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Originally Posted by goldphinga what it boils down to for me is korg spent loads on marketing the oasys as something incredible,keeping us waiting, adverts etc etct-its just a high specd workstation. The oasys is no hotel room scratchpad, the sheer size of the thing makes this impossible and this is added to with a case of course. I think a few years down the line korg will see this as a mistake, same as the overpriced and ugly radias. I believe imo they have lost their way in terms of creating exciting synths (not workstations) and too much goes into cosmetics, and unnecessary features. The phrase jack of all trades and master of none comes to mind with the oasys. I am saddened that a company such as korg would sink so much into this keyboard and not bring out anything that is really different.Same goes for the other big players. If they are not careful the same will become of Korg,Yamaha,and Roland that has happened to the major record labels. The consumers and players will move in droves to the more exciting and smaller companies that really listen to their customers needs and produce more cutting edge and risky designs. The workstation is a dead format, computers offer so much more for much less; i dont ever see myself wasting money on a digital hardware synth ever again. |
Yes to all the above and if you don't want to listen and rather argue, then you may find yourselves in the obsolete club.
Yes, I can afford this keyboard, quite easily, but I look at it and see nothing really new.
And as for those comparing it to a new Fairlight or Synclavier, uh...this STILL doesn't compete sonically (nor even the same animal)...and yes, I own both of those too.
The comparing to vintage synth argument, apples & oranges...used only to point out the relevance of some technology and it sound compared to other flavors of the month.
And yes I own those AND plenty of modern synths of all kinds. Pro Tools HD, soft synths, granular synths, etc.
THE POINT?
Korg... you aren't listening.
How are sales? Is the Oasys THE best you guys can do or was it an idea to package and re-package previously developed work and market?
Hey, I understand, you're defending your job, but your R & D job should be "Research & Development," not "Repackage & Dismiss."
Hey, I'm done here. If the few people who already bought one want to make themselves feel justified and go on and on, fine, a few of us care and want to see sommething REALLY new... the others (of us) stopped bothering to even check this post out and now look to the smaller more interesting designers, like someone else here said.
Yes, we're Gearslutz here and will pay a ton of money for agreat mic pre, compressor, whatever...but the key word there is "great."
I have nothing invested in spending my time here, other than I'd love to see the future of gear be better, but if that's not valued, I'll use it somewhere else.
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