Korg OASYS Operating instructions

Category
Musical Instruments
Type
Operating instructions
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Operation Guide
Please read this guide first
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or
splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases,
shall be placed on the apparatus.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings, install in accordance with
the manufacturer’s instructions.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that
produce heat.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-
type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than
the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third
grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provided
for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet,
consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. (for
U.S.A. and Canada)
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.
Only use attachments/accessories specified by the
manufacturer.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused
for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus
has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
Do not install this equipment far from a power outlet and/or
power strip.
Do not install this equipment in a confined space, such as a
moving box or other enclosure.
Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified
by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is
used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination
to avoid injury from tip-over.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the product.
CAUTION
Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced.
Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for U.S.A.)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the
users authority to operate this equipment.
CE mark for European Harmonized Standards
CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of AC mains
operated apparatus until December 31, 1996 means it conforms to
EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).
And, CE mark which is attached after January 1, 1997 means it
conforms to EMC Directive (89/336/EEC), CE mark Directive
(93/68/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).
Also, CE mark which is attached to our company’s products of
Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive
(89/336/EEC) and CE mark Directive (93/68/EEC).
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Handling of the internal hard disk
Donotapplyphysicalshocktothisdevice.In
particular,youmustnevermovethisdeviceorapply
physicalshockwhilethepoweristurnedon.Thiscan
causepartorallofthedataondisktobelost,ormay
damagetheharddiskorinteriorcomponents.
Whenthis
deviceismovedtoalocationwherethe
temperatureisradicallydifferent,waterdropletsmay
condenseontheharddisk.Ifthedeviceisusedinthis
condition,itmaymalfunction,sopleaseallowseveral
hourstopassbeforeoperatingthedevice.
Donotturnthepoweronandoffrepeatedly.
This
maydamagetheX2100.
Thisdevicebeginstoaccesstheharddisk
immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon.
Neverturnoffthepowerwhiletheharddiskisbeing
accessed.Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataon
theharddisktobelost,ormaycause
malfunctions
suchasharddiskdamage.
Iftheharddiskhasbeendamagedduetoincorrect
operation,powerfailure,oraccidentalinterruption
ofthepowersupply,afeemaybechargedfor
replacementevenifthisdeviceisstillwithinits
warrantyperiod.
Handling of the cooling vents
Theopeningsontheleftandrightsidesoftheunit
arecoolingvents.Ifthecoolingisinadequate,
operationmaybecomeunstableandthepowersupply
mayshutdown.Besuretoplacetheunitsothatthe
sidesareatleast10cmfromawallorsimilarobject.
Donotplaceanyobjectnearthecoolingventsthat
mightblockthem.
Cautions when using the CD-R/RW
drive
•DuringCDreadingandwritingoperations,keepthe
unitinahorizontalposition.
•Donotusetheunitinextremelycoldorhotlocations.
•Donotusetheunitinextremelyhumidlocations.
•Donotusetheunitindustyorsmokylocations.
•Donotsubjecttheunittovibrationorstrongphysical
shock.Inparticular,thisunitisvulnerabletoshock
duringCDreadingandwritingoperations.
Normally,youwillbeabletoopentheCDtrayby
pressingtheejectbutton.Howeverifthisfails,you
canforciblyejectthetraybyinsertingathinobject
(suchasastraightenedpaperclip)
intotheemergency
ejecthole.
•Donotstoretheunitinhotorhumidlocations.
Nevertouchthefocusinglens.
•Donotusecommerciallyavailablelenscleaners.
•Donottransporttheunitwithadiscleftinthetray.
•Donotleavetheunitwiththedisctrayopen.
CD-R/RW handling
Pleaseobservethefollowingpointswhenhandlingdiscs.
Failuretoobservethesepointsmaycauseproblemssuch
asdatanotbeingwrittencorrectly,lossofrecordeddata,
ordrivemalfunction.
•Donotleavediscsindirectsunlight,orinlocationsof
hightemperatureorhighhumidity.
•Donottouchthesurfaceof
adisc.Holdadiscbyits
edges.
•Removedustordirtfromthesurfaceofadisc.To
removedust,useanairdusterorcleaner.
•Donotaffixlabelstoadisc,orwriteonadiscin
locationsotherthanspecified.
•Donotusechemicalsordetergenttowipe
adisc.
•Donotbendordropadisc.
Responsibility for loss of data
KorgCorporationwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany
damages(directorindirect,whethersustainedbythe
customerorbyathirdparty)resultingfromlossofor
damagetodatawrittenonaCDRorCDRWdisc.
Regarding the LCD screen
TheLCDscreenoftheOASYSisaprecisiondevice
createdusingextremelyhightechnology,andcareful
attentionhasbeenpaidtoitsproductquality.Although
youmaynoticesomeoftheissueslistedbelow,pleasebe
awarethattheseareduetothecharacteristicsofLCD
screens,andarenot
malfunctions.
•Theremaybepixelsinthescreenthatarealwaysdark
(unlit)oralwaysbright(lit).
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,thebrightness
ofthescreenmayappearuneven.
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,horizontal
stripesofshadingmaybevisible.
Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,flickeringor
moirepatternsmay
bevisible.
CAUTION FOR LASER
This product utilizes a laser.
Use of control, adjustment or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
Do not open covers and do not repair yourself.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
Laserdiodeproperties
Material SemiconductorlaserGaAlAs
Laseroutput LessthanHHSandIEC8251Class1
Limit
Wavelength 784nm
Location of the required label.
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Data handling
Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethe
contentsofmemorytobelost,sowerecommendthat
yousaveimportantdataonaCDorothermedia.Please
beawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany
damageswhichmayresultfromlossofdata.
Also,whendigitallyrecordingcopyrighted
audio
materialfromaDATorCDetc.,youmustobtain
permissionforuse.PleasebeawarethatKorgwillaccept
noresponsibilityforanycopyrightviolationswhichmay
occurthroughyouruseofthisproduct.
Korg OASYS Notice: Use of GPL and
LGPL software
ThisproductusestheLinuxkernelandsomeGNU
utilities.Thissoftwareislicensedbyitscopyrightholder
accordingtotheGNUGPL(GeneralPublicLicense).
TheKorgOASYSsoftwarecontainedinthisproductis
dynamicallylinkedwithsomesoftwarelibrariessubject
totheLGPL(LesserGPL)license.
CopiesoftheGPL
andLGPLlicenses,aswellasthe
sourcecodeforthesoftwarecoveredunderthose
licenses,areprovidedontheincludedCDROMtitled
OASYSRestoreCD1/4,inthefoldernamed“src.”
ThecompletelistofsoftwarecoveredundertheGPL,
LGPL,andotherfreeoropensourcelicenseswhich
are
usedintheOASYS,includingtheabovesoftware,is
includedinthesamefolder.
•Thesefilesareprovidedinaccordancewiththespirit
offreesoftware,andarenotrequiredinordertouse
thisproduct.
•Youcannotaccessthesefilesdirectlyfromthe
OASYS.Toreadthem,youwill
needtouseaseparate
computerrunningWindows,MacOS,Linux,orany
otheroperatingsystemcapableofreadingstandard
textfilesandtar,gzip,andbzip2archives.
TheKorgOASYSsoftwareiscopyrightKorgInc.,andis
independentofLinux.ItsuseiscoveredbytheKorg
OASYSSoftwareLicense,described
elsewhereinthe
documentation.TheGPLlicensedoesnotapplytothis
software,anditssourcecodeisnotprovided.
Korgacceptsnoresponsibilityforanydirector
consequentialdamagesthatmayoccurduetotheuseof
ortheinabilitytouseanyofthesystemsoftware
includingtheabove
software.
LinuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofLinus
TorvaldsintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.
*KARMA
®
(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture)
TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,andis
protectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,5,521,327,6,084,171,
6,087,578,6,103,964,6,121,532,6,121,533,6,326,538,
6,639,141,and7,169,997.Otherpatentspending.
*KARMA
®
andtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrade
marks,andGeneratedEffect™(GE),MelodicRepeat™,
DirectIndex™,ManualAdvance™,SmartScan™,Freeze
Randomize™,RandomCapture™,RandomFF/REW™
andSceneMatrix™aretrademarksofStephenKay,
KarmaLabLLC.Thismanualcopyright©19942004by
KORGInc.andStephenKay.Allrights
reserved.
*ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappear
throughoutthisguideare©19942004byStep henKay,
KarmaLabLLC.Usedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.
*KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat:
www.karmalab.com.
*Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysical
modelingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondius
xg.com)ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAandYamaha
Corporation.
* Companynames,productnames,andnamesofformats
etc.arethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir
respectiveowners.
COPYRIGHT WARNING
Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforuse
withworksforwhichyouyourselfownthe
copyright,forwhichyouhavereceivedpermission
fromthecopyrightholdertopubliclyperform,
record,broadcast,sell,andduplicate,orin
connectionwithactivitieswhichconstitute“fairuse”
undercopyrightlaw.Ifyouarenot
thecopyright
holder,havenotreceivedpermissionfromthe
copyrightholder,orhavenotengagedinfairuseof
theworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,and
maybeliablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare
unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,pleaseconsulta
copyrightattorney.
KORGTAKESNO
RESPONSIBILITYFORANYINFRINGEMENT
COMMITTEDTHROUGHUSEOFKORG
PRODUCTS.
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About this manual
The owner’s manuals and how to use them
TheOASYSincludestwoownersmanuals:
•OperationGuide
ParameterGuide
BothmanualsareavailableasPDFsonRestoreCD1/4,
andareincludedintheonboardHelpsystem.Aprinted
versionoftheOperationGuideisalsoincluded.
Operation Guide
Pleasereadthisfirst.Itexplainsthenamesandfunctions
ofeachpartoftheOASYS,howtomakeconnections,
basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,howtoedit
sounds,howtorecordonthesequencer,andhowto
sample.ThisguidealsoexplainstheKARMAfunction,
effects,wavesequences,
anddrumkits.
TheOperationGuidealsocontainstroubleshooting
information,andsupplementalinformationsuchas
specifications.
Parameter Guide
TheParameterGuidecontainsexplanationsandother
informationregardingtheoperationsoftheparameters
andsettingsontheOASYS.
Theexplanationsareorganizedbymodeandpage.
SeparateEffectsandKARMAsectionsinclude
explanationsoftheindividualparametersofeacheffect
andeachKARMAGE.
Refertothisguidewhenanunfamiliar
parameter
appearsinthedisplay,orwhenyouneedtoknowmore
aboutaparticularfunction.
TheParameterGuidealsocontainsaVoi ce NameList
thatliststhemultisamples,drumsamples,combinations,
programs,drumkits,andKARMAsettingsthatarein
theOASYSwhenitisshippedfromthefactory.
PDF versions
TheOASYSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy
navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF
contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe
sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujump
quicklytoaspecificsection.Allcrossreferencesare
hyperlinks,sothatclickingonthemautomatically
takes
youtothesourceofthereference.
On-board Help system*
TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuiltin,contextsensitive
accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.
Forinformationonanyfrontpanelbutton,knob,slider,
orrealtimecontroller,justholddownHELPandthen
pressthebuttonormovethecontrollerinquestion.
Forinformationonthe
currentLCDpage,pressand
releasetheHELPbutton.
Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany
oftheonscreenlinks(hilightedinbluetext)formore
information.Youcanscrollthroughthetextbyusingthe
onscreenscrollbars,pressingtheIncandDec
buttons,
orspinningtheValuedial.
ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,which
showthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrentone.
Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothecorresponding
page.
Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe
similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser.If
youuse
linkstojumpbetweenpages,youcanthenusethe
backwardsandforwardsbuttonstomovethroughthe
pagesyou’vealreadyviewed.
TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp
system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin
boththeParameterandOperationGuides.
TheIndex
containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.
*Englishlanguageonly.
Conventions in this manual
References to the OASYS
TheOASYSisavailableasan88keymodelora76key
model.Themanualsrefertobothmodelswithout
distinctionas“theOASYS.”Thefrontpanelandrear
panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe76keymodel,
buttheyapplyidenticallytothe88keymodel.
Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL
Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare
abbreviatedasfollows.
OG:OperationGuide
PG:ParameterGuide
VNL:TheVoiceNameList,includedintheParameter
Guide
Procedure steps 1. 2. 3. …
Theseindicatethestepsofaprocedure.
Symbols , , Note, Tips
Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI
relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.
Example screen displays
Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof
thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmay
notnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheLCD
screenofyourinstrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.
InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare
brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.
ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgOASYSOpenArchitectureSynthesisStudio.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyour
newinstrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.
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Contents
About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Setup....................................... 1
PlayingProgramsandCombinations ........
... 1
Listeningtothedemosongs................... 4
New features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.3........... 6
Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.2........... 8
Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.1..........
. 9
Introduction to OASYS. . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
OpenArchitectureSynthesisStudio ........... 11
Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Frontpanel ................................ 21
Rearpanel..............
................... 28
Namesandfunctionsof
objectson the LCD display ................... 31
Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AbouttheOASYS’modes.................... 34
AbouttheOASYS’PCMmemory............. 35
Aboutpolyphony........
................... 37
Basicoperations............................ 38
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connections................................ 41
Turningthepoweron/off..............
...... 44
UsingtheCDR/RWdrive ................... 45
Playing and editing Programs . . . . . . .47
SelectingPrograms.......................... 47
UsingControllers ......................
..... 50
UsingChordmode.......................... 54
QuickEditsusingtheSliders,
KnobsandSwitches..........
............... 56
DetailedEditingwithHD1Programs ......... 59
UsingLFOsandEnvelopes(EGs)............. 62
UsingAlternate
Modulation(AMS)
and the AMS Mixers ........................ 63
ControllingPitch ........................... 64
UsingFilters ............................... 65
UsingtheAmpsection ......
................ 67
UsingVectorSynthesis...................... 69
Effects.........
............................ 70
AutomaticallyimportingaProgram
into Sequence mode..................
....... 71
Playing and editing Combinations . . . . 73
Combinationoverview .......................73
SelectingCombinations ......................74
EasyCombinationediting .
...................76
Combinationediting .........................77
Layers,Splits,andVelocitySwitches ..
.........78
MIDISettings...............................79
AlteringProgramstofit
within a Combination ......
..................79
Effects ................................
.....80
AutomaticallyimportingaCombination
into Sequencer mode.........................81
Savingyouredits ...............
.............81
Creating songs (Sequencer mode) . . . . 83
Overview - About the OASYS’ sequencer. . . . . 83
Sequencermodestructure....................83
Playing Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Playback ...................................85
ThecontrolsurfaceinSequencermode .........86
MIDI recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Preparationsforrecording ....................89
RecordingMIDIinrealtime..................91
MIDIsteprecording ....
.....................94
Recordingthesoundofa
Combinationor Program.....................96
Recordingmultiple
MIDItracksfrom
an external sequencer........................97
RecordingSystemExclusiveevents............98
Recordingpatterns ......
....................99
Otherwaystorecord........................101
Audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Overview:Aboutthe
OASYS’harddiskrecorder ..................102
Audioinputsettingsand
recordingsourceselection...................103
Recording
procedure........................106
PlacingaWAVEfileinanaudiotrack .........114
Songediting.........
......................115
UsingRPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/Record)....117
SamplinginSequencermode ................120
Savingyour
song ...........................121
Cautionsandotherfunctions
inSequencermode .................
........121
Sampling (Open Sampling System) . . 123
SamplingOverview.........................123
Preparationsforsampling...................125
Samplingandeditingin
Samplingmode ......130
SamplinginProgram,Combination,
and Sequencer modes .......................145
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Settings for the entire OASYS
(Global mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
HowGlobalmodeisstructured ............. 151
P0:BasicSetup............................ 151
Global
audiosettings....................... 153
MIDIrelatedsettingsP1:MIDI.............. 153
Pedalandothercontrollersettings.
.......... 153
Creatinguserscales ........................ 154
SettingCategoryNamesforPrograms,
Combinations,andKARMA ......
.......... 154
Using Wave Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
WaveSequenceOverview .................. 156
ProgrammingBasics....................... 156
Adjustingthesoundof
anindividualstep .... 157
UsingrhythmicWaveSequences ............ 159
Creatingsmooth,evolvingtimbres........... 161
ModulatingWaveSequences..........
...... 162
SavingWaveSequences.................... 163
Using Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
DrumKitOverview........................ 164
Beforeyoustartediting…................... 164
EditingDrum
Kits......................... 165
SavingDrumKits......................
.... 166
Loading & saving data, and creating CDs
169
Saving data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Typesofdatathatcanbesaved .............. 169
Writingtointernalmemory ................. 170
Savingtodisks,CDs,andUSBmedia....
