KORG EK-50

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.

• 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: 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
• 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
• Accessories(sold separately): XVP-20 volume/expression pedal, EXP-2 foot controller, DS-1H damper pedal (supports half-pedaling), PS-1 pedal switch, PS-3 pedal switch, SC-EK/Pa soft case