Pitch-Bend Plates
When you touch either of the pitch-bend plates, the EWI5000 will bend the pitch of the note you are playing, allowing you to be more expressive with your performance. Alternatively, you can set the pitch-bend plates to send messages for other individual MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs).
Important: The overall change in pitch varies by how much of the plate your thumb is touching as well how it is touching the plate. Experiment with these settings for the best results.
To adjust the pitch-bend plates:
1.Press and hold the Setup Button to enter Setup Mode.
2.Press the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the options until PU (Pitch- Bend Up Plate) or Pd (Pitch-Bend Down Plate) appears in the display.
3.Release the Setup Button. The display will show the current mode. Use the Hold Button or Interval Button to select any of the following options:
•Pb (Pitch Bend): Touching the pitch-bend plate will bend the pitch of the note. Press the Trans Button to turn it on or off. When it is on, a dot will appear in the display.
To set the depth of the pitch bend, press and hold the Trans Button, and then use the Hold Button or Interval Button to set the value: -63to +63 (values under -9will be shown with a dot between the digits). Negative values indicate a downward pitch bend, while positive values indicate an upward pitch bend.
•CC (Continuous Controller): Touching the pitch-bend plate will send a MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) message. If you select this, press the Trans Button to set additional message parameters:
oEn (Enable): This determines whether CC output is enabled or disabled. If you select this, press and hold the Trans Button, and press the Hold Button or Interval Button to turn it on (On) or off (OF). When it is on, a dot will appear in the display.
oCn (Controller Number): This is the CC number that will be sent when you touch the pitch-bend plate. Use the Hold Button or Interval Button to set the CC number (01–127; values over 99 will be shown as the last two digits with a dot between them). Match this number to the CC number of the parameter you want to control.
Important: We recommend setting En to off (OF) before changing this parameter to prevent accidentally muting the EWI5000's output while moving through CC #7 (Volume).
odU (Data-Up):The value that will be sent with the CC message when you are not touching the pitch-bend plate. Press and hold the Trans Button, and then use the Hold Button or Interval Button to set the value (00–127; values over 99 will be shown as the last two digits with a dot between them).
odP (Data-Press):The value that will be sent with the CC message when you touch the pitch-bend plate. Use the Hold Button or Interval Button to set the value (00–127; values over 99 will be shown as the last two digits with a dot between them).
4.To return to Performance Mode, press the Setup Button until the display is blank.
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