TSUNAMI wrote:If they did release a new Oasys it would be an epic fail .... !!!! for one reason only .... The way they dropped the old Oasys support, programs, expansions ... open source etc etc ...
people wont drop 5k+ again ...
That is simply not true.. we didn't and havent just dropped it... we have discontinued the product after 5 years... we have done updates since this...
I work closely with 3-4 artists in the UK ..one of which a very, very high profile musician who use Oasys daily. Support has certainly not ended and will not end for the forseeable future.. please stop this generalised miss information....
As for M10 .... if there is such a model it would be a cut down M50 to replace the X50/MicroX
You never know, KORG have used backwards numbering many times in the past.
Have to say though I'm not much of a fan of model numbers. It's like KORG spend countless man hours doing the best they can to produce the finest instrument, and then no thought is put into giving it a name. KORG M3 doesn't have the same ring to it as the KORG Trinity, or KORG OASYS if you know what I mean.
Well, I'll have to say that I don't envy those who scratch their heads daily, hoping for a killer new name for a product. Coming up with another cool name that grabs your attention like Triton, Voyetra, Proteus or whatever has to be a tough job. I was thinking about this yesterday, and the M3 suits this baby pretty well, and I agree that it does harken back to the early workstations.
A new M does sound interesting, especially if it's more beastly. A gig or two of sample RAM? Maybe non-volatile? A much bigger ROM? A raft of sliders, knobs, buttons, a big ribbon, more pads? More connectivity, and a next-gen built in m-Lan? Dare I say it... a poly-pressure keyboard??
As for M10 .... if there is such a model it would be a cut down M50 to replace the X50/MicroX
You never know, KORG have used backwards numbering many times in the past.
Have to say though I'm not much of a fan of model numbers. It's like KORG spend countless man hours doing the best they can to produce the finest instrument, and then no thought is put into giving it a name. KORG M3 doesn't have the same ring to it as the KORG Trinity, or KORG OASYS if you know what I mean.
Regards
Sharp
Very true mate. the M3 needs a much better name! like Oasysito or Infinity or somethings exciting.
Gargamel314 wrote:wow, that picture's going to haunt me when i go to sleep tonight
lmao! me too god that was just creepy!
puraivda
dj
Generic is the Enemy, I am a mercenary and Music is my weapon.
- Sir Dancelot
Support has stopped for what was first said about the Oasys !!! See the press release (excerpt) issued by Korg below in January 2005 ....
40 years of Korg innovation have led to the creation of the OASYS Open Architecture Synthesis Studio. Designed to provide a unified musical production environment, OASYS unites synthesis, audio hard disk recording, MIDI sequencing, second generation KARMA functionality, a control surface, a CD burner and more under an intuitive interface, highlighted by a large 10.4" color TouchView display.
OASYS is not only an entirely new instrument, but a completely new platform to support Korg innovation for years to come. Powered by a fast computer processor, and running newly-developed proprietary software atop Linux underpinnings, OASYS offers all the benefits of a variable software system, backed by a dedicated operating system and the hardware integrity that can only come from a fully-integrated instrument design.
For years to come eh ???? 4 years ...
I came so close to buying one £500 short ... and then needed a new car !!! so what I had saved went towards that, In some respects I'm glad i never did but in others wish i had of got one (maybe when the drop to a 2k SH)
I love Korg, don't get me wrong, I've had too any to mention over the years some good some not so good but I would of been moaning even more than this if i had brought an Oasys !!!
uktechsupport wrote:
TSUNAMI wrote:If they did release a new Oasys it would be an epic fail .... !!!! for one reason only .... The way they dropped the old Oasys support, programs, expansions ... open source etc etc ...
people wont drop 5k+ again ...
That is simply not true.. we didn't and havent just dropped it... we have discontinued the product after 5 years... we have done updates since this...
I work closely with 3-4 artists in the UK ..one of which a very, very high profile musician who use Oasys daily. Support has certainly not ended and will not end for the forseeable future.. please stop this generalised miss information....
Mike
13in Retina MacBook Pro, Quadcore i5 27in 8GB iMac, Logic Studio 9.1, Ableton Live9, Push, Volca Beats, Korg KRONOS 61, Korg Arp odyssey, Roland D50, Yamaha SY85, Moog Sub37, Roland TR8, Roland SP808, Korg NanoPad2, Eventide H9, Presonus 1602, Alesis M1 MkII, Yamaha APX5, Fender Splattercaster, DrumKat DK10, 1000 miles of cable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TSUNAMI wrote:If they did release a new Oasys it would be an epic fail
people wont drop 5k+ again ...
