New Turbo Phatt and XL-1 Turbo Modules from E-MU
January 25, 2001E-MU / ENSONIQ has announced the Turbo Phatt and XL-1
Turbo sound modules, each featuring 128 note polyphony, 6 assignable audio outputs, 32MB of
ROM, 3 additional ROM expansion slots, digital output, and 12 real time assignable front panel
controllers. The XL-1 Turbo is available in January, and the Turbo Phatt will ship in March. Each
has a US retail price of $1,295.
Expanded Power for performers, producers, and composers of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Urban
dance music.
Following up the success of the legendary Planet Phatt & Mo'Phatt sound modules, the Turbo
Phatt offers performers, producers, and composers of Hip Hop, R&B, and Urban dance music
styles additional polyphony, digital I/O, and the ability to route individual sounds to any of six
independent audio outputs. Users can add any of the current family of 11 E-MU® expansion
ROM's or utilize any E4 Ultra sampler to create custom ROM's of their own, and fill up the three
additional internal expansion slots for a total of 128MB of onboard sounds.
Expanded Power for performers, producers, and composers of Techno and Euro dance music
Following up the success of the Audity® 2000 and XL-1 sound modules, the XL-1 Turbo offers
techno style music performers, producers, and composers additional polyphony, digital I/O, and
the ability to route individual sounds to any of six independent audio outputs. Users can add any of
the family of 11 E-MU expansion ROM's or create a custom ROM of their own, and fill up the three
internal expansion slots for a total of 128MB of onboard ROM.
"Super Beats" Mode
Super Beats mode consists of 100 multi layered sequences that users can interact with to create
one-of-a-kind performances. By manipulating the front panel, real-time controller knobs, different
aspects of a groove or rhythm pattern can be accentuated or muted. Also, different instrumental
parts can be added to the sequence while envelopes, filter sweeps and even transpositions of
different instruments can all take place in real time, creating dense layers of music. All of this
information is sent out through the MIDI output and can be recorded by an external sequencer.
"We believe that the Turbo Phatt & XL-1 Turbo will inspire composers and performers of dance
music around the world," comments Scott Emmerman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
Americas. "The additional polyphony, digital output, and the 6 assignable audio outputs makes
these modules even more flexible and powerful than their predecessors," he adds. For more information, visit their web site at www.emu.com. |