..... 174
Loading data from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Loading.PCG,.SNG,and.KSCfiles .......... 177
Loadingindividualbanksfroma.PCGfile .... 179
Loadingdatabyindividualitemorbank ..... 179
Creating and playing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . .181
CreatingaudioCDs ........................ 181
PlayingaudioCDs ......................
... 182
Other disk operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184
Viewinginformationaboutmedia
Disk Media Info........................... 184
Settingthedateandtime ................... 184
Restoringthefactorysettings................ 184
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Routingeffectsettings...................... 189
Dynamicmodulation,MIDI/TempoSync,
and Common FX LFO ......................
195
Using KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Overview - What is KARMA? . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
PerformingwithKARMA .................. 200
KARMAfunctionsettings .................. 206
SynchronizingtheKARMAfunction . ....
.....217
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Powersupply ..............................219
LCDscreen ...................
.............219
Audioinputandoutput .....................220
ProgramsandCombinations .............
....221
Songs .....................................222
Sampling..........
........................223
KARMA ..........................
........224
Vector ....................................224
DrumKits ......
...........................224
WaveSequences ......................
.....225
Effects ....................................225
MIDI ........
.............................225
Disks,CDs,andUSBMedia..................225
Other
problems............................226
Disk and Media information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
TypesofmediasupportedbytheOASYS ......228
OperationsthattheOASYS
canperformonmedia.......................228
Specifications and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
1
Quick Start
Quick Start
TheOASYScontainsanamazingamountof
functionality.ThisQuickStartisprovidedforthose
whojustwanttogetstartedtryingoutthesoundsright
away.
ItexplainshowtosetuptheOASYS,howtoselect
Programsandcontrolthesound,howtolistentothe
demosongs,and
thenewfeaturesofthelatestsoftware
updates.
Setup
1. ConnecttheOASYStoyourmixerormonitor
system.
ConnecttheOASYS’AUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)
L/MONOandRjackstoyourmixeroramplified
monitorspeakers.
Ifyou’ remonitoringthroughheadphones,connect
themtotheheadphonejacklocatedontheleftfrontof
theOASYS.Theheadphoneswilloutputthesame
sound
astheAUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)L/MONOand
Rjacks.
2. Connectthepowercable.
FirstconnecttheincludedpowercabletotheOASYS’
powerconnector,andthentothepoweroutlet.
3. LowertheOASYS’sfrontpanelVOLUMEslider.
4. Turnonthepowerswitch.
PresstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnonthe
power.
Waituntilthestartupscreenhasfinishedbeing
displayed.
5. Playthekeyboard,andgraduallyraisethe
VOLUMEslidertoanappropriatelevel.
Playing Programs and Combinations
Withthefactorysettings,Combinationmodewillbe
selectedwhenyouturnonthepower.
Playthekeyboard,andyouwillhearthesoundof
bankINTACombinationnumber000.
ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat
aresplitand/orlayered.ItalsousesuptofourKARMA
modules
simultaneously(aProgramcanuseonlyone
KARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefarmore
complexsoundsthanaProgram.
Althoughyoucouldsimplycontinueselecting
differentCombinationsandplayingthem,let’sstartby
selectingandlisteningtothe“basic”soundsofthe
OASYS:Programs.
Selecting Programs by bank and number
1. PresstheMODEPROGRAMswitch(theLEDwill
light)toenterProgrammode.
TheupperleftoftheLCDscreenshowsthenameof
thecurrentpage,PROGRAMP0:Play.Thisisthepage
inwhichyouwillnormallyplayPrograms.
V
ector
J
oystick
S
W 1&2
J
oystick
R
ibbon
Headphone Pads
KARMA Control Surface
Mode
AUDIO OUTPUT (MAIN) L/MONO, RPOWER
Utility
Bank Select
Sequencer
Exit Tempo
Value controllers
LCD screen
V
olume
Quick Start
2
Playthekeyboardorstrikethepadstohearthesound.
2. ThelargecharactersintheupperpartoftheLCD
screenwillbehighlighted.
Thesearethenameandnumberofthecurrent
Program.Whenthesearehilighted,youcanpressthe
/ switchestoselectthenextorpreviously
numbered
Program.
YoucanturntheVALUE dialtomovethroughthe
Programsinlargersteps.
Tip:IfyouvepressedtheLCDscreentomoveto
anotherpage,pressingtheEXITswitchseveraltimes
willreturnyoutothispage,withtheProgramname
hilighted.
3. UsetheBANKSELECTINTA–GandUSER
A–G
switchestoselectprogramsofotherbanks.
Selecting Programs by Category
ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewe’ll
explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such
askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds.
ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,see“Selecting
Programs”onpage 47.
1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup
button.
Thisistherectanglelocatedabove
theprogramname.
Amenuwillappear.
2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory.
Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe
Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks.
Ifyoulike,youcanusesubcategoriestonarrowthe
selection:
3. Afterselecting
acategory,youcanthenpressone
oftheinnertabstoselectasubcategory.
Youwon’ tbeabletoselectacategoryorsubcategory
thathasn’tbeenassignedtoanyprogram.
4. Selectaprogramfromthelist.
Youcaneitherpressaprogramwithinthelist,oruse
the / switches.
5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe
screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe
list.
6. Whenyou’vefoundaprogramyoulike,pressthe
OKbuttontoclosethedialogbox.Thengoahead
andplaytheselected
program!
Program Bank Contents
OASYSshipsfromthefactorywithoverathousand
Programsloadedintomemory.Another768Program
slotsareleftopen(“initialized”)foryourown
programming,oradditionalsoundlibraries.Allofthe
factoryProgramscanbeoverwrittenwithyourown
edits,ifdesired–exceptfortheGMbanks.
Asshippedfrom
thefactory,thecontentsofthe
ProgramBanksareasfollows:
Programbankcontents
*
1
ThefactoryProgramsinINTErequiretheEXs1
ROMExpansionPCM;similarly,thefactoryPrograms
inUSERArequiretheEXs2ConcertGrandPiano
PCM.IftheappropriateEXsdataisn’tloaded,the
Programswon’ tsoundcorrectly.
ThefactoryCombinationsinINTCalsorequireEXs1
tobeloaded.
With
thefactoryinstalled1GBofRAM,youcanuse
eitherEXs1orEXs2–butnotbothatthesametime.As
shippedfromthefactory,EXs1isloaded,sothe
ProgramsinbankINTEwillplaycorrectly.
FordetailsonhowtoloadEXsdata,see“Selecting
whichEXsPCMdata
isloaded”onpage 36.
*
2
PresstheINTGswitchrepeatedlytocyclethrough
banksGM,g(1)…g(9),andg(d).
Optional EXi and demo mode
TheMOD7,MS20EXandPolysixEXareoptionalEXi.
Initially,theywillbeindemomode.Youllbeableto
play,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,andSongs
Category Popup buttonProgram Select
Bank Contents Bank Type
INT-A…D HD-1Programs
HD-1
INT-E
*1
HD-1Programs; requires the
EXs1 ROM Expansion PCM
INT-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs EXi
GM (INT-G)
*2
GM2 main Programs
GMg(1)…g(9) GM2 variation Programs
g(d) GM2 drum Programs
USER-A,
*1
000…007
HD-1 Programs; requires the
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano
PCM.
Bank type
can be set to
either HD-1
or EXi
USER-A,
009…010
HD-1 Vocoder and demo song
Programs
USER-A,
11…127
Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-B Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-C MOD-7 Programs
*1
USER-D
MS-20EX and PolysixEX
Programs
*1
USER-E STR-1 Programs
USER-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs
USER-G Initialized HD-1 Programs
Quick Start Playing Programs and Combinations
3
whichusetheseEXi–butuntilyoupurchasean
authorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout
periodically.
Topurchaseauthorizationcodes,andtodownload
additional,freebanksofsounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthePlugInInfopageinGlobal
mode.
Formoreinformation,
see“GlobalP6:PluginInfo”on
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
Selecting combinations
1. PresstheMODECOMBIswitch(theLEDwill
light)toenterCombinationmode.
Onceyou’reinCombimode,youcanselectandplay
CombinationsinthesamewayasyoudidPrograms.
Formoredetails,see“SelectingProgramsbybankand
numberonpage 1,and“SelectingProgramsby
Category”onpage 2.
Combination Bank Contents
Asshippedfromthefactory,thecontentsofthe
CombinationBanksareasfollows:
Combinationbankcontents
Using controllers to vary the sound
1. Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftside
oftheOASYSfrontpanel.
Whileyouplaythekeyboard,youcanalsousethe
groupofcontrollerslocatedatthefarleft–thejoystick,
vectorjoystick,ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2
switches–tovarythesound.
