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[cello]

What a truly interesting read. Not.

I'll leave you guys to it is as I'm learning nothing from this thread.
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[SoulBe]

aaehmmm maybe we can go back on topic .....
Mc Hale obviously feels very comfortable in this section so ...

StR 1 and Mod7 engines are the same in Kronos and Oasys, so Dany made a valueable point. Why Korg sends a warm letter to us but does not release those libraries when both synth engines should be compatible ? And please don´t tell me about bits and bytes and that the files of Kronos are larger etc ; it´s the same engines and i can hardly believe that KOrg has not a programm to make it readable for Oasys.

So what?

To discontinue a synth is one thing; another thing not to release /convert sounds for implented synth engines StR 1 / MOD7. To me this hasn´t to do with lifetime, etc but trying to force Oasys customers to buy the new product and that is a slap in the face

SoulBe

Edit: or does that letter from Korg mean, that some of the future Kronos libraries are also compatible to Oasys f.e. MOD7/StR1 and we can buy it?

[Sina172]

[TonyGen]

[cello]

[Hedegaard]

Sorry guys, but I must agree with McHale

He's not being hypocritical and his points are rather very valid I think.

I myself am not too fond that my Oasys is sitting here and cost a small fortune, but think of those people that have other passions that cost them a whole lot more:

1-some mini sports car (which gets used and parts rust)
2-motorbike (again which is driven recklessly and crashes)
3-hot air ballooning
4-½ lifetime of scuba diving
5-have a child and all those expenses associated with it.
6-Buying a house in Florida, only to have it washed away from Katrina.

We got value for our money, we got something that can last at least 20 years if taken care of. It works the same way, plays the same sounds at the same quality, whereas a car/motorbike rusts and engine cranks and blah blah whatnot.

AND Korg gave us about 5 whole years of support! Some free, others cost in themselves quite a bit of money too. But they still supported for 5 years.

Oasys can literally provide a million hours of pleasure!
Not even sex can escalate up to that amount!

BUT we feel we paid alot, because now comes the Kronos at ½ price.

Well as McHale says, so do PC's drop in value very quickly.

Imagine buying a big PC, the manufacturer and Microsoft/Apple gave your free OS's for the next 5 years.
And that PC was powerful enough to use for at least 20 years and even after 20 years, it was STILL able to compete with others in the current market.

I think we actually GOT something for our money. We got technology 5 years earlier than other people that got their Kronos's and we had 5 years of pleasure, when we were a "team" and discussed all things positively related to Oasys.
We enjoyed when magazine reviewers wrote that we had "the best in the world".
But times passes, and because its technology, it invariably catches up, of which we are experiencing now with the Kronos.
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.....Still waiting for the allusive, missing EXf for Oasys.....

[Rocness]

[Kontrol49]

Unless your intent on selling your Oasys,I don't see why so many feel cheated over it,the Oasys was dropped Kronos was born and then some....its happened since the history of synthesizers,

We paid through the nose for it,but it was price relavant at the time of release,same with anything it depreciattes,and newer technology comes along and supercedes it,the Oasys is still worth its price tag to me as I have no intention of selling it.

I think much of the problem is that many Oasys owners are hanging onto the "Future proof" image it was marketed as...well Korg kicked that to the curb,either let it dampen your musical enthusiasm and look at the O as a rather large Paperweight or enjoy it for what its is/Does and never buy anything from Korg again in principle of it...for me that certainly will be my stance,I can bitch about what they left out or could port to the Oasys based on the Kronos recent OS updates but theres so much to utilise inside the Oasys that whats in there is always going to keep me occupied to even worry about "What could have been"

I'm an Oasys owner,Kronos is out.....couldn't really give a hoot about a few gloating Kronos owners who got more for less,its a current product thats going to be supported for a while yet,if you crave those extra things it has over the Oasys then go and buy yourself one,if Korg are able to port those into the Oasys,then so be it I'm sure it'll be great if they do,but don't hold your breath,I kind of get the impression that the free Codes we were given recently were a sweetener to soften the blow of the Kronos feature updates or butter up a few Oasys owners who were comtemplating going sidewards to the Kronos.

The whole Kronos vs Oasys episode is one of those discussions that will forever run,and your always going to get the playground attitudes from Kronites" I got more for half the pricenah nah nah na na"

Korg seem to have fallen into a Making instruments for the masses with there price points and some of the gimmicky toys they've made recently,the Oasys was a niche instrument and still is its price tag reflected that,Kronos whilst essentially having the same guts was built with that masses price tag in place,I'm sure my Oasys will still be going strong long after many Kronos are in the graveyard.

for me if they had updated the sequencer to a more featured DAW then I might have been bothered they dropped Oasys in favour of it.The only feature I like about it is the setlist...

Its progress....Thankfully I won't be even tempted into buying this cheaper workstation!

[TonyGen]

[TonyGen]

[Hedegaard]

Ok Tony.

I am in the same boat as you. Also being an Oasys owner and also feeling that I wished support didn't stop.

If we got for example 10 extra EXi e.t.c then it would have been more "worth it".

But as it is now, its still a remarkable piece of gear. The uses are far reaching, much more than any single piece of gear ever created in the past - so imagine what music can be created, when there already exists so much wonderful music that was created before the Oasys's time
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.....Still waiting for the allusive, missing EXf for Oasys.....

[McHale]

[Teh Mick]

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[TonyGen]