Korg M50 61-Key Keyboard

The M50 delivers latest sounds and functionality that Korg has developed in its many years of producing synthesizers and music workstations. The M50 fulfills every need of a musician, as an inspirational composition tool or as a live performance instrument. The M50 uses Korg’s latest “EDS” (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) sound generation system, the technology used on the M3, delivering exactly the same stunning sounds and effects. The EDS sound engine gushes with thick synth tones, complex articulated acoustic instruments like strings and brass, and some of the most realistic and playable piano tones in any keyboard in any price range. Each voice contains a powerful oscillator section that can use up to eight stereo multisamples per voice (two oscillators, each with 4-stage velocity switching/crossfading/layering), as well as up to four filters, 2 amps, 5 LFOs, and 5 EGs. 

KORG M50 61-key Workstation Keyboard Video

 

Korg M50 Provides Korg’s new semi-weighted Natural Touch keys for fast and satisfying synth-action. The M50 contains 608 programs, 384 combinations each consisting of up to sixteen programs, and 32 drum kits used as oscillators for drum programs. There are 4 “chord-assign” buttons which can be used to auto-trigger complex voicing with a single finger, leaving a free hand for melodic playing and turning you into your own accompanist. Korg M50 61 keys delivers the wide range of great sounds you expect from a Korg keyboard from real acoustic instrument to vintages synths and imaginative textures. The M50 is like controlling a whole orchestra with your hands, Up to 16 layers of instrumentation can be combined and triggered simultaneously, and voices can be split by note-range or velocity. 16-track sequencer makes brilliant use of the touch-sensitive screen, which insures you’ll never second guess how to access a function or make changes to a mix. The sequencer provides 16 MIDI tracks, up to 128 songs, and lets you record 210,000 notes. With a high resolution of 1/480, it can capture every detail of your expressive performance. The M50 features the same TouchView display that’s found on Korg’s high-end music workstations. The TouchView screen is intuitive and interactive, allowing the uniquely angled front panel to remain refined and uncluttered. M50 includes AMS (Alternate Modulation Source) function, which gives you 50 modulation sources, you can be sure to find what you need, or use the AMS mixer to apply multiple modulation sources to a single parameter, or even process the modulation source itself to obtain precise control over your sound design. Korg M50 keyboard includes 256 Mb of ROM, provides a total of 1,077 multisamples recorded in exacting studio conditions; the acoustic instruments are delivered with authenticity and realism, providing rich, natural articulation; synth sounds can be bombastic and aggressive, lush and enveloping, or pure and delicate. The drum track provides an always-ready partner to jam along with. You can easily choose from over 670 patterns that are built into the M50 as well as your own user-created patterns.

Korg M50 61-Key Synth Workstation Features

• Keyboard: 61-key, 73-key versions use a new semi-weighted Natural Touch keyboard

• An enormous 256 MB of PCM data (when calculated as 16-bit linear data), provides 608 programs and 384 combinations featuring Korg’s acclaimed voicing expertise.

• The 61-key M50-61 and 73-key M50-73 use a new semi-weighted Natural Touch keyboard, while the 88 key M50-88 features the top-of-the-line Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 (RH3) graded action keyboard.

• The large TouchView graphical user interface makes it easy to select sounds, adjust parameters and create your music easily.

• The Polyphonic Arpeggiator delivers from simple phrases up to complex rhythmic gestures, and lets you use two patterns simultaneously in Combination mode or Sequencer mode to create complete ensemble backing.

• Rich and vivid sound using the same “EDS” tone generator found on the upper-end M3

• Included M50 Editor and M50 Plug-In Editor software lets you edit the sounds using your computer, and allows you to use the M50 as a plug-in instrument in your favorite DAW software (VST, Audio Units, and RTAS are supported).

• The Drum Track gives you 671 patterns to stimulate and support your realtime performance and song production.

• The highly intuitive sequencer provides 16 MIDI + 1 master tracks with all the tools needed to capture and easily shape your musical ideas into polished productions.

• An SD card slot provides easy and affordable management of your sounds and songs.

• The M50-61 features a stylishly retro light-weight and compact design, and the M50-88 is the lightest weight 88-key keyboard Korg has ever made.

Korg M50 Music Workstation Specifications
 

M50-61: Natural Touch Keyboard (velocity only)

EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis) System

Maximum Polyphony: 80 voices max, single mode/40 voices max, double mode

Programs:

• Filters: Four types of filter routing (single, serial, parallel, 24 dB), Two multi-mode filters per voice (low pass, high pass, band pass, band reject)

• Oscillator: OSC1 (Single), OSC1+2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported/ 4 velocity zones per oscillator, with switching, crossfades and layers.

• Driver： Per-voice nonlinear driver and low boost.

• EQ: Three bands, with sweepable mid.

