What would you do.

[Sharp]

Hi all.

I'm going back on the road gigging in a few weeks and I have all my sequencing done on the OASYS, so she's ready to go and I'm just learning the words to the last few songs at this point.

My problem is I'm not happy about the idea of pulling the OASYS from the Studio and subjecting it to a life on the road.

So what would you do ? Bring it, or buy another keyboard that has some kind of HDR function that would allow me to stream the OASYS back as wave files on the night and allow me to play over ?

If I have to buy something else, I have to sell my M3. Shame the M3 can't do this actually.

Regards
Sharp.

[Mike Conway]

Shame the M3 can't do this actually..

Which is what, exactly?

I don't like the idea of moving the OASYS a whole lot, but I have taken it on trips and I almost took a gig across town, which I would have taken it to. I guess I would gig with it, but I wouldn't trust it to a roadie! I have a padded hardcase and I would treat it like a baby.

[t_tangent]

Yup I would say the same thing. Take it with you, but make sure it it is well protected, and dont leave it for someone else to move around during setup or afterwards.

Good luck though and hope the gigs go well

[McHale]

ME, personally, would not take the OASYS on the road. If anything, I'd buy another for the road. But I'm funny that way.

I don't use sequences or samples live for this reason. Worst case scenario, I can always buy a new synth on the road and program it to get the sounds I need. May not be perfect, but will do the trick.

If you were to use your M3, what would you lose?

-Mc

[Sharp]

Which is what, exactly?

It doesn't have any Audio Tracks.
Back when I used to gig 7 nights a week I used a Trinity and I could have the sound of my entire studio with me on the night streaming back off a SCSI Drive, and Track 1 left open for me to play over.

If I'm not bringing the OASYS on the road with me, I need something that does all that because I want the sound of the OASYS with me.

I don't like the idea of moving the OASYS a whole lot, but I have taken it on trips and I almost took a gig across town, which I would have taken it to. I guess I would gig with it, but I wouldn't trust it to a roadie! I have a padded hardcase and I would treat it like a baby.

Thanks for the feedback. I would be the only one carrying it but it will be subjected to a lot of vibration though transport to and from the gigs. The roads in Ireland can be pretty rough at times.

That said, I do have a professional trailer though which has a floating floor of 3 inches of foam and a 1 inch wooden deck. So it wouldn't feel the full brunt of transport.

Cheers
Sharp

[Sharp]

ME, personally, would not take the OASYS on the road. If anything, I'd buy another for the road. But I'm funny that way.

I'm strongly feeling that way myself, but the point of going back is to make money, not spend it on another keyboard. So if I was going back with another keyboard, I can't justify keeping the M3.

There's nothing it can do better than the OASYS, so it's for the most part a luxury more so than a vital part of my setup that I cannot do without.

I don't use sequences or samples live for this reason. Worst case scenario, I can always buy a new synth on the road and program it to get the sounds I need. May not be perfect, but will do the trick.

Yeah, makes scene. Where I'm caught though is I'm going back as a one man act so I do sequence everything and just leave myself with 1 track to play on.

If you were to use your M3, what would you lose?

The sound of the OASYS. I don't mean for this to sound bad, it's not, but compared to the OASYS the M3 sounds very muddy. It's fine when your playing sounds straight, but when you start sequencing on it the spectrum fills up so quickly that everything just sounds muddy compared to the sparkling and crystal clear sound of the OASYS. It's surprisingly noticeable.

There's nothing wrong with the M3 and I could use it, but that would mean at this point getting my sequences working on the M3 and then always knowing it's an inferior sound to what I'd have at home.

Regards
Sharp.

[RC-IA]

why not buy something like a korg D3200 ?

[pegnafroy]

why not buy something like a korg D3200 ?

A D888 is enough.

F.

[Ray]

I've been gigging with my Oasys76 for nearly three years with no problems. It has to be carried around for rehearsals also.

Just make sure you get a good flightcase and enjoy the Oasys on the road.

[nitecrawler]

I've had my Oasys out of the studio for gigs and practice sessions. I always move it in a good flight case and handle it myself. The other most important thing, is to make sure you have "clean" power available for it with surge protection. I don't trust some venues. The sound makes it worth it to play onstage. IMO

nitecrawler

[billysynth1]

I can empathise with you wanting to go back on the road to make money. Times are tough all over. I have been asked/begged to take the O on the road to gigs and recording studios but i wont move it. The O is too delicate, I dont think notebook type components inside it like to be moved or bumped.

At the end of the day only you can decide by taking into considerations...feeding a family, bumpy Irish roads, will the O survive etc.

Regards
Billy

[Dany]

...Bring it, or buy another keyboard that has some kind of HDR function that would allow me to stream the OASYS back as wave files on the night and allow me to play over ?

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Why don't you buy a secondhand OASYS. I've just purchased my second OASYS-88 last week for an incredible low price, about the price of a Fantom G8, on ricardo for the same reason, that you state, and "she" is in a condition like brand-new and even in a better condition than my first OASYS.
BTW: I now have this secondhand OASYS-88 with a serial number around 500 and a second, my first one, with a serial number around 2000 (purchased completely new in 2008). Of course they sound the same, but the Pads are much more handy and have a better feel on the lower serial number (secondhand) OASYS and the Sliders are less wobly and have a better "slide-feeling" and are better rubbercoated then the OASYS with the higher serial number. Even the metal side panels are less sharp on the inside than on the one with the higher serial number. Analogue situation with the joystick and the bender. So I have the proof in front of me, that the first OASYS Series with lower serial numbers, have a slightly better built quality than the higher OASYS series....even the case color is slightly darker on the OASYS with the lower serial number...

[SCHWEATS]

Ideas...
If you were to leave the Oasys at home
Mix all your backing tracks to audio tracks in a computer DAW of your choice to taste and bounce to stereo pair and drop to a...

a) a laptop using your DAW of choice and if need be, sync the M3 seq with
the laptop DAW seq
b) bounce backing tracks to an iPod

Take the M3 for playing parts or sell the M3 and buy a Yamaha XS 6/7/8.
OR buy whatever Midi controller you'd like and buy VI's for pianos, organs
etc. and install the VI's in the laptop along with the backing tracks and buy (if you don't already own one) a Firewire interface for that audio/midi that would be rack mountable. A 4 or 6 space SKB style rack and it'd be nice and compact and powerful.

HTH - Schweats

[Sharp]

Thanks for all the advice guys.

I decided I'm not going to move the OASYS. It's just too good, too expensive, and I don't think walking in from the cold outside to roasting hot pubs will do it any favours.

I remember always having to leave my Trinity sit there in the pub for 30 to 40 minutes just to try out before I could even turn on. The condensation would have it ringing wet.

I've just got to sell the M3 and buy another keyboard that supports Streaming. Can't use a Laptop or any other type of device that would appear to be Recorder/ Play back device because people in Ireland are very funny about things like that. You get no respect here if people think you are recorded in anyway.

So...bye bye M3. Kind of pissed about this to be honest. All KORG keyboards should include a basic function to stream files along side the Sequencer.

Regards
Sharp.

[t_tangent]

I feel for you Sharp. But you never know, you might be able to pick up another OASYS cheap and can use that as the gig machine whilst leaving the other one at home. We'll keep an eye for you anyway

Cheers, and good luck with the gigs

t_t