The EK-50 U is user-friendly, helping turn your musical ideas into complete songs with automatic accompaniment that matches your chords. It has new Styles and Sounds inspired by classic and modern American music. Building on the original EK-50's success, the EK-50U adds authentic American Styles like jazz, country, alternative, dance, and rock.

KEYBOARD: 61 keys (velocity sensitive)

TOUCH CONTROL: Soft (light), medium (standard), hard (heavier), fixed

SOUND GENERATOR: Stereo PCM sound generator

MAXIMUM POLYPHONY: 64 voices

SOUNDS: Total of 727 Sounds on EK-50 U (662 sounds from the original EK-50 + 65 new sounds specific to the EK-50 U). EK-50 U features new sounds with a focus on electric and acoustic guitars, electric basses, new brass, and drum percussion kits. Total of 51 Drum Kits on EK50-U (33 from the original EK-50 and 18 New kits). New PCM added for EK-50 U totals 60 multi-samples and 182 Drum Samples.

KEYBOARD SETS: More than 170 sets

EFFECTS: Accompaniment part - 2 stereo digital multi-effects, Keyboard part - 2 stereo digital multi-effects, 88 types (173 variations)

STYLES: 288 styles, 2 intros, 4 variations, 2 fills, 1 count in/break, 2 endings, synchro start/stop, tap tempo. 88 new styles added for EK50-U. New Styles include favorite American genres such as Alternative and Modern Rock, Southern & Latin Rock, Country, Blues Reggae, and more. New American styles were chosen, created, and tested with musicians in the United States. EK50-U also includes an additional 88 new styles in addition to 200 original EK-50 styles.

DEMO SONGS: 16 songs

AUDIO PLAYER: MP3, WAV (44.1 kHz)

SEQUENCER: Record - Real-time recording (Style mode), maximum of 999 songs (approx. 100,000 notes), 12 tracks (4 keyboard parts + 8 auto accompaniment parts), original format (can convert to SMF0), Playback - Supports song play (playing on the keyboard during song playback), SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 0 or 1. The Performance Record function for quick and easy recording, which has been well received on the Korg i3, is also included. (This allows you to record -save- your performance on the EK-50U as a WAV file)

SCALES: 11 types (including user scale)

CONTROLS: Power button, VOLUME knob, joystick, STYLE button, SONG/[DEMO SONG] button, KEYBOARD SET/[STS] button, GRAND PIANO button, each button in the PART MUTE/[SOUND SELECT] section, SETTING/[EFFECT] button, PERFORMANCE REC / [ MEDIA ] button, SPEAKER EQ/[SPEAKER OFF] button, [SHIFT] button, ENSEMBLE button, SPLIT button, METRONOME/[BEAT SELECT] button, TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button, TRANSPOSE b and #/[OCTAVE –/+] buttons, dial, CATEGORY button, value buttons, + button, - button, each button in the STYLE/SONG section, each button in the SET LIST section

SET LISTS: 10 banks × 4

METRONOME: Tempo, beat, volume, Tempo: 30 - 240

KEY TRANSPOSE: C (-12) to C (0) to C (+12)

TUNING: 427.5 - 452.9 Hz

INPUT/OUTPUT: Foot controller jack 6.3 mm (1/4") phone jack, AUDIO IN jack 3.5 (1/8") mm stereo mini-phone jack, OUTPUT L/ MONO, R jacks 6.3 mm (1/4") phone jack (unbalanced), Headphones jack 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini-phone jack, USB A port TO DEVICE port for connecting USB flash memory and controllers, USB B port TO HOST port for connecting personal computers

SPEAKER SYSTEM: Amplification - 10 W × 2, Speakers - 120 mm (4.72") double-cone speakers × 2 (bass reflex box-type), Speaker EQ - 8 types

MIDI: USB MIDI

DISPLAY: Custom LCD with backlighting

POWER SUPPLY: AC adapter (included) or AA batteries (alkaline dry cells or nickel-metal hydride batteries) × 8 (sold separately)

BATTERY LIFE: When using alkaline dry cells: approx. 7 hours

POWER CONSUMPTION: 8 W (0.1 W on standby)

INCLUDED ITEMS: AC adapter, sheet music stand

ACCESSORIES (sold separately): EXP-2 foot controller, DS-1H damper pedal, PS-1 pedal switch, PS-3 pedal switch, SC-EK/Pa soft case

(W x D x H)
994 mm × 392 mm × 132 mm/39.13" × 15.43" × 5.20" (not including sheet music stand)
Height with sheet music stand attached: 329 mm/12.95"

7.5 kg/16.53 lbs. (not including sheet music stand or batteries)