Korg Oasys Operation Manual page 35

TAP TEMPO button
This button lets you enter tempos simply by tapping
your finger on the button. You can use this
interchangeably with the "TEMPO knob," above. Two
taps are enough to change the tempo; for greater
accuracy, you can continue tapping, and the tempo will
be averaged over the most recent 16 taps.
For example, you can use TAP TEMPO to control the
KARMA tempo:
1. In Program mode or Combination mode, start the
KARMA function running.
Turn on the KARMA ON/OFF switch, and play a key
or a pad. If you turn on the LATCH switch, the
KARMA function will continue playing even after you
lift up your hands.
2. Lightly press the TAP TEMPO switch several
times at the desired tempo.
Notice that the "q =" in the upper right of the LCD
screen will change to show the new tempo.
If you press the TAP TEMPO switch at shorter
intervals, the playback tempo will become
correspondingly faster.
Note: You can also tap tempos using a foot switch. For
more information, see "Foot Switch Assignments" on
page 1035 of the Parameter Guide.
19. SAMPLING buttons
REC button
In Sampling, Program, Combination, and Sequencer
modes, pressing this button enters the initial sampling‐
ready mode. The button's LED will light up.
To continue, press the SAMPLING START/STOP
button, as described below.
START/STOP button
In Sampling, Program, Combination, and Sequencer
modes, pressing this when the SAMPLING REC
button is lit will do one of three things, depending on
the setting of the Trigger parameter (on the Sampling
mode Recording ‐ Audio Input page):
• If Trigger is set to Sampling START SW, sampling
will begin immediately.
• If Trigger is set to Note On, sampling will begin as
soon as you play a note on the keyboard.
• If Trigger is set to Threshold, sampling will begin
as soon as the selected audio source reaches a
preset volume level.
On the Sampling mode's P1: Sample Edit page,
pressing this button will play the selected sample.
This button is also used to play back WAV files from
the disk. You can play back WAV files in the directory
window of various Disk mode pages, in the Disk mode
Make Audio CD page, in the Sequencer mode audio
Front and rear panels
track editing dialog boxes, and in the Select Directory
menu command of the Program, Combination,
Sequencer, and Sampling modes.
Shortcuts
The front‐panel controls offer a number of shortcuts
for commonly‐used features, as detailed below.
ENTER + numeric keys 0–9: Menu commands
Each page has a set of menu commands, which
provide access to different utilities, commands, and
options, depending on the page you're currently on.
You can use the menu commands entirely from the
touch‐screen, by pressing the menu button in the
upper right‐hand corner of the screen and then
selecting an option from the menu that appears.
Even though each page may have its own unique
menu commands, the menus are standardized as much
as possible. For instance, WRITE is almost always the
first menu item in Program, Combination, and
Sequence modes.
You can take advantage of this standardization by
using a shortcut to access any of the first ten menu
items:
1. Hold down the ENTER key.
2. Press a number (0‐9) on the numeric keypad to
select the desired menu command, starting with 0.
For instance, press 0 for the first menu command, 1 for
the second, and so on.
If the menu command just toggles an option on and off
(such as Exclusive Solo), then you're done. If the
command calls up a dialog box, the dialog will appear
on the LCD, and you can proceed just as if you'd
selected the command from the touch‐screen.
ENTER + REC/WRITE: Auto Song Setup
The Auto Song Setup feature copies the current
Program or Combination into a Song, and then puts
the OASYS in record‐ready mode.
If inspiration for a phrase or song strikes you while
you're playing, you can use this function to start
recording immediately. To do so:
1. Hold down the ENTER key and press the
SEQUENCER REC/WRITE key.
The Setup to Record dialog box will open and ask "Are
you sure?"
2. Press OK.
You will automatically enter Sequencer mode, and will
be in the record‐ready state.
3. Press the START/STOP key to start the sequencer
and begin recording.
ENTER + keyboard: Enter note or velocity value
Generally, if a parameter specifies a note number or
velocity, you can enter the value by playing on the
keyboard. To do so:
1. Select one of the Key parameters.
2. Hold down the ENTER key.
3. While holding ENTER, play a note on the
keyboard.
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