In other Korg news, the company has announced the release of an upgrade for its flagship OASYS workstation synthesizer. System version 1.3 expands the sound-creation and performance-enhancement potential of OASYS via a number of new features, which include support for 12 banks of 128 User GEs (for a total of 1,536), in addition to the 2,048 internal presets. Other user-friendly changes include:
- Scene Changes can now be quantized/delayed to an interval in the range of a 16th-note triplet, up to four measures, allowing a larger timing value to be entered and thus greater advance selection.
- KARMA patterns can now be triggered in perfect time, even at the fastest tempos, thanks to the new adjustable Quantize Windows.
- Custom Note Maps can now be copied between Programs, Combis, and Songs, for a more streamlined workflow.
- Each EXi expansion instrument in a dual Program can now be transposed separately, giving greater sonic flexibility.
A demo version of the new EXi MOD-7 Waveshaping VPM synth, which takes classic forms into uncharted territories of cutting-edge sound generation, is also included with the OASYS 1.3 upgrade. In addition, an optional EXs-3 Brass & Woodwinds Expansion Sample Library is now available, providing over 700MB of expressive, natural-sounding instruments.
