Originally posted by Diki:
[B]Dan... an $8000+ keyboard to play a linear two track file? A $1600 PSR can do that.
I'm not sure what's intended by the above. You had asked why one might want audio recording on a workstation, and speculated that this would be useless in live situations; I explained that there are users who want non-computer music workstations, and that there are also uses in live situations for backing tracks (which aren't necessarily only two track files, btw).
I think it's clear that one would not by an OASYS for the audio recording feature alone. Indeed, as I've said, I don't personally use its audio recording or sequencing at all, other than for testing purposes; I use Digital Performer, and frequently talk about using the OASYS within the context of a larger studio.
I expect that most people, instead, buy it for its unique sounds and synthesis capabilities. That's certainly what I personally value about the instrument!
Originally posted by Diki:
And yes, while you CAN use an Oasys as a DAW and VSTi alternative, let's be realistic. I haven't seen one ProTools facility give up their HD Accel cards and Apogee converters, etc., to go the workstation route.
I'm nothing if not realistic. :-) I've been making professional music instruments for almost twenty years, and I use them in my own music as well. I don't think anyone at Korg has ever implied that a DAW studio would ditch their computer and use an OASYS instead; certainly I have never said anything like that. On the other hand, every serious Pro Tools facility I've seen uses hardware synths and outboard gear alongside their computer systems.
Btw - the idea of an OASYS as a "VSTi alternative" made me chuckle. :-)
Originally posted by Diki:
It just strikes me as neither flesh nor fowl. Neither powerful enough to replace a pro DAW (it's a pro price, it should have been a pro DAW), nor stripped down enough to act as a simple track playback for a live show.
I don't understand why audio playback features would have to be stripped down in order to make them applicable for live use. Just press play and you're good to go...
Originally posted by Diki:
On the whole, a pro-priced piece of kit is going to end up in the hands of pros.
If you look around the net a bit, I think you'll find that there are many semi-pros and hobbyists, as well.
Originally posted by Diki:
Who already HAVE ProTools, or Logic or Cubase4, etc.. Why waste the R&D money on something 99% of all it's likely owners will already have something far superior?
Users say that they want audio playback in their workstations, which is presumably why Korg has offered this feature for many years (dating back to the Trinity, in the mid-1990s), and why Roland offers it in their workstations as well.
One advantage of the OASYS system is that since the hardware already includes a hard drive, audio I/O, and a CPU, the DAW features cost only software engineering time. Which leads smoothly into...
Originally posted by Diki:
Oasys2.... do away with the DAW. A simple two track player with markers will suffice. Then drop the $1500 all this programming must have cost you. $6500 sounds a LOT more affordable...
While I can't get into details, that's probably more than the entire cost for the software as a whole, of which the DAW features were a fairly small portion. As has been discussed elsewhere, the prices of all Korg hardware products, including the OASYS, are based primarily on the cost of the hardware components.
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Dan Phillips
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