Korg OASYS Operating instructions

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

user’s 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

Donotapplyphysicalshocktothisdevice.In

particular,youmustnevermovethisdeviceorapply

physicalshockwhilethepoweristurnedon.Thiscan

causepartorallofthedataondisktobelost,ormay

damagetheharddiskorinteriorcomponents.

Whenthis

deviceismovedtoalocationwherethe

temperatureisradicallydifferent,waterdropletsmay

condenseontheharddisk.Ifthedeviceisusedinthis

condition,itmaymalfunction,sopleaseallowseveral

hourstopassbeforeoperatingthedevice.

Donotturnthepoweronandoffrepeatedly.

This

maydamagetheX2100.

Thisdevicebeginstoaccesstheharddisk

immediatelyafterthepoweristurnedon.

Neverturnoffthepowerwhiletheharddiskisbeing

accessed.Doingsocancauseallorpartofthedataon

theharddisktobelost,ormaycause

malfunctions

suchasharddiskdamage.

Iftheharddiskhasbeendamagedduetoincorrect

operation,powerfailure,oraccidentalinterruption

ofthepowersupply,afeemaybechargedfor

replacementevenifthisdeviceisstillwithinits

warrantyperiod.

Handling of the cooling vents

Theopeningsontheleftandrightsidesoftheunit

arecoolingvents.Ifthecoolingisinadequate,

operationmaybecomeunstableandthepowersupply

mayshutdown.Besuretoplacetheunitsothatthe

sidesareatleast10cmfromawallorsimilarobject.



Donotplaceanyobjectnearthecoolingventsthat

mightblockthem.

Cautions when using the CD-R/RW

drive

•DuringCDreadingandwritingoperations,keepthe

unitinahorizontalposition.

•Donotusetheunitinextremelycoldorhotlocations.

•Donotusetheunitinextremelyhumidlocations.

•Donotusetheunitindustyorsmokylocations.

•Donotsubjecttheunittovibrationorstrongphysical



shock.Inparticular,thisunitisvulnerabletoshock

duringCDreadingandwritingoperations.

• Normally,youwillbeabletoopentheCDtrayby

pressingtheejectbutton.Howeverifthisfails,you

canforciblyejectthetraybyinsertingathinobject

(suchasastraightenedpaperclip)

intotheemergency

ejecthole.

•Donotstoretheunitinhotorhumidlocations.

• Nevertouchthefocusinglens.

•Donotusecommerciallyavailablelenscleaners.

•Donottransporttheunitwithadiscleftinthetray.

•Donotleavetheunitwiththedisctrayopen.

CD-R/RW handling

Pleaseobservethefollowingpointswhenhandlingdiscs.

Failuretoobservethesepointsmaycauseproblemssuch

asdatanotbeingwrittencorrectly,lossofrecordeddata,

ordrivemalfunction.

•Donotleavediscsindirectsunlight,orinlocationsof

hightemperatureorhighhumidity.

•Donottouchthesurfaceof

adisc.Holdadiscbyits

edges.

•Removedustordirtfromthesurfaceofadisc.To

removedust,useanairdusterorcleaner.

•Donotaffixlabelstoadisc,orwriteonadiscin

locationsotherthanspecified.

•Donotusechemicalsordetergenttowipe

adisc.

•Donotbendordropadisc.

Responsibility for loss of data

KorgCorporationwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany

damages(directorindirect,whethersustainedbythe

customerorbyathirdparty)resultingfromlossofor

damagetodatawrittenonaCD‐RorCD‐RWdisc.

Regarding the LCD screen

TheLCDscreenoftheOASYSisaprecisiondevice

createdusingextremelyhightechnology,andcareful

attentionhasbeenpaidtoitsproductquality.Although

youmaynoticesomeoftheissueslistedbelow,pleasebe

awarethattheseareduetothecharacteristicsofLCD

screens,andarenot

malfunctions.

•Theremaybepixelsinthescreenthatarealwaysdark

(unlit)oralwaysbright(lit).

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,thebrightness

ofthescreenmayappearuneven.

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,horizontal

stripesofshadingmaybevisible.

• Dependingonthedisplayedcontent,flickeringor

moirepatternsmay

bevisible.

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.

Laserdiodeproperties

Material SemiconductorlaserGaAlAs

Laseroutput LessthanHHSandIEC825‐1Class1

Limit

Wavelength 784nm

Location of the required label.

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Data handling

Incorrectoperationormalfunctionmaycausethe

contentsofmemorytobelost,sowerecommendthat

yousaveimportantdataonaCDorothermedia.Please

beawarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibilityforany

damageswhichmayresultfromlossofdata.

Also,whendigitallyrecordingcopyrighted

audio

materialfromaDATorCDetc.,youmustobtain

permissionforuse.PleasebeawarethatKorgwillaccept

noresponsibilityforanycopyrightviolationswhichmay

occurthroughyouruseofthisproduct.

Korg OASYS Notice: Use of GPL and

LGPL software

ThisproductusestheLinuxkernelandsomeGNU

utilities.Thissoftwareislicensedbyitscopyrightholder

accordingtotheGNUGPL(GeneralPublicLicense).

TheKorgOASYSsoftwarecontainedinthisproductis

dynamicallylinkedwithsomesoftwarelibrariessubject

totheLGPL(LesserGPL)license.

CopiesoftheGPL

andLGPLlicenses,aswellasthe

sourcecodeforthesoftwarecoveredunderthose

licenses,areprovidedontheincludedCD‐ROMtitled

OASYSRestoreCD1/4,inthefoldernamed“src.”

ThecompletelistofsoftwarecoveredundertheGPL,

LGPL,andotherfreeoropen‐sourcelicenseswhich

are

usedintheOASYS,includingtheabovesoftware,is

includedinthesamefolder.

•Thesefilesareprovidedinaccordancewiththespirit

offreesoftware,andarenotrequiredinordertouse

thisproduct.

•Youcannotaccessthesefilesdirectlyfromthe

OASYS.Toreadthem,youwill

needtouseaseparate

computerrunningWindows,MacOS,Linux,orany

otheroperatingsystemcapableofreadingstandard

textfilesandtar,gzip,andbzip2archives.

TheKorgOASYSsoftwareiscopyrightKorgInc.,andis

independentofLinux.ItsuseiscoveredbytheKorg

OASYSSoftwareLicense,described

elsewhereinthe

documentation.TheGPLlicensedoesnotapplytothis

software,anditssourcecodeisnotprovided.

Korgacceptsnoresponsibilityforanydirector

consequentialdamagesthatmayoccurduetotheuseof

ortheinabilitytouseanyofthesystemsoftware

includingtheabove

software.

LinuxisatrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofLinus

TorvaldsintheUnitedStatesandinothercountries.

*KARMA

®

(KayAlgorithmicRealtimeMusicArchitecture)

TechnologyhasbeenlicensedfromStephenKay,andis

protectedbyU.S.Patents5,486,647,5,521,327,6,084,171,

6,087,578,6,103,964,6,121,532,6,121,533,6,326,538,

6,639,141,and7,169,997.Otherpatentspending.

*KARMA

®

andtheKARMALogoareregisteredtrade‐

marks,andGeneratedEffect™(GE),MelodicRepeat™,

DirectIndex™,ManualAdvance™,SmartScan™,Freeze

Randomize™,RandomCapture™,RandomFF/REW™

andSceneMatrix™aretrademarksofStephenKay,

KarmaLabLLC.Thismanualcopyright©1994‐2004by

KORGInc.andStephenKay.Allrights

reserved.

*ScreenshotsfromtheKARMAsoftwarethatappear

throughoutthisguideare©1994‐2004byStep henKay,

KarmaLabLLC.Usedbypermission.Allrightsreserved.

*KARMATechnologycanbelocatedontheinternetat:

www.karma‐lab.com.

*Thisproductwasdevelopedunderlicenseofphysical

modelingtonegeneratorpatents(http://www.sondius‐

xg.com)ownedbyStanfordUniversityUSAandYamaha

Corporation.

* Companynames,productnames,andnamesofformats

etc.arethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheir

respectiveowners.

COPYRIGHT WARNING

Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforuse

withworksforwhichyouyourselfownthe

copyright,forwhichyouhavereceivedpermission

fromthecopyrightholdertopubliclyperform,

record,broadcast,sell,andduplicate,orin

connectionwithactivitieswhichconstitute“fairuse”

undercopyrightlaw.Ifyouarenot

thecopyright

holder,havenotreceivedpermissionfromthe

copyrightholder,orhavenotengagedinfairuseof

theworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,and

maybeliablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare

unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,pleaseconsulta

copyrightattorney.

