Akai professional ewi5000 wireless electronic wind synthesizer ap ewi 015. Aria for acid has some similarities with the aria player, make sure you visit the aria player section. This new internal vpowerleads soundbank for the akai ewi 4000s will add expressiveness to your performance and will become for you a new source of inspiration. This guide covers common questions about the akai ewi usb. Akai professional akai ewi usb faq and troubleshooting. Press the reset button located in the aria config menu where you can choose the fingering for the ewi usb. My beef with the 5000 is that it just doesnt sound like an ewi. Ewi4000s also 4000sw,5000 needs no ac power,either. Been using multiple ios apps with varying results, partly depending on how much you can do with cc and pitchbend, velocity, etc. Since the ewi usb is a class compliant midi device, you dont need specific drivers for it. Advance publicity for the 5000 promised several key upgrades over the previous model the ewi 4000s. Akai ewi usb update users that have recently installed an aria engine product on a system where ewi usb 1. You might try a hand lotion with a high glycerin count.
This akai professional ewi usb is at the low end of the ewi scale and has a. As akai s press release put it, akai professional, creators of the original ewi, announce the ewi 5000, the most expressive. Akai ewi usb control can be chained between the controller hardware and a sequencer or synthesizer software in order to filter the midi data stream in realtime. Ewi usb is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easytoplay, easytouse controller. I saved both them on to a disc, so if my ewi sounds get too ugly, i can always reinstall either the originals or the patchman stuff. The ewi4000s also has builtin effects, a first for akai ewi products, such as reverb, chorus, and delay to thicken or doubleup your solos. I bought this controller to test an alternative to 4000 of the same manufacturer. It controls sounds in a compatible sound module, which is a standalone device you. This means that i have to carry a macbook with me when using it live. Akai s classic ewi4000s is the industry standard, but we wanted to design a simpler ewi for newcomers to the instrument and for those who dont need the advanced features of ewi4000s. To avoid interfering with this process and causing it to play out of tune, hold the ewi usb only by its plastic casing near the top while plugging it in. Its one of the only wind controllers, which measures the velocity of how hard you blow into it in order to play. I found that the new model ewi usb is much cheaper than 4000s but counldt find further information about their difference.
It should be said that the ewi 4000s can also trigger sounds installed on a computer or directly trigger a variety of hardware sound modules using its midi data output port. The 5000 offers wireless connectivity, which is great for all musicians the mouthpiece is more sensitive, so it offers more the musician more expression in their play. Electric wind instrument 52 pages musical instrument akai ewi 4000s specifications. It is licensed under the terms of the socalled mitlicense. Follow the steps below to add the vibrato to your vst kenny g saxophones. The akai professional ewi4000s is a giant leap in the evolution of wind instruments. I think its important to separate the software from the instrument because one is really.
So you can play it even in the field with an batterypowered amp or can practice in the subway train with a headphone. The wind controller features a plugandplay usb interface for use with the included aria software with garritan and akai professional samples as a sound source. While i love my ewi 4000s, with its great analog synth engine, the ewi 5000 offers a number of interesting improvements wireless, rechargeable battery, etc. Heres everything you ever wanted to know about the ewi youtube. The akai ewi 4000s, ewi 5000, and ewi usb are revolutionary tools for woodwind players and nonwoodwind players. Akai professional ewm1 mouthpiece for ewiusb at gear4music. If you have a spare 30 minutes i would really recommend going through each of the patches and increasing the volume settings. Look at the ingredients and notice if glycerin is the first one. This includes initial setup, preferences, general troubleshooting, software updates and. Akai professional wind instrument wireless synthesizer real sound source ewi5000. Ewi usb enables anyone, regardless of wind instrumentplaying experience, to perform with the expressive capabilities of the wind instrument of their choice.
The akai ewi usb configuration tool allows you to configure your ewi usb via midi, and saveload configurations to standard sysex. To go with wireless playing, the akai professional ewi4000s also has midi. Would just need to use the midi port on the 4000s since it has no usb. The akai ewi 4000s wind instrument is a big step forward in the development of midi controllers and synthesizer instruments. For just midicontrol if you dont care about the machine not having any sounds, go with akai ewi usb. That used to be a highpass filter on the earlier ewi models up to the ewi4000s. Hold down the reset button for 5 seconds after its powered up. The heart of the ewi4000s is its first in the industry builtin sound module that lets musicians plug a wireless midi or audio set up into the base of the ewi, and move freely around the stage without being tethered by wires. Demonstration and history of the sounds produced using the akai professional ewi usb with aria garritan software. External connections the ewi usb is a lightweight and compact, yet capable, midi wind controller. In this section, we try to aggregate all the support information for ariabased products. Mar 20, 2016 the akai ewi which akai pronounces as eewee is available in several flavors. When the file is finished transmitting, the ewi will update its software. With the never models from the ewi usb this seems to be done by software not 100% sure if the hardware filter circuit is still in use with the new models.