Kind of agree there. Don't you think romplers/keyboards etc like Fantoms, motifs or indeed the Korg series' itself can only go so far?, before ultimitely having to resort to the like of the "NEKO's/Lionstracs and so forth?
I mean, the OASYS Is a great keyboard, totally awasome, but I think from here onwards, flagship keyboards won't have Roms'/Dimm sticks, CD's even, but more the way of Software keyboards that accepts standard VST's etc - like a pc:)
Tony
KORG KRONOS 88-Korg D3200-Casio Privia PX-830BP-KAWAI RX-2 Grand Piano
Sequencing: KRONOS/Cubase/Cubasis/iPad air2
I just wished Korg would release stuff that sounds fat, dirty and ballsy, like the MS20 did. Korgs synths are too clean and polite, I feel.
I also wished Korg (and others) would take a leaf out of a certain VA synth company which interpolates and smooths values of knobs, getting rid of MIDI stepping/zipper noise once and for all.
Fat and dirty, with balls. [I know that sounds bad!]
And liquid smooth analogue-esque interpolation.
That's my shopping list!
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Timo wrote:I just wished Korg would release stuff that sounds fat, dirty and ballsy, like the MS20 did. Korgs synths are too clean and polite, I feel.
I also wished Korg (and others) would take a leaf out of a certain VA synth company which interpolates and smooths values of knobs, getting rid of MIDI stepping/zipper noise once and for all.
Fat and dirty, with grunt.
And liquid smooth analogue-esque interpolation.
That's my shopping list!
13in Retina MacBook Pro, Quadcore i5 27in 8GB iMac, Logic Studio 9.1, Ableton Live9, Push, Volca Beats, Korg KRONOS 61, Korg Arp odyssey, Roland D50, Yamaha SY85, Moog Sub37, Roland TR8, Roland SP808, Korg NanoPad2, Eventide H9, Presonus 1602, Alesis M1 MkII, Yamaha APX5, Fender Splattercaster, DrumKat DK10, 1000 miles of cable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Timo wrote:I just wished Korg would release stuff that sounds fat, dirty and ballsy, like the MS20 did. Korgs synths are too clean and polite, I feel.
I also wished Korg (and others) would take a leaf out of a certain VA synth company which interpolates and smooths values of knobs, getting rid of MIDI stepping/zipper noise once and for all.
Fat and dirty, with balls. [I know that sounds bad!]
And liquid smooth analogue-esque interpolation.
That's my shopping list!
13in Retina MacBook Pro, Quadcore i5 27in 8GB iMac, Logic Studio 9.1, Ableton Live9, Push, Volca Beats, Korg KRONOS 61, Korg Arp odyssey, Roland D50, Yamaha SY85, Moog Sub37, Roland TR8, Roland SP808, Korg NanoPad2, Eventide H9, Presonus 1602, Alesis M1 MkII, Yamaha APX5, Fender Splattercaster, DrumKat DK10, 1000 miles of cable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Indeed, I've had an Indigo for years. The midi interpolation on the knobs is as smooth as silk, it made me wish that all synths were similar. And you can really torture the filters. The EGs are nice and weighty too.
But Korg are capable of grunt, if they want to. They did it with the MS20 legacy. I'd like to see that same grunt spill over into some of their other hardware!
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What i meant you too see was the NAMM preview of the new OS !!! Scroll down slightly !!!
Timo wrote:Indeed, I've had an Indigo for years. The midi interpolation on the knobs is as smooth as silk, it made me wish that all synths were similar. And you can really torture the filters. The EGs are nice and weighty too.
13in Retina MacBook Pro, Quadcore i5 27in 8GB iMac, Logic Studio 9.1, Ableton Live9, Push, Volca Beats, Korg KRONOS 61, Korg Arp odyssey, Roland D50, Yamaha SY85, Moog Sub37, Roland TR8, Roland SP808, Korg NanoPad2, Eventide H9, Presonus 1602, Alesis M1 MkII, Yamaha APX5, Fender Splattercaster, DrumKat DK10, 1000 miles of cable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, how I like virus demos - they sound like a real music - just burn on CD and listen. Many other demos still sound like a GM bumbox patterns illustrating how boring may pop music.
or Infinity or somethings exciting.