KORGTAKESNO

RESPONSIBILITYFORANYINFRINGEMENT

COMMITTEDTHROUGHUSEOFKORG

PRODUCTS.

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About this manual

The owner’s manuals and how to use them

TheOASYSincludestwoowner’smanuals:

•OperationGuide

• ParameterGuide

BothmanualsareavailableasPDFsonRestoreCD1/4,

andareincludedintheon‐boardHelpsystem.Aprinted

versionoftheOperationGuideisalsoincluded.

Operation Guide

Pleasereadthisfirst.Itexplainsthenamesandfunctions

ofeachpartoftheOASYS,howtomakeconnections,

basicoperation,anoverviewofeachmode,howtoedit

sounds,howtorecordonthesequencer,andhowto

sample.ThisguidealsoexplainstheKARMAfunction,

effects,wavesequences,

anddrumkits.

TheOperationGuidealsocontainstroubleshooting

information,andsupplementalinformationsuchas

specifications.

Parameter Guide

TheParameterGuidecontainsexplanationsandother

informationregardingtheoperationsoftheparameters

andsettingsontheOASYS.

Theexplanationsareorganizedbymodeandpage.

SeparateEffectsandKARMAsectionsinclude

explanationsoftheindividualparametersofeacheffect

andeachKARMAGE.

Refertothisguidewhenanunfamiliar

parameter

appearsinthedisplay,orwhenyouneedtoknowmore

aboutaparticularfunction.

TheParameterGuidealsocontainsaVoi ce NameList

thatliststhemultisamples,drumsamples,combinations,

programs,drumkits,andKARMAsettingsthatarein

theOASYSwhenitisshippedfromthefactory.

PDF versions

TheOASYSPDFmanualsaredesignedforeasy

navigationandsearching.TheyincludeextensivePDF

contentsinformation,whichgenerallyappearsonthe

sideofthewindowinyourPDFreaderandletsyoujump

quicklytoaspecificsection.Allcross‐referencesare

hyper‐links,sothatclickingonthemautomatically

takes

youtothesourceofthereference.

On-board Help system*

TheHELPbuttongivesyoubuilt‐in,context‐sensitive

accesstotheusermanuals,rightfromthefrontpanel.

Forinformationonanyfront‐panelbutton,knob,slider,

orreal‐timecontroller,justholddownHELPandthen

pressthebuttonormovethecontrollerinquestion.

Forinformationonthe

currentLCDpage,pressand

releasetheHELPbutton.

Whilethehelppageisonthescreen,youcantouchany

oftheon‐screenlinks(hilightedinbluetext)formore

information.Youcanscrollthroughthetextbyusingthe

on‐screenscrollbars,pressingtheIncandDec

buttons,

orspinningtheValuedial.

ThetopoftheHelppagehas“breadcrumb”links,which

showthehierarchyofpagesabovethecurrentone.

Touchanyoftheselinkstojumptothecorresponding

page.

Thebackwardsandforwardsbuttonsfunctionlikethe

similarbuttonsonastandardwebbrowser.If

youuse

linkstojumpbetweenpages,youcanthenusethe

backwardsandforwardsbuttonstomovethroughthe

pagesyou’vealreadyviewed.

TheContentspageletsyouaccessanypartoftheHelp

system,includingalmostallofthetextandgraphicsin

boththeParameterandOperationGuides.

TheIndex

containsashorterlistoflinkstoimportantarticles.

*English‐languageonly.

Conventions in this manual

References to the OASYS

TheOASYSisavailableasan88‐keymodelora76‐key

model.Themanualsrefertobothmodelswithout

distinctionas“theOASYS.”Thefrontpanelandrear

panelillustrationsinthemanualshowthe76‐keymodel,

buttheyapplyidenticallytothe88‐keymodel.

Abbreviations for the manuals: OG, PG, VNL

Inthedocumentation,referencestothemanualsare

abbreviatedasfollows.

OG:OperationGuide

PG:ParameterGuide

VNL:TheVoiceNameList,includedintheParameter

Guide

Procedure steps 1. 2. 3. …

Theseindicatethestepsofaprocedure.

Symbols , , Note, Tips

Thesesymbolsrespectivelyindicateacaution,aMIDI‐

relatedexplanation,asupplementarynote,oratip.

Example screen displays

Theparametervaluesshownintheexamplescreensof

thismanualareonlyforexplanatorypurposes,andmay

notnecessarymatchthevaluesthatappearintheLCD

screenofyourinstrument.

MIDI-related explanations

CC#isanabbreviationforControlChangeNumber.

InexplanationsofMIDImessages,numbersinsquare

brackets[]alwaysindicatehexadecimalnumbers.

ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgOASYSOpenArchitectureSynthesisStudio.Tohelpyougetthemostoutofyour

newinstrument,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.

v

Contents

About this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Setup....................................... 1

PlayingProgramsandCombinations ........

... 1

Listeningtothedemosongs................... 4

New features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.3........... 6

Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.2........... 8

Newfeaturesinsoftwareversion1.1..........

. 9

Introduction to OASYS. . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

OpenArchitectureSynthesisStudio ........... 11

Front and rear panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Frontpanel ................................ 21

Rearpanel..............

................... 28

Namesandfunctionsof

objectson the LCD display ................... 31

Basic Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

AbouttheOASYS’modes.................... 34

AbouttheOASYS’PCMmemory............. 35

Aboutpolyphony........

................... 37

Basicoperations............................ 38

Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Connections................................ 41

Turningthepoweron/off..............

...... 44

UsingtheCD‐R/RWdrive ................... 45

Playing and editing Programs . . . . . . .47

SelectingPrograms.......................... 47

UsingControllers ......................

..... 50

UsingChordmode.......................... 54

QuickEditsusingtheSliders,

KnobsandSwitches..........

............... 56

DetailedEditingwithHD‐1Programs ......... 59

UsingLFOsandEnvelopes(EGs)............. 62

UsingAlternate

Modulation(AMS)

and the AMS Mixers ........................ 63

ControllingPitch ........................... 64

UsingFilters ............................... 65

UsingtheAmpsection ......

................ 67

UsingVectorSynthesis...................... 69

Effects.........

............................ 70

AutomaticallyimportingaProgram

into Sequence mode..................

....... 71

Playing and editing Combinations . . . . 73

Combinationoverview .......................73

SelectingCombinations ......................74

EasyCombinationediting .

...................76

Combinationediting .........................77

Layers,Splits,andVelocitySwitches ..

.........78

MIDISettings...............................79

AlteringProgramstofit

within a Combination ......

..................79

Effects ................................

.....80

AutomaticallyimportingaCombination

into Sequencer mode.........................81

Savingyouredits ...............

.............81

Creating songs (Sequencer mode) . . . . 83

Overview - About the OASYS’ sequencer. . . . . 83

Sequencermodestructure....................83

Playing Songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Playback ...................................85

ThecontrolsurfaceinSequencermode .........86

MIDI recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Preparationsforrecording ....................89

RecordingMIDIinreal‐time..................91

MIDIsteprecording ....

.....................94

Recordingthesoundofa

Combinationor Program.....................96

Recordingmultiple

MIDItracksfrom

an external sequencer........................97

RecordingSystemExclusiveevents............98

Recordingpatterns ......

....................99

Otherwaystorecord........................101

Audio recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Overview:Aboutthe

OASYS’harddiskrecorder ..................102

Audioinputsettingsand

recordingsourceselection...................103

Recording

procedure........................106

PlacingaWAVEfileinanaudiotrack .........114

Songediting.........

......................115

UsingRPPR(RealtimePatternPlay/Record)....117

SamplinginSequencermode ................120

Savingyour

song ...........................121

Cautionsandotherfunctions

inSequencermode .................

........121

Sampling (Open Sampling System) . . 123

SamplingOverview.........................123

Preparationsforsampling...................125

Samplingandeditingin

Samplingmode ......130

SamplinginProgram,Combination,

and Sequencer modes .......................145

vi

Settings for the entire OASYS

(Global mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

HowGlobalmodeisstructured ............. 151

P0:BasicSetup............................ 151

Global

audiosettings....................... 153

MIDI‐relatedsettingsP1:MIDI.............. 153

Pedalandothercontrollersettings.

.......... 153

Creatinguserscales ........................ 154

SettingCategoryNamesforPrograms,

Combinations,andKARMA ......

.......... 154

Using Wave Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

WaveSequenceOverview .................. 156

ProgrammingBasics....................... 156

Adjustingthesoundof

anindividualstep .... 157

UsingrhythmicWaveSequences ............ 159

Creatingsmooth,evolvingtimbres........... 161

ModulatingWaveSequences..........

...... 162

SavingWaveSequences.................... 163

Using Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

DrumKitOverview........................ 164

Beforeyoustartediting…................... 164

EditingDrum

Kits......................... 165

SavingDrumKits......................

