I want a Korg Oasys

[aprilsbonfire]

Hi all

Is there anyone out there with loooads of money that can get me one

Enough with the jookes

How is it to own this masterpiece? Is it as good as i belive and hope

I today have a Korg M3 with the exb-radias and im quite happy with that one..

but when i have a look at the Oasys i get a warm feeling inside me -

Have a nice day everyone and please share your opinions about this masterpiece..

excuse my english

[X-Trade]

Hi all

Is there anyone out there with loooads of money that can get me one


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but when i have a look at the Oasys i get a warm feeling inside me -

I know exactly how you feel! to own one of these things would be an opportunity beyond expression. Even if I sold all my gear I don't think I could afford one.

I definitely wouldn't be complaining about any part of it, no matter how nagging - it is a fantastic, unique, and very powerful instrument.


do you know that feeling, when you watch someone using an instrument like the OASYS or something else, and they're just using it for a piano or other presets that you could get from a hundred other synths. They don't really deserve it and you feel that you could get so much more out of it!



Good luck in your search for one.

[aprilsbonfire]

He he yea thats a feeling i have sensed aswell -

perhaps SantaClaus can hear this - i wish one for next cristmas

[Sharp]

To put in bluntly, the OAYSYS is indescribable. You have to own one and start sequencing with it to truly understand why it's so different than everything else. There a sound and clarity that is hard to describe, and your sequences will never sound middy or clutter. There's just something about the sound that is so vastly wide in the stereo field that you don't get from any other keyboard.

Here's something very simple I sequenced up. It's the theme tune to Forrest Gump called the Feather Theme.

CLICK ME

It's quite simply the best sounding keyboard I've ever owned.

Here's me playing just Piano live. The paino sound in this is my own sampled Piano.
CLICK ME

Regards
Sharp

[aprilsbonfire]

To put in bluntly, the OAYSYS is indescribable. You have to own one and start sequencing with it to truly understand why it's so different than everything else. There a sound and clarity that is hard to describe, and your sequences will never sound middy or clutter. There's just something about the sound that is so vastly wide in the stereo field that you don't get from any other keyboard.

Here's something very simple I sequenced up. It's the theme tune to Forrest Gump called the Feather Theme.

CLICK ME

It's quite simply the best sounding keyboard I've ever owned.

Here's me playing just Piano live. The paino sound in this is my own sampled Piano.
CLICK ME

Regards
Sharp

Gaaaaah now i want one even more...what shall i do - Someday before i die i will have one.. thats a promise to my self.. .

thanks Sharp for sharing your feelings about the Oasys..

[Sharp]

Best of luck, I waited a long time for my one and what I had to pay in the end meant I had to throw the OASYS onto Credit cards and sell things later to pay off my credit card. It was a huge sacrifice and by far the most I've ever paid for a musical instrument. I can't stress how much I'm so happy I did though.

By far the best decision I have ever made when it comes to buying a musical instrument.

It's just so much more than it's spec sheet. It's just has a clarity and life to it that is hard to explain. Everyone here who owns the OASYS knows exactly what I'm talking about, but you have to own one and sequence with it to know what I mean.

Regards
Sharp.

[Kevin Nolan]

Be patient - as in - give yourself a few years as a fairly solid plan (putting a bit aside whenever you can - and at some juncture in the next two years either the prices will come down to meet you or you'll stumble across a great opportunity/ bargain).

That's the way I've managed to get some great classic synthesizers - patience and a semi-plan are the formula and you'll achieve your hearts desire with music technology.

that said - having an M3 with a Radias on board and the latest sound sets and sequencer update is a formidable beast - you're onto a winning formula there and it, IMO, is not to be seen as a smaller brother to OASYS but a serious production outfit of the highest order.

Good luck!
Kevin.

[aprilsbonfire]

Be patient - as in - give yourself a few years as a fairly solid plan (putting a bit aside whenever you can - and at some juncture in the next two years either the prices will come down to meet you or you'll stumble across a great opportunity/ bargain).

