Table Of Contents - Korg EK-50 Owner's Manual

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EK-50 Owner's Manual
Main Features ......................................................................... 3
Part Names .............................................................................. 4
Front panel .................................................................................. 4
Rear panel ................................................................................... 4
Control panel .............................................................................. 5
Display ......................................................................................... 6
Preparing to Play .................................................................... 7
Using the AC adapter ................................................................ 7
Using this instrument with batteries ....................................... 7
Turning the power on/off .......................................................... 7
Adjusting the volume ................................................................ 8
Using the sheet music stand ..................................................... 8
Using headphones ..................................................................... 8
Using a pedal .............................................................................. 8
Basic operations ..................................................................... 9
About modes .............................................................................. 9
Other functions ........................................................................... 9
Selecting sounds and changing values .................................... 9
Playing the EK-50 (style mode) ............................................10
Selecting a grand piano ........................................................... 10
Selecting the keyboard set ...................................................... 10
Selecting a set list ..................................................................... 10
Changing the sounds on the left and right (split) ................ 11
Playing in time with the metronome ..................................... 11
Muting parts and changing sounds ....................................... 12
Setting the key and octave ...................................................... 12
Adding effects and embellishments to your playing .......... 13
Auto-accompaniment (style mode) ....................................14
Playing along with auto-accompaniment ............................. 14
Making changes to the auto-accompaniment ...................... 15
Choosing a music style and playing ...................................... 16
Saving the set list (WRITE) ..................................................... 17
Recording your performance.................................................. 17
Song mode ............................................................................18
Listening to the demo songs ................................................... 18
Playing along with a song ....................................................... 18
Playing back using different methods ................................... 18
Editing a song ........................................................................... 19
SETTING functions ................................................................21
Basic methods of use ................................................................ 21
Main SETTING functions ........................................................ 21
List of SETTING functions ...................................................... 22
MEDIA functions ...................................................................24
Connecting and removing USB flash drives ........................ 24
Basic method of use ................................................................. 24
List of MEDIA functions ......................................................... 24

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Connecting to an external device .......................................26
Connecting an audio player.................................................... 26
Connecting powered monitor speakers ................................ 26
Connecting to a computer ....................................................... 27
Appendix ...............................................................................28
Restoring the EK-50 to factory default settings .................... 28
Calibrating an expression/volume pedal .............................. 28
Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 28
List of chords recognized ........................................................ 30
Specifications ........................................................................31
MIDI Implementation Chart .................................................32