.... 166

Loading & saving data, and creating CDs

169

Saving data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Typesofdatathatcanbesaved .............. 169

Writingtointernalmemory ................. 170

Savingtodisks,CDs,andUSBmedia....

..... 174

Loading data from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Loading.PCG,.SNG,and.KSCfiles .......... 177

Loadingindividualbanksfroma.PCGfile .... 179

Loadingdatabyindividualitemorbank ..... 179

Creating and playing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . .181

CreatingaudioCDs ........................ 181

PlayingaudioCDs ......................

... 182

Other disk operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Viewinginformationaboutmedia–

Disk Media Info........................... 184

Settingthedateandtime ................... 184

Restoringthefactorysettings................ 184

Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Routingeffectsettings...................... 189

Dynamicmodulation,MIDI/TempoSync,

and Common FX LFO ......................

195

Using KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Overview - What is KARMA? . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

PerformingwithKARMA .................. 200

KARMAfunctionsettings .................. 206

SynchronizingtheKARMAfunction . ....

.....217

Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Powersupply ..............................219

LCDscreen ...................

.............219

Audioinputandoutput .....................220

ProgramsandCombinations .............

....221

Songs .....................................222

Sampling..........

........................223

KARMA ..........................

........224

Vector ....................................224

DrumKits ......

...........................224

WaveSequences ......................

.....225

Effects ....................................225

MIDI ........

.............................225

Disks,CDs,andUSBMedia..................225

Other

problems............................226

Disk and Media information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

TypesofmediasupportedbytheOASYS ......228

OperationsthattheOASYS

canperformonmedia.......................228

Specifications and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

1

Quick Start

TheOASYScontainsanamazingamountof

functionality.ThisQuickStartisprovidedforthose

whojustwanttogetstartedtryingoutthesoundsright

away.

ItexplainshowtosetuptheOASYS,howtoselect

Programsandcontrolthesound,howtolistentothe

demosongs,and

thenewfeaturesofthelatestsoftware

updates.

Setup

1. ConnecttheOASYStoyourmixerormonitor

system.

ConnecttheOASYS’AUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)

L/MONOandRjackstoyourmixeroramplified

monitorspeakers.

Ifyou’ remonitoringthroughheadphones,connect

themtotheheadphonejacklocatedontheleftfrontof

theOASYS.Theheadphoneswilloutputthesame

sound

astheAUDIOOUTPUT(MAIN)L/MONOand

Rjacks.

2. Connectthepowercable.

FirstconnecttheincludedpowercabletotheOASYS’

powerconnector,andthentothepoweroutlet.

3. LowertheOASYS’sfront‐panelVOLUMEslider.

4. Turnonthepowerswitch.

PresstherearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnonthe

power.

Waituntilthestartupscreenhasfinishedbeing

displayed.

5. Playthekeyboard,andgraduallyraisethe

VOLUMEslidertoanappropriatelevel.

Playing Programs and Combinations

Withthefactorysettings,Combinationmodewillbe

selectedwhenyouturnonthepower.

Playthekeyboard,andyouwillhearthesoundof

bankINT‐ACombinationnumber000.

ACombinationconsistsofuptosixteenProgramsthat

aresplitand/orlayered.ItalsousesuptofourKARMA

modules

simultaneously(aProgramcanuseonlyone

KARMAmodule),lettingyouproducefarmore

complexsoundsthanaProgram.

Althoughyoucouldsimplycontinueselecting

differentCombinationsandplayingthem,let’sstartby

selectingandlisteningtothe“basic”soundsofthe

OASYS:Programs.

Selecting Programs by bank and number

1. PresstheMODEPROGRAMswitch(theLEDwill

light)toenterProgrammode.

TheupperleftoftheLCDscreenshowsthenameof

thecurrentpage,PROGRAMP0:Play.Thisisthepage

inwhichyouwillnormallyplayPrograms.

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

Playthekeyboardorstrikethepadstohearthesound.

2. ThelargecharactersintheupperpartoftheLCD

screenwillbehighlighted.

Thesearethenameandnumberofthecurrent

Program.Whenthesearehilighted,youcanpressthe

/ switchestoselectthenextorpreviously

numbered

Program.

YoucanturntheVALUE dialtomovethroughthe

Programsinlargersteps.

Tip:Ifyou’vepressedtheLCDscreentomoveto

anotherpage,pressingtheEXITswitchseveraltimes

willreturnyoutothispage,withtheProgramname

hilighted.

3. UsetheBANKSELECTINTA–GandUSER

A–G

switchestoselectprogramsofotherbanks.

Selecting Programs by Category

ThereareotherwaystoselectPrograms,butherewe’ll

explainhowtoselectprogramsbytheircategory,such

askeyboard,organ,bass,ordrumsounds.

ForotherwaystoselectPrograms,see“Selecting

Programs”onpage 47.

1. IntheLCDscreen,presstheCategorypopup

button.

Thisistherectanglelocatedabove

theprogramname.

Amenuwillappear.

2. Usethetabsatthelefttoselectacategory.

Thespaceontherightwillthenshowallofthe

Programsinthatcategory,inalloftheinternalbanks.

Ifyoulike,youcanusesub‐categoriestonarrowthe

selection:

3. Afterselecting

acategory,youcanthenpressone

oftheinnertabstoselectasub‐category.

Youwon’ tbeabletoselectacategoryorsub‐category

thathasn’tbeenassignedtoanyprogram.

4. Selectaprogramfromthelist.

Youcaneitherpressaprogramwithinthelist,oruse

the / switches.

5. Ifnotalltheitemsinthelistcanbeshowninthe

screen,usethescrollbarstoviewtherestofthe

list.

6. Whenyou’vefoundaprogramyoulike,pressthe

OKbuttontoclosethedialogbox.Thengoahead

andplaytheselected

program!

Program Bank Contents

OASYSshipsfromthefactorywithoverathousand

Programsloadedintomemory.Another768Program

slotsareleftopen(“initialized”)foryourown

programming,oradditionalsoundlibraries.Allofthe

factoryProgramscanbeover‐writtenwithyourown

edits,ifdesired–exceptfortheGMbanks.

Asshippedfrom

thefactory,thecontentsofthe

ProgramBanksareasfollows:

Programbankcontents

*

1

ThefactoryProgramsinINT‐ErequiretheEXs1

ROMExpansionPCM;similarly,thefactoryPrograms

inUSER‐ArequiretheEXs2ConcertGrandPiano

PCM.IftheappropriateEXsdataisn’tloaded,the

Programswon’ tsoundcorrectly.

ThefactoryCombinationsinINT‐CalsorequireEXs1

tobeloaded.

With

thefactory‐installed1GBofRAM,youcanuse

eitherEXs1orEXs2–butnotbothatthesametime.As

shippedfromthefactory,EXs1isloaded,sothe

ProgramsinbankINT‐Ewillplaycorrectly.

FordetailsonhowtoloadEXsdata,see“Selecting

whichEXsPCMdata

isloaded”onpage 36.

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2

PresstheINTGswitchrepeatedlytocyclethrough

banksGM,g(1)…g(9),andg(d).

Optional EXi and demo mode

TheMOD‐7,MS‐20EXandPolysixEXareoptionalEXi.

Initially,theywillbeindemomode.You’llbeableto

play,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,andSongs

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

whichusetheseEXi–butuntilyoupurchasean

authorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout

periodically.

Topurchaseauthorizationcodes,andtodownload

additional,freebanksofsounds,goto

www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe

authorizationcodeonthePlug‐InInfopageinGlobal

mode.

Formoreinformation,

see“GlobalP6:Plug‐inInfo”on

page 738oftheParameterGuide.

Selecting combinations

1. PresstheMODECOMBIswitch(theLEDwill

light)toenterCombinationmode.

Onceyou’reinCombimode,youcanselectandplay

CombinationsinthesamewayasyoudidPrograms.

Formoredetails,see“SelectingProgramsbybankand

number”onpage 1,and“SelectingProgramsby

Category”onpage 2.

Combination Bank Contents

Asshippedfromthefactory,thecontentsofthe

CombinationBanksareasfollows:

Combinationbankcontents

Using controllers to vary the sound

1. Noticethemanycontrollerslocatedontheleftside

oftheOASYS’frontpanel.

Whileyouplaythekeyboard,youcanalsousethe

groupofcontrollerslocatedatthefarleft–thejoystick,

vectorjoystick,ribboncontroller,andSW1/SW2

switches–tovarythesound.

TheresultwilldifferforeachProgramor

Combination,

sotrythemallouttoseewhateach

controllerdoesfortheselectedsound.Formore

details,see“UsingControllers”onpage 50.

