Korg m50-73 User Guide

You can edit any of the Combinations shipped with 
M50. You can create your own combinations by editing 
a preloaded combination, or by starting from an 
initialized combination.

Even without moving to the various pages for detailed 
editing, you can make dramatic changes just from 
within the Combi P0: Play page. You can also edit 
using the control surface’s knobs on the front panel.

Changing the Programs assigned to timbres (1–16) is a 
quick way to dramatically alter the sound of the 
Combination.

In this page you can view the program assigned to 
each timbre 1–16, and the play/mute and solo status of 
each.

• Choose Program Select, use numeric keys 0–9 to 

input the program number, and press the ENTER 
switch.

• Choose Program Select and turn the VALUE dial, 

VALUE slider or use the q/u switches.

• If the Program Select parameter is selected, the 

PROG BANK A–GM switches will switch program 
banks. (If Timbre Program Select is selected, the 
BANK switch LED of the program bank selected for 
that timbre will light.)

• From the Bank/Program Select menu you can view 

and select programs by bank.

• From the Category/Program Select menu you can 

view and select programs by category.

• You can transmit MIDI program changes from a 

connected external MIDI device. (See PG page 393)

To select the timbre program via MIDI program 

change the timbre’s status must be set to “INT.”

This page shows the volume, pan, and Program 
assignments for all 8 Timbres.

Use q/u, the VALUE slider, or the numeric keypad to 
set the volume as desired.

If you check Hold Balance, moving any one of the 
volume sliders (volume values) will cause the volume 
of the other timbres to change as well, maintaining the 
relative volume balance between timbres 1–16. This is 
a convenient way to adjust the overall volume.

Timbre pan interacts with the pan stored in the 
Program. A setting of C064 reproduces the Program’s 
oscillator pan settings. Adjusting the Timbre Pan will 
move the sound to left or right while preserving the 
pan relationship between the oscillators. A setting of 
L001

 is far left, and R127 is far right.

You can use the Control Surface to perform a variety of 
edits.

For example, you can use the control surface to adjust 
the Filter cutoff or resonance. You can also use it to 
vary the depth of an effect, or to change the way in 
which the arpeggiator generates a phrase.

Select Timbre Info

Timbre No.

Category/Timbre 

Program Select

Play/Mute

Solo On/Off

Bank/Timbre 

Program Select

Program Select