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  • 616 Mb ROM? only the strings i use is 6Gigs

  • wow that´s aweson , but i have found better at blueoasys,com

  • is it a synth? is it a sampler? is it a combined recording studio in a box? hmm, maybe. well i know i really love this synthesizer-workstation very much

  • I seen stuff here about the Motif vs OASYS but let's put a real test to it. OASYS vs KRONOS?

  • Is this what linkin park uses?

  • Monster.

  • I NEED A LEGITIMATE ANSWER BACKED UP BY LEGITIMATE EVIDENCE: Which piano is better, the Korg Oasys or the Motif XF8?

  • @Thrillrjunior34 Motif? Hah! The O is in a league of it's own. I played an O back in 2005, and even the latest Motif's piano still doesn't even come close. If you get a Motif, you'll have to buy third party libraries, and even then, it still isn't the O. Motif is good for the VCM effects, but OASYS is good for almost everything else.

  • The Motifs have a bunch of great sounds in them, but their built-in piano sounds are still nowhere near the O's. In addition, Motif has no alternative synthesis types, and the O has at least 4 others besides sample playback. Owning an OASYS is almost as good as owning a Fairlight or a Synclavier was back in the 1980's. I'd get the 76 key version if I were you, though, because the 88 key version is very heavy, especially if you're taking it on the road.

  • its overwhelming! i'm a pianist! not an engineer/ architect!

  • The best from Korg in the past 20 years.

  • I was seeking "OASYS PCI" and it brought me here. I thought there would at least be a mention. Hmph.

  • I had the absolute PLEASURE of using one of these for a track on a project- KORG continues to impress me and lead the industry. I still love the M1, the 707, and well- just about every other instrument they ever made. I DID NOT dig the digital pianos of about 17-18 years ago, although the cabinet was cool (shaped like a petite grand).

  • uuuhhh, could you repeat that a couple times?

  • too much expensive for me :(

  • Now that Kronos is out, id like to know which one is better.. Im a noob but just wanna make sure to buy the best one! Thnx

  • @albrestevez The Kronos is "better" in the sense that it is newer, and the sounds are better, and it can run more stuff, like vsti plugins, but the OASYS is still a monolith comparable to nothing else. The huge tiltable screen and the led bottons all which make the Kronos seem "lesser". The Kronos is often described as the Oasys 2. This I do not agree with. I would rather describe the Kronos as an instrument that is ment to be sold, where the OASYS was more of a "look what we can actually do".

  • I have to say i'm disappointed in a lot of oasys owners. I hope once I buy the kronos I don't turn into a selfish egotistical asshole and can appriciate the fact more folks can now enjoy what they've had for the last 6 years. If it's that good, everyone deserves it not so few. Yes they paid their money but if they are crying now aren't they admitting it was worth it? I doubt most of them have even worked out 50% of the systems capabilities let alone 100%.......not all but some are jerks

  • wooooowwww!!!!

  • wooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!­!!!!!!!!!

  • Kronos..... It's coming. 

  • @Bach42t2003 most people might agree that oasys is a singing and dancing instrument whereas all other korg products are one or the other

  • overpriced

  • the ultimate power in the universe.

  • indeed OASYS was created to be the BEST sythesizer workstation! But it was also created for the most demanding and creative musicians who need every single one of its possibilities...for me...i would prefer KORG M3 cause its easier to use it and has almost the same potentials as the OASYS (and of course dont forget the touch screen with the X-Y mode of the M3)

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  • @Iratepianoplayer because you think the sample memory is the only criteria for buying such a thing ? this is just ridiculous .........

  • I think by the time i've finished figuring out everything this masterpiece of musical engineering is capable of I would have died of old age...

  • I have had my Oasys for nearly two years. I am mesmerized by it and have barely even touched it's real capabilities. KARMA is an incredible soundscape.

  • @imaxximus hi , i'm thinking to buy this OASYS. can u tell me , that is this still available? i need the keyboard keys,which is oasys 73 or 76. please let me know.. thanx.

  • @MrKORG1980 It went out of production in 2009 (iirc). Only around 4000 was made (something like 2500 88 key and 1500 76 key) (again iirc), so good luck finding one :)

  • @sp4zzer

    lol i found one 1 day after i saw this comment

  • this is above and beyond any other piano!!!

