stevP wrote:
Hi Davidb,
Having just looked at the screen shots from the Fantom G, I too wish my Oasys had half of all that.... However I am maybe a little more optimistic that we will see something similar coming up on our Oasys in the future. I believe Korg will
have to match what Roland are doing as regards hardware sequencing. Roland have just "upped the anti" somewhat, these screen shots look like a sequencer that uses its 8+" wide "screen estate" to its maximum effectiveness, very user friendly, with its mouse, and "DAWish" type features, copy and paste etc. This looks to be way ahead of what our Oasys sequencer has to offer and it points to the way hardware sequencers are heading. Now Korg as we all know have led the way in regards keyboard music workstations ever since the dawn of the M1. The Oasys is driven by software, this is the best platform to develop the nextgeneration of korg workstations, and we have the hardware to more than match what the Fantom G has. Once the Fantom G hits the street, there will be side by side comparisons and it will be IMHO actually damaging for Korg's potential future sales. I don't believe Korg will sit and do nothing..... they can't afford to. Lets think about the next five years,
Korg simply has to revamp / overhaul its sequencer HD recording, to match what Roland are now starting, the Oasys is the platform they have developed for such as this!!
They will not match it...............................they will
surpass it!!!
Will take a little more time, maybe , they like to get things right.
Just my two bob's worth
Hello SteveVP.
One of my post was missed. Sorry for this dealy in getting back to you!
Its true that with the Oasys, which is software driven, Korg *could* improve the Sequencer.
The question is if they *will*.
I think along the lines you do, and I don't believe Korg can afford themselves to sit down and do nothing in this regard of the Sequencer upgrade, one of the most, if not THE MOST requested features of the Oasys up to date.
Even more now that the coming of the Fantom G is near:
A 128 track sequencer with 480 TPQN resolution and 24 audio tracks, full edit recording with different edit graphical windows, with up to 22 simultaneus effects in sequencer mode; etc....
For that price tag, it will affect the Oasys´image of leadership for sure, at least in this deparment.
Having said that, maybe an overhaul of the whole sequencer is not possible at all in the Oasys, despite its Open architecture.
We have seen that for Korg this concept does not mean to *change* or *modify*what the system is and do, but to *add* to what the system already has.
In this case this is the way to follow, then: traying to add features to the current sequencer.
Futhermore with the Sequencer matter, the proven truth is that
its in fact possible, if Korg wants to, adding new functionality to the actual sequencer as it stands now, as we have seen in OS 1.3 with the new feature that allows you to hear the edited measure in the Edit Window without leaving the edition, as an example of what it can be done, and come to show that some things can still be done/ upgraded in the Sequencer area.
Following this path, maybe Piano Roll edit fuctions, increased resolution, etc, as well as other requested features, are on the way in future OS 1.4 and 1.5 and so on. Lets hope so.
This way of upgrading is possible for Korg, as we have seen.
If not a new Sequencer "per se", may a refined one with new features is feasible.
As I said, is not if they *can*, the question is more if they *will*.
Lets wait an see.
Regards.
D.
but in my heart it does all make sense, I just feel there is so much more to come. Time will tell.
