When Korg released the OASYS in 2005, it was way ahead of its time.

I was in music heaven with the HD-1, AL-1, CX-3, EXs-1, EXs-2, EXs-3, LAC-1, MOD-7 sound engines, 10.4 inch Color Touch Screen, and all of Stephen Kay’s KARMA OASYS Software.

The OASYS became the center piece of my studio.

While the OASYS was Korg’s most ambitious project, it was not a commercial success having sold just around 2000 units. The price was too steep.

Korg replaced the OASYS with the Kronos at a much more affordable price point. Compromises had to be made. The build quality did not match the OASYS and I was never tempted to upgrade.

After the Kronos came the Nautilus. I never viewed them as a replacement for the OASYS.

Now after 20 years, Korg has the opportunity to leapfrog the Yamaha Montage M8x and the Roland Fantom-8EX with a next generation OASYS.

I was surprised to see Jack at Andertons Synth upload a YouTube video showcasing a Korg OASYS and Wavedrum. Is this a sign that Korg is about to release a successor?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKsRkeSFIA


Much of the cutting edge technology on the OASYS found its way to the Kronos and the Nautilus. Now that the price of hardware has come down so much, Korg may be poised to surprise the synth world once again.

I love everything on the original OASYS. I combined a Korg Pa2X Pro to get the arranger functions.

The OASYS performs flawlessly after so many years. Can’t thank enough the brilliant developers that worked on this project.

The OASYS was Korg’s masterpiece.