After the OASYS?
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After the OASYS?
Simple question: What can possibly come after the OASYS to improve on it?
RIght now thw Oasys needs to load all the samples into RAM in order to have access to them. That's a rather unefficient way of using system ressources. Almost all VST samples librairies have some sort of disk streaming technology.
Access times on hard-drives aren"t fast enough to provide the almost intantaneous latency needed for live playing, that's why all hardware keyboards use ROM or RAM to access the samples - chips are blazing fast but have very low "storage room" compared to hard drives.
In order to save ressources, VST samplers usually load only a small portion of a given sample into RAM (a buffer). While the computer reads the ultra-fast RAM portion of the sample, the computer takes a few precious seconds to fetch the rest on the hard drive. I think after that it keeps "updating" the RAM buffer as long as the note is being played.
Thats why samples librairies that are many many gigs large are easily playable on a laptop computer running an OS and a whole lot of other things with only 1 or 2 gigs of ram.
The USB ports on the O could allow us to plug 1 terabyte hard drives on it, and then have access to astoundingly large sample librairies - NI stuff, Omnisphere and the likes. With the proper OS tweakage on the Linux code running the O, it could blow the living hell out of software based modules or keyboard like the Muse Receptor or the now famous Open Labs.
I haven't checked the previous posts, but I'm sure that disk streaming technology has been mentionned in the Oasys wish lists many, many times.
Access times on hard-drives aren"t fast enough to provide the almost intantaneous latency needed for live playing, that's why all hardware keyboards use ROM or RAM to access the samples - chips are blazing fast but have very low "storage room" compared to hard drives.
In order to save ressources, VST samplers usually load only a small portion of a given sample into RAM (a buffer). While the computer reads the ultra-fast RAM portion of the sample, the computer takes a few precious seconds to fetch the rest on the hard drive. I think after that it keeps "updating" the RAM buffer as long as the note is being played.
Thats why samples librairies that are many many gigs large are easily playable on a laptop computer running an OS and a whole lot of other things with only 1 or 2 gigs of ram.
The USB ports on the O could allow us to plug 1 terabyte hard drives on it, and then have access to astoundingly large sample librairies - NI stuff, Omnisphere and the likes. With the proper OS tweakage on the Linux code running the O, it could blow the living hell out of software based modules or keyboard like the Muse Receptor or the now famous Open Labs.
I haven't checked the previous posts, but I'm sure that disk streaming technology has been mentionned in the Oasys wish lists many, many times.
With the Oasys (and M3 too) Korg really took their noise making bits to the next level relative to the older workstations, and a next gen workstation would combine those bits with a totally new music making environment that improves the composing/recording workflow and live performance facilities.
That's rather assuming workstations are still the focus. Workstations are the best sellers amongst the various synth types, but they rank rather lowly in the music technology industry over all, I believe. Guitars, "real instruments", computer based music goodies are more profitable. So the focus may well shift there in these more difficult times, and the workstation may not receive the attention it has in recent times. Nano products, new controllers, more guitar oriented stuff like Jam Vox etc.
My 2c or less,
Daz.
That's rather assuming workstations are still the focus. Workstations are the best sellers amongst the various synth types, but they rank rather lowly in the music technology industry over all, I believe. Guitars, "real instruments", computer based music goodies are more profitable. So the focus may well shift there in these more difficult times, and the workstation may not receive the attention it has in recent times. Nano products, new controllers, more guitar oriented stuff like Jam Vox etc.
My 2c or less,
Daz.
After the 'O'...?
Something along the lines of Rolands G8 GUI - or that going into a whole department.
What I'm hoping to see is one company at least being able to take the plunge with a new breed of midi-system.
Something giving unlimited midi tracks - maybe via some type of USB 2:00 driver or something...
They'll still of course have to support the old 16channel system and have it integrateable with any new system.
I supose some company will pitch it in the next few years.
Peace
Ausser.
Something along the lines of Rolands G8 GUI - or that going into a whole department.
What I'm hoping to see is one company at least being able to take the plunge with a new breed of midi-system.
Something giving unlimited midi tracks - maybe via some type of USB 2:00 driver or something...
They'll still of course have to support the old 16channel system and have it integrateable with any new system.
I supose some company will pitch it in the next few years.
Peace
Ausser.
Will we march only to the music of time...?
Or will we march to the soul-saving music of eternity?
MLK Junior - Strength to Love 1963.
Or will we march to the soul-saving music of eternity?
MLK Junior - Strength to Love 1963.