USB MIDI Synth/Keyboard Controller

Emu SHORTboard 49 is a completely new instrument that combines a great feeling 49-note MIDI controller keyboards with a 128-voice professional sample-based instrument with 32-bit effects and a world-class 64MB sound set.

Emu SHORTboard 49 features a 64MB sound set containing a complete range of classic keyboard instruments such as: Grand Pianos, Electric Pianos, B3s, Clavinets, Solina-Moog-OB-Prophet-Juno-TB synthesizer leads and basses, as well a General MIDI sound set. Sounds can be modified during performance using six controller knobs, pitch and mod wheels and the octave transpose buttons.

The SHORTboard 49  USB MIDI Synth/Keyboard controller is based on the new E-MU 8030 platform, which performs super high quality pitch interpolation for 128 voices, as well as generating 256 envelope generators, 128 LFOs, 128 low-pass filters (12dB/octave with resonance), 128 DCAs and 32-bit effects processing. PIPEline wireless audio transmission is also included, and under battery power, allows completely cordless operation up to 49 feet away. PIPEline is E-MU's new wireless stereo transceiver system designed for musicians.

Emu SHORTboard 49 Features:

• Full-size professional keys with aftertouch. The SHORTboard 49 is an expressive performance instruments with high-quality synth-action keybeds.
• E-MU 8030-based sound-engine with 128-voice polyphony
• 64 MB Premium keyboard and General MIDI (GM) compatible sound banks
• 32-bit Reverb and Chorus effects
• Built-in PIPELine wireless transmitter
• User-definable split keyboard (for playing two sounds at once)
• Six synthesizer controller knobs (double as MIDI controllers)
• Programmable data slider MIDI controller
• Pitch and Mod Wheels