Korg M50-88 Tasten
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Korg M50-88 Tasten Product Details
The brilliant, new KORG M50 has earned the "M" in the name already. With its huge sound memory of the excellent M3 tone and its sleek retro design, the style of the legendary M1 Music Workstation is a compact and affordable "sound muscleman" a worthy successor to the TR Music Workstation and an honorable member of the M-series.
Features:
- EDS sound generation ("Enhanced Definition Synthesis") from Korg M3
- Large PCM-RAM (256MB), 640 programs (608 factory) and 512 Combinations (384 ex factory)
- The best piano in this price range! New piano sample (stereo) with 3 times the velocity switching
- 16 Tracks / Programs per Combination simultaneously
- Large, TouchView display. An absolute highlight in this price range!
- 4 Chord-Trigger Keys - come from M3 and OASYS
- 5 Insert-, 2 Master- und 1 Total-Effect each with 170 Effects
- 3-band equalizer per sound / drum track and trace
- Virtual Drummer: Drum-Track Function with 1671 Pattern (671 ex factory)
- "Bandmates": Two Polyphonic arpeggiator with 1028 user patterns (900 factory)
- Sequencer with 16 MIDI tracks + master track, 128-song storage, 210,000 notes capacity
- USB MIDI + SD card slot for storing data (sounds, songs, operating systems, etc.)
- "M50 Editor" - and "Plug-In Editor" software for computer-based sound editing and the use of M50 as a plug-in tool within a DAW
- Three model variants: M50-61 (61 keys) and M50-73 (73 keys) with new, easy-weighted "Natural Touch" keyboard, M50-88 (88 keys) with high quality Real Weighted Hammer Action 3 keyboard (RH3)
- Elegant retro design (black), in the style of the legendary M1
- M50-88 is the perfect stage piano! Very light weight (20.8 kg) for a 88-key hammer-action
Specifications:
- Keyboard: "Natural Touch" keyboard, with velocity
- System: EDS (Enhanced Definition Synthesis)
- Polyphony: Max 80 votes in the "single" -Modus/Max. 40 votes in the "double" mode / * The actual maximum polyphony will vary according to the settings of the oscillators (stereo multi-samples, "velocity crossfades" etc).
- PCM-attached storage: 256MB (when calculated as 16-bit linear format) / 1077 multisamples (7 stereo), 1609 116 drum samples, stereo)
- Oscillator: OSC1 (Single), OSC1 +2 (Double): Stereo multisamples are supported / 4 velocity zones per oscillator ("velocity switching", "crossfades", "layer").
- Filter: (single, in series, parallel, 24 dB) 4 routing options, 2 multi-mode filters per voice (high, low or bandpass or bandstop)
- Drive circuit: non-linear "Drive" - and "low boost" circuit for each oscillator.
- EQ: 3 bands, sweepable mid.
- Modulation: 2 envelopes (Filter & Amp), 2 LFOs, 2 "Key Track" generators (Filter & Amp) and two AMS Mixers for each sound. Besides, pitch envelope (Pitch EG), Community LFO, 2 Community "Key Track" generators
- 16 Timbres: Up to 16 timbres. Adjustable note and velocity range with "velocity split" / "Layer" / "Crossfade" configurations, changes to the associated program using "Tone Adjust" function
- Master Keyboard functions: control of external MIDI devices
- Drum Kits: Stereo and mono drum samples. 4-velocity zones ("velocity switching") with "Crossfade" and adjustable crossfade curve ("Linear", "Power", "layer").
- User-Combinations: 512 Combinations/384 from factory
- User-Programs: 640 Programs/608 from factory
- User Drumkits: 48 Drumkits/32 from factory
- Preset-Programs: 256 GM2-Programs + 9 GM2-kompatible „Drums”-Programs
- 5 Insert effects ("in-line" editing; Stereo-Ein-/Ausgabe), 2 Master Effects (2 processors; Stereo-Hin-/Rückweg), a "total" effect (the processing at the MAIN outputs signals applied to a compressor, limiter, EQ, etc.; stereo I), 3-band EQ (bass, sweepable mid, treble) for all traces. 1x in Program mode, 16x (timbre) in Combination mode, 16x (tracks) in Sequencer mode.
- Effect Types: 170 types (all algorithms can be used as inserts, master, and act "total" effects). Note: The "total" effect can not address double-slot algorithms.
