Adding An Intro Or Variations To Your Playing; Recording Your Performance - Korg EK-50 Quick Start Manual

VARIATION
1 (green) / 2 (red), 3 (green) / 4 (red)

Adding an intro or variations to your playing

You can add variation to the song you are playing by adding an
intro to the beginning, as well as fill-ins and breaks and finally
an ending to finish.
1.
Follow steps 1–4 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 8).
2.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 or 3/4 to select a variation.
The variation will switch from variation 1 (lights up green)
to variation 2 (lights up red), and from variation 3 (lights up
green) to variation 4 (lights up red) with each press of the
buttons.
The arrangement will become progressively more complex
as you go up from variation 1 to 4.
3.
Press the INTRO/ENDING button to select the intro.
The intro will switch between intro 1 (lights up green) and
intro 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
Intro 1 and ending 1 feature harmonized changes in chords,
whereas intro 2 and ending 2 feature fixed chords.
Tip:
When you press the INTRO/ENDING button before
you start to play, this will select the intro; and when you
press the button while you are playing, this will select the
ending.
4.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range.
The chord name that you played is recognized and shown
on the display.
5.
Press the start/stop button.
The intro will begin, and then the variation accompaniment
will play back.
6.
Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with
your right hand.
7.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the
FILL button and COUNT IN/BREAK button to change the
playback of the song while you play.
8.
To end the song, press the INTRO/ENDING button and
select the ending.
The ending will switch between ending 1 (lights up green)
and ending 2 (lights up red) with each press of the button.
The accompaniment will finish after the ending.
FILL INTRO/ENDING
1 (green) / 2 (red)
COUNT IN/BREAK
Playing along with the auto-accompaniment
Chord name
Record
Start/stop

Recording your performance

You can record as you play along with the auto-accompaniment.
1.
Follow steps 1–5 in "Playing with a style you choose"
(page 8), or steps 1–4 in "Adding an intro or variations
to your playing" (page 9).
2.
Press the record button to put the instrument in record
standby mode (the button will light red).
3.
Press the start/stop button to begin recording.
4.
Play the chords with your left hand and the melody with
your right hand.
5.
Press VARIATION buttons 1/2 and 3/4, as well as the
FILL button and COUNT IN/BREAK button to change the
playback of the song while you play.
6.
To finish recording, press the start/stop button or the
INTRO/ENDING button.
The data that you recorded will automatically be saved as a
user song.
Tip: The name of the user song will be "UserSong," with a
sequential number added to the end.
Tip:
To hear your recorded performance, see "Playing
along with a song" (page 10).
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