As promised, Korg is continuing to improve on its Open Architecture Synthesis Studio – better known by everyone as the OASYS. The company has announced that version 1.2 of the OASYS operating system is available to all registered owners as a free download from its web site. And while there are certainly some interesting new features and enhancements with the new OS, it also comes complete with a demo version of the LAC-1 Legacy Analog Collection, which includes the MS-20EX semi-modular virtual analog synthesizer and a faithful recreation of the Polysix, Korg’s first true polyphonic analog synth.
New OASYS v1.2 features include:
- An easy-to-use chord feature that lets you store a chord, then transpose it by playing single notes on the keyboard. This chord mode is integrated with the Drum/Chord Pads, allowing eight such voicings to be stored.
- Polyphonic Unison in both Poly and Mono modes plus Unison Stereo Spread which distributes unison voices across the stereo field.
- Improved parameter smoothing when using knobs, sliders, controls and tone adjust features.
- Increased polyphony for the AL-1 and STR-1 expansion instruments.