TheresultwilldifferforeachProgramor
Combination,
sotrythemallouttoseewhateach
controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.Formore
details,see“UsingControllers”onpage 50.
2. Next,noticethemixerlikearrangementofsliders,
knobs,andswitcheslocatedattherightofthese
controllers.
ThisiscalledtheControlSurface.Youlluseitin
a
varietyofways,suchaseditingsounds,controlling
KARMA,mixing,orsendingMIDImessagesto
externaldevices.
Herewe’llexplainthehowtousethecontrolsurface
forquicksoundeditingandcontrollingKARMA.
3. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,pressthe
R.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbutton.
Thebutton’sLEDwilllight.Now
youcanusethe
knobstomodifythesoundsandeffects,andusethe
slidersandswitchestocontrolKARMA.
Youcanusethesecontrolsregardlessofthepage
shownontheLCDdisplay.However,thereisapage
whichprovidesmoreinformationabouttheControl
Surfaceassignmentsandvalues.
4. Goto
theControlSurfacepagebypressingthe
ControlSurfacetab,locatedinthelowerrightof
theLCDscreen.
ThispageshowsalloftheControlSurfacesliders,
knobs,andswitches,alongwiththeircurrent
assignmentsandvalues.Whenyoumoveacontroller,
thecorrespondingobjectintheLCDscreenwill
also
move.
Using knobs to modify the timbre
WhentheR.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,the
eightknobsatthetopoftheControlSurfacecontrol
variousaspectsofthesoundsandeffects.
Knobs14havededicatedfunctions,asprintedonthe
frontpanel:FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,FilterEG
Intensity,andReleaseTime.
Knobs58canbe
assignedtoawidevarietyof
functions.Often(butnotalways),knobs5and6
modulatesynthesisparameters,knob7controlsthe
depthofachorusorothermodulationeffect,andknob
8controlsreverbdepth.
Foradetailedtutorial,see“Editingsounds&effects
withtheRealtimeKnobs”onpage 57.
Bank Contents
INT-A, B Factory Combinations
INT-C
Factory Combinations; requires the EXs1
ROM Expansion PCM.
INT-D…G;
USER-A…G
Initialized Combinations
Category Popup buttonCombination Select
Quick Start
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Using controllers to vary a KARMA phrase
WhentheR.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,
KARMAiscontrolledbySliders18andbothrowsof
buttons.TheslidersareKARMACONTROLS18,the
lowerrowofbuttonsareKARMASWITCHES1–8,and
theupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes.
DependingontheselectedProgramorCombi,
these
controlswillvarythegeneratedphraseorpatternin
differentandusefulways.
1. IftheKARMAfunctionisturnedoff,pressthe
KARMAON/OFFswitchtomaketheLEDlight.
2. Playthekeyboardorpads.
TheKARMAfunctionwillbegingeneratingaphrase.
3. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,oneby
one,to
selectdifferentKARMAScenes.
NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH
andKARMASLIDERsettingsshownintheLCD
screen.Inotherwords,youcanmovebetweenentirely
differentsettingsofallthesecontrolssimplyby
pressingaKARMASCENEswitch.
4. Onthedisplay,presstheKARMAGEtab.
ThiscallsuptheKARMAGEpage,whichgivesyoua
moredetailedpictureofthesettings.ItshowstheGE
(GeneratedEffect)that’sselectedfortheKARMA
module,thetimesignatureforthepatternthat’sbeing
generated,andtheKARMACONTROLSassignments.
Fordetailsonthesecontrollers,see“Performingwith
KARMA”onpage 200.
Restoring the sound to its original state
Afteryou’veeditedaprogram,youcanrestorethe
programtothesavedversion,frombeforeyoustarted
editing.Youcanalsocomparebackandforthbetween
theeditedandsavedversions.
1. PressthefrontpanelCOMPAREswitch.
TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andtheProgram’s
savedsettingswillberecalled.
2. Press
theCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe
editedsettings.
TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesoundwill
returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand
forthasmanytimesasyoulike.
Resetting individual controllers
Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollers,suchasthe
thevectorjoystickoranycontrolsurfaceslider,knob,
orswitch.Todoso:
1. HolddownthefrontpanelRESETCONTROLS
switch.
2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe
controlthatyou’dliketoreset.
3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch.
Thecontroller
willbereset.
Formoreinformation,see“Resettingcontrolstotheir
savedvaluesonpage 52.
Conclusion
Wehopeyouenjoyedyourquickintroductiontothe
OASYS.Therearesomanyprogramsand
combinationsthatyouprobablydidn’tactuallyfinish
playingthemall,sowhynottakeabreakfromplaying,
andtakesometimetolistentotheOASYS’demo
songs.
Listening to the demo songs
Loading the demo song data in Disk mode
1. PresstheMODEDISKswitch(theLEDwilllight)
toenterDiskmode.
2. AccesstheDisk–Loadpage.PresstheFiletaband
thentheLoadtab.
3. Use“DriveSelect”toselectHDD.
Thecontentsoftheharddiskwillappear.
4. ChoosethePreload.SNGfile.
Thisfilecontainsdemosongdata.
PRELOAD.SNGislocated
inthefollowingdirectory.
FACTORYPRELOAD.SNG
PresstheOpenbuttontomovetoalowerdirectory,
andpresstheUpbuttontomovetothedirectoryabove
thecurrentlydisplayedone.
Drive Select
F
ile tab Load buto
n
PRELOAD.SNG
Load tab
Quick Start Listening to the demo songs
5
5. PresstheLoadbuttontoopenthedialogbox.
6. Selectthe“LoadPRELOAD.PCGtoo”and“Load
PRELOAD.KSCtoo”checkboxessothatthe.PCG
fileand.KSCfilewillbeloadedalongwiththe
.SNGfile.
PRELOAD.PCGcontainspreloadeddataforprograms,
combinations,drumkits,andwavesequences.
PRELOAD.KSCcontainssampledata
fortheprograms
usedbythedemonstrationsongs.
Setthe“Select.SNGAllocation”and“Select.KSC
Allocation”optionbuttonstoClear.WiththeClear
setting,allcurrentlyloadedRAMmultisamplesand
sampleswillbeerased,andthesongdatawillbe
loadedinthesameconfigurationaswhenitwassaved.
(Incontrast,theAppendsettingwillpreserveany
existingdata,andloadthesongsfollowingtheexisting
data.)
Ifyou’veeditedanyoftheabovedataalready, or
creatednewdata,executingthisLoadoperation
willoverwriteanderasethisdata.Ifthere’sanydata
youneedtokeep,saveit
ontheinternalharddiskor
aUSBstoragemediabeforeyouproceed.
7. PresstheOKbuttontoexecutetheLoadoperation.
Listening to the demo songs in Sequencer
mode
1. PresstheMODESEQswitch(theLEDwilllight)
toenterSequencermode.
2. GototheP0:Play/REC–MIDITrackProg
Select/Mixerpage.
Ifthispageisnotdisplayed,presstheEXITswitch
severaltimes.Althoughtheexactnumberwilldepend
onthepageyou’ rein,pressingtheEXITswitchno
more
thanthreetimeswillalwaysbringyoubackto
thispage.
Let’sstartbylisteningtosongS000.
3. VerifythatsongS000isselected.
Ifanothersongisselected,pressthesongnamedisplay
area(“SongSelect”)tohighlightit.Thenpressthe
numerickey0,andthentheENTERswitch.
4. Press
theSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.
TheLEDwillblink,andthesongwillbeginplaying
back.
5. Ifyouwanttostopplaybackmidwaythroughthe
song,presstheSTART/STOPswitchonceagain.
6. Let’slistentothenextsong.
Pressthesongnamedisplayarea(“SongSelect”).Press
numerickey1,andthenpresstheENTERswitch.
(Song“S001”willbeselected.)
Alternatively,youcanpresstheSongSelectpopup(the
roundbuttonlocatedattheleftofthesongname),and
alistofsongnameswillappear.Selectasong,and
presstheOKbutton.
7. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitchto
beginplayback.
Tostopplayback,pressthesame
switchonceagain.
Thiscompletesourquickstart.
OftheOASYS’widerangeoffunctionality,this
operationguideexplainshowtousesomeofthemost
typicaloperations.Wehighlyrecommendthatyou
takethetimetoreaditcompletely.
Whenyou’vefinishedworkingwiththe
OASYS,press
therearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnoffthepower.
