About This Manual; Conventions In This Manual - Korg M50-73 Owner's Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Korg M50 Music Workstation. To help you get the most out of your new instrument,
please read this manual carefully.

About this manual

The owner's manuals and how to use
them
The manuals and how to use them
The M50 comes with the following operation manuals.
• M50 Owner's Manual
• M50 Parameter Guide (PDF)
• M50 Installation Guide (PDF)
• M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor Manual (PDF)
The above PDF files are located in the "MANUALS"
folder of the included CD-ROM. Driver operating
manuals such as for the KORG USB-MIDI driver are
located in the same folder as the drivers.
M50 Owner's Manual
Please read this first. It explains the names and functions
of each part of the M50, how to make connections, basic
operation, an overview of each mode, how to edit
sounds, and how to record on the sequencer. This guide
also explains the arpeggiator, effects, drum track, and
drum kits.
This also explains items you should check before
suspecting a malfunction, error messages, and
specifications.
M50 Parameter Guide
This explains details of the M50's parameters, organized
by mode and page. Refer to this guide when you want to
learn more about an unfamiliar parameter.
M50 Installation Guide
This explains installation of KORG USB-MIDI Driver,
and setup of the M50.
M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor Manual
This explains setup and use of M50 Editor and M50 Plug-
In Editor.

Conventions in this manual

The M50 is available as two models: the 88-key M50-88
and the 61-key M50-61. References in these manuals to
"the M50" refer to all of these models collectively.
Abbreviations for the manuals: OM, PG
In the documentation, references to the manuals are
abbreviated as follows.
OM: Owner's Manual
PG: Parameter Guide
Procedure steps 1. 2. 3. ...
These indicate the steps of a procedure.
Symbols , , Note , Tips
These symbols respectively indicate a caution, a MIDI-
related explanation, a supplementary note, or a tip.
Example screen displays
The parameter values shown in the example screens of
this manual are only for explanatory purposes, and may
not necessary match the values that appear in the
Display of your instrument.
MIDI-related explanations
CC# is an abbreviation for Control Change Number.
In explanations of MIDI messages, numbers in square
brackets [ ] always indicate hexadecimal numbers.
What is REMs * ?
( R esonant structure and E lectronic circuit
M odeling S ystem) is Korg's proprietary technology for
digitally recreating the numerous factors that produce
and influence a sound, ranging from the sound-
production mechanisms of acoustic instruments and
electric/electronic musical instruments, to the
resonances of an instrument body or speaker cabinet, the
sound field in which the instrument is played, the
propagation route of the sound, the electrical and
acoustic response of mics and speakers, and the changes
produced by vacuum tubes and transistors.
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