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Originally Posted by Sharp11 As is the usual internet nonsense, there are plenty of people posting misinformation here who've no idea what the Oasys is or how it works.
It is the BEST sounding synth you can buy today, hands down. It is NOT a Triton, it's a very powerful PC with an open source linux OS, this means synth engines can be added at Korg's will, there are currently four engines available.
As was mentioned the Karma implementation is fantastic.
It is a work in progress though, I believe the unit is hobbled by adhering to the old Korg modes such as program, combi,song etc., I've also had a couple of reliability issues with mine.
However, there's nothing like it on the market, if you're a professional, the cost doesn't matter as much, but if you're a hobbyist, it might not be a good investment.
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Is it THE best sounding synth out there? Better than a Moog? Better than Dave Smith's PolyEvolver? How about a Hartman Neuron? How about some soft synths like Absynth? I don't think so...and that's a matter of opinion.
And by the way, that IS a lot of money to pay whether you are a hobbyist or a pro IF you're calling it a synth.
My take is that it was supposed to be much more than that... a workstation, which it still doesn't fully live up to. Again, go back to the Fairlight CMIs and Synclaviers post above.
Lastly, this is NOT a new thing for Korg, in fact, they've ben trying to hock this Oasys thing forever in different formats, in fact, I think I've got a computer card sitting dead somewhere in the studio, an abandoned version of the Oasys idea...
Hey KORG, why don't you send me the NEW version of Oasys, I seem to remember you saying that this card I got was so great because it was an open-ended system of synths, sampler, etc.
And if this isn't THE best sounding synth out there (insert opinion here, I think there are plenty of better sounding synths out there) and if this IS a PC, there are better and cheaper PCs out there.
My point is, if the idea was to create a full workstation like a Fairlight CMI, Korg; you should come to some of us who know the Fairlights, Synclaviers AND your Oasys, yes...I've already had one.
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