LONGboard 61 / SHORTboard 49 Reviewer’s Guide
Key Features/Key Benefits
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E-MU Reviewer’s Guide
Key Features/Key Benefits
Great Keyboards
LONGboard 61 and SHORTboard 49 feature premium weighted keyboard with
velocity and channel aftertouch. The keyboards have a nice solid, professional feel
and are extremely responsive, making them an excellent choice for professional
and amateur players alike.
Great Sounds
The sound set contains some of the greatest classic keyboard sounds of all time,
including grand pianos, clavs, rhodes, wurlis, B3s, moogs, prophets, OBs, and
many more. An excellent General MIDI sound set is also included. Each sound has
been meticulously sampled and tweaked to perfectly model the original instru-
ments.
Easy to Use
LONGboard/SHORTboard are plug and play, yet have all the expression and
control you need. The most important controls: Filter Cutoff, Resonance, Attack,
Decay/Release, Reverb and Chorus are provided as front panel controls. The
modulation wheel changes function according to the specific program.
Connection to your computer is a one-step process using the provided bidirec-
tional USB cable. No special drivers are required.
128 Voice / 16 Part Multitimbral
Having 128 voices means that you probably never experience “voice stealing” or
other annoying artifacts caused by overloading a computer-based VSTi. Sound
generation (including envelopes and LFOs) is performed entirely by dedicated
E-MU hardware.
Because the LONGboard/SHORTboard are 16 part multitimbral, you can sequence
up to 16 different tracks from your computer or MIDI sequencer.
Lightweight and Super Portable
The slim, lightweight package design means that you can throw it under your arm
and carry it to the gig. LONGboard 61 weighs in at only 12 lbs / 5.5 kg and
SHORTboard 49 weighs only 10.3 lbs / 4.7 kg.
Built-in Wireless Transmitter
As an extra added bonus, LONGboard 61 and SHORTboard 49 come with a built-
in PIPEline wireless transmitter so you can go wireless with a 5 meter (49 foot)
range. (US versions also include a PIPEline stereo receiver.) For true wireless
operation, LONGboard and SHORTboard can be powered by (6) standard D
batteries.
