E-Mu LONGboard61, User Manual

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Windows XP and Vista
LONGboard and SHORTboard are class-compliant devices and Windows
will automatically detect and recognize them the first time you plug in
the USB cable and turn the unit on. The keyboard will be listed as “
USB
Audio Device ” in the Windows XP Control Panel, Sounds & Audio Devices,
Audio, MIDI Music Playback . The MIDI interface section of the keyboard
will be listed as “
USB Audio Device [2]
.” The USB connection provides
MIDI communication between the keyboard/MIDI interface and your
computer, as well as power to the keyboard.
Optional E-MU MIDI drivers are available at
www.emu.com.support .
Installing the E-MU MIDI drivers will allow you to use the MIDI features
of your keyboard with more than one application at the same time (multi-
client). See the instructions on the E-MU web site for detailed information.
Mac OSX
Driver installation is not required with Macintosh OSX. However you will
need to select the LONGboard or SHORTboard as a MIDI device in the
Audio/MIDI Setup window of the Utilities menu before you can use it
with other MIDI applications.
Set-up the MIDI Devices
Click Go -> Utilities from the menu bar. 1.
Double-click Audio MIDI Setup, then click the MIDI Devices button 2.
if it’s not already selected. The window shown below appears.
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