2. Next,noticethemixer‐likearrangementofsliders,

knobs,andswitcheslocatedattherightofthese

controllers.

ThisiscalledtheControlSurface.You’lluseitin

a

varietyofways,suchaseditingsounds,controlling

KARMA,mixing,orsendingMIDImessagesto

externaldevices.

Herewe’llexplainthehowtousethecontrolsurface

forquicksoundeditingandcontrollingKARMA.

3. IntheCONTROLASSIGNsection,pressthe

R.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbutton.

Thebutton’sLEDwilllight.Now

youcanusethe

knobstomodifythesoundsandeffects,andusethe

slidersandswitchestocontrolKARMA.

Youcanusethesecontrolsregardlessofthepage

shownontheLCDdisplay.However,thereisapage

whichprovidesmoreinformationabouttheControl

Surfaceassignmentsandvalues.

4. Goto

theControlSurfacepagebypressingthe

ControlSurfacetab,locatedinthelowerrightof

theLCDscreen.

ThispageshowsalloftheControlSurfacesliders,

knobs,andswitches,alongwiththeircurrent

assignmentsandvalues.Whenyoumoveacontroller,

thecorrespondingobjectintheLCDscreenwill

also

move.

Using knobs to modify the timbre

WhentheR.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,the

eightknobsatthetopoftheControlSurfacecontrol

variousaspectsofthesoundsandeffects.

Knobs1‐4havededicatedfunctions,asprintedonthe

frontpanel:FilterCutoff,FilterResonance,FilterEG

Intensity,andReleaseTime.

Knobs5‐8canbe

assignedtoawidevarietyof

functions.Often(butnotalways),knobs5and6

modulatesynthesisparameters,knob7controlsthe

depthofachorusorothermodulationeffect,andknob

8controlsreverbdepth.

Foradetailedtutorial,see“Editingsounds&effects

withtheRealtimeKnobs”onpage 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

4

Using controllers to vary a KARMA phrase

WhentheR.TIMEKNOBS/KARMAbuttonislit,

KARMAiscontrolledbySliders1‐8andbothrowsof

buttons.TheslidersareKARMACONTROLS1‐8,the

lowerrowofbuttonsareKARMASWITCHES1–8,and

theupperrowofbuttonsselectKARMAScenes.

DependingontheselectedProgramorCombi,

these

controlswillvarythegeneratedphraseorpatternin

differentandusefulways.

1. IftheKARMAfunctionisturnedoff,pressthe

KARMAON/OFFswitchtomaketheLEDlight.

2. Playthekeyboardorpads.

TheKARMAfunctionwillbegingeneratingaphrase.

3. Presstheupperrowofbuttons,oneby

one,to

selectdifferentKARMAScenes.

NoticehowthisalsochangestheKARMASWITCH

andKARMASLIDERsettingsshownintheLCD

screen.Inotherwords,youcanmovebetweenentirely

differentsettingsofallthesecontrolssimplyby

pressingaKARMASCENEswitch.

4. Onthedisplay,presstheKARMAGEtab.

ThiscallsuptheKARMAGEpage,whichgivesyoua

moredetailedpictureofthesettings.ItshowstheGE

(GeneratedEffect)that’sselectedfortheKARMA

module,thetimesignatureforthepatternthat’sbeing

generated,andtheKARMACONTROLSassignments.

Fordetailsonthesecontrollers,see“Performingwith

KARMA”onpage 200.

Restoring the sound to its original state

Afteryou’veeditedaprogram,youcanrestorethe

programtothesavedversion,frombeforeyoustarted

editing.Youcanalsocomparebackandforthbetween

theeditedandsavedversions.

1. Pressthefront‐panelCOMPAREswitch.

TheCOMPARELEDwilllight,andtheProgram’s

savedsettingswillberecalled.

2. Press

theCOMPAREswitchagain,toreturntothe

editedsettings.

TheCOMPARELEDwillgodark,andthesoundwill

returntotheeditedversion.Youcanswitchbackand

forthasmanytimesasyoulike.

Resetting individual controllers

Youcanalsoresetindividualcontrollers,suchasthe

thevectorjoystickoranycontrolsurfaceslider,knob,

orswitch.Todoso:

1. Holddownthefront‐panelRESETCONTROLS

switch.

2. Whileholdingdowntheswitch,moveorpressthe

controlthatyou’dliketoreset.

3. ReleasetheRESETCONTROLSswitch.

Thecontroller

willbereset.

Formoreinformation,see“Resettingcontrolstotheir

savedvalues”onpage 52.

Conclusion

Wehopeyouenjoyedyourquickintroductiontothe

OASYS.Therearesomanyprogramsand

combinationsthatyouprobablydidn’tactuallyfinish

playingthemall,sowhynottakeabreakfromplaying,

andtakesometimetolistentotheOASYS’demo

songs.

Listening to the demo songs

Loading the demo song data in Disk mode

1. PresstheMODEDISKswitch(theLEDwilllight)

toenterDiskmode.

2. AccesstheDisk–Loadpage.PresstheFiletaband

thentheLoadtab.

3. Use“DriveSelect”toselectHDD.

Thecontentsoftheharddiskwillappear.

4. ChoosethePreload.SNGfile.

Thisfilecontainsdemosongdata.

PRELOAD.SNGislocated

inthefollowingdirectory.

FACTORY→PRELOAD.SNG

PresstheOpenbuttontomovetoalowerdirectory,

andpresstheUpbuttontomovetothedirectoryabove

thecurrently‐displayedone.

Drive Select

F

ile tab Load buto

n

PRELOAD.SNG

Load tab

Quick Start Listening to the demo songs

5

5. PresstheLoadbuttontoopenthedialogbox.

6. Selectthe“LoadPRELOAD.PCGtoo”and“Load

PRELOAD.KSCtoo”checkboxessothatthe.PCG

fileand.KSCfilewillbeloadedalongwiththe

.SNGfile.

PRELOAD.PCGcontainspreloadeddataforprograms,

combinations,drumkits,andwavesequences.

PRELOAD.KSCcontainssampledata

fortheprograms

usedbythedemonstrationsongs.

Setthe“Select.SNGAllocation”and“Select.KSC

Allocation”optionbuttonstoClear.WiththeClear

setting,allcurrentlyloadedRAMmultisamplesand

sampleswillbeerased,andthesongdatawillbe

loadedinthesameconfigurationaswhenitwassaved.

(Incontrast,theAppendsettingwillpreserveany

existingdata,andloadthesongsfollowingtheexisting

data.)

Ifyou’veeditedanyoftheabovedataalready, or

creatednewdata,executingthisLoadoperation

willoverwriteanderasethisdata.Ifthere’sanydata

youneedtokeep,saveit

ontheinternalharddiskor

aUSBstoragemediabeforeyouproceed.

7. PresstheOKbuttontoexecutetheLoadoperation.

Listening to the demo songs in Sequencer

mode

1. PresstheMODESEQswitch(theLEDwilllight)

toenterSequencermode.

2. GototheP0:Play/REC–MIDITrackProg

Select/Mixerpage.

Ifthispageisnotdisplayed,presstheEXITswitch

severaltimes.Althoughtheexactnumberwilldepend

onthepageyou’ rein,pressingtheEXITswitchno

more

thanthreetimeswillalwaysbringyoubackto

thispage.

Let’sstartbylisteningtosongS000.

3. VerifythatsongS000isselected.

Ifanothersongisselected,pressthesongnamedisplay

area(“SongSelect”)tohighlightit.Thenpressthe

numerickey0,andthentheENTERswitch.

4. Press

theSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitch.

TheLEDwillblink,andthesongwillbeginplaying

back.

5. Ifyouwanttostopplaybackmid‐waythroughthe

song,presstheSTART/STOPswitchonceagain.

6. Let’slistentothenextsong.

Pressthesongnamedisplayarea(“SongSelect”).Press

numerickey1,andthenpresstheENTERswitch.

(Song“S001”willbeselected.)

Alternatively,youcanpresstheSongSelectpopup(the

roundbuttonlocatedattheleftofthesongname),and

alistofsongnameswillappear.Selectasong,and

presstheOKbutton.

7. PresstheSEQUENCERSTART/STOPswitchto

beginplayback.

Tostopplayback,pressthesame

switchonceagain.

Thiscompletesourquickstart.

OftheOASYS’widerangeoffunctionality,this

operationguideexplainshowtousesomeofthemost

typicaloperations.Wehighlyrecommendthatyou

takethetimetoreaditcompletely.

Whenyou’vefinishedworkingwiththe

OASYS,press

therearpanelPOWERswitchtoturnoffthepower.

Whenyouturnoffthepower,theprogramsand

combinationsetc.willreverttothestateinwhich

theywerebeforeyoueditedthem.Ifyouwantto

keepyoureditedsettings,you’llneedtoWritethem.

