Korg Soundlink DRS OASYS PCI User Manual page 13

Using the OASYS PCI
Control Panel allows you to edit the parameters of a Patch; those parameters may
be very different, depending on the Patch's synthesis algorithm.
For more information, see "Using Programs & Patches" on page 19.
Effects
Effects are used to modify the sound of Patches, Audio Inputs, or Streams. They can
be used as insert effects in the Mixer Channels and Output Busses, or as send effects
via the Send Busses.
Each Effect contains its own audio processing algorithm, which may be quite
different from one Effect to another. The Effect Control Panel allows you to edit the
parameters of an Effect; those parameters may be very different, depending on the
Effect's synthesis algorithm.
For more information, see "Using Effects" on page 23.
Samples
A Sample is an audio file, which can be placed in a Multisample (see below) and
then played back by sample-based OASYS PCI Patches. OASYS PCI recognizes 16-
bit and 24-bit samples in a number of different formats, including AIFF, WAV,
Sound Designer II (on MacOS only), and Korg's proprietary .kes format.
For more information, see "Using Samples & Multisamples" on page 35.
Multisamples
Multisamples are collections of one or more Samples assigned to ranges across the
keyboard. Each key range has offsets for common parameters, such as volume, pan,
filter cutoff, decay, and so on, which can be used to adjust Patch parameters
individually for each Sample.
For more information, see "Using Samples & Multisamples" on page 35.
OASYS PCI Editor
The OASYS PCI Editor program allows you to control all of the sound production
and audio processing aspects of the OASYS PCI, including all mixer settings,
loading of Programs and Effects, and all Program, Patch, and Effects parameters.
If you are using the OASYS PCI in conjunction with a digital audio program, you
should leave the OASYS PCI Editor running in the background, so that you can
switch to it for editing Programs and Effects.
OASYS PCI Engine
The OASYS PCI Engine controls the low-level functions of the OASYS PCI system,
such as sending and receiving MIDI, playing sounds, and so on. It will
automatically start up whenever the OASYS PCI is being used, and will
automatically quit again when it is not. On MacOS systems, it's located in the
System Extensions folder; on Windows systems, it's located in the
windows/system directory.
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