Whenyouturnoffthepower,theprogramsand
combinationsetc.willreverttothestateinwhich
theywerebeforeyoueditedthem.Ifyouwantto
keepyoureditedsettings,you’llneedtoWritethem.
Formore
information,see“Savingyouredits”on
page 59.
Similarly,thesongsanddemosongs,aswellasthe
usermultisamplesandsamplesusedbythese
songs,willdisappearwhenyouturnoffthepower.
Ifyouwanttousethesesongs,usermultisamples,
andsamplesthenexttimeyouturnonthe
power,
you’llneedtoloadthemagain.
Popup Song Select
Quick Start
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New features
New features in software version 1.3
OASYSsoftwareversion1.3addsanumberofnew
features,includingKARMA2.1,loadingandun
loadingEXswithoutrestarting,individualtranspose
forEXi1and2,separatesmoothingforattackand
decayinallStepSequencers,losslesscompressionof
EXs1and2(increasingtheRAMavailablefor
sampling),and
anewoptionalEXi:theMOD7
WaveshapingVPMSynthesizer.NewProgramsusing
theMOD7areloadedintoBankUSERC.
New EXi option: MOD-7
TheMOD7isapowerful,semimodularsynthesizer,
combiningVariablePhaseModulation(VPM),
waveshaping,ringmodulation,PCMsampleplayback,
andsubtractivesynthesis.Exceptionallyversatile,the
MOD7produceseverythingfromclassicFM
keyboardsandbellstorhythmicsoundscapes,from
cutthroughthemixsynthbassestosparkling,epic
pads.
VPM
referstoKorg’spatentedcontributionsto
FrequencyModulation(FM)synthesis;formore
information,see“VPMandFMSynthesis”onpage 331
oftheParameterGuide.
Featuresinclude:
•SixVPMOscillators.Eachcanbeusedasasine,
saw,triangle,square,orwaveshapingoscillator
withFMandringmodulation,orasawaveshaping
and/or
ringmodprocessorforothersignals.
101differentwaveshapingtables,whoseresponse
canbecontrolledviamodulatabledriveandoffset.
•APCMsampleplaybackoscillatorusingKorg’s
ultralowaliasingPCMtechnology,asfirst
introducedintheHD1.Thissupportsfourway
velocityswitchingbetweenanymonoROM,EXs,
or
RAMsamples.
•Dualmultimoderesonantfilters(includingKorg’s
MultiFilter,asfirstintroducedintheAL1).
•Threepatchable,modulatable2in,1outmixersfor
combiningandscalingaudiosignals.
•Noisegeneratorwithdedicatedfilterand
saturation.
•Liveaudioinput.
•PatchPanelallowsfreeconnectionofall
components,includingthesix
VPMOscillators,
PCMoscillator,noisegenerator,realtimeaudio
input,threemodulatablemixers,andtwofilters.
Connectionscanincludemultiplecablesfroma
singleoutput,hybridserial/parallelroutings,and
feedbackpaths.
•“Vastsamplemanglingcapabilities,with
incredibleflexibilityandpower.UsesamplesasFM
modulators,andcreateincrediblyrichprocessing
environments
combiningmultiplestagesof
filtering,waveshaping,andringmodulation,
patchedtogetherhoweveryou’dlike.
•Upto52voicesofpolyphony.
•ImportclassicFMsoundsfromtheDX7.
•FourpervoiceLFOs,tenretriggerableEGs,nine
keytrackinggenerators,eightAMSmixers,anda
pervoicestepsequencer.
•AccesstoallstandardEX
iProgramfeatures,
includingtheCommonLFO,CommonStep
Sequencer,KeyTrack1&2,KARMA,EQ,and
effects–aswellaslayeringwithanyotherEXi
(includingtwoMOD7stogether,for12VPM
oscillators!)
Formoreinformation,see“EXi:MOD7Waveshaping
VPMSynthesizeronpage 327oftheParameter
Guide.
Demo mode and authorization
Initially,theMOD7willbeindemomode.Youllbe
abletoplay,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,and
SongswhichusethenewEXi–butuntilyoupurchase
anauthorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout
periodically.
Topurchaseanauthorizationcode,andtodownload
additional,freebanksof
MOD7sounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthePlugInInfopageinGlobal
mode.
Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:PluginInfo”on
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
KARMA 2.1
KARMA2.1isamajornewrelease,includingsupport
forUserGEs,newcontroloverSceneandModule
quantization,enhancementstotheNoteMapfeature,
andotherimprovements.
User GEs and GE Creation/Editing
TheOASYSnowsupportsUserGEs,with12banksof
128UserGEseach(foratotalof1536).Youcanalso
saveandload.KGEfiles,whichcontainKARMAGEs
andTemplateData.GEsmaybecreated,edited,and
uploadedtotheOASYSusingtheoptionalKARMA
OASYSSoftware(PC/Mac),
availableseparatelyfrom
KarmaLab(www.karmalab.com).
Display of GE RTC Model in the GE Selection
Dialogs
TheGECategoryandBankSelectDialogsnowshow
theselectedGEʹsRTCModel,providinganindication
ofhowthatparticularGEwillbemappedtothe
ControlSurface,andsomeideaabouthowitis
intendedtooperate.
Quantized/Delayed Scene Changes
Scenechangesmaynowbe quantizedtovariousmetric
divisions,froma16thnotetripletupto4bars.
(Previously,allscenechangeswerequantizedtothe
next16thnote).Thelargervaluesensureperfect
New features New features in software version 1.3
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timingforScenechangesatmeasureboundaries,and
allowyoutoselectSceneswellinadvance.Thismakes
iteasiertotimeScenechangesduringlive
performance,andalsomeansthatyoucanbeplaying
withbothhandswhenthechangeactuallyoccurs.
InCombiandSequencermodes,thisquantizationalso
appliesindependentlytoallfivelayers(Masterand
ModulesAthroughD).ThenewSceneStatusdisplay
showsanypendingScenechanges–thosethathave
beenselected,butwhichhavenotyetcompleted.
Formoreinformation,see“SceneChangeQuantize
Windowonpage 115oftheParameterGuide,and“7–
5d:ModuleControlScene
Matrixonpage 439ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Adjustable Quantize Window per Module
Previously,allModulesthathadtheQuantizeTrigger
settingturnedOnwouldbequantizedtothenearest
16thnote.WhilethisallowedintricateDJstyle
performances,itcouldalsomakeitdifficulttotrigger
Modulesinperfecttimeduringnormalperformance,
especiallyatfastertempos.Now,youcanselecta
Quantize
WindowindependentlyforeachModule–for
example,usea1/4noteor8thnotevalueforless
chanceofatimingerror,ora16thnotewhenfancier
retriggeringeffectsaredesired.Tripletbasedvalues
arealsoprovidedforretriggeringtripletbasedgrooves
“off‐beat.”
Evenmorepowerfully,theQuantizeWindowis
alsoa
destinationinthePerfRTPpage,sothatyoucan
changeitinrealtimefromtheControlSurface.For
example,youcouldchangeitduringliveperformance
toallowquickretriggeringinabreakdownsection,
thensetitbacktoaquarternoteformorerelaxed
triggering
duringtherestofthesong.
Formoreinformation,see7–4:ModuleParameters
Triggeronpage 110oftheParameterGuide,and“7–
6:PerfRealTimeParameters”onpage 116ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Copy Note Maps
YoucannowcopyCustomNoteMapsbetween
Programs,Combis,andSongs.Additionally,youcan
copyanyoftheGlobalNoteMapTablesintothe
CustomTable,touseasastartingpointforfurther
modification.Forexample,youcancopyoneofthe
sidestick/ridenotemapsforuseas
adrumkit,and
theneditthekicktobemappedtoadifferentnote.
Formoreinformation,see“CopyNoteMap”on
page 143oftheParameterGuide.
Note Map Display shortcut and enhancements
FromtheKARMAControltab,youmaynowtouchthe
smallNoteMapDisplaytojumptotheNoteMap
page.TheNoteMapcanbechangedhereusingthe
Tableparameter(previously,thisselectedamapfor
viewingbutdidnotassignittotheModule).
Additionally,thenewDisplay
Moduleparameter
allowstheNoteMapforeachModuletobeviewed
andchangedifdesired.
Formoreinformation,see“7–3:ModuleParameters
Control”onpage 105oftheParameterGuide,and
“DisplayModule”onpage 447oftheParameter
Guide.
Enhancements to the Play 0–6 KARMA GE page
TheCurrentSceneandInitial(stored)Scenearenow
displayedonthePlay06KARMAGEpage,inthe
upperlefthandcorneroftheCCs/NotesActivity
section,rightabovethefiveModulelabelsM,A,B,C,
andD.