Formore

information,see“Savingyouredits”on

page 59.

Similarly,thesongsanddemosongs,aswellasthe

usermultisamplesandsamplesusedbythese

songs,willdisappearwhenyouturnoffthepower.

Ifyouwanttousethesesongs,usermultisamples,

andsamplesthenexttimeyouturnonthe

power,

you’llneedtoloadthemagain.

Popup Song Select

Quick Start

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New features

New features in software version 1.3

OASYSsoftwareversion1.3addsanumberofnew

features,includingKARMA2.1,loadingandun‐

loadingEXswithoutrestarting,individualtranspose

forEXi1and2,separatesmoothingforattackand

decayinallStepSequencers,losslesscompressionof

EXs1and2(increasingtheRAMavailablefor

sampling),and

anewoptionalEXi:theMOD‐7

WaveshapingVPMSynthesizer.NewProgramsusing

theMOD‐7areloadedintoBankUSER‐C.

New EXi option: MOD-7

TheMOD‐7isapowerful,semi‐modularsynthesizer,

combiningVariablePhaseModulation(VPM),

waveshaping,ringmodulation,PCMsampleplayback,

andsubtractivesynthesis.Exceptionallyversatile,the

MOD‐7produceseverythingfromclassicFM

keyboardsandbellstorhythmicsoundscapes,from

cut‐through‐the‐mixsynthbassestosparkling,epic

pads.

VPM

referstoKorg’spatentedcontributionsto

FrequencyModulation(FM)synthesis;formore

information,see“VPMandFMSynthesis”onpage 331

oftheParameterGuide.

Featuresinclude:

•SixVPMOscillators.Eachcanbeusedasasine,

saw,triangle,square,orwaveshapingoscillator

withFMandringmodulation,orasawaveshaping

and/or

ringmodprocessorforothersignals.

• 101differentwaveshapingtables,whoseresponse

canbecontrolledviamodulatabledriveandoffset.

•APCMsampleplaybackoscillatorusingKorg’s

ultra‐low‐aliasingPCMtechnology,asfirst

introducedintheHD‐1.Thissupportsfour‐way

velocity‐switchingbetweenanymonoROM,EXs,

or

RAMsamples.

•Dualmulti‐moderesonantfilters(includingKorg’s

MultiFilter,asfirstintroducedintheAL‐1).

•Threepatchable,modulatable2‐in,1‐outmixersfor

combiningandscalingaudiosignals.

•Noisegeneratorwithdedicatedfilterand

saturation.

•Liveaudioinput.

•PatchPanelallowsfreeconnectionofall

components,includingthesix

VPMOscillators,

PCMoscillator,noisegenerator,real‐timeaudio

input,threemodulatablemixers,andtwofilters.

Connectionscanincludemultiplecablesfroma

singleoutput,hybridserial/parallelroutings,and

feedbackpaths.

•“Vast”sample‐manglingcapabilities,with

incredibleflexibilityandpower.UsesamplesasFM

modulators,andcreateincrediblyrichprocessing

environments

combiningmultiplestagesof

filtering,waveshaping,andringmodulation,

patchedtogetherhoweveryou’dlike.

•Upto52voicesofpolyphony.

•ImportclassicFMsoundsfromtheDX7.

•Fourper‐voiceLFOs,tenre‐triggerableEGs,nine

key‐trackinggenerators,eightAMSmixers,anda

per‐voicestepsequencer.

•AccesstoallstandardEX

iProgramfeatures,

includingtheCommonLFO,CommonStep

Sequencer,KeyTrack1&2,KARMA,EQ,and

effects–aswellaslayeringwithanyotherEXi

(includingtwoMOD‐7stogether,for12VPM

oscillators!)

Formoreinformation,see“EXi:MOD‐7Waveshaping

VPMSynthesizer”onpage 327oftheParameter

Guide.

Demo mode and authorization

Initially,theMOD‐7willbeindemomode.You’llbe

abletoplay,edit,andsavePrograms,Combis,and

SongswhichusethenewEXi–butuntilyoupurchase

anauthorizationcode,theirsoundwillfadeout

periodically.

Topurchaseanauthorizationcode,andtodownload

additional,freebanksof

MOD‐7sounds,goto

www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe

authorizationcodeonthePlug‐InInfopageinGlobal

mode.

Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:Plug‐inInfo”on

page 738oftheParameterGuide.

KARMA 2.1

KARMA2.1isamajornewrelease,includingsupport

forUserGEs,newcontroloverSceneandModule

quantization,enhancementstotheNoteMapfeature,

andotherimprovements.

User GEs and GE Creation/Editing

TheOASYSnowsupportsUserGEs,with12banksof

128UserGEseach(foratotalof1536).Youcanalso

saveandload.KGEfiles,whichcontainKARMAGEs

andTemplateData.GEsmaybecreated,edited,and

uploadedtotheOASYSusingtheoptionalKARMA

OASYSSoftware(PC/Mac),

availableseparatelyfrom

Karma‐Lab(www.karma‐lab.com).

Display of GE RTC Model in the GE Selection

Dialogs

TheGECategoryandBankSelectDialogsnowshow

theselectedGEʹsRTCModel,providinganindication

ofhowthatparticularGEwillbemappedtothe

ControlSurface,andsomeideaabouthowitis

intendedtooperate.

Quantized/Delayed Scene Changes

Scenechangesmaynowbe quantizedtovariousmetric

divisions,froma16th‐notetripletupto4bars.

(Previously,allscenechangeswerequantizedtothe

next16th‐note).Thelargervaluesensureperfect

New features New features in software version 1.3

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timingforScenechangesatmeasureboundaries,and

allowyoutoselectSceneswellinadvance.Thismakes

iteasiertotimeScenechangesduringlive

performance,andalsomeansthatyoucanbeplaying

withbothhandswhenthechangeactuallyoccurs.

InCombiandSequencermodes,thisquantizationalso

appliesindependentlytoallfivelayers(Masterand

ModulesAthroughD).ThenewSceneStatusdisplay

showsanypendingScenechanges–thosethathave

beenselected,butwhichhavenotyetcompleted.

Formoreinformation,see“SceneChangeQuantize

Window”onpage 115oftheParameterGuide,and“7–

5d:ModuleControlScene

Matrix”onpage 439ofthe

ParameterGuide.

Adjustable Quantize Window per Module

Previously,allModulesthathadtheQuantizeTrigger

settingturnedOnwouldbequantizedtothenearest

16thnote.WhilethisallowedintricateDJ‐style

performances,itcouldalsomakeitdifficulttotrigger

Modulesinperfecttimeduringnormalperformance,

especiallyatfastertempos.Now,youcanselecta

Quantize

WindowindependentlyforeachModule–for

example,usea1/4‐noteor8th‐notevalueforless

chanceofatimingerror,ora16th‐notewhenfancier

retriggeringeffectsaredesired.Triplet‐basedvalues

arealsoprovidedforretriggeringtriplet‐basedgrooves

“off‐beat.”

Evenmorepowerfully,theQuantizeWindowis

alsoa

destinationinthePerfRTPpage,sothatyoucan

changeitinreal‐timefromtheControlSurface.For

example,youcouldchangeitduringliveperformance

toallowquickretriggeringinabreakdownsection,

thensetitbacktoaquarternoteformorerelaxed

triggering

duringtherestofthesong.

Formoreinformation,see“7–4:ModuleParameters‐

Trigger”onpage 110oftheParameterGuide,and“7–

6:PerfReal‐TimeParameters”onpage 116ofthe

ParameterGuide.

Copy Note Maps

YoucannowcopyCustomNoteMapsbetween

Programs,Combis,andSongs.Additionally,youcan

copyanyoftheGlobalNoteMapTablesintothe

CustomTable,touseasastartingpointforfurther

modification.Forexample,youcancopyoneofthe

side‐stick/ridenotemapsforuseas

adrumkit,and

theneditthekicktobemappedtoadifferentnote.

Formoreinformation,see“CopyNoteMap”on

page 143oftheParameterGuide.

Note Map Display shortcut and enhancements

FromtheKARMAControltab,youmaynowtouchthe

smallNoteMapDisplaytojumptotheNoteMap

page.TheNoteMapcanbechangedhereusingthe

Tableparameter(previously,thisselectedamapfor

viewingbutdidnotassignittotheModule).

Additionally,thenewDisplay

Moduleparameter

allowstheNoteMapforeachModuletobeviewed

andchangedifdesired.

Formoreinformation,see“7–3:ModuleParameters‐

Control”onpage 105oftheParameterGuide,and

“DisplayModule”onpage 447oftheParameter

Guide.

