Editing A Song - Korg EK-50 Owner's Manual

Playing back part of a song in a loop
This feature lets you play back part of a song over and over (loop
playback).
„ Quick loop playback
Press the LOOP button to loop the playback of the current
measure. (For MP3 and WAV files, playback will be looped
from 1 second prior to the point where the LOOP button was
pressed.)
1 measure
1 sec.
(MP3, WAV)
1.
Press the start/stop button to play back the song.
2,3
2.
Press the LOOP button at the measure (position) where
playback will loop back (the button will light up green).
Tip:
The loop can be extended to play back for a maximum
of 9 measures before (or 9 seconds before, in the case of MP3
and WAV files). Use the dial during loop playback to extend
the length of the loop.
3.
To cancel loop playback, press the LOOP button again.
The instrument will return to normal playback, and the
button will go dark.
„ A–B loop playback
Use the A1 B button to specify a part of a song to play back in
an A–B loop.
A
1.
Press the start/stop button to play back the song.
2,3,4
2.
Press the A1 B button at the start of where you want to
begin the loop (the button will blink green).
3.
Press the A1 B button again at the end of where you want
to end of the loop (the button will light up green).
This will play back the song in a loop between points A and
B.
4.
To cancel the loop playback, press the A1 B button.
The instrument will return to normal playback, and the
button will go dark.
1
B
1

Editing a song

You can edit the user songs.
Erasing part of a recording (erase function)
Here's how to erase part of what you played using the keyboard
part in a user song.
Note:
This will erase a specified range for the keyboard part,
whether it is muted or not.
1.
Select a user song.
2.
Press the start/stop button to play back the song.
3.
Press the ERASE button at the point where you want to
start erasing (the button will light up red).
4.
Press the ERASE button again at the point where you want
to stop erasing (the button will go dark).
Tip:
To erase a different part, press the start/stop button to
stop playback, and go to step 2 to erase.
Erase
Erase On
Upper 1
Upper 2
Upper 3
Lower
Part
Bass
Drum
Percussion
Other Parts
Song mode
1 2,3
Erase Off
↓ ↓
MIDI ch 1
MIDI ch 2
MIDI ch 3
MIDI ch 4
MIDI ch 9
MIDI ch 10
MIDI ch 11
MIDI ch 12-16
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