Akai professional ewm1 mouthpiece for ewi usb the ewm1 is the replacement mouthpiece for the ewi usb, ewi5000 and ewi4000s. The usb, on the other hand, connects directly to the users computer through the usb port and triggers software sounds installed on the computer. Ive played ewis for years and this is a slightly stripped down version of the akai ewi 4000s. This is the same akai model neck strap that ships in the box with the akai ewi. Its usb interface means that all you need is nearly any mac or pc and the included ewi usb software, and youre ready to practice, perform, create, and record. The current top models, ewi4000s and ewi5000, contain a builtin digital synthesizer and dont require an external box. But akai released the first combined type as ewi4000s in 2004.
The 5000 offers wireless connectivity, which is great for all musicians the mouthpiece is more sensitive, so it. It should be said that the ewi 4000s can also trigger sounds installed on a computer or directly trigger a variety of hardware. Akai professional ewi4000s electronic wind controller. When it is finished, the number of the new software version xy will flash on the program data display. This is from the ewi usb guide that comes on the software. Sunrizer has been fun to use, for instance, especially since you can drive multiple modulations with velocity. Learn how to connect the ewi usb to an audio mixer ewi usb, ewi 4000s, ewi 5000, yamaha wx duration. In addition, the included software lets both windows and mac users edit. Akai gx77 reel to reel 4track tape deck, very clean, tested. The pricing of the ewi usb makes it very interesting for many who have a limited budget. Usb vs 4000 i have the patchman sounds and the original sounds. Akai ewi 4000s wind controller compatable with ableton. If youre a wind instrument player whos been looking for a unique way to get into midi, the akai ewi4000s is your chance. Akai professional ewi4000s electronic wind instrument midi controller with builtin.
Best electric wind instruments best sheet music editions. A brief manual that will enable you uploading new superior sounds into your ewi4000s in a few easy steps. The pricing of the ewiusb makes it very interesting for many who have a limited budget. You need to use a digital instrument or a software library and to control it via midi usb input. The latest version of the program can be downloaded for pcs running windows xp7vista810, both 32 and 64bit. In my arsenal i use the ewiusb with the software for acoustic generated sounds and the 4000s for pure synth. Jun 24, 2010 i recently got my hands on one of these.
What is the difference between ewi4000s and ewi5000. Nov 25, 2012 hey, swissmusikhero goes on windinstruments xd just a small test with the ewi usb, an electronic windinstrument by akai. The most popular version among the software users is 1. Akai professional ewi4000s electronic wind instrument. The akai ewi wind controllers ewc strong advantage over the yamaha win controllers is the optional brasstrumpet fingerings offered by the ewi usb and the ewi 4000s. Akai s ewi 5000 was announced as a new model at namm in january 2014, and finally became available for purchase in late august 2014. The akai ewi usb is the most incredible piece of machine and im now glancing at the akai 4000s as a cool thing to have on stage for the more synthbased stuff and hook it up to vocoders etc. The ewi is self powered via usb from the host device e.
That said, it really is a dumb usb controller, so you must be tethered to a computer to play the instrument. Akai professional ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument midi. With the akai electric wind instrument, the fingering of the instrument can actually be switched to be similar to a trumpet with evi or electronic valve instrument, which is very handy for brass players. The octave key rollers should have been setup to always be triggered in pairs. The akai 5000 do have some of the acoustic sounds that youd wish for,but itll never reach the quality of physicsmodeled instruments as the vsti counterpart samplemodeling has created especially for wind controllers. In addition to the standard ewi woodwind fingering system, the ewi5000, ewi4000s, and ewi usb also feature sax, oboe, flute, and the innovative new evi electronic valve instrument brassstyle fingering mode. Akai professional ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument midi controller wireless electronic wind instrumentmidi controller with touch sensors and 3gb sound library black rated 4. The included software is kind of limiting, but it is easy to use with garage band. Akai ewi4000s wind controller bret pimentel, woodwinds.
