What functions can you control with pedals?

henrikp · Post by **henrikp** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 9:34 am

After a few weeks with the EK-50 I'm so happy with it. It's really a great arranger keyboard.

Besides sustain and volume, are there any additional functions you can control with pedals on the EK-50?
What does an expression pedal do?

Mitzie · Post by **Mitzie** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:31 pm

Only sustain and volume control with the EK_50

An expression pedal, which some people mistakenly liken to a volume pedal, theoretically is a volume pedal with a shorter incremental stroke which gives more of a sudden WAH effect, in volume when depressed. Guitarists tend to favour this effect with their WAH-WAH pedals in particular.

henrikp · Post by **henrikp** » Thu Jun 11, 2020 2:58 pm

Ok! Thanks, Mitzie!

Teo · Post by **Teo** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 3:29 pm

Mitzie wrote:Only sustain and volume control with the EK_50

An expression pedal, which some people mistakenly liken to a volume pedal, theoretically is a volume pedal with a shorter incremental stroke which gives more of a sudden WAH effect, in volume when depressed. Guitarists tend to favour this effect with their WAH-WAH pedals in particular.

So in ek 50 the expression option in settings for pedal it’s just a volume option but renamed ?

Mitzie · Post by **Mitzie** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 5:46 pm

Teo wrote: So in ek 50 the expression option in settings for pedal it’s just a volume option but renamed ?

Yep !

Teo · Post by **Teo** » Tue Jun 23, 2020 6:16 pm

Mitzie wrote:
Teo wrote: So in ek 50 the expression option in settings for pedal it’s just a volume option but renamed ?
Yep !

that’s sad

I was planing to get an expression pedal but not for volume control ..but for the wha effect ..are you sure you try it ?

Mitzie · Post by **Mitzie** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 7:35 am

If you check out the Internet you will find that many guitar WAH pedals will work with keyboards Teo

Teo · Post by **Teo** » Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:27 pm

Mitzie wrote:If you check out the Internet you will find that many guitar WAH pedals will work with keyboards Teo

So with this volume expression pedal you control all sounds ? I mean if a style it’s playing it controls this to ? Cause that’s inconvenient,or they think about it and control only the keybed

Teo · Post by **Teo** » Fri Jun 26, 2020 5:21 pm

Finally I read closer the manual and it’s say it that control upper keyboard sets ,so today I give a try and took and m audio exp pedal just for 19 euro,works great and also works like a sustain ,if you change the ek 50 setting

Backpool · Post by **Backpool** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:20 am

Hi Teo ... I tried 'expression' but notice it does not seem to change overall volume and simply voices, so i abandoned it .
I did mail support some time ago regarding this as i would prefer a 'global' setting personally or a choice at least.

I do think we could have greater function options for pedal...but again its an entry board, so i can expect much....

keith

Teo · Post by **Teo** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:56 am

Backpool wrote:Hi Teo ... I tried 'expression' but notice it does not seem to change overall volume and simply voices, so i abandoned it .
I did mail support some time ago regarding this as i would prefer a 'global' setting personally or a choice at least.

I do think we could have greater function options for pedal...but again its an entry board, so i can expect much....

keith

Hi Keith , change upper 1,2,3 and lower part volume at the same time,doesn’t change volume at drum percussion bass and other parts ,English ain’t my mother language so sometimes I don’t understand the full meaning of something like :” it does not seem to change overall volume and simply voices “

Backpool · Post by **Backpool** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:37 am

I meant - EVERYTHING does not change ....only the voices 1/2/3 and lower voices are changed. 'expression' is not for the volume of ALL sounds heard.

Hope that helps ....sorry.
I do forget ....not everybody understands English fully

Keith

Mitzie · Post by **Mitzie** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 2:19 pm

Have you adjusted the Volume/Expression pedal parameters as described in the Appendix?

Elsensee · Post by **Elsensee** » Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:40 am

I'm not sure at the moment to keep my EK-50, caused by the many limitations.
Mainly I miss the "songbook" of my old PSR 620: 32 KBS with each 4 OTS.
At now I write down my notifications on paper, then calling the bank number...

@ Teo
Did you find a solution re your volume pedal?
If I keep my EK-50, I react a foot pedal from the seventies I build my organ myself. Better perhaps is this one:
https://www.thomann.de/de/boss_fv50h.htm (or ask mom google)
It works passiv by stereo pots, is placed between EK-50 outputs and external amplifier inputs. The output cable to the amplifier should not be as longer than approx. 1.5 meters because of loss of high frequencies.
The disadvantage of this solution: you controll the overall sound level of the EK.
Let's keep in mind: the EK-50 only is a incentive to by a PA...

Backpool · Post by **Backpool** » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:18 pm

back to the thread topic here -

I have asked korg if it is possible to make 'shift' a pedal function

For me this would be a real bonus for 'on the fly' I also own an i3 and it would be even more useful with that! the is EK and Xe all share the same OS so it would be useful as an option on all models IMHO

Will see if they offer it as it would be quite a simple function to offer as a pedal switch in place of a button switch

keith