Enhancements to the Play 0–6 KARMA GE page

TheCurrentSceneandInitial(stored)Scenearenow

displayedonthePlay0‐6KARMAGEpage,inthe

upperleft‐handcorneroftheCCs/NotesActivity

section,rightabovethefiveModulelabelsM,A,B,C,

andD.

Additionally,touchingthoseModulelabelsnow

changestheModuleControl

LayersoftheControl

Surface,aswellasthelayerthatyouareviewingand

editingonthescreen.

Improved timing when changing scenes

Previously,theremighthavesometimesbeenaslight

hesitationwhenchangingscenes,especiallyinCombis,

dependingontheCombinationandthemomentat

whichthescenewaschanged.Thishasbeengreatly

improvedinKARMA2.1.

Load and un-load EXs without restarting

YoucannowchangetheEXsconfigurationwithout

restartingtheOASYS.SimplyselectthedesiredEXsas

before,usingtheExpansionSampleSetupmenu

commandontheGlobalmodeBasicpage.Whenyou

exitthedialogbox,theEXswillbeloadedand/orun‐

loadedautomatically.Notethatloadingalarge

EXs

maytakesometime.

Lossless compression of EXs1 and 2

EXs1and2arenowloadedintoRAMusinganew,

losslesscompressiontechnique.Thisyieldsamodest

reductioninsize:EXs1nowuses284MBinsteadof

313MB,andEXs2uses464MBinsteadof503MB.With

2GBinstalledandbothEXsloaded,thisincreasesthe

availableusersamplingRAMbyabout

68MB.

You’llnoticethatthisismuchmilderthanthedramatic

sizereductionsofmp3,orthePCMcompression

sometimesfoundinothersynthesizers.Thereisa

strongadvantageovertheseothermethods,however:

theOASYScompressioniscompletelylossless,and

causesabsolutelynodegradationinaudioquality.

Other improvements

YoucannowtransposeEXi1and2independently,

usingparametersontheEXiCommonpage.

AllStepSequencersnowincludediscretesmoothing

controlsforattackanddecay,allowingmorecontrol

andthecreationofsimpleenvelopeshapes.This

includestheEXiCommonStepSequencerandtheper‐

voiceStep

SequencersintheAL‐1andMOD‐7.

InSequencermode,aplaybuttonhasbeenaddedto

MIDIEventEdit,allowingyoutoheartheresultsof

editswhilekeepingthedialogboxopen.

Quick Start

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New features in software version 1.2

OASYSsoftwareversion1.2addsanumberofnew

features,includingincreasedpolyphonyfortheAL‐1

andSTR‐1,polyphonicunison,unisonstereospread,

improvedparametersmoothing,andapowerfuland

easy‐to‐usechordfeature.Italsoincludesademoof

thenewLegacyAnalogoption,whichcanbe

enabled

viaanauthorizationcodepurchasedfrom

www.korguser.net.

New EXi option: Legacy Analog

TheLegacyAnalogcollectionforOASYSfeatures

enhancedversionsoftwoclassicKorganalogsynths,

usingKorg’sproprietaryCMT(ComponentModeling

Technology):theMS‐20EXandPolysixEX.

Muchmorethansimplere‐creationsoftheiracclaimed

vintagepredecessors,however,theseEXitaketheir

conceptstothenextlevel–withmanynewfeatures



uniquetotheOASYS.

Demo mode and authorization

AdemoversionoftheLegacyAnalogcollectionis

installedwithOASYSsoftwareversion1.2,andnew

ProgramsusingtheMS‐20EXandPolysixEXare

loadedintoBankUSER‐D.

Indemomode,youcanplay,edit,andsavePrograms,

Combis,andSongswhichusethenewEXi–butuntil

you

purchaseanauthorizationcode,theirsoundwill

fadeoutperiodically.

Topurchaseanauthorizationcode,andtodownload

additional,freebanksofLegacyAnalogsounds,goto

www.korguser.net.Oncepurchased,youcanenterthe

authorizationcodeonthenewPlug‐InInfopagein

Globalmode.

Formoreinformation,see“GlobalP6:

Plug‐inInfo”on

page 738oftheParameterGuide.

MS-20EX

TheMS‐20EXisaflexible,semi‐modularvirtualanalog

synthesizer.Atitsheartisafaithfulre‐creationofthe

originalKorgMS‐20,includingbothitsmanyfeatures

anditsdistinctive,oftenaggressivetimbralsignature.

Tothiscore,weaddedallofthefeaturesfirst

introducedintheKorg

LegacyMS‐20plug‐in,suchas

theExternalModulationroutings,tempo

synchronization,andtheAnalogknob,formodeling

theinherentinstabilitiesofanalogoscillatorsand

filters.

Then,wemadesignificant,OASYS‐onlymodifications

tothePatchPanel,inspiredbytheMS‐20’sbigbrother,

theMS‐50.Theseenablediscrete

accesstoallmajor

components,includingbothVCOs,theHPF,LPF,

VCA,andtheESP’sBandPassFilter,formore

powerfulpatchingcapabilities.

ThePatchPanelitselfisalsomoreflexible,withtwo

newmixersformergingandscalingsignals,and

unlimited“mults,”sothateachoutputcanbe

connected

tomultipleinputs.LiketheoriginalMS‐20,

youcanalsousealiveaudioinputasbothanaudio

andcontrolsource.

Finally,weaddedAMSmodulationforalloriginalMS‐

20controls,plusfouradditionalEGs,fouradditional

LFOs,andfourAMSmixers.Ofcourse,theMS‐20EX

has

accesstoallstandardEXiProgramfeatures,

includingdualkeytrackinggenerators,theCommon

LFOandCommonStepSequencer,Vector,KARMA,

EQ,andeffects.

Formoreinformation,see“EXi:MS‐20EX”onpage 285

oftheParameterGuide.

PolysixEX

ThePolysixEXisarich‐sounding,easy‐to‐usevirtual

analogsynth.Italsofeaturesveryhighpolyphony–up

to172voices,withroomforeffects!

WhendesigningthePolysixEX,westartedwitha

faithfulreproductionofthefeaturesandsonic

characteroftheclassicKorgPolysix.Theseincludea

VCOand

sub‐oscillator,pulse‐widthmodulationwith

adedicatedLFO,afour‐pole,self‐oscillatingresonant

lowpassfilter,anADSRenvelope,aModulation

Generator(akaLFO),anintegratedarpeggiator,and

built‐ineffects.

Next,aswiththeMS‐20EX,weaddedthefeatures

fromtheKorgLegacyPolysix,includingExternal

Modulationroutings,

temposynchronization,andthe

Analogcontrol.

Finally,weaddedAMSmodulationforalloriginal

Polysixknobsandswitches,plustwoadditionalEGs,

twoadditionalLFOs,andfourAMSmixers.

Ofcourse,thePolysixEXhasaccesstoallstandardEXi

Programfeatures,includingdualkeytracking

generators,theCommonLFOandCommon

Step

Sequencer,Vector,KARMA,EQ,andeffects.

Theseadditionalfeaturesopenupexpressiveand

timbralpossibilitiesfarbey ondtheoriginal

instrument–andyetallofthemainsynthesis

parametersfitontoasinglepageofthedisplay.

Together,thesemakethePolysixEXaperfect

combinationofsimplicity,greatsound,andversatility.

Formore

information,see“EXi:PolysixEX”on

page 313oftheParameterGuide.

What is CMT?

Korg’sCMT(ComponentModelingTechnology)

createsvirtualinstrumentsthatareindistinguishable

fromtheoriginal.CMTtakesanorganicapproachto

modeling,reproducingnotonlythesoundbutalsothe

characterandresponsecurveofeachparameter,so

thattheresultsarecompletelyfaithfultotheoriginal

model.

CMT’scloningofthe

entireinstrument,basedonan

intimateknowledgeoftheoriginalanalogcircuits,

ensuresthateverynuanceisreplicated–deliveringall

thepowerandsubtletythatupuntilnowonlytrue

analogsynthesiscouldprovide.

New features New features in software version 1.1

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Increased polyphony for the AL-1 & STR-1

AspartofourcontinuedrefinementstotheOASYS

system,youcannowplaymorevoicesoftheAL‐1and

STR‐1!

TheupdatedAL‐1iscapableofplaying96voices(up

from84),andtheSTR‐1’smaxpolyphonyisnow48

voices(upfrom32–afactorof

50%).Naturally,thefull

audiofidelityofthepreviousversionshasbeen

preserved.

Unison enhancements

Unisonhasbeenimprovedinseveralways,forboth

HD‐1andEXiPrograms.Tobeginwith,youcannow

enableunisoninPolymode,aswellasinMono.The

newUnisonStereoSpreadparameterdistributes

unisonvoicesacrossthestereofield,foramoreintense

effect.Finally,the

rangeofUnisonDetunehasbeen

doubled,toatotalwidthof200cents(100centsupand

down).