Additionally,touchingthoseModulelabelsnow
changestheModuleControl
LayersoftheControl
Surface,aswellasthelayerthatyouareviewingand
editingonthescreen.
Improved timing when changing scenes
Previously,theremighthavesometimesbeenaslight
hesitationwhenchangingscenes,especiallyinCombis,
dependingontheCombinationandthemomentat
whichthescenewaschanged.Thishasbeengreatly
improvedinKARMA2.1.
Load and un-load EXs without restarting
YoucannowchangetheEXsconfigurationwithout
restartingtheOASYS.SimplyselectthedesiredEXsas
before,usingtheExpansionSampleSetupmenu
commandontheGlobalmodeBasicpage.Whenyou
exitthedialogbox,theEXswillbeloadedand/orun
loadedautomatically.Notethatloadingalarge
EXs
maytakesometime.
Lossless compression of EXs1 and 2
EXs1and2arenowloadedintoRAMusinganew,
losslesscompressiontechnique.Thisyieldsamodest
reductioninsize:EXs1nowuses284MBinsteadof
313MB,andEXs2uses464MBinsteadof503MB.With
2GBinstalledandbothEXsloaded,thisincreasesthe
availableusersamplingRAMbyabout
68MB.
Youllnoticethatthisismuchmilderthanthedramatic
sizereductionsofmp3,orthePCMcompression
sometimesfoundinothersynthesizers.Thereisa
strongadvantageovertheseothermethods,however:
theOASYScompressioniscompletelylossless,and
causesabsolutelynodegradationinaudioquality.
Other improvements
YoucannowtransposeEXi1and2independently,
usingparametersontheEXiCommonpage.
AllStepSequencersnowincludediscretesmoothing
controlsforattackanddecay,allowingmorecontrol
andthecreationofsimpleenvelopeshapes.This
includestheEXiCommonStepSequencerandtheper
voiceStep
SequencersintheAL1andMOD7.
InSequencermode,aplaybuttonhasbeenaddedto
MIDIEventEdit,allowingyoutoheartheresultsof
editswhilekeepingthedialogboxopen.
Quick Start
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New features in software version 1.2
OASYSsoftwareversion1.2addsanumberofnew
features,includingincreasedpolyphonyfortheAL1
andSTR1,polyphonicunison,unisonstereospread,
improvedparametersmoothing,andapowerfuland
easytousechordfeature.Italsoincludesademoof
thenewLegacyAnalogoption,whichcanbe
enabled
viaanauthorizationcodepurchasedfrom
www.korguser.net.
New EXi option: Legacy Analog
TheLegacyAnalogcollectionforOASYSfeatures
enhancedversionsoftwoclassicKorganalogsynths,
usingKorgsproprietaryCMT(ComponentModeling
Technology):theMS20EXandPolysixEX.
Muchmorethansimplerecreationsoftheiracclaimed
vintagepredecessors,however,theseEXitaketheir
conceptstothenextlevel–withmanynewfeatures
uniquetotheOASYS.
Demo mode and authorization
AdemoversionoftheLegacyAnalogcollectionis
installedwithOASYSsoftwareversion1.2,andnew
ProgramsusingtheMS20EXandPolysixEXare
loadedintoBankUSERD.
Indemomode,youcanplay,edit,andsavePrograms,
Combis,andSongswhichusethenewEXi–butuntil
you
purchaseanauthorizationcode,theirsoundwill
fadeoutperiodically.
Topurchaseanauthorizationcode,andtodownload
additional,freebanksofLegacyAnalogsounds,goto
www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe
authorizationcodeonthenewPlugInInfopagein
Globalmode.
Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:
PluginInfoon
page 738oftheParameterGuide.
MS-20EX
TheMS20EXisaflexible,semimodularvirtualanalog
synthesizer.Atitsheartisafaithfulrecreationofthe
originalKorgMS20,includingbothitsmanyfeatures
anditsdistinctive,oftenaggressivetimbralsignature.
Tothiscore,weaddedallofthefeaturesfirst
introducedintheKorg
LegacyMS20plugin,suchas
theExternalModulationroutings,tempo
synchronization,andtheAnalogknob,formodeling
theinherentinstabilitiesofanalogoscillatorsand
filters.
Then,wemadesignificant,OASYSonlymodifications
tothePatchPanel,inspiredbytheMS20’sbigbrother,
theMS50.Theseenablediscrete
accesstoallmajor
components,includingbothVCOs,theHPF,LPF,
VCA,andtheESP’sBandPassFilter,formore
powerfulpatchingcapabilities.
ThePatchPanelitselfisalsomoreflexible,withtwo
newmixersformergingandscalingsignals,and
unlimited“mults,”sothateachoutputcanbe
connected
tomultipleinputs.LiketheoriginalMS20,
youcanalsousealiveaudioinputasbothanaudio
andcontrolsource.
Finally,weaddedAMSmodulationforalloriginalMS
20controls,plusfouradditionalEGs,fouradditional
LFOs,andfourAMSmixers.Ofcourse,theMS20EX
has
accesstoallstandardEXiProgramfeatures,
includingdualkeytrackinggenerators,theCommon
LFOandCommonStepSequencer,Vector,KARMA,
EQ,andeffects.
Formoreinformation,see“EXi:MS20EX”onpage 285
oftheParameterGuide.
PolysixEX
ThePolysixEXisarichsounding,easytousevirtual
analogsynth.Italsofeaturesveryhighpolyphony–up
to172voices,withroomforeffects!
WhendesigningthePolysixEX,westartedwitha
faithfulreproductionofthefeaturesandsonic
characteroftheclassicKorgPolysix.Theseincludea
VCOand
suboscillator,pulsewidthmodulationwith
adedicatedLFO,afourpole,selfoscillatingresonant
lowpassfilter,anADSRenvelope,aModulation
Generator(akaLFO),anintegratedarpeggiator,and
builtineffects.
Next,aswiththeMS20EX,weaddedthefeatures
fromtheKorgLegacyPolysix,includingExternal
Modulationroutings,
temposynchronization,andthe
Analogcontrol.
Finally,weaddedAMSmodulationforalloriginal
Polysixknobsandswitches,plustwoadditionalEGs,
twoadditionalLFOs,andfourAMSmixers.
Ofcourse,thePolysixEXhasaccesstoallstandardEXi
Programfeatures,includingdualkeytracking
generators,theCommonLFOandCommon
Step
Sequencer,Vector,KARMA,EQ,andeffects.
Theseadditionalfeaturesopenupexpressiveand
timbralpossibilitiesfarbey ondtheoriginal
instrument–andyetallofthemainsynthesis
parametersfitontoasinglepageofthedisplay.
Together,thesemakethePolysixEXaperfect
combinationofsimplicity,greatsound,andversatility.
Formore
information,see“EXi:PolysixEXon
page 313oftheParameterGuide.
What is CMT?
Korg’sCMT(ComponentModelingTechnology)
createsvirtualinstrumentsthatareindistinguishable
fromtheoriginal.CMTtakesanorganicapproachto
modeling,reproducingnotonlythesoundbutalsothe
characterandresponsecurveofeachparameter,so
thattheresultsarecompletelyfaithfultotheoriginal
model.
CMT’scloningofthe
entireinstrument,basedonan
intimateknowledgeoftheoriginalanalogcircuits,
ensuresthateverynuanceisreplicated–deliveringall
thepowerandsubtletythatupuntilnowonlytrue
analogsynthesiscouldprovide.
New features New features in software version 1.1
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Increased polyphony for the AL-1 & STR-1
AspartofourcontinuedrefinementstotheOASYS
system,youcannowplaymorevoicesoftheAL1and
STR1!
TheupdatedAL1iscapableofplaying96voices(up
from84),andtheSTR1’smaxpolyphonyisnow48
voices(upfrom32–afactorof
50%).Naturally,thefull
audiofidelityofthepreviousversionshasbeen
preserved.
Unison enhancements
Unisonhasbeenimprovedinseveralways,forboth
HD1andEXiPrograms.Tobeginwith,youcannow
enableunisoninPolymode,aswellasinMono.The
newUnisonStereoSpreadparameterdistributes
unisonvoicesacrossthestereofield,foramoreintense
effect.Finally,the
rangeofUnisonDetunehasbeen
doubled,toatotalwidthof200cents(100centsupand
down).
Formoreinformation,see“Unison”onpage 35ofthe
ParameterGuide.
