WARNING : Do not sell your Oasys !

Rocness · Post by **Rocness** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 12:12 am

cello wrote:"if Korg knew about these problems, why on earth did they not sort them in the Kronos?"[/b].

Million Dollar Question

Dany · Post by **Dany** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:59 am

cello wrote:So - the issues that have been well documented and discussed on these forums by OASYS users, remain with the Kronos, hence there is going to be a whole lot of demanding and skilled people who complain about their Kronos.

And they will add a new, stronger dimension... OASYS users brought up new issues. Kronos users will highlight old issues and ask "if Korg knew about these problems, why on earth did they not sort them in the Kronos?".

Exactly! And therefore I just had to copy&paste almost my complete "Wish List Conclusion" from the old OASYS Wish List: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... ht=#267364
to the current KRONOS Wish List: http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/ ... ht=#393441

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curvebender · Post by **curvebender** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:25 am

Dany wrote:It is just sad that the OASYS never received the EP-1, MDS Electric Piano, which does not depend on the new streaming technology from Kronos and would therefore run on the OASYS as well...

If it's technically possible to run the new Kronos EP-1 on the Oasys, and if Korg decided to release a version of it for the Oasys, well that would be a beautiful goodbye gift from Korg!

Not to mention what it would do to the re-sale value of the Oasys..

Hanon_CTS · Post by **Hanon_CTS** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:27 pm

Rocness wrote:Do not sell your Oasys !
The Oasys will be one of the most sought after synths of all time in about 7 to 8 years . Trust
One reason why is the build quality beautifully done .
Now you fill in the rest .

Build quality beautifully done!!
Agreed!
How am I ever going to get a good pre-owned Oasys if they follow your advice?
Cheers, Hanon

Dany · Post by **Dany** » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:50 pm

Rocness wrote: The Oasys was made out of love the Kronos was made out of fear .
Love last's longer than fear .

....and love changes everything !!!

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TonyGen · Post by **TonyGen** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:17 pm

Two people have now commented that the Oasys build quality is beautifully done....certainly not in my experience. I'll grant you that it's built better than an ARP Quadra, but am I on my own in thinking that the Oasys is only averagely built at best

cello · Post by **cello** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:20 pm

All relative, I think, Tony!

We all know about the buttons on the OASYS - I now have 2 that don't work any more; but generally speaking, my impression is that the O is built so much better than other alternatives...

Just my view...

Trinity2112 · Post by **Trinity2112** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:09 pm

Have you thought about replacing the tactile switches, Cello?

TonyGen · Post by **TonyGen** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:19 pm

cello wrote:All relative, I think, Tony!

We all know about the buttons on the OASYS - I now have 2 that don't work any more; but generally speaking, my impression is that the O is built so much better than other alternatives...

Just my view...

Hi cello, I forgot to mention the side cheeks silver paint rubs off if you look at it too hard....

....oh and the CD drawer is about as cheap as it gets....

Other than that it's built like a future proof tank

cello · Post by **cello** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:34 pm

Trinity2112 wrote:Have you thought about replacing the tactile switches, Cello?

Yes, I have thought about it and then stopped myself! Having read Akos Janca's thorough web tut on how to change the switches, it convinced me I don't know enough to do it properly and would probably do some damage to boot... So caution won and I can live without those buttons for the time being...

(Although my Combi select button is now getting 'sticky'... )

TonyGen wrote:Hi cello, I forgot to mention the side cheeks silver paint rubs off if you look at it too hard....

....oh and the CD drawer is about as cheap as it gets....

Other than that it's built like a future proof tank

Do you gig yours? I don't so can't say I've noticed any paint loss... mustn't be looking at it hard enough!

CD drawer... agreed!

I am going to manfully resist saying anything to your last point...

Trinity2112 · Post by **Trinity2112** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:12 pm

cello wrote: Yes, I have thought about it and then stopped myself! Having read Akos Janca's thorough web tut on how to change the switches, it convinced me I don't know enough to do it properly and would probably do some damage to boot... So caution won and I can live without those buttons for the time being...

Yes, it can be an intimidating project, especially the soldering. However, if you're not up to it you can always pull the two boards, purchase the tactile switches and take it all to an electronics repair shop and have them do the nerve-racking work for you. You'll save yourself some aggravation by not having to transport or ship your Oasys.

cello · Post by **cello** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:20 pm

Now there's a good suggestion - hadn't thought about that.

I did get a quote from Korg UK which was reasonable (hourly rate £60 plus parts and courier) and they estimated an hour would do it, but just the thought of moving my O (it's on the 3rd floor of my house - and I hauled it up there by myself!) and packing it, put me off!

I know I will have to get round to it eventually - and it would be sensible to replace all of them in the one go. Might do some homework now to find a decent electrician, thanks to your idea!

Trinity2112 · Post by **Trinity2112** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:48 pm

cello wrote: it would be sensible to replace all of them in the one go.

Just keep in mind that there are 79 tactile switches in use. A bag of 24 runs approximately €13.00 + shipping. So you may want to be selective and just go after the ones that are questionable. Replacing 79 switches on an hourly rate can get expensive real quick....if price is a concern for you.

So far only two switches have given my problems. The value Up and Program switch. I greased the Value Up switch and it's still holding on. But the Program switch has this Jekyll & Hyde thing going on so I'm just gonna yank it. The 3 switches that get, by far, the most use (Locate, REC/WRITE, START/STOP) are rock solid. Go figure.

I too think Oasys is built like a tank, despite the outsourced switches. Other than the joystick panel the chassis is all metal. Yeah OK, the CD drive is a bit on the light side, but the faceplate is still metal.

cello · Post by **cello** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:29 pm

Should have said - by 'all' I meant all the ones that I use most!

For me those buttons are:

Increment up (currently not working)
Increment down
Combi (getting moody)
Prog
Disk
Seq
Locate
Rec/write
start/stop
#2 on keypad
#1 on keypad (currently not working)
#0 on keypad
Karma (getting moody)
Latch

So a bag of 24 would do me fine - and keep the labour time down too

TonyGen · Post by **TonyGen** » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:54 pm

cello wrote:
Do you gig yours? I don't so can't say I've noticed any paint loss... mustn't be looking at it hard enough!

Cello did you realise that you can now get viagra eye drops?

....they make you look hard.....

Anyway, my Oasys has done about 150 gigs. The silver paint is a casualty of gigging - I suspect it was the lifting in and out of the flight case that caused the paint to come off. The silver paint is wafer thin. Having said that, I would have expected the side cheeks to be solid silver plastic.....not cheap white plastic sprayed with the merest slither of silver paint.

I have had keyboards that were used live way more than the Oasys and the odd mark on the solid colour plastic cheeks was never noticeable.

The Oasys button switches are utter garbage IMO and should be replaced by Korg free of charge. My Wavestation EX buttons have never caused a problem.....although the sticky black keys are a completely different matter.

The Oasys is without doubt a handsome beast and certainly looks like it's well built.....and it weighs like a tank. But the build quality for the price isn't up to the mark IMO.

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