Description

Product Description

American Roots, A World of Fun

Meet the latest edition to Korg’s Arranger Keyboard series, the EK-50 U, featuring inspiring new Styles and Sounds focused on classic and modern American popular music. The EK-50U builds on the success of the original EK-50, adding authentic American Styles ranging from jazz to modern country, alternative, dance, and rock. Simply put, the EK-50U is an Arranger Keyboard with American flare that you can enjoy on any musical level.

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

Authentic American Music

The EK-50 U is packed with over 700 instruments, 200 keyboard sets, and 288 authentic musical styles that capture the essence of American music, developed by a team of talented musicians and programmers in the United States. Many of the Styles in EK-50 U have been re-made to take advantage of new and inspiring sounds. New authentic guitar sounds can be heard in Style categories such as Pop, Rock and Country, and new and improved drum kits can be heard in Style categories such as Funk and Soul.

Inspiring Sound Capability

EK-50 U adds new sounds with a focus on electric and acoustic guitars, electric basses, brass, and drum percussion kits. With a total of 51 custom drum kits and a complete MIDI GM2 sound set, the EK-50 U is a capable instrument no matter where your music takes you. Calling up any of the 200 factory Keyboard Sets allows up to four sounds to be played at once: three layered across the upper keys, and one split to the lower keys.

Technical 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 Total of 727 Sounds on EK-50 U. 662 sounds from the original EK-50 + 65 new sounds specific to the EK-50 U EK-50 U features new sounds with a focus on electric and acoustic guitars, electric basses, new brass, and drum percussion kits. Total of 51 Drum Kits on EK50-U – 33 from the original EK-50 and 18 New kits New PCM added for EK-50 U totals 60 multi-samples and 182 Drum Samples Keyboard Sets More than 170 Effects 88 types (173 variations) Styles 288 presets Demo Songs 16 Songs Audio Player MP3, WAV (44.1 kHz) Sequencer 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); Supports song play (playing on the keyboard during song playback), SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 0 or 1 Scales 11 types (including user scale) Input/Output Foot controller jack, AUDIO IN jack, OUTPUT L/ MONO, R jacks, Headphones jack, USB A port, USB B port Weight 16.53 lbs. (not including sheet music stand or batteries) Dimentions 39.13″ × 15.43″ × 5.20″ (not including sheet music stand)

From the brand

• [Wide Variety of Sounds] – The EK-50U Arranger Keyboard contains 727 realistic sounds and 288 Styles including pianos, guitars, brass, sax, drums, and more with a focus on American Music Styles and Sounds. You can also use the Split function to divide the keyboard and play different sounds simultaneously.
• [Simple-to-Use Controls] – 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 buttons on EK-50 U are illuminated by their own LEDs which helps you visualize the setting of each function.
• [Built-in Speakers] - Powerful 2 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.
• [Compose, Record, and Share] – EK-50 U offers several ways to easily capture your musical creations and features convenient one touch recording. With this feature, your ideas can be quickly captured when inspiration strikes. There is also a powerful and easy to use sequencer that can function as a linear 12-track recorder.
• [Add Styles from KORG’s Library] - The EK-50 U is open-ended, which allows you to add additional Styles via a USB flash drive, to help you easily customize and expand your playing experience with the EK Series.