That's the way I've managed to get some great classic synthesizers - patience and a semi-plan are the formula and you'll achieve your hearts desire with music technology.

that said - having an M3 with a Radias on board and the latest sound sets and sequencer update is a formidable beast - you're onto a winning formula there and it, IMO, is not to be seen as a smaller brother to OASYS but a serious production outfit of the highest order.

Good luck!
Kevin.

thanks Kevin ... i will give it a try

[SCHWEATS]

RE: sharing opinions

I'm in my 4th year of ownership and it still amazes me and still perplexes
me. The sounds are still quite spellbinding. However, on the tech side,
the lack of updates that the user base consistently asked for and was denied by Korg (e.g. the sequencer) yet showed up in the M3 is almost unforgivable
due to the capital outlay needed to purchase the machine and the much emphasized point of always updatable due to the OS choice. I was at Muzikmesse in Frankfurt in '05 the 1st time I saw the machine and was floored and the point of perpetual upgradebility was a major talking point.
I finally purchased my machine, and on the 1st gig, after moving the machine myself, my machine almost didn't start - it continually locked up on startup, but finally did. I have experienced other lockups e.g. holding a
nonKorg sustain pedal down while changing KARMA scenes seems to periodically lockup the machine. I've owned a lot of gear and probably
the Oasys is the most technically sophisticated of all , but on the occasion
when the machine does lock up it is , for me , quite unnerving to the point
that sometimes if I had to do it all over again I might not. Then again, in '06 when I purchased my machine, the plug-ins Omnisphere, Stylus RMX,
and Trilian from Spectrasonics were not available in their current forms as these are my go-to tools of choice with my Oasys. Will I sell my Oasys ?
No … but it sure makes me very uneasy at times.
My 2¢ - Schweats

[DeanoCalgary]

I'm at the other end of the spectrum from many forum members here, in that I've only had my 76 a few months AND, I bought mine after the big price drop of '09. ($4500 USD) I love it more every day. I use it to gig in my 4 piece band and I primarily use elec pianos, hammond and some brass. The sound is so much better than my other synths that I have actually noticed greater satisfaction among my bandmates (getting into their parts with more emotion) and have noticed many more enthusiastic comments from the audience (the number of people who come up to me and comment on the keyboard sounds has increased, up from zero). I think this is important since, although the satisfaction needs to be felt foremost by the player, if I'd known my audience would feel a greater emotional connection with the music because of the Oasys, I would have purchased it years ago. Of course, you can never know this for sure until you've bought it and tried it out. I'm glad I did.

I have never felt neglected by Korg (this is my 4th Korg) but I understand the comments about unfulfilled promises of continual expansion and poor sequencer on Oasys.

Mine has locked up twice in three months, once during a gig (but not during a song, thankfully). I determined both lockups occured because I was fiddling with a foot pedal while I changed Combi selections. When it was locked up, the Oasys sounds still came out OK, just the screen was frozen, but at least I could use it until I could find the time to reboot.

Today, I think I need to buy at least one more Oasys , because, this is the synth I want to have forever, and I feel like I need to have one more in the bank somewhere in case this one get broken or stolen. OK, the money is not a big deal for me. I'm lucky, I have a good job to finance my "problem". But, I'm also 55 years old, so I encourage younger folks to get into this machine any way you can and start your affair with it now, you and your audience will love it for decades yet to come.

[Tiger789]

Hi,

As of yet my O88 have never locked up on me. As far as the future value of the Oasys I believe this keyboard (compared to others) are among the very few that will not drop dramatically in the years to come. Yes, it's cheaper now than before Korg announced the end of production but I believe a Oasys in mint condition will keep it's value for many years to come, if not getting even more valuable. Just look at the Roland Jupiter 8 who was launched back in 1981. It had 8-voice polyphony and no midi. I saw one on ebay the other day where they had added midi in/outs and the thing was selling now for $8.000+

Anyway, as for me I am never going to sell mine. That's for sure


-Tiger

Guitarist / Classical pianist
Oslo, Norway
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Korg Oasys 88 + Karo Philh. Strings & Symph. Library / Spectrasonics - Symphony of Voices
Roland Fantom G6 + ARX-01
Yamaha Clavinova CVP-309PE
2 x Akai S6000 (both max expanded + all cards)

