Akai EWI5000 manual Fingering Modes, To select a fingering mode

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Fingering Modes

The EWI5000 lets you select from different fingering modes to accommodate different styles of playing.

To select a fingering mode:

1.Press and hold the Setup Button to enter Setup Mode.

2.Use the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the options until Fn (Fingering) 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:

•EI (Standard EWI): This is the standard fingering for the EWI5000, based on the fingering of conventional woodwind instruments.

•SA (Saxophone): This fingering resembles that of a standard saxophone. In this mode, the EWI will ignore fingers that are two notes below the highest note.

•FL (Flute): This fingering resembles that of a standard C flute, though flutists will have to familiarize themselves with a few new fingerings to properly adapt their performance to the EWI5000.

•Ob (Oboe): This fingering resembles that of a standard oboe, though oboists will have to familiarize themselves with a few new fingerings to properly adapt their performance to the EWI5000.

•Eu (Standard EVI*): EVI stands for electric valve instrument. This fingering may be useful to players who wish to use fingerings closer to those of a brass instrument.

•Er (EVI with reversed octave rollers): This fingering most closely resembles the movement of the left wrist on an actual EVI (recommended mostly for experienced EVI players).

4.Press the Setup Button to return to Performance Mode.

Please refer to Appendix > Fingering Charts to see the differences between the various fingering modes.

For reference, you can see an overview of the entire menu structure of Setup Mode in Appendix > Menu Structure > Setup Mode.

* Special thanks to Matt Traum of Patchman Music (patchmanmusic.com) for the development of EVI fingering.

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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 controllerPlay TipsGlide Plate Standard Pitch Pitch-Bend Up Pitch-Bend Down Features Page Page Adjusting Sound Parameters FilterBreath BiteFine ReverbChorus 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 Key Delay Note Keys and Program Button Calibrating SensorsTo calibrate the note keys and Program Button To calibrate the breath sensor To calibrate the glide plate To calibrate the pitch-bend plates Assigning Controls Midi ChannelTo set the Midi Channel Off The Hold Button will be disabled Hold ButtonTo set the function of the Hold Button Page Interval Button To set the function of the Interval ButtonPage Using the Program Button Managing ProgramsSelecting Programs Using the Hold Button and/or Interval Button Using the Note KeysRelease the Program Button An External Midi Sound Module or Software Saving Programs To save a Program Using Effects FX ReverbTo edit the Reverb effect Delay To edit the Delay effectChorus To edit the Chorus effectTo select a fingering mode Fingering ModesRestoring Default Settings To update the EWI5000s softwareUpdating the Firmware 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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