Korg OASYS musical instruments Operation Manual page 40

Introduction to OASYS
To use these samples when making your own sounds,
select Bank ROM (Stereo, Mono) for a program's MS
Select (Program P2: OSC/Pitch-OSC Basic) or a drum
kit's "DS Select" (Global P5: Drum Kit– Sample Setup)
fields.
EXs1 ROM Expansion: 313 MB
EXs1 includes spectacular stereo drums and additional
large acoustic and synthesizer multisamples, capturing
extra detail and character.
As shipped from the factory, these samples will be
loaded and available at start-up, along with the ROM
samples. This can be changed using the Global mode
Expansion Sample Setup menu command, if desired.
Some of the factory preloaded sounds require EXs1 to
be loaded. This includes some of the Programs in bank
INT-E, and some of the Combinations in bank INT-C.
These sounds either use EXs1 samples directly, or use
Wave Sequences or Drum Kits which in turn rely on
EXs1.
All of these Programs, Combinations, Wave Sequences,
and Drum Kits all have "EXs1" in their names, to
remind you that they require EXs1.
Note: if EXs1 is not loaded, these sounds won't play
correctly.
To use EXs1 samples when making your own sounds,
choose Bank EXs1 (Stereo, Mono) for a program's MS
Select or a drum kit's DS Select fields.
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano: 503 MB
The EXs-2 Concert Grand Piano serves up a singular,
breathtaking piano experience. Based on individually
sampled keys, true stereo imaging, four-way velocity
switching and an additional damper layer, this piano
evokes unparalleled realism.
• These samples will be loaded and available at start-
up depending on the setting of the Expansion
Sample Setup menu command. With the factory
settings, these samples will not be available.
• With the factory settings, programs that use this
PCM data are preloaded into a portion of the
USER-A program bank.
• To use these samples, select Bank EXs2 (Stereo,
Mono) for a program's "MS Select" or a drum kit's
"DS Select" fields.
If EXs2 is not loaded, the factory programs in bank
User-A will not play correctly. For more
information, see the Voice Name List (VNL).
User sampling RAM capacity
The OASYS comes with 1 GB of RAM pre-installed,
which can be expanded up to 2 GB with a user-
installable DIMM module. This memory is shared
between the operating system, ROM and EXs samples,
and RAM samples.
In particular, the size of the currently loaded EXs
samples trades off against the memory available for
RAM samples. The more space used by the EXs
samples, the less is available for RAM samples, as
shown below.
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EXs samples and available sample RAM
EXs Loaded
None
EXs1 ROM Expansion
EXs2 Concert Grand Piano 0 MB
Note: To check the amount of sample RAM available,
see "0–1f: Free Sample Memory/Locations" on
page 572 of the Parameter Guide.
For more information, see "Sampling and RAM" on
page 119, "Installing memory" on page 1038 of the
Parameter Guide, and "Expansion Sample Setup" on
page 684.
Selecting which EXs PCM data is loaded
You have the following possibilities for loading EXs
PCM data at startup:
• ROM and EXs1 (factory setting)
• ROM and EXs2
• ROM, EXs1, and EXs2 (if memory has been
expanded to at least 1.5 GB)
• ROM
1. Press the MODE GLOBAL switch to enter Global
mode.
2. Press the EXIT switch to access the P0: Basic Setup
page.
3. In the upper right of the LCD screen, press the
page menu button and choose "Expansion Sample
Setup."
The Expansion Sample Setup dialog box will
appear.
4. Check the desired PCM bank.
If "EXs1 ROM Expansion: 313 MB" is checked, the
ROM and EXs1 multisamples/samples will be
loaded at power-on.
If "EXs2 Concert Grand Piano: 503 MB" is checked,
the ROM and EXs2 multisamples/samples will be
loaded at power-on.
If neither is checked, only the ROM multisamples
/samples will be loaded.
To load both EXs1 and EXs2 at the same time, you
must first expand the installed RAM to at least 1.5
GB. If you select both EXs1 and EXs2, but there is
insufficient RAM, a "memory full" message will
appear, and the operation will not be executed.
5. Press the OK button.
The following message will appear:
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Available Sample RAM
1GB installed 2GB Installed
500 MB ~1.5 GB
187 MB ~1.2 GB
~1 GB