  • @chapinos1 Tyros 4 is way better :)

  • i play the piano, im 15 and have been playing for about a year, im wanting to build my own music room but my will not let me move the piano in there, she said i could pick out a key board... is this a good one? will it be difficult to use?

  • @dm3857 If your fucking loaded man, go for it. But if you've only been playing for a year you don't want something this capable. This has midi and pre-recording shit and more. If your just playing and practicing, check out the Yamaha MM6 or the Korg Triton or something similar. Anything Yamaha really. Good luck.

  • @dm3857 Hi. from korg there are 3 workstation that are great. the oasys (9000 euro), the m3 (2500 euro) und the m50 for (1000 euro).

    it depends for what you ned them. For just playing are the m50 and the m3 are a great solution. For Professional recording and playing the Oasys is just perfect.

    just go to an korg dealer orr music store and test each instrument within your finacal range.

    just play different instrument in different stores until you find the one that just fitts you.

  • @angelero241977

    korg triton (old ) korg m3 (new) both are similiar to ech other

  • @angelero241977 I stick with the Korg Triton Extreme 88. It has so far been able to satisfy all my desires. Playability, Live support, recording and sequencing. The sound quality difference from the Triton Extreme to the Oasys is almost irrelevant as well, as it all depends on the monitor it runs through.

    I don't know about you, but I think the m50 and m3 are impractical with a strange design for live performance and playability. You need to adjust for a whole new user interface. ; o

  • lol i hate the monitor thing. im 14 i dont understand it!!!!!!

  • this might be a great machine but to be honest, I haven't herad any sounds that came out of it that I haven't heard before.

  • Overpriced "Jack of all trades/Master of none". It "has" a 16 track digital recorder. You can buy a dedicated Tascam 24 track recorder, both Yamaha/Roland flagship keyboards, a few expansion cards/ROMS, perhaps a used Triton, an analog Alesis Andromeda, & still have $ left over! & you'd have greater variety/flexibility of sounds & recording. Granted the OASYS is beautiful, but what was KORG thinking? How many $8k units can you sell? Obviously not enough, since they discontinued it.

  • This machine will transform into a big robot and finally kill me. Somebody help meeee

  • If you ever get one of these, DON"T SELL IT, except to me :-) It's so awesome, they had to discontinue it due to manufacturing costs, and it's extremely well built. But there's not that much more coming out for it, that I can tell, despite the "Open Architecture" - more of a goal, despite awesome quality and original synthesizers EXSi, EXS1 and EXS2 and other wonderful models, I would hope they keep going! The KARMA is powerful but you either like it or leave it. Burn your CDs!!

  • If you ever get one of these, DON"T SELL IT, except to me :-) It's so awesome, they had to discontinue it due to manufacturing costs, and it's extremely well built. But there's not that much more coming out for it, that I can tell, despite the "Open Architecture" - more of a goal, despite awesome quality and original synthesizers EXSi, EXS1 and EXS2 and other wonderful models, I would hope they keep going!

  • Yeah, Guess i could play mary had a little lamb with that.

  • So, would it be safe to say that this replaced the Korg Triton Studio 88, but beefier? I had a Korg Triton Studio 88 and loved it to death! The built in CD writer was a godsend and the expandability was amazing, now I am looking for something similar.... The OASYS seems to be a safe bet, would you all agree?

  • It better have a calibration setting...

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  • @proskillz89 It's got several, actually: The Pads can be calibrated, the screen, the pedal, the sliders and knobs, and the keys.

  • MONSTER!!!!!! GIVE ME IT NOW! :'(

  • a piece of shit thats all....

  • @TheKoyaland

    gtfo

  • What a confusing demo.

  • cost?

  • @memodexter

    9000 $ when it was distributed, but Korg discontinued it last year.

    You can find it second hand for 5000 or 6000 $...

  • @xavrobin why the fuck are korgs prices so high?!?!?!?!? no wonder yamaha and roland sell more stuff people can actually afford it.