Max # of Notes
ThenewMax#ofNotesparameterletsyoumodelthe
voiceleadingofvintagesynthesizers,suchasthe
Polysix,aswellascontroltheresourcesrequiredby
individualProgramsinCombinationandSequencer
modes.Max#ofNotesisavailableinbothHD1and
EXiPrograms,aswell
asforeachTimbreinaCombi
andeachTrackinaSong.
Formoreinformation,see“Max#ofNotes”onpage 34
oftheParameterGuide.
Improved parameter smoothing
Sinceitsinitialrelease,OASYShasusedseveral
differentsmoothingprocessestominimize
“steppiness”onknobs,sliders,andcontrols.These
processeshavebeenfurtherimproved,viaanew
adaptivesmoothingalgorithm.
ToneAdjustisnowsmoothedaswell,sothatyoucan
usethisControlSurfacemodeforperformanceaswell
asediting.Manyparametersarealsonowsmoothed
evenwheneditedfromtheLCD.
Chord mode
TheoriginalPolysixhadafun,coolChordfunction,
whichletyoustoreachordandthentransposeitby
playingsinglenotesonthekeyboard.Wethoughtthis
wassuchagoodideathatweintegrateditthroughout
theOASYSsystem.YoucannowenableChordmode
foranyHD
1orEXiProgram,aswellasforeach
TimbreinaCombiandeachTrackinaSong.
ChordmodeisintegratedwiththeDrum/ChordPads.
Justasbefore,youcanstoreupto8notechordsfor
eachPadbutnow,withChordmode,youcanusethe
pads
toselectachord,andthenplayitfromthe
keyboard.
AnewChordSWfunctionletsyouenableanddisable
ChordmodefromSW1,SW2,ortheAssignableFoot
Switch.
ChordmodecanduplicatethewaythatthePolysix
chordsworked,butitcanalsousealloftheVoice
Assignoptionstocreatedifferenteffects–suchasmono
legatochordswithfingeredportamento,orpoly
chordsthatoverlaponeanother.
Formoreinformation,see“UsingChordmode”on
page 54,and“Chord”onpage 35oftheParameter
Guide.
New features in software version 1.1
OASYSsoftwareversion1.1addedanumberofnew
features,includingtheSTR1PluckedStringEXi,
supportforupto2GBofRAM,anewAMSMixertype,
andmore.
New EXi: STR-1 Plucked String
AsthefirstEXiupdateforOASYS,theSTR1Plucked
Stringadvancesthestateoftheartinphysical
modeling,buildingonoveradecadeofKorg’sresearch
withnewinnovationsexclusivetoOASYS.Itoffersa
comprehensiveandsophisticatedsetofsynthesistools,
capableofcreatingbothtraditional
sounds(acoustic
andelectricguitarsandbasses,clavinetsand
harpsichords,harps,bells,electricpianos,ethnic
instruments,etc.)andunique,experimentaltimbres.
Formoreinformation,see“EXi:STR1PluckedString”
onpage 239oftheParameterGuide.
Support for up to 2 GB of RAM
OASYSnowsupportsupto2gigabytesofRAM,which
canbeusedforRAMandEXssamples.Amongother
things,thismeansthatyoumaynowloadbothEXs1
andEXs2atthesametime,ifdesired.
Formoreinformation,see“Installingmemory”on
page 1092oftheParameterGuide,“Expansion
Sample
Setup”onpage 742,and“SamplingandRAM”on
page 621oftheParameterGuide.
Supported DRAM DIMM modules
TheOASYShastwoDIMMsockets.Oneslotis
occupiedbyfactoryinstalledmemory;theotherisleft
openforuserexpansion.
Somecommerciallyavailablememorywillnot
workwiththeOASYS.Thefollowingtypesof
memoryaresupported.
Specifications:184pinDIMMDDRSDRAM,
unbuffered,nonECC
Quick Start
10
PC2700(DDR333CL2.5)
PC3200(DDR400CL3)
CapacityfortheadditionalDIMM:512MBor1GB
DRAMDIMMisnotamanufactureroption.Please
usecommerciallyavailablememorysoldfor
computers.
IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthetypeofDRAM
DIMMmodulesthatcanbeused,pleasecontactyour
localKorgdistributor.
EXi audio input
OASYSnowincludesstandardparametersforrouting
audiointoEXiinstruments.Youcanusethisfor
processingliveorrecordedinputsthroughEXi
synthesisengines,orforcreatingfeedbackloops.
Initially,thesefeaturesaresupportedbythenewSTR
1.Formoreinformation,see“4–2:EXiAudioInput”on
page 168
oftheParameterGuide(Programmode),“2–
6:EXiAudioInput”onpage 422oftheParameter
Guide(Combinationmode),and“26:EXiAudio
Input”onpage 530oftheParameterGuide(Sequencer
mode).
ForinformationonusingaudioinputwiththeSTR1,
see“48c:Feedback”onpage 261oftheParameter
Guide.
New AMS Mixer type: Gate
ThisnewMixerTypeletsyousetuptwodifferentAMS
sources(orfixedAMSamounts),andthenswitch
betweenthetwousingathirdAMSsource.
It’ssimilartoanaudiogatewithasidechain,butwith
evenmoreflexibility–sinceyougettochoosewhat
happenswhenthegate
isclosed(belowthethreshold),
aswellaswhenit’sopen(abovethethreshold).
Amongotherthings,youcanusethistoapplypitch
bendtosomenotes,butnottoothers,basedonthe
stateofacontrolleratnoteon.
Formoreinformation,see“Gate”onpage 95ofthe
Parameter
Guide.
Half-Damper Enable
InthepreviousOASYSsoftware,HalfDamperpedals,
normalsustainpedals,andMIDICC#64modulated
theAmpEGReleaseTimebydefault.Thisfeaturemay
nowbeenabledordisabledasdesired,onaper
Programbasis.
Formoreinformation,see“1–1f:HalfDamper
Control”onpage 37oftheParameterGuide
(HD1
Programs)and“4–1g:HalfDamperControl”on
page 166oftheParameterGuide(EXiPrograms).
Footswitch can control Inc/Dec
Youcannowassignthefootswitchtocontrolthe
frontpanelIncorDecbuttons.Thiscanbe
convenientincertainliveperformancesituations.For
moreinformation,see“Usingafootswitchtoselect
Programs”onpage 49,and“FootSwitch
Assignments”onpage 1035oftheParameterGuide.
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Introduction to OASYS
Main Features
Open Architecture Synthesis Studio
TheOASYSfeaturestheOA(OpenArchitecture)
synthesissystem,whichoffersallthebenefitsofa
variablesoftwaresystembackedbythehardware
integritythatcanonlycomefromafullyintegrated
instrumentdesign.
Currently,theOASYSincludessophisticatedPCM
sampleplaybackincludingWaveSequencingand
VectorSynthesis(theHD1
HighDefinition
Synthesizer),analogmodeling(theAL1Analog
ModelingSynthesizer),tonewheelorganmodeling
(CX3TonewheelOrgan),andphysicalmodeling(the
STR1PluckedString).
TheoptionalLAC1LegacyAnalogCollectionadds
twoCMTModeledAnalogSynthesizers,theMS20EX
andPolysixEX,forawealthofadditionaltimbral
capabilities.
The
OASYS‘sOpenArchitectureisdesignedtoenable
futureoptionstofurtherexpandtheinstrument’s
capabilities,includingadditionalEXiexpansion
instruments,EXsexpansionsamples,andEXf
expansioneffects.
TheOA(OpenArchitecture)synthesissystemtogether
withKARMA,asixteentrackMIDIsequencerand
sixteentrackharddiskrecorder,asampler,
control
surface,andakeyboardwithgreatresponsearealltied
togetherbyahighspeedprocessorintoanorganic
wholeastheOASYS(OpenArchitectureSynthesis
Studio),theperfectinstrumenttofuelyourmusical
creativity.