Formoreinformation,see“Unison”onpage 35ofthe

ParameterGuide.

Max # of Notes

ThenewMax#ofNotesparameterletsyoumodelthe

voice‐leadingofvintagesynthesizers,suchasthe

Polysix,aswellascontroltheresourcesrequiredby

individualProgramsinCombinationandSequencer

modes.Max#ofNotesisavailableinbothHD‐1and

EXiPrograms,aswell

asforeachTimbreinaCombi

andeachTrackinaSong.

Formoreinformation,see“Max#ofNotes”onpage 34

oftheParameterGuide.

Improved parameter smoothing

Sinceitsinitialrelease,OASYShasusedseveral

differentsmoothingprocessestominimize

“steppiness”onknobs,sliders,andcontrols.These

processeshavebeenfurtherimproved,viaanew

adaptivesmoothingalgorithm.

ToneAdjustisnowsmoothedaswell,sothatyoucan

usethisControlSurfacemodeforperformanceaswell

asediting.Manyparametersarealsonowsmoothed

evenwheneditedfromtheLCD.

Chord mode

TheoriginalPolysixhadafun,coolChordfunction,

whichletyoustoreachordandthentransposeitby

playingsinglenotesonthekeyboard.Wethoughtthis

wassuchagoodideathatweintegrateditthroughout

theOASYSsystem.YoucannowenableChordmode

foranyHD

‐1orEXiProgram,aswellasforeach

TimbreinaCombiandeachTrackinaSong.

ChordmodeisintegratedwiththeDrum/ChordPads.

Justasbefore,youcanstoreupto8‐notechordsfor

eachPad–butnow,withChordmode,youcanusethe

pads

toselectachord,andthenplayitfromthe

keyboard.

AnewChordSWfunctionletsyouenableanddisable

ChordmodefromSW1,SW2,ortheAssignableFoot

Switch.

ChordmodecanduplicatethewaythatthePolysix

chordsworked,butitcanalsousealloftheVoice

Assignoptionstocreatedifferenteffects–suchasmono

legatochordswithfingeredportamento,orpoly

chordsthatoverlaponeanother.

Formoreinformation,see“UsingChordmode”on

page 54,and“Chord”onpage 35oftheParameter

Guide.

New features in software version 1.1

OASYSsoftwareversion1.1addedanumberofnew

features,includingtheSTR‐1PluckedStringEXi,

supportforupto2GBofRAM,anewAMSMixertype,

andmore.

New EXi: STR-1 Plucked String

AsthefirstEXiupdateforOASYS,theSTR‐1Plucked

Stringadvancesthestateoftheartinphysical

modeling,buildingonoveradecadeofKorg’sresearch

withnewinnovationsexclusivetoOASYS.Itoffersa

comprehensiveandsophisticatedsetofsynthesistools,

capableofcreatingbothtraditional

sounds(acoustic

andelectricguitarsandbasses,clavinetsand

harpsichords,harps,bells,electricpianos,ethnic

instruments,etc.)andunique,experimentaltimbres.

Formoreinformation,see“EXi:STR‐1PluckedString”

onpage 239oftheParameterGuide.

Support for up to 2 GB of RAM

OASYSnowsupportsupto2gigabytesofRAM,which

canbeusedforRAMandEXssamples.Amongother

things,thismeansthatyoumaynowloadbothEXs1

andEXs2atthesametime,ifdesired.

Formoreinformation,see“Installingmemory”on

page 1092oftheParameterGuide,“Expansion

Sample

Setup”onpage 742,and“SamplingandRAM”on

page 621oftheParameterGuide.

Supported DRAM DIMM modules

TheOASYShastwoDIMMsockets.Oneslotis

occupiedbyfactory‐installedmemory;theotherisleft

openforuserexpansion.

Somecommercially‐availablememorywillnot

workwiththeOASYS.Thefollowingtypesof

memoryaresupported.

Specifications:184‐pinDIMMDDRSDRAM,

unbuffered,non‐ECC

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PC2700(DDR333CL2.5)

PC3200(DDR400CL3)

CapacityfortheadditionalDIMM:512MBor1GB

DRAMDIMMisnotamanufactureroption.Please

usecommercially‐availablememorysoldfor

computers.

IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthetypeofDRAM

DIMMmodulesthatcanbeused,pleasecontactyour

localKorgdistributor.

EXi audio input

OASYSnowincludesstandardparametersforrouting

audiointoEXiinstruments.Youcanusethisfor

processingliveorrecordedinputsthroughEXi

synthesisengines,orforcreatingfeedbackloops.

Initially,thesefeaturesaresupportedbythenewSTR‐

1.Formoreinformation,see“4–2:EXiAudioInput”on

page 168

oftheParameterGuide(Programmode),“2–

6:EXiAudioInput”onpage 422oftheParameter

Guide(Combinationmode),and“2‐6:EXiAudio

Input”onpage 530oftheParameterGuide(Sequencer

mode).

ForinformationonusingaudioinputwiththeSTR‐1,

see“4‐8c:Feedback”onpage 261oftheParameter



Guide.

New AMS Mixer type: Gate

ThisnewMixerTypeletsyousetuptwodifferentAMS

sources(orfixedAMSamounts),andthenswitch

betweenthetwousingathirdAMSsource.

It’ssimilartoanaudiogatewithaside‐chain,butwith

evenmoreflexibility–sinceyougettochoosewhat

happenswhenthegate

isclosed(belowthethreshold),

aswellaswhenit’sopen(abovethethreshold).

Amongotherthings,youcanusethistoapplypitch

bendtosomenotes,butnottoothers,basedonthe

stateofacontrolleratnote‐on.

Formoreinformation,see“Gate”onpage 95ofthe

Parameter

Guide.

Half-Damper Enable

InthepreviousOASYSsoftware,Half‐Damperpedals,

normalsustainpedals,andMIDICC#64modulated

theAmpEGReleaseTimebydefault.Thisfeaturemay

nowbeenabledordisabledasdesired,onaper‐

Programbasis.

Formoreinformation,see“1–1f:Half‐Damper

Control”onpage 37oftheParameterGuide

(HD‐1

Programs)and“4–1g:Half‐DamperControl”on

page 166oftheParameterGuide(EXiPrograms).

Footswitch can control Inc/Dec

Youcannowassignthefoot‐switchtocontrolthe

front‐panelIncorDecbuttons.Thiscanbe

convenientincertainliveperformancesituations.For

moreinformation,see“Usingafootswitchtoselect

Programs”onpage 49,and“FootSwitch

Assignments”onpage 1035oftheParameterGuide.

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Introduction to OASYS

Main Features

Open Architecture Synthesis Studio

TheOASYSfeaturestheOA(OpenArchitecture)

synthesissystem,whichoffersallthebenefitsofa

variablesoftwaresystembackedbythehardware

integritythatcanonlycomefromafully‐integrated

instrumentdesign.

Currently,theOASYSincludessophisticatedPCM

sampleplaybackincludingWaveSequencingand

VectorSynthesis(theHD‐1

HighDefinition

Synthesizer),analogmodeling(theAL‐1Analog

ModelingSynthesizer),tonewheelorganmodeling

(CX‐3TonewheelOrgan),andphysicalmodeling(the

STR‐1PluckedString).

TheoptionalLAC‐1LegacyAnalogCollectionadds

twoCMTModeledAnalogSynthesizers,theMS‐20EX

andPolysixEX,forawealthofadditionaltimbral

capabilities.

The

OASYS‘sOpenArchitectureisdesignedtoenable

futureoptionstofurtherexpandtheinstrument’s

capabilities,includingadditionalEXiexpansion

instruments,EXsexpansionsamples,andEXf

expansioneffects.

TheOA(OpenArchitecture)synthesissystemtogether

withKARMA,asixteentrackMIDIsequencerand

sixteentrackharddiskrecorder,asampler,

control

surface,andakeyboardwithgreatresponsearealltied

togetherbyahigh‐speedprocessorintoanorganic

wholeastheOASYS(OpenArchitectureSynthesis

Studio),theperfectinstrumenttofuelyourmusical

creativity.