  • @memodexter 2k +

  • ITS A BEAST

  • This workstation is too feature-rich IMO. No-one needs all of these features on one synth. It's just ridiculous. It's all just a big hype.

  • oh meb it's stemeching i want it so badly some one cam give me a korg oasys 88 freeby pleas

  • It's not a synthesizer... it's a huge music studio !! Amazingly complete !!

    If you buy it, you'll need only 20 years to be able to use it at it's maximum ^^

  • @Cyberbob182 I don't think so 20 years is a long time and i don't have that kind of time to wastes trying to get better with this machine

  • @SamplingMastersAZURE Would it be an insult to buy this machine without being able to play the piano ? To buy it only for its abilitities about sounds, and modeling ?

  • @Cyberbob182 ok fine but 20 years get real

  • @SamplingMastersAZURE There's something I don't understand : they say the interface is quit eintuitive so, easy to use... do we only use some rudiments in synthetising to understand the basics of the Oasys ?!?! Yes !!!!

  • @Cyberbob182 Thanks, I can't die at least until I am 71, because I just bought one. Can't wait till next week to pick it up!

  • YES,THE BEST

  • This Workstation is not compareble to the East West series of VSTi's. You should buy East West Goliath and a midi keyboard for a much cheaper price then this workstation, and East West Goliath blows the Korg Oasys away.

  • Hi, appreciate your opinion, but can you tell me please if you know any GOOD midi keyboard with full weighted hammers?

    I mean midi keyboard which is able to perform REALISTIC sound of piano, strings, etc (talking just about midi keyboard, not VST's

    THANK YOU very much for time to answer:)

    Entropiaan

  • @entropiaan Have you tried the M-Audio 88 keystation? Google it and look at reviews.

  • Hmm... Keystation Pro88 seems really nice

    I tried 88es, but semi-weighted keys doesn't fit to me. Black keys are "faster" then white, tho:)

    Like i said Pro88 seems great andt the price isn't the worst too..... I'll try it :))

    THANKS, really

  • Sorry for barging in, I am a professional Pianist and Electronic music composer with 22 years exp. With extensive knowledge in Keyboard. Stay away from M Audio they might look good but they are far from being good. If you are looking for a good controller the older Fatars are a lot better or Yamahas CP-200 and CP-300 The Yamaha YPG-635 is a great keyboard for a budget studio $799. If you want let me know exactly what you are looking for. So I can lent best possible advice, Cheers.

  • MIDI keyboards are not synthesizers, nor do they produce their own sound patches. You must conjoined them with VST, VSTi, DXi or RTAS virtual instruments, which are themselves engined by a specific DAW [ digital audio workstation] and/or standalone player :)

    Acoustica Pianissimo, 4Front True Pianos, Modartt PianoTeq2.3, East West Bosendorfer290 are great! Project Sam's Symphobia, East West Hollywood Strings and Garritan Gofriller Cello for great string sounds ;)

  • Well that super fast peocessor is a Pentium 4 lollllll

  • LMAO

  • i don't hear the korg, and i don't want to listen to this fucking mouth wasting my 7 minutes.

  • and u left the comment

    lol

  • Can some body tell me how to record my self on the oasys while playing my song on seq mode TANKS

  • I have this, I play the piano, I have a piano teacher, my dad plays the piano/keyboard and was in a band. I have had my oasys for almost two years... and I still have no idea how to use it... lol.

  • "For more information please visit..."

    NO THANKS I THINK I'M GOOD WITH WHAT I HAVE NOW

  • praise be him...

  • I AM SCARED OF THIS MACHINE.

  • @ChristianPiano89 u just earned the 40th thumb up

  • seems like I told a certain person that the board was discontinued and they cussed me out for nothing cool guy 64 I hope you got another oasis

    sorry about the lost of the first one.

    peace:]

  • oops sorry I ment Oasys oh yea cool guy 64 where can we hear some of your music?

    can you post it on you tube or due you have a website I can go to?

  • You can't! Because everything I EVER CREATED was on that OASYS!

  • moment of silence for the king of keyboard :(

  • This keyboard is so fucking amazing

  • The Oasys has been discontinued. Major price drop if you can still find one.

