OASYS by Korg
Synthesis type:		PCM, Physical Modelling, Sampler, Analog Modelling
Polyphony:		172 Maximum [HD-1] 96 Maximum [AL-1]
Oscillators:		2 + Sub-oscillator, noise, ring mod., FM and Sync
Multitimbral:		16
VCF:		2x multimode
Keyboard:		76 or 88-key Aftertouch, Velocity
Left hand control:		2x Joystick, 2x Switch, Ribbon, Karma
External control:		MIDI
Memory:		314MB ROM, 500+MB RAM, 40GB HDD
Onboard effects:		12 insert, 2 master, 2 total
Produced:		2005 -
Original price:		$8000 - $8500

The Korg OASYS is a workstation synthesizer released in early 2005, 1 year after the successful Korg Triton Extreme. Unlike the Triton series, the Oasys is implemented on a custom Linux operating system and is designed to be arbitrarily expandable via software updates, with its functionality limited only by the PC-like hardware. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (800x615, 43 KB) Korg OASYS keyboard. ... Korg Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments. ... Synthesis (from the ancient Greek σύν (with) and θεσις (placing), is commonly understood to be an integration of two or more pre-existing elements which results in a new creation. ... PCM is an initialism which can have different meanings: Phase Change Material Pulse-code modulation, a way to digitally encode signals representing sound and their video counterparts Potential Cancer Marker Communist Party of Mexico Plug Compatible Manufacturer Power-train control module, a computer in a car which controls the car... Physical modelling synthesis is the synthesis of sound by using a set of equations and algorithms to simulate a physical source of sound. ... A sampler can be any of the following things: In general, a sampler is any broadly representative cross-section of some collection; for instance, food products are sometimes packaged in samplers containing a variety of chocolates or beers. ... Polyphony is the property of an electronic musical instrument which describes how many notes it can sound at one time. ... Oscillation is the periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure as seen, for example, in a swinging pendulum. ... Often used in the realm of digital keyboard synthesisers, an instrument that is multitimbral is one which allows you to combine several voices or timbres at the same time. ... A voltage-controlled filter is a signal processing device in a modular analog synthesizer positioned after the oscillator. ... Hello People who love keyboards!!!!!!!!!!!! Headline text This article is about keyboards on musical instruments. ... Joystick elements: 1. ... A ribbon controller is a user interface used to control parameters of electronic musical instruments, primarily used with analog synthesizers. ... Musical Instrument Digital Interface, or MIDI, is a system designed to transmit information between electronic musical instruments. ... Look up ROM in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up RAM, Ram, ram in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Korg Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments. ... A synthesizer (or synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument designed to produce electronically generated sound, using techniques such as additive, subtractive, FM, physical modelling synthesis, or phase distortion. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... An operating system (OS) is a computer program that manages the hardware and software resources of a computer. ... A personal computer (PC) is usually a microcomputer whose price, size, and capabilities make it suitable for personal usage. ...

Features

The standard Oasys comes with a hardware similar to many personal computers:

• 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 CPU
• 40Gb hard disk drive
• 1Gb DDR RAM
• 10.4" LCD touch screen

It features Korg's OASYS (acronym for Open Architecture SYnthesis Studio) technology, which allows multiple synthesis engines to be used simultaneously. The OASYS also includes second-generation KARMA technology (with the first generation having first appeared in the Korg KARMA). It has either a 76-key synth-action or 88-key hammer-action keyboard. New Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading logo The Pentium 4 is a seventh-generation x86 architecture microprocessor produced by Intel and is their first all-new CPU design, called the NetBurst architecture, since the Pentium Pro of 1995. ... CPU can stand for: in computing: Central processing unit in journalism: Commonwealth Press Union in law enforcement: Crime prevention unit in software: Critical patch update, a type of software patch distributed by Oracle Corporation in Macleans College is often known as Ash Lim. ... Typical hard drives of the mid-1990s. ... DDR SDRAM or double-data-rate synchronous dynamic random access memory is a type of memory integrated circuit used in computers. ... LCD redirects here. ... Nintendo DS Touch screen A touch screen is an input/output device that allows the user to interact with the computer by touching the display screen. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ... The Korg KARMA music workstation was released in 2001 as a specialised member of the Korg Triton family. ...

Synthesis engines

As of October 10, 2006 the latest version of the OASYS OS is 1.2.1, featuring the following synthesis engines: In computing, an operating system (OS) is the system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations. ...

1. HD-1: A PCM synthesizer, with 628Mb of wave ROM
2. AL-1: A model of a 96-note polyphonic analog synthesizer (84 notes in previous versions of the OS)
3. CX-3: A modelled tonewheel organ based on the current CX-3
4. STR-1: A Plucked String physical model
5. LAC-1: Korg Polysix, an analog model, and Korg MS20, an analog model

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External links

• Korg Website
• Karma Lab Website
• Electronic Musician's review - PDF file
• The Art Of Sound Website (Audio Demos)
• Understanding the Korg OASYS with video interviews and media gallery
• History of the old OASYS project
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