Akai EWI5000 manual Glide Plate, To set the function of the glide plate

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Glide Plate

The EWI5000's glide plate lets you use a glide effect called portamento to move between notes for greater expressiveness in your performance. Alternatively, you can set the glide plate to send messages for other individual MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs).

Important:

Make sure PS is on if you want to use the portamento effect. The EWI5000's synth needs this setting to be enabled in order for portamento to work properly.

Some sound modules may not handle portamento messages well, which could generate some undesirable sounds. If this is the case, make sure PS is off.

To set the function of the glide plate:

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 GL (Glide 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:

•Pt (Portamento Time): The glide plate will send its messages using CC #5, which is portamento time. If you select this, press the Trans Button to set additional parameters:

oEn (Enable): This determines whether CC #5 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.

odU (Data-Up):The value that will be sent with the CC message when you are not touching the glide 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 glide 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).

Important: Make sure PS is on if you want to use the portamento effect. The EWI5000's synth needs this setting to be enabled in order for portamento to work properly.

•PS (Portamento Switch): The glide plate will send its messages using CC #65. Press the Trans Button to turn it on or off. When it is on, a dot will appear in the display.

Important: Turn this on if you want to use the portamento effect. The EWI5000's synth needs this setting to be enabled in order for portamento to work properly.

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Contents User Guide Table of Contents EWI About the EWI5000 SupportPower the EWI5000 Hold the EWI5000 ProperlyTo play EWI5000s audio wirelessly ConnectTo play EWI5000s audio through headphones To play EWI5000 as a wired Midi controllerGlide Plate Standard Pitch Pitch-Bend Up Pitch-Bend Down PlayTips Features Page Page Adjusting Sound Parameters FilterBreath BiteChorus FineReverb Adjusting Sensors To adjust the Note DelayTo adjust the breath sensor Breath SensorPage To adjust the bite sensor Bite SensorPage To adjust the pitch-bend plates Pitch-Bend PlatesGlide Plate To set the function of the glide platePage To calibrate the note keys and Program Button Key Delay Note Keys and Program ButtonCalibrating Sensors To calibrate the breath sensor To calibrate the glide plate To calibrate the pitch-bend plates To set the Midi Channel Assigning ControlsMidi Channel To set the function of the Hold Button Off The Hold Button will be disabledHold Button Page Interval Button To set the function of the Interval ButtonPage Selecting Programs Using the Program ButtonManaging Programs Release the Program Button Using the Hold Button and/or Interval ButtonUsing the Note Keys To save a Program An External Midi Sound Module or SoftwareSaving Programs To edit the Reverb effect Using Effects FXReverb Delay To edit the Delay effectChorus To edit the Chorus effectTo select a fingering mode Fingering ModesUpdating the Firmware Restoring Default SettingsTo update the EWI5000s software Fingering Charts K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K10 K11 K12EWI Saxophone Flute Oboe EVI EVI ReversedSetup Mode Menu StructuresMenus Values Menus Values FX Effects Technical Specifications Trademarks and LicensesAkaipro.com
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