Ewi usb is essentially a wind controller that plays through aria software included rather than from internal sounds. It offers customizable saxstyle fingering with advanced controls and functions for expressive performance and makes a number of higherend synth features available. Patch editor for the akai ewi 4000s electronic wind instrument. The heart of the ewi4000s is its builtin sound module that lets musicians plug a wireless midi or audio set up into the base of the ewi, and move freely around the stage without being tethered by wires. Hey, swissmusikhero goes on windinstruments xd just a small test with the ewi usb, an electronic windinstrument by akai. The ewi usb has the same form factor and basic controls. Akai professional ewm1 mouthpiece for ewi usb and ewi4000s electronic wind instrument midi controllers 4. The ewi4000s comes with a built in analog synthesizer that cannot reproduce real sounding acoustic instruments. Akai professional ewi 4000s electronic wind instrument. The ewi usb was introduced in 2008 and is the introductory model, with a much lower price. Akai professional is the first name in electronic wind instruments. Nov 15, 2017 as with everything, technology gets better. In this case any ewi evi or most other wind controllers will do the same thing.
However, the ewi4000s also allows for the ability to connect to a computer in order to change the preset sounds however you like, as well as create completely new. The ewi usb is just a controller and doesnt produce sounds by itself. I play the ewi 4000s in november 2006 after playing for years of ewi is a very good auussi instrument. Just plug your ewi into your computer via usb once you have installed it and youre ready to go. If you are using your ewi usb with digital audio workstation daw or composition software such as steinberg cubase. Akai ewi usb has some similarities with the aria player, make sure you visit the aria player section. Akai ewi ewi4000s ewi4000 electronic wind controller at. This neck strap works with the akai ewi series wind controllers including the akai ewi, ewi3020, ewi3000, ewi5000, ewi4000s, and ewi usb. Ewi usb offers multiple fingering modes including sax, traditional ewi, recorder, and evi, so whether youre just starting out as a woodwind student or an old pro wind player, youll find ewi usb easy to play. Akai ewi usb ewiusb midi wind controller at patchman music. Plugging in the ewi usb automatically recalibrates its keys, rollers, and plates.
Ewi has done its job, namely to transform a melody played on the mechanical keyboard as a true musical phrase sung. Akai professional ewi4000s electronic wind controller for. This security utility alerts you and hence prevents the unauthorized copying of your confidential data on usb sticksdrives. Believe me when i tell you that this is a seriously cool instrument. Jul, 2014 the bite and hold turns off the automatic return to the center which is referred to as filter. Ewi 5000 includes an array of advanced features, including digital 2. Best electronic wind instrument for the money top 4 ewi picks.
The ewi usb controller does not make sound in and of itself. The akai ewi4000s is a fantastically versatile instrument that contains many builtin sounds, allowing for easy portability without the need for bulky computers and connection cables. The akai ewi4000s is the most recent model of the ewi electric wind. Akai ewi usb wind instrument sythesizer controller. According the to video on the akai website, it will work with any software synth that uses usb tomidi just like my mpk61 is attached via the usb rather than midi. Since it would difficult to put all the knobs and buttons on the ewi 4000 that are needed to adjust the various parameters, the ewi4000s ships with a computer editor program to allow users to customize. Akai ewi usb faq and troubleshooting akai professional. I am able to use software sampled orchestra instruments on my ipad mini 3, but the expression is limited. When you turn it on again, you will be ready to play the ewi4000s with the latest software. Search log in sign up as a gear4music member you can quickly check out, view and track your previous orders, and choose to receive our latest offers and deals. We can also say that the best ewi is the best electric trumpet as well. Akai professionals decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly and most affordable ewi ever.
I have recently purchased the ewi usb and the software on my windows 10 pc. Akai pro ewi usb faq and troubleshooting noterepeat. Four different key switches can be assigned to individual hardware sensors and trigger specific sound articulations this way. The bite and hold turns off the automatic return to the center which is referred to as filter. Akai ewi ewi4000s midi wind controller at patchman music. This is stefan meinlschmidts patch editor for the akai ewi 4000 s wind synthesizer ewi4000s editor is free software. Simple to pick up its not harder than blowing into a recorder, ewi can finally time to master simply and naturally attacking a note, its maintenance and the transition next, something difficult to achieve at the keyboard, even. You can connect it to a computer, and use it to drive a software synthesiser published by maestro binho 862019. You would have to use an external sound module or software synth to play sampled acoustic instruments like saxophones, etc. You can easily make adjustments with the sound editor software. The akai ewi wind controllers ewc strong advantage over the yamaha win controllers is the optional brasstrumpet fingerings offered by the ewiusb and the ewi 4000s. A few thoughts on the new roland aerophone ae10 bret. Akai also offers the ewi usb, a lowerpriced model 4octave that connects directly to a mac or windows computer and uses software for control.
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