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I'm about to buy an Oasys --- very excited about it but I AM concerned that since it's been around a few years, it is soon to be replaced with something even better.

It's not a small investment (duh) so some insight into its expected lifetime would be useful. Note that my concern is not so much that the current version becomes "not as good" but that the VALUE of the instrument will drop significantly sooner rather than latter.

Comments would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
David Jameson

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There are several threads here dealing with similar concerns. Korg won't publish any new developments (like most other similar industries) except shortly befor release. So all you know is: there won't be an Oasys 2 within the next few weeks. I'm aware that this doesn't solve your problem. But if you are deeply worried about electronic equipment loosing lots of its original value too fast, I suggest not buying it. But I doubt you can withstand your wish once you know what you could do with an Oasys.

If you are not sure, then don't buy it. Personally, I think the Oasys will attain classic cult status years down the road as has happened with Mini-Moogs, old Wurlitzer electric pianos, old stage and suitcase Fender Rhodes instruments. It is that good!

Nitecrawler

Will it do what you want it to do?
Can you afford it?

if yes, buy it, no question.
I have owned one for two years and it never ceases to give me huge pleasure, and there is so much it can do, every time I use it I learn something new. There is nothing else comes near it for sound quality, flexibility and fun.
And if you get stuck there are some great individuals who contribute to this forum such as Dan the man, Daz, Sharp and Mike Conway ( be sure to buy his DVD)

It will become a classic, I have no doubt.

dhjdhj wrote:I'm about to buy an Oasys --- very excited about it but I AM concerned that since it's been around a few years, it is soon to be replaced with something even better.

As usual with electronical devices YOU have to decide whether you want to work and play or wait your whole life for the "ultimate solution" (whatever that is by the way).



peter

The Oasys is going to be replaced by something better ... the next version of the Oasys OS !

Obviously no one really knows what Korg will do next, but we do know there is a new OS update being worked on that will bring further goodies to the current Oasys. I suspect that will be the plan for a little while yet and the Oasys will grow and grow. Some time down the line (2-3 years ?), all the stuff that has been developed for our Oasys will appear in a new product ... maybe the M4 which replaces the M3 and Oasys, and is some wild hardware / VST hybrid

Daz.

Thanks for all the feedback - I've just ordered mine.

I realize there are a ton of forums I can (and will eventually) wade through but if anyone has a recommended list of places to look at first and/or a list of "best practices" to get up to speed fast, that would be great.

I"m not afraid of the technology but the manual has way too many pages to grok quickly

dhjdhj wrote:Thanks for all the feedback - I've just ordered mine.

Congratulations. You won't regret it!

peter

Welcome to the club!!

dhjdhj wrote:I realize there are a ton of forums I can (and will eventually) wade through but if anyone has a recommended list of places to look at first and/or a list of "best practices" to get up to speed fast, that would be great.

pigpen wrote:And if you get stuck there are some great individuals who contribute to this forum such as Dan the man, Daz, Sharp and Mike Conway ( be sure to buy his DVD).

Yep, check my signature, below.

pigpen wrote:It will become a classic, I have no doubt.

Totally agree! I have 4 of Julian Colbeck's Keyfax books (plus others), just so I can reminisce of cool, old synths. There's not much like the OASYS.

You should have checked your database first --- I ordered your DVD hours ago! Hope it comes quick....can I download it?

Mike Conway wrote:
Yep, check my signature, below.

if you have the money for it, then go for it! its a really great work station i wish i had one lol but i guess im stuck with tritons and korg pa's until i get outa school .

dhjdhj wrote:You should have checked your database first --- I ordered your DVD hours ago! Hope it comes quick....can I download it?

Oh, THAT David! No download, but it usually travels fast. In the meantime, if you want to download something - these examples are not on the DVD:

MULTIPLE COMBI RECORDING

MULTIBUS VIDEO

(22 meg streaming Quicktime)


"Bearded Vulcan" FADER AUTOMATION

The video is about 10 - 11 megs. It's 3½ minutes long.


Vocoder to Audio, part 1 (25 megs)

Vocoder to Audio, part 2 (23.5 megs)

V'GER on YouTube

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I knew he wouldn't resist for very long - guys, let's share the provision!

No - being serious: congrats and you won't worry about this issue again once you've enjoyed your new toy for some time. I certainly don't and there is still so much more to discover - have fun and welcome to the Oasians!

Can't fight the collective! It just arrived .

Any good recommendations for flight cases? I'm going to be using it at gigs.

Charlie wrote: I knew he wouldn't resist for very long - guys, let's share the provision!

No - being serious: congrats and you won't worry about this issue again once you've enjoyed your new toy for some time. I certainly don't and there is still so much more to discover - have fun and welcome to the Oasians!