Amps: Marshall 2205 + 2210 w/1960A cab. Marshall Mode Four + cab. 3 x Marshall SE-100.
Effects: Roland SDE-2500, 2 x Roland SBF-325, Alesis Midiverb II. DOD 250 & Cry baby 535. Pedaltrain 2 incl. Voodoo Lab PP2+ etc.
Guitars: 3 Fender Strats, 2 w/HS-3 & YJM pics. 1 Gibson Les Paul Standard 2008 desert burst. 1 nylon classical guitar
Wireless: Line 6 XDR95 & Relay G30 (digital units)
Recording: Roland VS-2480CD incl. MB-24 meterbridge, all 3. part plug-ins available, mouse, 22" widescreen, 160GB Backup system.
Monitors: Dynaudio Acoustics BM 6A Mk II. Samson Resolv 65a.
Mics: AKG C 3000B, Shure SM 58, AKG 240 headphones
Other: Boss DR-880, Behringer RX-1602, Roland KSV-7 V-Stand + KS-STV7, Midi Solutions Thru T8, studioracks, patchbays, vintage eff. from the 70's & 80's.

[MrT-Man]

I'm not optimistic about the Oasys gaining value. Mostly it's been analog synths that have gained value, because one can at least make the case that the analog qualities are impossible to replicate in software.

But with the Oasys, I'm sure that Korg will someday re-use that software, and build on it, be it to make an Oasys 2.0 or something else. That's why I'm also not worried about getting a second Oasys to have as a spare. Eventually -- as the economy gets better, as component prices keep coming down (once Apple ramps iPad volumes, 10" touchscreen prices are going to be a fraction of what Korg probably had to pay to buy them), something better WILL come out. It makes no sense for Korg to let all that R&D sit on the shelf, particularly when the software was specifically designed to be fairly hardware independent.

All that being said, I'm very happy to own my Oasys now and would still pay the full price they were going for at the beginning. I remember doing an A/B comparison with the M3, when I was looking at buying it. To me, the M3 sounded like a very respectable synth. The Oasys sounds real. (with Sharp's Forrest Gump sequence being a great example of that)

It was a fair chunk of change, but I haven't even had 2 seconds of buyer's remorse -- every time I play it, it makes me sad to have to switch it off because I have to go do something else!

[Charlie]

I like this thread. It shows us "veterans" how the Oasys is perceived by people longing for it. That's a refreshing view (compared to the many threads dealing with problems and shortcomings)!

To answer your question: I feels good!

[Gargamel314]

i too would LOVE to have one, but i guess i have to settle for the next best thing, the M3. As much as I have to move my keyboard around, the OASYS 76 even would be too big for me to have though, and then there's the whole price tag thing. I broke the bank and sold several old synths just to be able to afford an M3. those are my only sour grapes. Even though Korg discontinued its production, i would still buy one if I had the slightest opportunity to own one. I've watched everyone's sadness over the M3's patches and updates, and no attention going to the OASYS, i am entirely sympathetic. How frustrating it must have been for everyone. But it still has more features than the M3, and I'm still envious in every respect of you OASYS owners! Every time I run out of IFX i think "the OASYS would make short work of this..."

i've read on these forums many times that the OASYS's sound from the HD-1 engine is better than the M3's EDS engine. How does it compare? to me they sound identical, but that may be b/c my setup here doesn't play back in high enough quality for me to experience it without having an OASYS right in front of me.

I think what i'm most jealous of is the STR-1 engine. wow. I play one of the M3's guitar programs and i feel sad inside that I'll never be able to get anything like the sound from that Ex-i. I hope that technology appears again in a future Korg product. But ya gotta admit ... every time Yamaha or Roland come along with some new impressive piece of gear, i KNOW you think to yourself "yeah, well MINE'S BETTER!"

[aprilsbonfire]

Thanks everyone for sharing -