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Korg EK-50 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    EK-50 Owner’s Manual Table of Contents Main Features ................. 3 Connecting to an external device ........26 Connecting an audio player............ 26 Part Names ................4 Connecting powered monitor speakers ........ 26 Connecting to a computer ............27 Front panel .................. 4 Rear panel ...................

  • Page 3: Main Features

    Main Features Thank you for purchasing the Korg EK‑50 Entertainer keyboard. Main Features To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please read this manual carefully. About this manual Playing with different sounds The EK‑50 lets you play many different kinds The EK‑50 comes with the following manuals.

  • Page 4: Part Names

    Part Names Part Names Front panel Display (page 6) Sheet music stand insertion holes (page 8) Built-in speakers Built-in speakers (page 8) (page 8) Joystick (page 13) Keyboard Rear panel Cable hook AUDIO IN jack ..................page 7 ................page 26 DC 12V jack ..............

  • Page 5: Control Panel

    Part Names Control panel Style list Song list Keyboard list 4 5 6 7 Power button ( ) (page 7) VOLUME knob (page 8) MODE section SET LIST section ................page 9 ..............page 10, 17 STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button • BANK/WRITE button ........

  • Page 6: Display

    Part Names Display Chord Displays the name of the chord played within the chord recognition range. : Displays the tempo of the style or song. USB icon : Lights up to display the beat Displays when a USB flash drive is of the style or song.

  • Page 7: Preparing To Play

    Preparing to Play Preparing to Play Using the AC adapter Replacing the batteries The battery indicator is displayed at the top right‑hand part of Make sure that the power on this instrument is turned off. the display. Note: This indicator will not be displayed while the AC adapter Connect the DC plug of the included AC adapter to the is plugged in.

  • Page 8: Adjusting The Volume

    Insert the sheet music stand into the two holes for the same on the front panel. • When using a Korg PS‑1 or PS‑3 pedal switch, this will function as a damper switch to change how much the damper takes effect, according to how far down you press the pedal.

  • Page 9: Basic Operations

    Basic operations Basic operations About modes Selecting sounds and changing values The EK‑50 features two different modes, a style mode and a Use the dial, the numerical buttons, the + and – buttons and song mode. the CATEGORY button when selecting sounds or changing the values of the settings.

  • Page 10: Playing The Ek-50 (Style Mode)

    Playing the EK‑50 (style mode) Playing the EK‑50 (style mode) Selecting a grand piano Press the KEYBOARD SET/[STS] button. will blink on the display, and the keyboard set name will be displayed. y Press the GRAND PIANO button. This will quickly select the grand piano sound. Select the keyboard set by using the dial.

  • Page 11: Changing The Sounds On The Left And Right (Split)

    Playing the EK‑50 (style mode) Changing the sounds on the left and Playing in time with the metronome right (split) You can practice along with the tempo and beat of the metronome. You can divide the keyboard into a high note range (for upper 1–3 parts) and a low note range (for lower part).

  • Page 12: Muting Parts And Changing Sounds

    Playing the EK‑50 (style mode) Setting the key and octave Locking the tempo (tempo lock) y Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button while Transposing (changing the key) holding down the [SHIFT] button (the tempo lock icon You can change the key of this instrument in semitones, over a will light on the display).

  • Page 13: Adding Effects And Embellishments To Your Playing

    Playing the EK‑50 (style mode) „ Changing the octave for each part Selecting effects Each keyboard set contains two effects (effect 1 and effect 2), Press the part button for the part you want to change while which change the sound and its impression depending on the holding down the [SHIFT] button (the part button will effects you select.

  • Page 14: Auto-Accompaniment (Style Mode)

    Auto‑accompaniment (style mode) Auto‑accompaniment (style mode) Playing along with auto‑accompaniment Press the SPLIT button to activate the keyboard split feature (the button will light). Auto-accompaniment is a function that automatically plays When you turn the split on, all keys to the left of the split accompaniment to match the chord that you specify.

  • Page 15: Making Changes To The Auto-Accompaniment

    Auto‑accompaniment (style mode) Making changes to the auto‑ Using the SYNCHRO START and SYNCHRO START/ STOP functions accompaniment This function allows you to start the accompaniment when you Adding an intro or setting a variation play the keyboard (SYNCHRO START), or accompany you only when you are playing the keyboard (SYNCHRO START/STOP).

  • Page 16: Choosing A Music Style And Playing

    Auto‑accompaniment (style mode) Choosing a music style and playing Adjusting the volume of the keyboard and accompaniment parts Instead of choosing a style, you can select a music style and You can adjust the volume balance between the keyboard and then play or record.

  • Page 17: Saving The Set List (Write)

    Auto‑accompaniment (style mode) Saving the set list (WRITE) Recording your performance A set list contains saved settings such as style, tempo, keyboard You can record as you play along with the auto-accompaniment. set and effect settings. Once you have customized the settings Follow steps 1–5 in “Playing with a style you choose”...

