Korg EK50CSA 61-Key Entertainer Keyboard Authentic Latin Styles

Latin Roots, A World of Fun
Meet the latest edition to Korg’s Arranger Keyboard series, the EK-50 CSA, featuring inspiring new Styles and Sounds focused on popular music in Latin America. The EK-50 CSA builds on the success of the original EK-50, adding authentic Latin Styles ranging from Modern Latin Dance to Mariachi, Banda, Salsa, Cumbia, and more.

The EK-50 CSA is simple to use and allows your musical ideas to evolve effortlessly into complete ready-to-play songs, with auto musical accompaniment that follows your chord changes. Styles provide an entire backing band as you play the keyboard, and high-quality sounds inspire you to add phrases as they come to mind. Simply put, the EK-50 CSA is an Arranger Keyboard with Latin flare that you can enjoy on any musical level.

Specifications

• 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 686 sounds on EK-50 CSA
    • 662 sounds from the original EK-50 + 24 new sounds
    • New PCM added for EK-50 CSA totals 36 multi-samples and 85 Drum Samples

• Keyboard Sets:

  • More than 170 sets

• Effects:

  • Accompaniment part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects
  • Keyboard part: 2 stereo digital multi-effects, 34 types (148 variations)

• Styles:

  • 356 styles
  • 2 intros, 4 variations, 2 fills, 1 count in/break, 2 endings, synchro start/stop, tap tempo
    
  • EK-50 CSA adds 100 new Latin Styles
    
  • 256 styles from the original EK-50 remain, covering various musical genres
    

• Music Styles:

  • More than 16 styles

• Demo Songs:

  • 18 songs

• Audio Player:

  • MP3, WAV (44.1 kHz)

• Sequencer:

  • Real-time recording (Style mode), maximum of 999 songs (approx. 100,000 notes), 12 tracks
  • Supports song play (playing on the keyboard during song playback), SMF (Standard MIDI File) format 0 or 1

• Scales:

  • 11 types (including user scale)

• Controls:

  • Various buttons and knobs for volume, style selection, song selection, settings, etc.

• Set lists:

  • 10 banks × 4

• Metronome:

  • Tempo, beat, volume

• Key Transpose:

  • C (-12) to C (0) to C (+12)

• Tuning:

  • 427.5 - 452.9 Hz

• Input/Output:

  • Foot controller jack, AUDIO IN jack, OUTPUT L/MONO, R jacks, Headphones jack, USB A port, USB B port

• 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: Approx. 7 hours (when using alkaline dry cells)

• Dimensions (W x D x H):

  • 994 mm × 392 mm × 132 mm / 39.13" × 15.43" × 5.20" (not including sheet music stand)

• Weight:

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

• 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