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MIDI-related settings P1: MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Pedal and other controller settings . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Creating user scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150
Setting Category Names for Programs, 
Combinations, and KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  150
Using Wave Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Wave Sequence Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  151
Programming Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  151
Adjusting the sound of an individual step. . . . . 152
Using rhythmic Wave Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . .  154
Creating smooth, evolving timbres. . . . . . . . . . .  156
Modulating Wave Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  157
Saving Wave Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  158
Using Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Drum Kit Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  159
Before you start editing…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Editing Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Saving Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Loading & saving data, 
and creating CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  163
Saving data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Types of data that can be saved. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  163
Writing to internal memory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  164
Saving to disks, CDs, and USB media. . . . . . . . . 168
Loading data from disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
Loading .PCG, .SNG, and .KSC files. . . . . . . . . .  171
Loading individual banks from a .PCG file. . . .  173
Loading data by individual item or bank. . . . . . 173
Creating and playing audio CDs. . . . . . . . . . .175
Creating audio CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  175
Playing audio CDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  177
Other disk operations  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178
Viewing information about media – 
Disk Media Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  178
Restoring the factory settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Other functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Assigning functions to SW1/2 
and the REALTIME KNOBS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Adjusting the brightness, contrast, 
and color of the LCD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  180
Using tap tempo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  181
Resetting controller values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  181
Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Using Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  183
Routing effect settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  185
Dynamic modulation, MIDI/Tempo Sync, 
and Common FX LFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  191
Using KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  193
Overview - What is KARMA? . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Performing with KARMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
KARMA function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Synchronizing the KARMA function. . . . . . . . . .213
Appendices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Power supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
LCD screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215
Audio input and output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216
Programs and Combinations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219
KARMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Vector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Drum Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Wave Sequences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Disks, CDs, and USB Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221
Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
Media that can be used with the OASYS. . . . .223
Types of media supported by the OASYS. . . . . .223
Operations that the 
OASYS can perform on media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223
Specifications and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
MIDI Implementation Chart  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231