Detailed Specifications
•Synthesismethods:
HD1HighDefinitionSynthesizer
AL1(AnalogModelingSynthesizer)
CX3(TonewheelOrgan)
STR1(PluckedString)
MS20EX(CMTModeledAnalogSynthesizer)
PolysixEX(CMTModeledAnalogSynthesizer)
MOD7(WaveshapingVPMSynthesizer)
FutureEXi(ExpansionInstruments)
•Maximumpolyphony
*1*2
:
HD1:172voices(172oscillators)
AL1:96voices
CX3:172voices
STR1:48voices
MS20EX:48voices
PolysixEX:172voices
MOD7:52voices
•PCMsamplingmethod:16bit,48kHz;supports
bothuncompresseddataandlosslesscompression
•PresetPCM:314MB(1,505multisamples,1,338
drumsamples)
•EXs1ROMExpansion:
313MB(229multisamples,
1,483drumsamples;losslesscompressionreduces
RAMsizeto284MB)
•EXs2ConcertGrandPiano:503MB(10
multisamples;losslesscompressionreducesRAM
sizeto464MB)
•PCMRAM:Uptoabout1.5GB,dependingupon
theinstalledRAMandcurrentlyloadedEXs
samples;see“SamplingandRAM”
onpage 123for
moreinformation.
Wavesequences:374usermemories,150preloaded
*1)Theactualmaximumpolyphonydependsonthe
oscillatorsettingsforstereomultisamples,velocity
crossfading,wavesequencecrossfading,anddouble
mode.
*2)Ifmultiplesynthesismethodsarebeingused
simultaneously,therequirednumberofvoicesof
polyphonywillautomaticallybe
allocatedbythe
systemasnecessary.
PCM synthesis engine – HD-1 High
Definition Synthesizer
High-capacity PCM sounds, newly designed
oscillator
TheHD1HighDefinitionsynthesizer,whichisthe
PCMsynthesisengineoftheOASYS,usesanewly
designedoscillator.
ThePCMwaveformsare16bit48kHz,usingeitherno
datacompressionorlosslesscompressioninorderto
maintainfullfidelity.Theyincludeatotalofmorethan
1Gigabyte
ofmeticulouslyrecordedstereosamples
andlongsamples.
Eachvoicehasoscillators(twooscillatorsallowing
fourstagevelocityswitching/crossfading/layering)
thatcanuseuptoeight(stereo)multisamples,upto
fourfilters(twofilterseachwithfourmodesandfour
routings),twoamps,fiveLFOs,andfiveEGs,all
availablesimultaneously.
Eachvoice
(oscillator,filter,amp,etc.)providesa
generousarrayofmodulationfunctionsand
parameters,lettingyouconstructintricateandrich
sounds.
TheEXs2ConcertGrandPianoextendedPCMlibrary
consistsofalavish503MBoflongstereosamples,
capturedforeachkeyatfourlevelsofdynamics.In
addition,theNote
OnControlfunctionreproducesthe
sympatheticstringvibrationthatoccurswhenyou
holddownthedamperpedal.Whenyouholddown
Introduction to OASYS
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thedamperpedalandstrikeakey,thesympathetically
vibratingstringswillalsosound,faithfullyreplicating
thedepthandtransparencyofanacousticpiano.
Stapleensemblesoundssuchasstringsandbrassuse
stereosamplingtocapturetheirnaturalspaciousness,
witharichvarietyofarticulationssuchastremolo,
pizzicato,and
sforzando,aswellasfourlevelvelocity
switchingandcrossfadingtoensureanaturalrangeof
expression.
Reedinstrumentssuchassaxandoboeweresampled
forextendedtimestoincludenaturalsoundingvibrato
producedbytheplayer.
Thedrumsthataresoimportantfortheoverall
characterofatrackalso
usestereosampling,withlong
samplesthatcapturethenaturaldecayandfourlevel
velocityswitchingandcrossfadingfornatural
dynamics.
Wave sequencing – generating textured tones or
rhythmic sounds
InadditiontosimplyplayingbackthePCMwaveform,
theHD1HighDefinitionSynthesizersoscillatorsalso
supportKorg’sproprietaryWaveSequencing
functionality.
WavesequencingsuccessivelyswitchesthroughPCM
waveforms,crossfadingbetweendifferentsoundsto
createtexturedtonesorrhythmicsounddesigns.Made
famousonKorg’sWAVESTATI ON,wavesequencing
hasbeen
redesignedtobeeveneasierandmore
creativethanever.
Youdon’thavetostopwithsimplyplayingbackPCM
waveformsinsuccessionyoucanfreelyspecifythe
timing,length,andpitchofeachwaveform.Thetiming
atwhichwaveformsareswitchedcanevenbe
synchronizedtothetempo.You
canalsouseAMS
(AlternateModulationSources)toobtainsounddesign
possibilitiesthatarecompletelyunthinkablefora
conventionalPCMsynthesizer;forexample,youcan
usetheoutputofanenvelopegeneratortocontrolthe
timingatwhichwaveformsareswitched.
Advanced Vector Synthesis – create not only
sounds, but also sound fields
TheOASYSincludesAdvancedVectorSynthesis,
whichletsyousynthesizespatialsoundfields.
InCombinationmode,youcanassigneachtimbreto
oneofthefourdirections(up,down,left,orright),and
usethefrontpanelVectorJoysticktocontrolthe
timbrevolumesoreffects.
InProgrammode,youcanuse
thisforrealtimecontrol
overthebalancebetweenoscillators1and2orfor
controllingeffects,givingyouapowerfultooltocreate
soundswithdynamicmovement.
InadditiontocontrollingtheVectorpositionmanually
inrealtime,youcanusethefivepointVectorEnvelope
tocontrolvectorsautomatically.Foreach
point,you
canspecifytheVectorposition,howlongtheenvelope
willholdatthepoint,andhowlongitwilltaketo
transitiontothenextpoint.Transitionandholdtimes
canuseeitherabsolutetime,orrhythmicvalues
synchronizedtothesystemtempo.
Ultra high-precision filters are the core of sound
design
Becauseofitspowerandconceptualeaseof
understanding,subtractivesynthesis(thetechniqueof
creatingsoundbyselectivelyremovingportionsfrom
anovertonerichwaveform)hasbecomethestandard
forsynthesizerstoday.Oneofthemostimportant
componentsofsubtractivesynthesisisthefilter.
ThefiltersectionoftheHD1
HighDefinition
synthesizerprovidesfourfilteringtypes(lowpass,
highpass,bandpass,andbandreject)andfourtypes
ofrouting(single,serial,parallel,and24dB).
TheamazingpoweroftheOA(OpenArchitecture)
synthesissystemproducesnaturalandbeautiful
filteringthatdoesnotweakenthesound,delivering
smoothfilter
sweepsandresonance.
TheampoftheOASYScontainsdrivercircuitrythat
coversawiderangeofdistortion,fromthemildand
warmoverdrivecharacteristicofclassicanalog
synthesizers,tothesharpdistortionproducedby
audiosignalfeedback.
Inaddition,thekeytrackinggeneratorallowsthe
filteringtovaryaccordingtothe
keyboardrange;you
canapplysubtlefilteringforconvincingsimulation
sounds,oraggressivefilteringthatproducesdrastic
changesinfilteringasyouplayupordownthe
keyboard.
Dive into an ocean of creative potential – flexible
modulation routing, EG, LFO, and AMS
OASYStakesadvantageofitslavishamountof
availableprocessingpowertoproduceultrafastand
ultrasmoothEGs(envelopegenerators)andLFOs.
EGsallowyoutospecifyhowthesounddevelopsover
time,fromitsonsettoitsend.TheHD1High
DefinitionSynthesizerletsyouadjustthecurvature
of
eachEGstage(attack,decay,slope,andrelease),giving
youdetailedcontroloverhowthetoneandvolume
changeovertime,andmakingitpossibletoprogram
anythingfromsimulatedacousticsoundstovintage
synthesizersoundsintheutmostdetail.
TheHD1providesacommonLFOforeach
timbre
andtwoLFOsforeachvoice.Youcanchoosefrom
eighteentypesofLFOwaveform,andalsoadjustthe
phaseofthewaveform,thecurve,andthecentervalue
oftheamplitudetocreatedistinctivelymodulated
soundsthathaveneverbeenheardbefore.Sincethe
waveformitselfisgeneratedwith
extremelyhigh
precision,youcancreateperfectlysmoothsweeps.
YoullappreciatetheLFO’stightnessandaccuracynot
justathighspeeds,butalsoforlowspeedmodulation.
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoucanalsoapplykeysync
sothatthesamemodulationoccurseachtimeanoteis
played,
orsynchronizethemodulationspeedtothe
tempotocreaterhythmicaltonalchanges.
Korg’sAMS(AlternateModulationSources)giveyoua
richarrayofmodulationpossibilities,with52different
modulationsourcesyoucanusetocontrolthesoundin
complexways.TheOASYStakesthisclassicKorg
featureevenfurther,via
theAMSMixers.Theseletyou
createevenmoredetailedmodulationdesigns,suchas
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Korg OASYS Operating instructions

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