Korg EK-50L - Style Mode Effects and Embellishments; Joystick, Harmony, Effects, and EQ

Playing the EK-50 (style mode)
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Changing the octave for each part
1.
Press the part buon for the part you want to change while
holding down the [SHIFT] buon (the part buon will
blink).
and the sound name will blink on the display.
2.
Press the TRANSPOSE
♭
/[OCTAVE –] or TRANSPOSE
♯
/
[OCTAVE +] buons while holding down the [SHIFT]
buon.
Adding eects and embellishments to
your playing
Using the joystick
Vibration
of sound,
brightness,
etc.
Pitch
y
Move the joystick to the left and right to change the pitch
of the keyboard part.
Tip:
You can also set how much the pitch changes (see
page 22 “PtchBndRange”).
y
Move the joystick up and down to change the sound of the
keyboard part.
Tip:
The change in sound when you do this will depend on
the keyboard set.
Adding a harmony to the melody
This adds a harmony to the melody you are playing, to match
the chord. The harmony will vary depending on the style you
have selected.
1.
Press the ENSEMBLE buon.
2.
Press the SPLIT buon to activate the keyboard split
feature (the buon will light).
3.
Play a chord within the chord recognition range, and play
a melody with your right hand.
Selecting eects
Each keyboard set contains two eects (eect 1 and eect 2),
which change the sound and its impression depending on the
eects you select.
1.
Press the SETTING/[EFFECT] buon while holding down
the [SHIFT] buon to display the seings screen for eect
1.
a.
Press the CATEGORY buon u to display the seings
screen for eect 2.
Press the CATEGORY buons to switch between the eect 1
and eect 2 seings screens.
2.
Select the eects using the dial.
“Default” indicates the optimum eect that is set for the
keyboard set by default.
3.
Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.
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Setting the eect send level
Here you can adjust the send level for eects 1 and 2 that are
applied to the lower and upper 1–3 parts respectively. This will
change how the eect sounds.
Note:
Depending on the type of eect, the change in sound
may not be too noticeable.
1.
Follow steps 1 and 2 in “Selecting eects” to congure
eect 1 or 2.
2.
Turn the dial while holding down the PART buon to set
the eect send level.
a.
To switch between eect 1 and 2, press the CATEGORY
buon.
3.
Press the [SHIFT] buon to return to the previous mode.
Selecting an equalizer (EQ)
You can add an equalizer eect to make the sound outpued
from the built-in speakers easier to listen to, or to adjust the
tonal character of the sound to match the musical genre you are
playing.
y
Press the SPEAKER EQ/[SPEAKER OFF] buon several
times to select the equalizer.
There are eight types of speaker EQ:
Standard
"
Bass Boost
"
Bass Cut
"
Treble Boost
"
Treble
Cut
"
Mid Boost
"
Mid Cut
"
Loudness
"
Standard ...
1
2
1
1,2
1
2
1
a
1
2
2
a
2