• Modulation: For each voice, two envelope generators (Filter & Amp), two LFOs, two key tracking generators (Filter & Amp), and two AMS mixers. In addition, pitch EG, common LFO, and two common key tracking generators

Combinations:

• Master Keyboard functionality: Allows you to control external MIDI devices

• 16Timbres:  Up to sixteen timbres, keyboard and velocity split/layer/crossfade, and modifications to the program setting via the Tone Adjust function .

Drum Kits:

• Stereo and mono drumsamples. 4-way velocity switches with crossfades and adjustable crossfade shapes (Linear, Power, Layer).

• User Programs: 640 Programs/608 Preload

• User Combinations: 512 Combinations/384 Preload

• User Drum Kits: 48 Drum Kits/32 Preload

• Preset Programs: 256 GM2 Programs + 9 GM2 Drum Programs
Effects

• 5 Insert Effects (In-line processing; stereo in – stereo out.), 2 Master Effects (Two effects; sends stereo in – stereo out.), 1 Total Effect (For overall processing on the main outputs, such as compression, limiting, and EQ; stereo in – stereo out.), 3-band Track EQ (High, low, and sweepable mid band. Per Program in Program Mode, per Timbre in Combination mode (16 total), and per Track in Sequencer mode (16 total).)

• Effects types: 170 types Usable for insert, master, or total effects. Note: double-size effects cannot be used as the total effect.

• Modulation: Dynamic Modulation, two common LFOs

• Effects Control Bus: Stereo side-chaining for limiter, gate, vocoder, etc.

• Effects Presets: Up to 32 per Effect
Dual polyphonic arpeggiators
Program mode: one arpeggiator available. Combination and Sequencer modes: two arpeggiators available. 5 preset arpeggio patterns, 1028 user arpeggio patterns (900 preload)
Drum Track
Preset patterns: 671 patterns (Held in common with sequencer preset patterns.)
User patterns: 1,000 patterns. Patterns created in Sequencer mode can be converted to drum track user patterns.
Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone settings can be specified
Sequencer
16MIDI Tracks & 1 Master Track, 128 Songs, Resolution: 480 ppq (parts per quarter-note), Tempo: 40.00–300.00 bpm (1/100 bpm resolution), Up to 210,000 MIDI events, 16 preset/16 user template songs, Cue List function: 20 Cue Lists. Songs can be arranged consecutively or repeatedly in up to 99 steps. A Cue List can be converted back into a song. Patterns/RPPR: 671 preset /100 user patterns (per Song), RPPR (Realtime Pattern Play/Recording): 1 set per Song. Format: Korg (M50) format, SMF (formats 0 and 1) supported

User Interface

• Display: TouchView grey-scale graphical user interface, 320 x 240 pixel display

• Value Controllers: Switches = Up/Down, 10-key numeric keypad, -, (.), ENTER, COMPARE, VALUE Slider, VALUE Dial

• MODE: Switches = COMBI, PROG SEQ, GLOBAL, MEDIA

• BANK: Switches = A…GM (used for Combination A, B, C, D)

• SEQUENCER: Switches = PAUSE, REW, FF, LOCATE, REC/WRITE, START/STOP

• TEMPO: Switches = TAP TEMPO, TEMPO Knob

• Other: Switches = PAGE SELECT, EXIT, VOLUME Slider, display contrast

Media
Load, Save, Utility
Data Filer functionality (Save and Load MIDI System Exclusive Data)

Controllers

• Joystick, SW1, 2

• Chord trigger switches: Chord trigger switches 1–4 (non velocity sensitive), CHORD ASSIGN switch

• EXTERNAL: External mode. External MIDI control, Arpeggio control)* In External mode, the four knobs andfour chord trigger switches can be used as MIDI controllers. 128 setups can be stored. (102 are preloaded. These allow you to control software synthesizers or DAW software.)

• Control Surface: -CONTROL ASSIGN Switches (REALTIME CONTROL, EXTERNAL, ARP) -RESET CONTROLS Switch -4 knobs (REALTIME CONTROL: Realtime modulation,

• Drum Track: ON/OFF

• Arpeggiator: ON/OFF

Control Inputs
DAMPER (Supports piano-style half-damper pedals as well as standard foot switches), ASSIGNABLE SWITCH, ASSIGNABLE PEDAL

MIDI IN, MIDI OUT

USB
1 USB (TYPE B), MIDI interface

SD-Card slot
Capacity recognized: FAT32: 2 Gigabytes (GB). SDHC memory cards are not supported.

Accessories
AC adapter, Owner’s Manual, CD-ROM (M50 Parameter Guide (PDF), Installation Guide (PDF), External Setups PDF, KORG USB-MIDI driver, M50 Editor/Plug-In Editor etc.)

Korg M50 61 keys  Options
XVP-10: Expression/Volume Pedal
EXP-2: Foot Controller
DS-1H: Damper Pedal
PS-1: Pedal Switch

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