    I saw an 88-key version go for $5000 at Sam Ash.

  • What's the sucessor of the Oasys?

  • Not sure yet--have to see what Korg shows at the upcoming NAMM show.

  • @luckyguitar123 There isn't one. And I don't think there's gonna be another OASYS for a long time, or at least until the economy gets better. And the M3 is NOT it. Discontinued or not, though it is THE BEST synth/workstation by which all other keyboards are judged.

  • wow really discontinued?? I notice the price drops online. I think it was just too expensive compared to the Roland Fantom

  • 欲しい!!!!

  • I NEED THIS!!! :'(

    8500$ :S X(

  • God's instrument, I mean Jodan Rudess's one. XD

  • 10k? ouch just like a casio lk-100 the price.

    i bought casio lk-100 bcuz i want to learn fast but im looking for korg keyboard but i cant find anywhere in the mall.. :((

  • You're gonna have to go to a music store (i.e Guitar Center, or Georges Music) to get a Korg man =]

  • how much is this?

  • It's around 10K maybe less now, that's how much i paid for mine a year ago. If you can buy it go for it. I had M3 first and I tought i was ready for this beast but I am still learning things on it. It's just amazing, it has no end to ideas. Test it first somewhere in the shop to understand what you can do.

  • This machine make me fear...I probably need Jordan Rudess as teacher and after some couple of years I'll able to use (something...)

  • flac support?

  • figona questa tastiera!!!! peccato per il prezzo.......

  • what is the thing at 6:22 ??

  • there are the pedal inputs, then there is a ribbon controller and the the vector joystick. I wasn't sure which one you meant :)

  • Its the ribbon controller, its assignable, meaning you can assign it to do a variety of functions, such as alter the cutoff frequency of a sound e.t.c

  • It is a ribbon controller, the same You can find in Roladn VA series

  • eh si...notevole,alcuni suoni ricordano il mio ds2 Crumar

  • It's all of Korg's old legacy gear under one workstation.

    So much power and yet programs are fixed to only 2 oscillators...

  • I'm cumming...I'M CUMMING!!!

  • how do you do pitchbend/mod ?

  • whoa.. how many inches is that screen? holy shit

  • i don't know, but i know i played one at Guitar Center when it came out and it was huge. the price on the 88 key brand new is almost $10,000

  • 10.4"

  • well 24 bit 192 khz keeps this from being the g.o.a.t keyboard

  • o_O this is not for any body.

  • A force, ces merveilles de technologie feront télévision, téléphone et même machina à laver !

    Par contre, sur les 7 minutes de présentation, je n'en ai pas compris une seule : ce bijoux a tellement de fonctions, mais elles sont toutes incompréhensibles

    exemple : ODamp/mic ?!?! gné ? Cho/Fln/Phs aga ?

    Il reste quand même le meilleur synthétiseur au monde.

  • bit out of my price range....

  • i got a open labs neko a few months ago and this looks like its only competion

    i would ahve gone with this but i wanted 2 run all my other hardware into it and with only 1 midi out thats hard 2 do

  • I want it!!!

  • wow!

  • im thinkin of buyin a keyboard but dont kno which 1...KORG OASYS ROLAND FANTOM G8 OR THE YAMAHA MOTIF HELP ME OUT

  • if this doesn't convinces you than you should watch some jordan rudess vids and see what the oasys can do

  • Get the OASYS and prepare to NEVER look back! After 15 years of playing keyboards (and I've played them ALL!) and having the OASYS for the past year, I can honestly say that NOTHING comes even CLOSE to this keyboard. I had the G8, and took it back in exchange for TWO Fantom-X8's because of the SRX Boards and the sequencer. The G8 has some SERIOUS flaws that need to be addressed ASAP and Roland is NOT fucking doing it!

  • witch genre is best for this synth ? or can you use it for any genre ? ive heard some synths is better for some genre's than other.

  • You can use for any genre and have it sound BETTER than anything you can imagine!

  • Depends on what you need in the keyboard. But if money is not a problem, get the OASYS;)

  • Can i ask about fantom g and this oasys difference and how much are they? tnx a lot

  • need oooone

  • Hey Mad,

    Definitely!!! Love my Oasys...U have to understand, folks with a casio mentality would never understand..lol And the great thing about it....it paid for itself in less than 6 months...You have any tracks online?

