Korg EK-50 61 Key Entertainer Keyboard

Description

Anyone Can Experience The Joy Of Music With The Korg EK-50 61 Key Entertainer Keyboard

THE KEYBOARD THAT HELPS YOU PLAY

If you’ve ever wanted to play or perform your favorite songs, or thought of a melody that could become an original song, Korg is here to help you realize your musical potential. 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.

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 songs on the instrument while performing

Add styles from Korg’s extensive library

Styles support your performance

The EK-50 is equipped with automatic accompaniment functionality called “styles”, which allow you to automatically produce a rich accompaniment with just one finger on the left hand, or by playing chords. Since this accompaniment changes according to the keyboard position or the chord that you play, you can easily improvise by playing the melody with your right hand. It’s like leading a band that knows hundreds of songs with the touch of a finger.

EK-50’s onboard styles cover more than 280 musical genres from around the world, each with four variations ranging from simple to complex, as well as an intro and ending for the beginning and end of the song. You can add variety to your performance by switching these buttons in time with the rhythm.

There’s also an “STS” (Single Touch Select) function that automatically selects recommended when you switch styles. It’s a perfect pairing of sound and style, all set up and ready to go, so that you can focus on learning, creating or performing.

PLAY A WIDE VARIETY OF SOUNDS

The EK-50 contains more than 702 realistic sounds including pianos, violin, sax, and drums. You select and play the sound you need, whether you’re playing a solo performance or are playing in a band. You can also use the Split function to divide the keyboard and play different sounds simultaneously – such as piano with the right hand and bass with the left. This creates additional enjoyment with different combinations of sound.

A LAYOUT THAT MAKES THE NUMEROUS FUNCTIONS INTUITIVE

The middle of the operating panel has a bright, clear display that shows the currently selected sound and style names in large characters for great visibility. The principal switches are illuminated by their own LEDs which helps you visualize the setting of each function. There’s also a “Grand Piano button” which brings you right back to the starting grand piano sound at any time, regardless of the currently selected sound.

BUILT-IN SPEAKERS FOR IMMEDIATE ENJOYMENT

Powerful 10W x 10W stereo speakers are built into the instrument. They can reproduce not only the sound of the instrument itself, but also sound from an external device that you connect to the input jack. Additionally, a music rest and AC adaptor are included, so you’re completed ready to go right out of the box. The EK-50 also works with AA batteries (sold separately), so you can play on the go!

CONVENIENT MUSIC STYLES FOR INSTANT, COMPLETE PLAYING SETUPS

The EK-50 contains 64 “music styles” that preset the style, sound and tempo suitable for the songs that you’re familiar with. Simply selecting a music style and playing is an easy way to improvise.

700 sounds and 280 Styles with 2 intros, 4 variations, 2 fills, 1 count-in and 2 endings per

Easy layout including LED buttons to clearly indicate what is selected

10W x 10W stereo speakers

Song recorder

Audio player (mp3, wav)

USB/MIDI, Device and Host connectivity

Compatible with all Pa50 Styles (with Nov. update, free)

4 x stereo multi-effects processors (2 for style, 2 for sound; 148 effects variations)

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard: 61 keys (velocity sensitive)

Touch Control: Soft (light), medium (standard), hard (heavier), fixed

Sound Generator: Stereo PCM sound generator

Maximum Polyphony: 64 voices

Sounds: Over 702 sounds, 41 drum kits (including GM compatible sound sets)

Keyboard Sets: More than 170 sets

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 styles More than 16 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

Set lists: 10 banks — 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

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 and controllers

USB B port TO HOST port for connecting personal computers

SPEAKER SYSTEM:

Amplification: 10 W — 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. 5 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

Manufacturer: Korg USA
Model: EK50
SKU: I577077-N-0-WHXX
EAN: 4959112183124

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