Am I mad to want an Oasys as well?

Jeremy Bender · Post by **Jeremy Bender** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:34 pm

Am I mad?

I have a chance to get a used Oasys 88 for a great price just a couple of weeks after getting my new Kronos 88!

For some reason I can't shake off the desire I have always had to get an Oasys but I was never prepared to lay out that much money.

I know I don't get anything other than a different perhaps better build and a bigger moveable screen but it's still tempting me!

Any thoughts?

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:38 pm

I think you could spend your money better elsewhere. Resist the urge.

franzlp · Post by **franzlp** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 5:40 pm

The first instinct is always the correct one. It was the OASYS man....ugh did you miss getting it?

BasariStudios · Post by **BasariStudios** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:19 pm

It will be a total waste of money, unless you sell Kronos and have money
left...otherwise, any extra penny for it it will be a waste.

Bruce Lychee · Post by **Bruce Lychee** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:35 pm

But then again, you seem to like Korg gear, so if collecting such gear brings you satisfaction, that in itself may be worth it to you.

MartinHines · Post by **MartinHines** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:03 pm

If you really interested in adding an OASYS to your Kronos 88, I would suggest adding the OASYS 76, since it has a nice Yamaha synth action keybed.

Owning two 88s would seem redundant to me.

Instead of buying an OASYS in addition to a Kronos, I would spend the money and buy a dedicated powerful music computer.

cello · Post by **cello** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:50 pm

Sorry to go against the tide of opinion, but if you have the chance of getting an O, I'd take it with both hands without a moments thought!

Not knocking the K - but the K was not built to be the most expensive workstation out there (look at it too - it looks the same as all the competitors; well, apart from that Jupiter 80 thing

).

The O on the other hand was designed, engineered and built to be like no other keyboard before it - and as it turns out (through Korg's release of the Kronos), there will be no other keyboard like it!

For me the O is #1, the K is #2. When I play the O I feel it's working with me, encouraging me to do more... the K does what it's told (very well!) - but there's no magic (for me).

Not a scientific comparison I know, but just the ramblings of someone who will have both - for me the K is an OASYS-61 albeit without Harry Potter...

McHale · Post by **McHale** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:53 pm

I'd pass on it with no question. Unless you're getting it for $1500 or less, I wouldn't even consider it.

irtehyar · Post by **irtehyar** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 9:11 pm

Spend the money having someone fabricate you some monster bling for your Kronos case, if it really matters that much.

Carbon fiber/aluminum/titanium end caps, case parts, knobs, etc. At least then you'd be unique!

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:26 pm

Jeremy Bender wrote:Am I mad?

I have a chance to get a used Oasys 88 for a great price just a couple of weeks after getting my new Kronos 88!

For some reason I can't shake off the desire I have always had to get an Oasys but I was never prepared to lay out that much money.

I know I don't get anything other than a different perhaps better build and a bigger moveable screen but it's still tempting me!

Any thoughts?

given the way you posted, it appears you are debating your impulse vs a practical decision.

Jeremy Bender · Post by **Jeremy Bender** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:57 pm

Thanks for the thoughts folks. It's an extravagant impulse!

I could get a Moog Voyager...another dream synth I have wanted for a while...just something great about the Oasys look and feel!

I will sleep on it

Logic says no but...

Reality is the K88 is more than I need and is gorgeous to play.

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:00 pm

OASYS does look better than Kronos, and has bigger letters on the screen. And has LEDs on knobs and sliders, which is a massive help. It's not an entirely crazy impulse buy.

GregC · Post by **GregC** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:02 pm

EvilDragon wrote:OASYS does look better than Kronos, and has bigger letters on the screen. And has LEDs on knobs and sliders, which is a massive help. It's not an entirely crazy impulse buy.

I suppose you are correct.

You could look at the OASYS, push knobs/sliders and midi play the Kronos

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:19 pm

OASYS does look better than Kronos, and has bigger letters on the screen

... Another case of screen envy.

RonF · Post by **RonF** » Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:30 am

Yea, I cannot see it. Just too similar, and the Kronos is more advanced in a few key areas. Now if you were gigging with it, and need something more road worthy, while your K88 sits in the studio...now the redundancy makes sense. But both in the same studio is not, IMO, a good use of space or budget (unless you have a sina point of view about redundancy in your arsenal). If you have a chance to get a Voyager with those funds....RUN don't walk to do so! That will be the purchase of a lifetime.

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