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Who has both I would love to here which you like best

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Well, I have both. But these are quite deferend in their approach (sort of), so you can't actually compare them.

While the Oasys rely mostly on synth & fx processing, the scope do a whole studio.

I really like the way oasys sounds, but it has WAY to little DSP-power on board. I can do a few synths (2 or 3) with a few effects and I hit the limit. With scope it feels like there's no end (well, i got a pulsar II and a pulsar SRB in there as well).

BUT, the oasys generally sounds awesome, that is, if you like the triton/trinity series of korg.(you almost get the entire trinity internal samples with the software!!!). And all effects (ca. 140) can be synced, automaticed with ease. Add that to a really flexibel I/O sheme (including ADAT) and you got a hell-o-a-card. But don't expect running a big multitembral midi arrangement on it... the DSP power wont let you. But expect REALLY good sound quality (the PRO-5 and minimoog emulations are very good).

And then there is scope, well, on the buttom, it's really nothing but a big pulsar board with some deluxe mixers, VDAT (hmm?), SYNCPLATE, STS-5000 (really nice) and ofcourse some awesome DSP power. But to get up there with oasys synthwise, you may need to invest some money on extra devices.

If I should choose one of them (well, they wear defferend pricetags also), I would stick with my scope card, course I do a lot of mixing work, and i need the power & flexibility it has.

But, on the other hand, if you like a cheap trinity inside your computer (with reduced voices), and a soundcard with OK latency and converters, go for the oasys.

They are both quality hardware, so you can't really go wrong.

<B>Hope i'd help you...</B>

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Thalamus on 2001-09-03 14:53 ]</font>

Having an Oasys in the other studio box (along with Pulsar2+Pulsar1), I'd have to say you can't really compare them, and that they compliment each other very well. The post above is excellent, and I think the only "problem" with Oasys is it's really limited, even compared to a Pulsar1 card with only four DSPs, and no chance of expanding it via another Oasys. I hear that with OasysII (if it ever materializes) will fix that.