We did have one guy who actually took a hacksaw to the end of his *OASYS PCI.* Totally bricked it, of course. The guy contacted us a bit sheepishly to see if...
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Adrian Earnshaw
tangdreamer
Oct 22, 2010 7:12 pm
lol, I remember that post. I think he thought he could remove some of the card and it would only lose a bit of the processing power........oh yeah and still ...
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robegian
Oct 31, 2010 4:01 pm
Hi all, It's years my two OASYS work flawlessly, hosted in a Power Mac 9600 (with a G4/700 CPU upgrade) and a Power Mac 7500 (with a G3/400 CPU upgrade), but...
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Andrew Sciarretta
andrewsciarr...
Oct 31, 2010 8:35 pm
You could maybe try replacing a hard disk with a Compact Flash card on an IDE connector. It would generate less heat and then maybe require less fan...
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harris_scott45
Dec 25, 2010 9:26 pm
Hello , I am a long time user of the Korg Oasys and was quite active here some time ago. I did some sound design with Norzez on the Mekla and Hera , Harm...
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Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Dec 26, 2010 12:04 pm
Hi Scott, welcome back... I still have your emails here about the ITOX boxes and noise reduction, from late 2006, although I've not done much with my boxes yet...
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Scott Harris
harris_scott45
Dec 26, 2010 1:59 pm
Thanks, Nick! Great to be back, Did you buy an ITOX? IO have mine going and they do get some regular use, Not always front and centre but the effect chains...
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Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Dec 26, 2010 4:12 pm
... Yeah, I have two of them. I've not used them much, since I've not done the PSU replacement thing, and the OasysPCI software on the Mac is nicer than on the...
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oddur
oddurg2000
Dec 26, 2010 5:33 pm
Good to hear that there´s still some activity on the list, especially from the heavyweight users;o) I have two functional systems and fire them up whenever I...
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BillB
billybill1us
Dec 26, 2010 5:53 pm
I own an Oasys card which I don't use because of computer upgrades. I also bought the M1 and Wavestation soft synth. Has Korg ever thought of doing a native...
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Scott Harris
harris_scott45
Dec 26, 2010 7:12 pm
No , they haven't done a softsynth version of the Oasys but they are doing some great things with the Korg MS-2-, Polysynth and wavestation, M1 etc. They have...
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Scott Harris
harris_scott45
Dec 26, 2010 7:37 pm
Most of the noise comes from the cpu fan which can be controlled using the free speedfan software. I have these in another room via lightpipe into my ...
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Othal,Hail,&Thorn
othalhailand...
Dec 26, 2010 7:45 pm
Since thee OASYS keyboard ran totally as software, it's defidently possible for thee OASYS PCI to be rendered in such a way.  I have thought however...
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Othal,Hail,&Thorn
othalhailand...
Dec 26, 2010 7:54 pm
And also one of the Electribe (the red one) for thee iPad.also the MS-10 and thee M-10 (M1) for the Nintendo DS. Frankly I want them all. Erik ... From: Scott...
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bill bauer
billybill1us
Dec 26, 2010 8:01 pm
It would be best as a software synth. It could be brought up in your DAW. You could use all the effects of the DAW. Plus all the settings would be in one...
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jscrawford30
Dec 26, 2010 8:14 pm
Scott: Very excited to have you back! I am an active Oasys user, for both synth sounds and as an effects unit. I have Harm Visser's excellent physical...
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Othal,Hail,&Thorn
othalhailand...
Dec 26, 2010 9:33 pm
I disagree, they could all be brought up as a soft synth, I think Rewire would be best. If Korg would even make it you would have to move to something else...
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PlanetEleven
planet_eleven
Dec 26, 2010 10:06 pm
I'm still maintaining a G4 with an OASYS card as my 2nd music computer. I haven't used it in a while, but it's there when I need a unique and/or inspirational...
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bill bauer
billybill1us
Dec 26, 2010 11:01 pm
Thr original Oasys was a pci card and it failed in the market place. Most users now use I mac or laptops. So softsynths would have a much wider user base. Also...
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HarryP
trueshunka
Dec 27, 2010 7:25 am
Welcome back Scott! Post those files!! Have you been using the Oasys all along or have you just returned to the synth and the group recently? What brought you...
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harris_scott45
Dec 27, 2010 3:26 pm
Great to be back. Harm's models are very good and I am pleased you liked the patches that I had contributed to the set. I hope to keep at it here. I am going...
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Othal,Hail,&Thorn
othalhailand...
Dec 27, 2010 4:51 pm
I still think my old JD-990 sounds far better than my copy of Omnishpere (a whole lot less headaches too).To the point, I know it did not do well, partly...
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Scott Harris
harris_scott45
Dec 27, 2010 4:51 pm
I've been using the Oasys largely for the effects but I do go to the Oasys for evolving pads, mostly drawn from Scott Harris Bundle #2. My last post was in...
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Othal,Hail,&Thorn
othalhailand...
Dec 27, 2010 4:56 pm
I would love to see pics! Â : ) ... From: Scott Harris <duckerina100@...> Subject: [oasys-pci] Re: Scott Harris - back to Oasys To:...
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bill bauer
billybill1us
Dec 27, 2010 5:18 pm
Hey Erik: They've release soft versions of the M1 and wavestation. i'm sure we both agree it would be nice if they did release a software version of the Oasys...
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Andrew
rustlesandwaves
Dec 27, 2010 9:24 pm
Hi Nick, I still have 2 Oasys cards, both in G4 Macs. I keep one as a complete back up system. ( I don't like a project to be interrupted.) I have managed to...
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Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Dec 28, 2010 7:10 pm
... Yep - OS 9 systems are pretty easy to back up - it's just a case of copying the System Folder, and my G4 dual-boots into Tiger for doing that. I suspect...
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Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Dec 28, 2010 7:16 pm
... I have one of the original CreamWare cards somewhere - I got it off eBay a few years ago. I believe it'll work under OS 9 but is more reliable under Win98,...
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PlanetEleven
planet_eleven
Dec 28, 2010 7:59 pm
I occasionally have similar problems booting with my G4. I'd always assumed it was because I'm at the limits of what the power supply can handle, having...
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oasys-pci@yahoogroups...
Dec 28, 2010 8:16 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the oasys-pci group. File : /Scott Harris...
