Tapas
01-14-2005, 10:48 PM
Hi,
Korg would be unveiling the OASYS workstation on January 20th at the NAMM show in Anaheim California. This beast has been on the drawing boards for over 10 years. Think of a workstation that combines the power of the Korg Wavestation, 01/W, Trinity, Triton, Korg Z1, MOSS, and the ability to do some amazing MIDI effects with the Karma Engine. Add to that a Virtual Analog synth engine and a modeled CX-3 tonewheel organ. Add a boatload of high quality effects – 12 inserts, 2 masters, 2 total – and you start to get the picture.
You can read the full specs here:
http://www.gearjunkies.com/product_info.php?products_id=13385
This would be the dream synth in any professional studio. Its capabilities far surpass any workstation in production today. It took this long for Korg to announce it because it generated so much expectations over the years, and they wanted to get it just right. Such an ambitious endeavor would not have been possible only a few years ago. Korg had to wait for the computing horsepower to catch up and the prices to fall to reasonable levels where such a piece of engineering could be affordable.
As expected, this has created a storm in the user community. You can read some interesting threads on IrishActs.com
This is the semi-official Korg website:
Visit the Discussion Forum > Latest News
http://www.irishacts.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9845
Stephen Kay of Korg has spent the last year and a half voicing all the programs and combinations on the OASYS. Stephen is the brainchild behind the Karma Technology and the author of all the superb demos and arrangement styles on the I-series and PA-series of professional arrangers.
Some have expressed doubts how Korg could afford to take such a financial risk with a $7000 monster keyboard. Here is the hidden reason. Korg is like the high-end synthesizer division of Yamaha. These two companies have been technological collaborators for a long time with Yamaha holding a financial stake in Korg. While Yamaha has strived to bring us the best quality natural instrument samples, Korg has specialized in synth-type cutting-edge motion sounds. The R&D work that went into producing the Yamaha VL-1 was subsequently packaged and marketed by Korg as the Z1/MOSS boards.
Perhaps some day in the near future, the capabilities and Karma Effects of the OASYS will find its way into the next generation Clavinova. When innovative companies like Korg and Yamaha join forces, the sky is the limit to the possibilities.
What a way to start the New Year!
Tapas
Korg would be unveiling the OASYS workstation on January 20th at the NAMM show in Anaheim California. This beast has been on the drawing boards for over 10 years. Think of a workstation that combines the power of the Korg Wavestation, 01/W, Trinity, Triton, Korg Z1, MOSS, and the ability to do some amazing MIDI effects with the Karma Engine. Add to that a Virtual Analog synth engine and a modeled CX-3 tonewheel organ. Add a boatload of high quality effects – 12 inserts, 2 masters, 2 total – and you start to get the picture.
You can read the full specs here:
http://www.gearjunkies.com/product_info.php?products_id=13385
This would be the dream synth in any professional studio. Its capabilities far surpass any workstation in production today. It took this long for Korg to announce it because it generated so much expectations over the years, and they wanted to get it just right. Such an ambitious endeavor would not have been possible only a few years ago. Korg had to wait for the computing horsepower to catch up and the prices to fall to reasonable levels where such a piece of engineering could be affordable.
As expected, this has created a storm in the user community. You can read some interesting threads on IrishActs.com
This is the semi-official Korg website:
Visit the Discussion Forum > Latest News
http://www.irishacts.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9845
Stephen Kay of Korg has spent the last year and a half voicing all the programs and combinations on the OASYS. Stephen is the brainchild behind the Karma Technology and the author of all the superb demos and arrangement styles on the I-series and PA-series of professional arrangers.
Some have expressed doubts how Korg could afford to take such a financial risk with a $7000 monster keyboard. Here is the hidden reason. Korg is like the high-end synthesizer division of Yamaha. These two companies have been technological collaborators for a long time with Yamaha holding a financial stake in Korg. While Yamaha has strived to bring us the best quality natural instrument samples, Korg has specialized in synth-type cutting-edge motion sounds. The R&D work that went into producing the Yamaha VL-1 was subsequently packaged and marketed by Korg as the Z1/MOSS boards.
Perhaps some day in the near future, the capabilities and Karma Effects of the OASYS will find its way into the next generation Clavinova. When innovative companies like Korg and Yamaha join forces, the sky is the limit to the possibilities.
What a way to start the New Year!
Tapas