KorgEK50 61-Key Portable Keyboard
The KORG EK-50 is an entertainer keyboard that you can enjoy on any musical level, and an instrument that grows along with you.
Automatic accompaniment “Styles” provide an entire backing band you as you play the keyboard. From the moment you start playing, the rich accompaniments are created to inspire you to add phrases as they come to mind. As you gain performance skill, you can easily access the more advanced functions to give shape to the ideas of your musical sketch.
Features
- - Styles that support your performance
- - Play a wide variety of sounds
- - A layout that makes the numerous functions intuitive
- - Built-in speakers for immediate enjoyment anywhere
- - Convenient Music Styles
- - Play back favorite song on the instrument while performing
- - Ass Styles from KORG's extensive library
SPECIFICATIONS
keyboard
- - 61 Keys (velocity-sensitive)
- - Touch Control: Soft (light), medium (standard), hard (heavier), fixed
Sound Generator
- - Stereo PCM sound generator
Sounds
- - Over 702 sounds, 41 drum kits (including GM compatible sound sets)
Maximum Polyphony
- - 64 voices
Keyboard Sets
- - More than 170 setse
Effects
- - Accompaniment part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects
- - Keyboard part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects
- - 34 types (148 variations)
Styles
- - More than 280 presets
- - 2 intros, 4 variations, 2 fills, 1 count in / break, 2 endings, synchro start / stop, tap tempo
Music Style
- - 64 styles
Demo Songs
- - 18 songs
Audio Player
- - MP3, WAV (44.1 kHz)
Sequencer
- - Record: Real-time recording (Style mode), maximum of 999 songs (approx. 100,000 notes), 12 tracks (4 keyboard parts + 8 auto-accompaniment parts), original format (can convert to SMF0)
- - Playback: Supports song play (playing on the keyboard during song playback), SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 0 or 1
Scales
- - 11 types (including user scale)
Controls
- - Power button, VOLUME knob, joystick, STYLE/[MUSIC STYLE] button, SONG/[DEMO SONG] button, KEYBOARD SET/[STS] button, GRAND PIANO button, each button in the PART MUTE/[SOUND SELECT] section, SETTING/[EFFECT] button, MEDIA button, SPEAKER EQ/[SPEAKER OFF] button, [SHIFT] button, ENSEMBLE button, SPLIT button, METRONOME/[BEAT SELECT] button, TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button, TRANSPOSE b and #/[OCTAVE –/+] buttons, dial, CATEGORY button, value buttons, + button, - button, each button in the STYLE/SONG section, each button in the SET LIST section
Setlist
- - 10 banks x 4
Metronome
- - Tempo, beat, volume
Tempo
- - 30-240
Key Transpose
- - C (-12) to C (0) to C (+12)
Tuning
- - 427.5–452.9 Hz
Input/Output
- - Foot controller jack: 6.3 mm (1/4") phone jack (* EK-50 does not support the half-pedaling.)
- - Audio In jack: 3.5 (1/8") mm stereo mini-phone jack
- - Output L/Mono, R jacks: 6.3 mm (1/4") phone jack (unbalanced)
- - Headphones jack: 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini-phone jack
- - USB A port: TO DEVICE port for connecting USB flash memory
- - USB B port: TO HOST port for connecting personal computers
Speaker System
- - Amplification: 10 W x 2
- - Speakers: 120 mm (4.72") double-cone speakers × 2 (bass reflex box-type)
- - Speaker EQ: 8 types
MIDI
- - USB MIDI
Display
- - Custom LCD with backlighting
Power supply
- - AC adapter (included) or AA batteries (alkaline dry cells or nickel-metal hydride batteries) × 8 (sold separately)
Battery life
- - When using alkaline dry cells: approx. 7 hours
Power Consumption
- - 8 W (0.1 W on standby)
Dimensions (W x D x H)
- - 994 mm × 392 mm × 132 mm/39.13" × 15.43" × 5.20" (not including sheet music stand)
- - Height with sheet music stand attached: 329 mm/12.95"
Weight
- - 7.5 kg/16.53 lbs. (not including sheet music stand or batteries)
Included items
- - AC adapter, sheet music stand
Accessories(sold separately)
- - EXP-2 foot controller, DS-1H damper pedal, PS-1 pedal switch, PS-3 pedal switch, SC-EK/Pa soft case