Korg EK-50 Entertainer Keyboard

If you’ve ever wanted to play or perform your favourite 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.

The Korg 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.

The Korg 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.

The Korg EK-50 contains 64 “Music Styles” that pre-set 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 or create ideas for original songs.

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.

The Korg 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.

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.

Got a great new song idea? You can record your performances on the EK-50 and save them as well. Song mode lets you play back your own original creations, internal demo songs, MP3 or WAV audio data and SMF (Standard MIDI File) data saved on any commercially-available USB flash drive. You’ll also be able to play sounds while these songs play back.

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 completely ready to go right out of the box. The Korg EK-50 also works with AA batteries (sold separately), so you can play on the go!

Features:

• 61-note compact keyboard, ideal for beginners and learners
• Styles functionality produces a rich accompaniment by triggering a note or a chord
• Includes over 702 realistic sounds spanning from pianos and violins to saxophones and drums
• Highly intuitive layout for ergonomic workflow
• Integrated 10x10W speakers for great sound anywhere
• Play back your favourite songs on the instrument whilst performing
• 64 ‘music styles’ in total, providing pre-sets for sound and tempo
• Play music from external devices using the external input jack on the rear of the instrument
• Add to your Styles from Korg’s extensive library

Specifications:

Keyboard: 61 keys (velocity sensitive) with three settings for touch control

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: 34 types (148 variations)

Styles: More than 280 pre-sets

Music Styles: 64 styles

Demo Songs: 18 songs

Audio Player: MP3, WAV (44.1 kHz)

Scales: 11 types

Metronome: Tempo, beat, volume

Tempo: 30 – 240

Key Transpose: C (-12) to C (0) to C (+12)

Tuning: 427.5–452.9 Hz

Foot Controller Jack: 6.3 mm (1/4") phone jack

Audio Input 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

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)