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Main Features
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Thank you for purchasing the Korg EK-50 Entertainer keyboard.
To help you get the most out of your new instrument, please
read this manual carefully.
About this manual
The EK-50 comes with the following manuals.
• Quick Start Guide (printed)
• Owner’s Manual (this document, PDF)
• Voice Name List (PDF)
Quick Start Guide (booklet)
Read this manual rst. This guide explains the basic operations
and other features of the EK-50.
Owner’s Manual (this document, PDF)
This explains how to use the detailed functions of the EK-50.
Voice Name List (PDF)
This is a list of the styles, keyboard sets, demo songs and other
data used on the EK-50.
Download the PDF from the following Korg website.
www.korg.com
Conventions in this manual
Symbols ,
Note
,
Tip
These symbols respectively indicate a caution, 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 screen of your
instrument.
Lists shown at the top of the panel
The styles, songs, and keyboard set categories are listed at the
top of the panel.
Main Features
Playing with dierent sounds
The EK‑50 lets you play many dierent kinds
of instrument sounds in addition to piano,
violin, sax, drums and so on. ..............page 10
Playing along with a style (auto‑
accompaniment)
You can select from dierent genres of
“styles,” which are like a backing band
or rhythm accompaniment. Try playing a
melody in your right hand while playing a
chord with your left hand. ..................page 14
Playing back a sound source from a USB
ash drive
The EK-50 lets you play back MP3, WAV and
SMF les contained on a USB ash drive.
Select the sound you want and enjoy playing
along. ......................................................page 18
Connecting to an external
device and playing back audio
You can play the audio from external devices, such as MP3
players, smartphones and other mobile devices, computers and
so on, and hear it through the built-in speakers of the EK-50.
................................................................................................. page 26
Adding eects to sounds
You can add distortion or reverb to sounds, giving the sound a
dierent character. ............................................................... page 13
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