Akai Ewi4000s manual Mouthpiece, Vibrato, Tonguing, Pitch Bend Plates, Glide Plate

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USING THE MOUTHPIECE

Mouthpiece

Hold the mouthpiece gently in your mouth with your teeth, and exhale so the breath is passed through both ends of your mouth. The EWI4000s detects this wind pressure with the breath sensor and expresses the change in sound volume and character. The EWI4000s unique breathing structure is designed so that very little breath is required to pass through the instrument. You can use various breathing techniques to sustain or shape notes for powerfully expressive performances.

Vibrato

There is a vibrato sensor in the MOUTHPIECE. You can produce a vibrato effect by gently biting the MOUTHPIECE. Do not bite too hard as this may damage the vibrato sensor or the MOUTHPIECE itself.

Tonguing

You can create small bursts of air by tonguing the mouthpiece for even more expressive control.

Note: Adjust the S (Sense) SENSOR ADJUSTMENT KNOB to create different tonguing nuances.

USING THE PITCH BEND PLATES, GLIDE PLATES, & HOLD & OCTAVE BUTTONS

Pitch Bend Plates

By touching the PITCH BEND UP PLATE or PITCH BEND DOWN PLATE with your thumb (while also touching a GROUNDING PLATE), you can raise or lower the pitch of the note being played. Adjust the pitch bend range with the W (Width) SENSOR ADJUSTMENT KNOB.

Note: Before you get accustomed to using these plates, you may produce unexpected sounds by touching them accidentally. You can adjust the position of each plate by loosening its screw.

Glide Plate

By moving your thumb across the OCTAVE SHIFT ROLLERS while touching the GLIDE PLATE, you can achieve a “glide” effect, which will smoothly and continuously slide the pitch being played up or down. This is known as portamento. Adjust the glide time using the T (Time) knob on the GL (Glide) section of the EWI4000s.

Note: Before you get used to controlling this plate, you may produce unexpected sounds by touching them accidentally.

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Contents Reference Manual Page Important Safety Instructions Portable Cart WarningFCC Warning Table of Contents Features IntroductionParts & Functions TOP PanelSide / Rear Panel „ Program / Data Display Section „ Glide Plate Section„ Bend Plate Section „ Cable Clutch Section„ AC adapter Power„ Using Battery Power Connections „ Note Keys „ Octave Shift Rollers Basic OperationBasic Operation „ Grounding Plates„ Tonguing „ Mouthpiece„ Vibrato „ Pitch Bend PlatesAdjusting the Sensitivity of the Sensors „ Hold Button and Octave Button„ Adjusting the Breath Sensor „ Adjusting the Pitch Bend Sensors„ Adjusting the Vibrato Sensor „ Adjusting the Glide Sensor„ Adjusting the Touch Sensors „ a Note About Adjusting Your SensorsFingering Modes „ Selecting the Internal Sounds Program Key Internal SoundProgram KEY Functions „ Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key„ Setting Program Change Preferences „ Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key„ Program Up with the Hold Button „ Program Down with the Octave Button„ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program Adjusting the Volumes„ Adjusting the Main Volume „ Adjusting the Reverb Volume„ Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program Octave Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Octave ButtonHold Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Hold Button „ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates Pitch Bend Plate FunctionsGlide Plate Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Glide PlateAdjusting the KEY Delay „ Setting the Glide Effect Time & RateEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer TuningTranspose Function Trans Button „ Midi Program Change About MidiTransmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT „ Changing the Midi Channel „ Changing the Breath Sensor Output„ Setting the Midi Velocity Value „ Changing the Vibrato Sensor Output to Another Midi Event„ Sending a Midi Panic Message to Reset All Controllers „ Setting the Hold Function Hold Button on Midi Transmit„ Setting the Glide Plate Function on Midi Transmit „ Sending an All Notes Off MessageRestoring the Factory Presets Level master Level preset Reverb master„ The Right Hand Miscellaneous NotesEVI Fingerings „ The Left HandSoftware Updating „ Basic EVI FingeringsTroubleshooting Fingering Charts Octave Shift RollersEWI Fingerings Saxophone Fingerings Flute Fingerings Oboe Fingerings EVI Fingerings Midi Implementation Chart Transmit/Export Recognize/Import RemarksMenu Structure OctaveGlide Parameter Range Defaults Update Control Protocol OFF Specifications Sound ModulePage