Korg EK-50L - Basic Operations and Connections; Volume, Pedal, and Headphone Use

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Adjusting the volume
y
Turn the VOLUME knob on the front panel to adjust the
sound to the optimum level.
The VOLUME knob sets the volume of sound coming from
the built-in speakers, the headphones jack and the OUTPUT
jacks.
Using the sheet music stand
Insert the sheet music stand into the two holes for the same on
the front panel.
Using headphones
y
Connect the stereo mini‐plug of a pair of commercially
available headphones to the headphones jack on the rear
panel.
Headphones
Note:
The built-in speakers will not make a sound if a pair of
headphones has been connected to the headphones jack (but
sound will still be outpued from the OUTPUT jacks).
Using headphones at high volume for an extended time
may cause hearing damage. Avoid excessively high volume
levels.
Using a pedal
You can plug an optional pedal (sold separately) into the FOOT
CONTROLLER jack on the rear panel to use as a damper pedal,
or to control the volume.
Use the SETTING function to make the pedal seings, according
to which kind of pedal you will connect (see page 21
“Changing the pedal polarity” and page 21 “Changing the
pedal function”).
Damper pedal, pedal switch, etc.
• When using a Korg DS-1H (damper pedal), PS-1 or PS-3
(pedal switch), this will function as a damper switch. As
with the damper pedal on a piano, you can use a pedal with
this instrument to sustain the notes you play, even after
taking your ngers o the keyboard. You can also make
seings for quarter tone playing.
Note:
Note that the damper eect does not work on the
lower part.
Note:
This instrument does not feature a half-damper
function.
• Connect a Korg EXP-2 foot controller to control the volume
of the keyboard part (see page 10 “Selecting the keyboard
set”).