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Korg EASYSTART M50 manual

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  • Page 1

    M50 Conn ections 2 Getting Around on th e M 50 2 Loading the Factory Se ttings/Demo S ongs 2 Selecting and Playin g Programs an d Combis 3 Chord Triggers with Chord As sign function 3 Getting to Know the A rpeggia tors 4 Working with the D rum Track 4 The Multi-Function Knobs 4 Making Music with th e M50 ’ s Sequenc er 5 Saving Using S D Cards 6 [...]

  • Page 2

    M 50 EasyS tart 2 M M 5 5 0 0 C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s 1. Connect the AC p ower cab le, and make sure th at the VOLUME knob is turne d d own first > connect audio cab les from the A UDIO OUT PUT L/R jacks on the b ack of the M50 to y our mixe r, amplifie r, or p owered monitors (or connec t headp hones to the PH ONES jack). 2.[...]

  • Page 3

    M 50 EasyS tart 3 S S e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g a a n n d d P P l l a a y y i i n n g g P P r r o o g g r r a a m m s s a a n n d d C C o o m m b b i i s s 1. Press either the PROG or C OM BI b utton. 2. In the display , touch the “ C atego ry ” box on the top of the display.  This is on the “Mai n” tab in Program M ode , a nd the [...]

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    M 50 EasyS tart 4 G G e e t t t t i i n n g g t t o o K K n n o o w w t t h h e e A A r r p p e e g g g g i i a a t t o o r r s s The M50’s dua l pol yphonic ar peggiato rs can create an y kind of motion… from drum bea ts to bass lines , from evolving textu res to rea listic instrumen t perform ance s! Many of th e pr eset Programs and Combis h[...]

  • Page 5

    M 50 EasyS tart 5 Work with th e REALT IME CONTROLS : 1. Select Program INT A 0 43 : Stage EP Am p T ype 1 > Turn u p KNOB #3 for a v intage phaser . 2. Check out the sub tle v ibra to on KNO B #2 . 3. Now try KNOB #4 to contr ol b oth rev erb dep th an d delay, making it a “total room a mbience” knob – tha t’s a TON of control, a nd y o[...]

  • Page 6

    M 50 EasyS tart 6 Afte r you do this, the M50 will copy tha t Program (or Co mbi) into th e seq uencer, with all of its mixer, eff ects, tempo – everyth ing inta ct. It will also cop y any arpe ggiator or Dru m Track setting s*, and you can p lay a nd instantly -record e xactly the way y ou d id whe n you were first inspire d! * The Prog ram or C[...]

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    M 50 EasyS tart 7 Now to s ave your wor k: 3. Touch the “ Sa ve ” tab. 4. Touch the d rop-d own menu in the upp er- righ t co rner of the d isplay, and select “ Save SEQ ”. 5. Touch the “ T ” to type in a name, then touch “ OK ” twice, an d y ou’re d one! You can als o use th is “Save ” tab to save cha nges y ou’v e m ade t [...]

  • Page 8

    M 50 EasyS tart 8 Getting Around in the M50 Editor You’ll see so me familiar b uttons, tabs, and k nobs. A nything you do on the editor wil l b e re flected on the keyboa rd, and vice versa… Turn one of the h ardware knobs, and y ou’ ll see it turn in the softwa re a s well. H ere’s how to change modes, and f ind sounds: 1. The four modes ([...]