    Ed

  • You need to own one to feel the power of Korg. If not...get down to the shop and try it you're self. I have been in to music and keyboards for a very long time but i have never seen a product like this. It has UNLIMITED options "NOW" and I am trying to think of something that I can't do on it so I can complain. Please try this keyboard somewhere even if you dont have money to buy it, just try it and listen what comes out.

  • Damn youtube meessing up my posts (Heres a little game: try and figure out which post i am replying too :DD)

  • Hey they fixed most of them. thanks

    :)

  • ^^^^^ muppet pirate ^^^^^ give the developers some cash (and props of course) D***head. Stealing software to nake music isnt a viable way around high prices, ie reason costs about £300 if u can afford a macbook u can afford to buy s/ware for it.

  • Listen, everyone knows that the only problem with the oasys is the price. Oasys is better than the new fantom g, no contest. Yet, im getting the fantom g. Why? Because the oasys costs way too goddamn much. There was a guy that commented on another video that said he took out a LOAN to get the oasys. A LOAN! I love music, but its not going to blind my common sense by spending up to $7000 on a keyboard. Ill "settle" with the fantom. The fantom isnt half bad you know.

  • Hey marv! Shut the fuck up! I PAID OFF THAT LOAN IN TWO MONTHS BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH IT IMPACTED ME!!!!!! I COULDN'T GET OFF IT WHEN I GOT IT. I ENDED UP MAKING LIKE 300 TRACKS IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS. GUESS HOW MANY I SOLD? 300! SHUT THE FUCK UP!

  • Coolguy64 you really need to relax more.. so shouty, i have an oasys76 (and an m3 which u seem to hate??..) but i dont shout at everyone who cant afford it, or can't justify the cost of it (ebacuse of family, food, cars etc... Its not what u own, its how u use it that matters.

  • you are so right on it. I have a m3 also and no it does not have the power of the king oasis but boy it is still a beast. the drums and the karma 2 technology yea boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

  • Ease up mate

  • Dude im with u on this one. the F8 aint that bad....but man i would love to have this one because im so good with the triton le

  • The problem with the idiots out there that are talking down about the Oasys is that have no idea of how to program a sound and are non creative minded souls and still live with there parents asking for money because they are poor minded and cannot afford a studio board.

    Peace

  • We ain't talking down for the oasys, but we just say that it'¨s to expensive... Would you give $7000 for a new super bike?

  • Sure! A $7000 super bike is a beautiful flagship Yamaha Motorcycle. What's your point? There's a REASON to its price tag! And BY FAR the biggest difference is in its sound quality. The $8000 price tag on the OASYS isn't all that bad, considering what it offers. You just have to understand it. Period.

  • For all the musicians reading this who want to buy an Oasys, here a tip: save your money and buy a macbook pro with an Apogee Duet. The total cost will be about 3000 dollar, and you get better converters with the Apogee Duet.

    Then hit up bittorent and download all the latest DAWs such as Logic Pro and all the latest plug-ins like the Waves SSL 4000 and all the native instruments stuff for free. It doesn't cost a thing because software is free. And hey presto, you a super workstation.

  • bittorents are illegal

  • I'm totally with you dude!

  • right right....

  • So far, old things have been predominant, such as wavestation technology, MS20, Polysix, even the MOD-7 which is FM based, is also an old technology.If Korg designers look around at Spectrasonics and Ni etc and Symbolic sound and Max msp they must feel they got left behind on that level at some point.

  • The MOD-7 goes FAR BEYOND FM Synthesis! FM is an old form of synthesis, but for the first time EVER, FM Synthesis is actually EASY to program. Look at the DX-7. Dinky little 2-line display and a few buttons. That board was a BITCH to program, yet everybody wanted one! With MOD-7 you have all those DX-7 patches at your disposal, Step Sequencing, 9 ENEVELOPE GENORATORS! 4 LFO's, PLUS the 6 VPM Oscillators?! You have GOT to be ONE IGNORANT FUCK to see that as old and outdated!