- Modulation: Dynamic Modulation, two common LFOs
- Bus control for the effect: "Side Chain" (stereo) for limiter, compressor, gate, vocoder, etc.
- Effect Program: Up to 32 effect
- Effect Program: Up to 32 per Effect Program mode: one arpeggiator. Combination and Sequencer modes: two arpeggiators. 5 preset arpeggio patterns, 1028 user arpeggio patterns (900 factory)
- Preset patterns: 671 patterns (stored with the preset sequencer patterns)
- User patterns: 1000 patterns. Patterns created in Sequencer mode can be turned into "Drum Track" pattern.
- Adjustable functions: Trigger Mode / Sync / Zone
- 16 MIDI tracks + 1 master track, 128 tracks
- Resolution: 480PPQ (steps / quarter note)
- Tempo: 40 ~ 300 BPM (resolution: 1/100 BPM), up to 210,000 MIDI events, 16 Preset-/16 user templates (templates Song), "Cue List" function: 20 cue lists memory. 99 steps for the establishment of the song sequence (repetition possible). Cue Lists can be converted into songs. Pattern / RPPR: 671 Preset-/100 user patterns (per song), RPPR ("Realtime Pattern Play / Recording"): 1 set of each song. Format: Korg M50 format, SMF (format "0" and "1") is supported
- Load, Save, Utility
- "Data Filer" function (Backing up and restoring of SysEx dumps from other devices)
- Control Section: CONTROL ASSIGN button (REALTIME CONTROL, EXTERNAL, ARP) RESET CONTROLS switch -4 regulator (REAL TIME CONTROL: Real-time modulation, EXTERNAL. External Mode External MIDI control, Arpeggio control) * In External mode, the 4 control and 4 Chord trigger buttons for MIDI remote control are used. 128 Assignment sets can be stored. (102 are available from the factory. Allows you to control software synthesizers and DAW programs.)
- Chord Trigger Buttons: Chord Trigger buttons 1 ~ 4 (not velocity sensitive), CHORD ASSIGN button
- Joystick, SW1, 2
- Drum Track: On / off
- Arpeggiator: On / off
- Display: Graphical and pressure-sensitive touch screen-display (black / white), 320 x 240-pixel display
- MODE: button= COMBI, PROG SEQ, GLOBAL, MEDIA
- Input value: key = up / down, 10-key pad, -,-, ENTER, COMPARE, VALUE fader VALUE dial
- BANK: button= A … GM (for Combination A, B, C, D)
- SEQUENCER: button= PAUSE, REW, FF, LOCATE, REC/WRITE, START/STOP
- TEMPO: button= TAP TEMPO, TEMPO-regulator
- Other: button = PAGE SELECT, EXIT, VOLUME fader, the display contrast
- Audio Outputs: L / MONO, R: 1/4 "TS (Mono), unbalanced (the volume fader affects only L / mono and R), Headphones
- MIDI: IN, OUT
- Interface: 1x USB (B TYPE), SD card slot
- Connections for Game Help: Damper Pedal (supports variable "half-damper" pedal and conventional footswitch), definable footswitch pedal definable
- Connection for AC power supply (DC12V, 3500mA), POWER button
- Power: Town Common voltage
- Power: 35W
- Dimensions in mm (W x D x H): 1409 × 328 × 151
- weight: 20,8kg
- Accessories: AC adapter, manual, CD-ROM (M50 Reference Manual (PDF) Installation Guide (PDF), External Setup (PDF), KORG USB-MIDI driver, "M50 Editor / Plug-In Editor", etc.)
- Optional: XVP-10: Schwell-/Volumenpedal, EXP-2 pedal, DS-1H Damper Pedal PS-1 foot switch / pedal
- Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 Edition/Professional/x64 or later (MIDI Driver for the "x64" version is beta version), all versions of Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or later (the MIDI drivers for the 64-bit version is available as a beta version) / Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later
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Manufacturer: KORG INC., 120-1 Kitane, Hanazono-machi, Saitama-ken, 369-1242 Fukaya-Shi, Japan, Contact: support@korg.de
Responsible person: Korg & More / Musik Meyer GmbH, Industriestraße 20, 35041 Marburg, Deutschland, Contact: info@korgmore.de, Phone number: 06421989500