Detailed Specifications

•Synthesismethods:

HD‐1HighDefinitionSynthesizer

AL‐1(AnalogModelingSynthesizer)

CX‐3(TonewheelOrgan)

STR‐1(PluckedString)

MS‐20EX(CMTModeledAnalogSynthesizer)

PolysixEX(CMTModeledAnalogSynthesizer)

MOD‐7(WaveshapingVPMSynthesizer)

FutureEXi(ExpansionInstruments)

•Maximumpolyphony

*1*2

:

HD‐1:172voices(172oscillators)

AL‐1:96voices

CX‐3:172voices

STR‐1:48voices

MS‐20EX:48voices

PolysixEX:172voices

MOD‐7:52voices

•PCMsamplingmethod:16‐bit,48kHz;supports

bothuncompresseddataandlosslesscompression

•PresetPCM:314MB(1,505multisamples,1,338

drumsamples)

•EXs1ROMExpansion:

313MB(229multisamples,

1,483drumsamples;losslesscompressionreduces

RAMsizeto284MB)

•EXs2ConcertGrandPiano:503MB(10

multisamples;losslesscompressionreducesRAM

sizeto464MB)

•PCMRAM:Uptoabout1.5GB,dependingupon

theinstalledRAMandcurrentlyloadedEXs

samples;see“SamplingandRAM”

onpage 123for

moreinformation.

• Wavesequences:374usermemories,150preloaded

*1)Theactualmaximumpolyphonydependsonthe

oscillatorsettingsforstereomultisamples,velocity

crossfading,wavesequencecrossfading,anddouble

mode.

*2)Ifmultiplesynthesismethodsarebeingused

simultaneously,therequirednumberofvoicesof

polyphonywillautomaticallybe

allocatedbythe

systemasnecessary.

PCM synthesis engine – HD-1 High

Definition Synthesizer

High-capacity PCM sounds, newly designed

oscillator

TheHD‐1HighDefinitionsynthesizer,whichisthe

PCMsynthesisengineoftheOASYS,usesanewly

designedoscillator.

ThePCMwaveformsare16‐bit48kHz,usingeitherno

datacompressionorlosslesscompressioninorderto

maintainfullfidelity.Theyincludeatotalofmorethan

1Gigabyte

ofmeticulously‐recordedstereosamples

andlongsamples.

Eachvoicehasoscillators(twooscillatorsallowing

four‐stagevelocityswitching/crossfading/layering)

thatcanuseuptoeight(stereo)multisamples,upto

fourfilters(twofilterseachwithfourmodesandfour

routings),twoamps,fiveLFOs,andfiveEGs,all

availablesimultaneously.

Eachvoice

(oscillator,filter,amp,etc.)providesa

generousarrayofmodulationfunctionsand

parameters,lettingyouconstructintricateandrich

sounds.

TheEXs2ConcertGrandPianoextendedPCMlibrary

consistsofalavish503MBoflongstereosamples,

capturedforeachkeyatfourlevelsofdynamics.In

addition,theNote

‐OnControlfunctionreproducesthe

sympatheticstringvibrationthatoccurswhenyou

holddownthedamperpedal.Whenyouholddown

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thedamperpedalandstrikeakey,thesympathetically

vibratingstringswillalsosound,faithfullyreplicating

thedepthandtransparencyofanacousticpiano.

Stapleensemblesoundssuchasstringsandbrassuse

stereosamplingtocapturetheirnaturalspaciousness,

witharichvarietyofarticulationssuchastremolo,

pizzicato,and

sforzando,aswellasfour‐levelvelocity

switchingandcrossfadingtoensureanaturalrangeof

expression.

Reedinstrumentssuchassaxandoboeweresampled

forextendedtimestoincludenatural‐soundingvibrato

producedbytheplayer.

Thedrumsthataresoimportantfortheoverall

characterofatrackalso

usestereosampling,withlong

samplesthatcapturethenaturaldecayandfour‐level

velocityswitchingandcrossfadingfornatural

dynamics.

Wave sequencing – generating textured tones or

rhythmic sounds

InadditiontosimplyplayingbackthePCMwaveform,

theHD‐1HighDefinitionSynthesizer’soscillatorsalso

supportKorg’sproprietaryWaveSequencing

functionality.

WavesequencingsuccessivelyswitchesthroughPCM

waveforms,crossfadingbetweendifferentsoundsto

createtexturedtonesorrhythmicsounddesigns.Made

famousonKorg’sWAVESTATI ON,wavesequencing

hasbeen

redesignedtobeeveneasierandmore

creativethanever.

Youdon’thavetostopwithsimplyplayingbackPCM

waveformsinsuccession–youcanfreelyspecifythe

timing,length,andpitchofeachwaveform.Thetiming

atwhichwaveformsareswitchedcanevenbe

synchronizedtothetempo.You

canalsouseAMS

(AlternateModulationSources)toobtainsounddesign

possibilitiesthatarecompletelyunthinkablefora

conventionalPCMsynthesizer;forexample,youcan

usetheoutputofanenvelopegeneratortocontrolthe

timingatwhichwaveformsareswitched.

Advanced Vector Synthesis – create not only

sounds, but also sound fields

TheOASYSincludesAdvancedVectorSynthesis,

whichletsyousynthesizespatialsound‐fields.

InCombinationmode,youcanassigneachtimbreto

oneofthefourdirections(up,down,left,orright),and

usethefront‐panelVectorJoysticktocontrolthe

timbrevolumesoreffects.

InProgrammode,youcanuse

thisforrealtimecontrol

overthebalancebetweenoscillators1and2orfor

controllingeffects,givingyouapowerfultooltocreate

soundswithdynamicmovement.

InadditiontocontrollingtheVectorpositionmanually

inrealtime,youcanusethefive‐pointVectorEnvelope

tocontrolvectorsautomatically.Foreach

point,you

canspecifytheVectorposition,howlongtheenvelope

willholdatthepoint,andhowlongitwilltaketo

transitiontothenextpoint.Transitionandholdtimes

canuseeitherabsolutetime,orrhythmicvalues

synchronizedtothesystemtempo.

Ultra high-precision filters are the core of sound

design

Becauseofitspowerandconceptualeaseof

understanding,subtractivesynthesis(thetechniqueof

creatingsoundbyselectivelyremovingportionsfrom

anovertone‐richwaveform)hasbecomethestandard

forsynthesizerstoday.Oneofthemostimportant

componentsofsubtractivesynthesisisthefilter.

ThefiltersectionoftheHD‐1

HighDefinition

synthesizerprovidesfourfilteringtypes(lowpass,

highpass,bandpass,andbandreject)andfourtypes

ofrouting(single,serial,parallel,and24dB).

TheamazingpoweroftheOA(OpenArchitecture)

synthesissystemproducesnaturalandbeautiful

filteringthatdoesnotweakenthesound,delivering

smoothfilter

sweepsandresonance.

TheampoftheOASYScontainsdrivercircuitrythat

coversawiderangeofdistortion,fromthemildand

warmoverdrivecharacteristicofclassicanalog

synthesizers,tothesharpdistortionproducedby

audiosignalfeedback.

Inaddition,thekeytrackinggeneratorallowsthe

filteringtovaryaccordingtothe

keyboardrange;you

canapplysubtlefilteringforconvincingsimulation

sounds,oraggressivefilteringthatproducesdrastic

changesinfilteringasyouplayupordownthe

keyboard.

Dive into an ocean of creative potential – flexible

modulation routing, EG, LFO, and AMS

OASYStakesadvantageofitslavishamountof

availableprocessingpowertoproduceultra‐fastand

ultra‐smoothEGs(envelopegenerators)andLFOs.

EGsallowyoutospecifyhowthesounddevelopsover

time,fromitsonsettoitsend.TheHD‐1High

DefinitionSynthesizerletsyouadjustthecurvature

of

eachEGstage(attack,decay,slope,andrelease),giving

youdetailedcontroloverhowthetoneandvolume

changeovertime,andmakingitpossibletoprogram

anythingfromsimulatedacousticsoundstovintage

synthesizersoundsintheutmostdetail.

TheHD‐1providesacommonLFOforeach

timbre

andtwoLFOsforeachvoice.Youcanchoosefrom

eighteentypesofLFOwaveform,andalsoadjustthe

phaseofthewaveform,thecurve,andthecentervalue

oftheamplitudetocreatedistinctivelymodulated

soundsthathaveneverbeenheardbefore.Sincethe

waveformitselfisgeneratedwith

extremelyhigh

precision,youcancreateperfectlysmoothsweeps.

You’llappreciatetheLFO’stightnessandaccuracynot

justathighspeeds,butalsoforlow‐speedmodulation.

Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoucanalsoapplykeysync

sothatthesamemodulationoccurseachtimeanoteis

played,

orsynchronizethemodulationspeedtothe

tempotocreaterhythmicaltonalchanges.

Korg’sAMS(AlternateModulationSources)giveyoua

richarrayofmodulationpossibilities,with52different

modulationsourcesyoucanusetocontrolthesoundin

complexways.TheOASYStakesthisclassicKorg

featureevenfurther,via

theAMSMixers.Theseletyou

createevenmoredetailedmodulationdesigns,suchas

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