  • Its generators (only one O) btw. cant really call others ignorant now can u...

  • Hey what will be up in the future?My feeling is that the oasys system if it is to keep going forwards needs to start to embrace newer sofware designs like Reaktors travelizer , Grainsynth etc and implement granular synthesis and more exotic stuff like this.

  • And it probably will. People are BEGGING for a better Sequencer on the OASYS, too. I think it's gonna happen. But with the current EXi's on the OASYS, they are just as good as many of the Softsynths out there in features. But in sound, there is no contest. Whatsoever. The OASYS beats the SHIT out of EVERY Softsynth I've heard, sonically. Spend some time with it and you'll see that, too. Period. I have enough experience with Softsynths to know the difference.

  • all the negative comments here are from poor pricks who can't afford one.

    Go back to your atari and cubase seq. and soft synths

    I reign over you all.

  • Exactly. minatone66 and leyroy, get the fuck out of here. There are people that absolutely LOVE this Synth because of what it does. Not to mention how AMAZING it sounds.

    And Leyroy, Out of touch?! OUT OF TOUCH?! Have we not discussed that before? REAL Musicians, and REAL Keyboard players play KEYBOARDS! NOT Softsynths! Period! The OASYS was THE BEST thing that has EVER happened to me, but you guys are too FUCKING STUPID to even FATHOM how AMAZING this keyboard is! Get the FUCK out. NOW!

  • ...and the bad MIDI-Timing of all Korg

    products.

    The Workstation concept is dead and Korg has

    lose the train.

  • -the Filters didn't create real Harmonics there are Fake-Filters with Exciter-Swirl, smooth Filtersweeps are not possible

    -the Sounddemos on Korgs Website are boring

    they sounded very cold and distorted specially the Mod-7 FM demos are very thin and distored.I cannot hear warmth sounds.

    The Basic Sound Charakter of the Oasys is

    THIN!!

    ....and we speak about a "8000$" Instrument!!

  • The Oasys Failed in many disciplines:

    -You cannot play fast repeated notes because

    the backcheck is very slow

    -not liveable because lots of Bugs and Freezes

    -poor sequencer,very uncomfortable,Cubase on the old Atari ST Homecomputer is far better to compose

    -outdated sample content ,recreated from Triton,Trinity,M1

    -outdated Synth engines with very conserative Soundstructure, Massive,Absynth,Reaktor are more Complex and better.

  • Would you consider a Fantom G8, then?

    I was thinking of getting it this month

  • I have one on Pre-Order. Maxed out G8. That Sequencer ALONE is worth the price tag! Hence WHY I jumped on it!

    Later!

  • do you use the sequencer on Oasys? seems it would be easier to manipulate with the large touch screen etc.

  • Not liveable?? Tell that to Tony Banks. He used the Oasys on the Turn it on Again tour in 07.

  • Oasys= repackaged,uninteresting Stuff for to

    much Money

    Korg = thin sound = FAKE!!

  • Coolguy 64 is the most out of touch "musician" I have ever met in my life.

    I mean no one uses hardware keyboards anymore, with their shitty little cheap sounding 500mb roms, or below.

    Softsynths are were the money is at nowadays and of course you got the timeless stuff like Martin acoustic guitars, Ludwigs drums and Steinway.

    The Oasys is merely a giant disposable piece of crap.

  • Haven't I called you out a couple of times for trolling, Leroy? I remember you claimed Timbaland was superior to Jordan Rudess, which obviously, was just a failed attempt at trolling.

  • You know what, leyroy? FUCK YOU! Wake the FUCK up! The mere fact that you even bring money into this shows what a fucking IGNORANT asshole you are! There are VERY FEW softsynths that have actually impressed me. NI is one of the few. Reason is another awesome softsynth. But MOST of them are crap! I don't give a fuck where the money is! I want QUALITY! Something which you don't even understand! You IGNORANT FUCK!

  • Wow, you can swear. Now, learn some proper manners.

  • lol faggot ass we all laughin at ya cuz u stupid yo.. oasys iz tha shyt. jus cuz i type like this..doesn't mean I can't speak proper enlgish. So learn to leave people alone here with their opinions.