Korg m50-73 User Guide

The MIDI filters don’t turn the functions themselves on 
or off. Instead, the filter just controls whether or not 
that MIDI message will be transmitted and received. 

For example, if portamento is on, portamento will be 
applied to the internal M50 sound even if Enable 
Portamento SW is unchecked.

As another example, let’s say that you’ve selected a 
bass Program for Timbre 1, and a piano Program for 
Timbre 2, with the goal of creating a bass/piano split. 
You could make the following settings so that pressing 
the damper pedal affects only Timbre 2’s piano sound:

You can make various changes to Programs within the 
context of a particular Combination to make them fit 
better with other Programs, or to create particular 
sonic effects. These changes do not affect the original 
Programs, or how those Programs sound in other 
Combinations. (See PG page 95)

These parameters adjust the pitch of the timbre.

• In a layer-type combination, you can set two or 

more timbres to the same program, and create a 
richer sound by using Transpose to shift their pitch 
apart by an octave or by using Detune to create a 
slight difference in pitch between the two.

• In split-type combinations, you can use Transpose 

to shift the pitch (in semitone units) of the 
programs specified for each key zone.

• If you wish to change the playback pitch of a drum 

program, use Detune. If you change the Transpose 
setting, the relationship between notes you play 
and drum-note assignments will change.

Using Tone Adjust, you can make detailed edits to 
Programs within the context of the Combination. 
These edits will not affect the original Program, or any 
other Combinations which use the Program. To edit a 
Program with Tone Adjust:

Select a timbre in the Timbre field of the P0: Play– Tone 
Adjust page. Then select the parameter that you want 
to adjust, and use the VALUE controllers to edit the 
sound.

According to the note data received from the keyboard 
or from the MIDI IN connector, the arpeggiator will 
automatically generate a wide range of phrases or 
patterns including arpeggios, guitar or keyboard 
backing riffs, bass phrases, or drum patterns. When the 
control surface ARP is selected, you can use the knobs 
to vary the duration and dynamics of the arpeggiated 
notes. 

For more about the arpeggiator, please see page 73.

While you perform using a combination, you can use 
the M50’s rich variety of drum patterns to play high-
quality drum programs.

Playing along with Drum Track patterns is often a 
useful way to come up with new phrases.

For more about the Drum Track function, please see 
page 79.

The Auto Song Setup feature automatically applies the 
settings of the current Combination to a song.

For details, please see “Tip: Auto Song Setup” on 
page 126 of the Parameter Guide.