuide.
Template songs
Loadingatemplatesongisaneasywaytomake
settingsappropriateforaparticularmusicalstyle.You
canalsoassignadrumpatterntoatrackatthesame
time.
1. IntheP0:Play/RECpage(orasimilarpage),press
thepagemenubuttonandchoose“LoadTemplate
Song.”
Adialog
boxwillappear.
2. Inthe“From”field,choosethetemplatesongyou
wanttoload.
3. Ifyoucheck“CopyPatterntoMIDITracktoo?”,a
dialogboxforcopyingapatternwillautomatically
appearafteryouexecute“LoadTemplateSong.”
Ifyouexecutewithoutcheckingthis,onlythe
templatesongyouselectedinstep2willbeloaded.
4. PresstheOKbuttontoloadthetemplatesong,or
presstheCancelbuttonifyoudecidetocancel.
Whenyouexecutethisoperation,songsettings
otherthanMIDITrackLoopandRPPRwillbe
copied.
Ifyouexecutedthisoperationwith“CopyPatternto
MIDI
Tracktoo?checkedinstep3,the“Copy
PatternToMIDITrack”dialogboxwillappear.
Thisdialogboxisthesameastheonethatappears
forthe“CopyToMIDITrack”pagemenu
command.
5. Inthe“Pattern”field,selectthepatternthatyou
wanttocopy.YoucanpresstheSEQUENCER
START/STOPswitchtoplaybacktheselected
pattern.
IntheTo“MIDITrack”field,selectthecopy‐
destinationtrack.
Inthe“Measure”field,specifythestartingmeasure
ofthecopy‐destination.
Note:Ineachofthesixteenpresettemplatesongs,
track1isalwaysassignedtoaprogramofthe
Drumscategory.(InpresettemplatesongsP02,P04,
P08,andP15,programsoftheDrumscategoryare
assignedtomorethanonetrack.)
Followingthepatternnameforeachofthe156
presetpatterns,themusicalstyleandthenameof
themostsuitableDrumscategoryprogramare
partiallydisplayed.(Refer
toVNL)
Byloadingadrumstrackandthecorresponding
presetpattern,youcaninstantlysetupadrumtrack
appropriateforeachpresettemplatesong.
6. Toexecute,presstheOKbutton.
Whenyouexecutethisoperation,“Measure”will
countupautomatically.Youcanthencopyanother
patternifdesired.Whenyou’refinished,pressthe
Exitbutton.
Recording MIDI in real-time
Whenyou’vefinishedwith“Preparationsfor
recording,”youcanstartrecording.
Thisisamethodofrecordinginwhichyourplayingon
thekeyboardandyouroperationsofcontrollerssuch
asthejoystickarerecordedinrealtime.Thismethodof
recordingisnormallyusedonetrackatatime,andis
calledsingletrackrecording.
Asanalternative,multitrackrecordingallowsyouto
simultaneouslyrecordmultiplechannelsofdataonto
multipletracks.Thisisthemethodyouwillusewhen
usingtheRPPRfunctionandtheKARMAfunctionto
recordmultipletracksofmusicaldataatonce,orwhen
youplaybackexisting
sequencedataonanexternal
sequencerandrecorditontoOASYS’ssequencerin
realtime.
Recording setup
InP0:Play/REC–PreferencepageRecordingSetup,
selecttherealtimerecordingmethodyouwanttouse.
Overwrite
Withthismethod,themusicaldatapreviously
recordedonatrackisoverwrittenbythenewly
recordeddata.Whenyouperformoverwriterecording
onapreviously‐recordedtrack,itsmusicaldatawillbe
deletedandreplacedbythenewlyrecordeddata.
Normallyyouwillusethismethodtorecord,andthen
modifytheresultsbyusingothertypesofrealtime
recordingorMIDIeventediting.
1. Use“TrackSelect”toselectthetrackthatyouwant
torecord.
2. SettheRecordingSetuptoOverwrite.
3. In“Location,”specifythelocationatwhichyou
wishtobeginrecording.
4. PresstheSEQUENCERREC/WRITEswitch,and
thenpressthe
SEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
IftheMetronomeSetupisstillsettothedefault
settings,themetronomewillsoundforatwo‐

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