Korg Oasys Operation Manual page 10

Quick Start
Program Select
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.
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Category Popup button
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
Bank Contents
INT-A...D HD-1Programs
HD-1Programs; requires the
*1
INT-E
EXs1 ROM Expansion PCM
INT-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs
*2
GM (INT-G) GM2 main Programs
g(1)...g(9) GM2 variation Programs
g(d) GM2 drum Programs
HD-1 Programs; requires the
*1
USER-A,
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano
000...007
PCM.
USER-A, HD-1 Vocoder and demo song
009...010 Programs
USER-A,
Initialized HD-1 Programs
11...127
USER-B Initialized HD-1 Programs
USER-C MOD-7 Programs
MS-20EX and PolysixEX
USER-D
*1
Programs
USER-E STR-1 Programs
USER-F AL-1 and CX-3 Programs
USER-G Initialized HD-1 Programs
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.
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
Bank Type
HD-1
EXi
GM
Bank type
can be set to
either HD-1
*1
or EXi