  • Page 18: Song Mode

    Song mode Song mode Listening to the demo songs Note: User songs are recordings of songs that you have played on the EK‑50 (see page 17 “Recording your The EK‑50 has 18 built‑in demo songs. This shows you how to performance”).

  • Page 19: Editing A Song

    Song mode Editing a song Playing back part of a song in a loop This feature lets you play back part of a song over and over (loop You can edit the user songs. playback). „ Quick loop playback Erasing part of a recording (erase function) Press the LOOP button to loop the playback of the current Here’s how to erase part of what you played using the keyboard measure.
  • Page 20 Song mode Overlaying parts when recording (overdubbing Deleting a user song function) This will delete a user song that you have selected. You can overlay parts that you play using the keyboard part Select a user song. when recording a user song. You can also record changes in the Press the ERASE button.

  • Page 21: Setting Functions

    No Assign: Use this when you are not using a pedal. Damper: This is the factory default setting. Select this when using a damper pedal or a pedal switch like the Korg DS‑ 1H, PS-1 or PS-3. Expression: Select this when using an expression pedal or volume pedal like the Korg XVP‑20 or XVP‑10.

  • Page 22: List Of Setting Functions

    No Assign See page 21 “Changing the pedal function”. Damper* Expression Quarter Tone P.04 Pedal Polarity ‑(KORG)* See page 21 “Changing the pedal polarity”. +(Reverse) P.05 MasterTuning 427.5 ... 440.0* ... Sets the overall tuning for the instrument (drums excepted).
  • Page 23 SETTING functions Page Parameter Settings Contents of settings User C Tune – ‑99... +00* ... 99 Cent This is displayed when “User” is selected for “P.08 UpperScaleTyp” or “P.09 User B Tune StyleScaleTyp”. This indicates the amount of detuning compared to standard equal temperament tuning.

  • Page 24: Media Functions

    MEDIA functions MEDIA functions Connecting and removing USB flash drives Formatting a USB flash drive In order to use a USB flash drive on this instrument, you will Turn off the power. need to format (initialize) it first. Connect a USB flash drive (commercially available) to the In the MEDIA functions, press the CATEGORY button u USB TO DEVICE port.
  • Page 25 MEDIA functions Storage media that can be used The EK‑50 supports the use of USB storage devices such as FAT16 or FAT32‑formatted flash drives or disks. Supported capacities FAT32: Up to 2 TB (2,000 GB) FAT16: Up to 4 GB File and folder structure This instrument can save and load set lists, as well as save user songs.

  • Page 26: Connecting To An External Device

    Connecting to an external device Connecting to an external device Connecting an audio player external audio equipment. Use particular care when setting the volume. You can connect an audio device such as an audio player to the Turn the volume down all the way on this instrument and AUDIO IN jack (stereo mini‑phone jack) on the rear panel of on the external audio equipment, and turn off the power this instrument, and hear the sound of the audio device playing...

  • Page 27: Connecting To A Computer

    DAW software as a MIDI sound generator, or to be used as a controller. To connect the EK‑50 to a computer via USB, install the KORG USB‑MIDI driver on your computer. Download the driver from the Korg website, and install the driver by following the accompanying documentation.

  • Page 28: Appendix

    Appendix Appendix Restoring the EK‑50 to factory default Troubleshooting settings If this instrument is not operating as expected, check the following points. This restores the settings of this instrument to the factory defaults. The instrument will not turn on. Note that this will initialize (reset) all of your song lists, …...
  • Page 29 Appendix I hear unwanted noise. … When the volume for a part is raised, the digital signal processing may overload the signal, which could cause distortion or other noises. This is not a malfunction. Try lowering the volume on each part button. …...

  • Page 30: List Of Chords Recognized

    Appendix List of chords recognized These are the main chords that will be recognized when the chord recognition on this instrument is set to “Fingered3”. Major Major 6th 3-note 2-note 4-note 2-note Major 7th 4-note 3-note 2-note Sus 2 3-note 2-note 3-note Dominant 7th...

  • Page 31: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Function EK‑50 Function EK‑50 Keyboard 61 keys (velocity sensitive) Input/output FOOT 6.3 mm phone jack Normally C2–C7 (adjustable in the range jacks CONTROLLER [C1...C6]–[C3...C8]) jack Touch control Soft (light), medium (standard), AUDIO IN 3.5 mm stereo mini-phone jack hard (heavier), fixed jack Sound...

  • Page 32: Midi Implementation Chart

    *2: Includes setting of inquiry and master volume. *3: When the MIDI Clock setting of the Setting function is External, the EK-50 will recieve this message. *4: Depending on the selected program, there may be cases in which it is not possible to sound the whole range.
  • Page 33 © 2018 KORG INC. Published 8/2018...

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