Akai Ewi4000s manual Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Sensors, Hold Button and Octave Button

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Hold Button and Octave Button

Pressing the HOLD BUTTON will engage or disengage the EWI4000s’s Hold Mode (see the HOLD MODE section) or serve as a Program Up button while in Play Mode. While in Adjust Mode, the HOLD BUTTON serves as a “+” (Increase) button.

Pressing the OCTAVE BUTTON will let you engage or disengage the Octave function (see the OCTAVE FUNCTION section) or serve as a Program Down button while in Play Mode. While in Adjust Mode, the OCTAVE BUTTON serves as a “–” (Decrease) button.

ADJUSTING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSORS

To fully use the EWI4000s’s various performance features, you should properly adjust the breath, glide, bend, and vibrato sensors to your own performing requirements. Each sensor has been set properly in the factory, but we recommend adjusting them on your own before playing the EWI4000s. The SENSOR ADJUSTMENT KNOBS are located under the cover above the PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY. Remove the cover as shown in the drawing.

The function of each knob is shown below:

GL: Glide

A:Glide Sensor Adjustment

T:Glide Time Setting

PB: Pitch Bend

A:Pitch Bend Sensor Adjustment

W:Pitch Bend Width

VB: Vibrato

A: Vibrato Depth Adjustment

BR: Breath

A:Breath Sensor Adjustment

S:Breath Sensitivity

To adjust a sensor’s sensitivity, press the SETUP BUTTON to enter Adjust Mode. The PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY will indicate the sensor being adjusted.

Bend Up

Glide

Bend Down

Breath

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Contents Reference Manual Page Portable Cart Warning Important Safety InstructionsFCC Warning Table of Contents Introduction FeaturesTOP Panel Parts & FunctionsSide / Rear Panel „ Glide Plate Section „ Program / Data Display Section„ Cable Clutch Section „ Bend Plate SectionPower „ Using Battery Power„ AC adapter Connections „ Grounding Plates Basic OperationBasic Operation „ Note Keys „ Octave Shift Rollers„ Pitch Bend Plates „ Mouthpiece„ Vibrato „ Tonguing„ Hold Button and Octave Button Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Sensors„ Adjusting the Pitch Bend Sensors „ Adjusting the Breath Sensor„ Adjusting the Glide Sensor „ Adjusting the Vibrato Sensor„ a Note About Adjusting Your Sensors „ Adjusting the Touch SensorsFingering Modes „ Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key Internal SoundProgram KEY Functions „ Selecting the Internal Sounds Program Key„ Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key „ Setting Program Change Preferences„ Program Down with the Octave Button „ Program Up with the Hold Button„ Adjusting the Reverb Volume Adjusting the Volumes„ Adjusting the Main Volume „ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program „ Assigning Functions to the Octave Button Octave Button FunctionsHold Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Hold Button „ Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate Pitch Bend Plate FunctionsGlide Plate Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates„ Setting the Glide Effect Time & Rate Adjusting the KEY DelayTuning Transpose Function Trans ButtonEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer About Midi Transmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT„ Midi Program Change „ Changing the Breath Sensor Output „ Changing the Midi Channel„ Changing the Vibrato Sensor Output to Another Midi Event „ Setting the Midi Velocity Value„ Sending an All Notes Off Message „ Setting the Hold Function Hold Button on Midi Transmit„ Setting the Glide Plate Function on Midi Transmit „ Sending a Midi Panic Message to Reset All ControllersLevel master Level preset Reverb master Restoring the Factory Presets„ The Left Hand Miscellaneous NotesEVI Fingerings „ The Right Hand„ Basic EVI Fingerings Software UpdatingTroubleshooting Octave Shift Rollers Fingering ChartsEWI Fingerings Saxophone Fingerings Flute Fingerings Oboe Fingerings EVI Fingerings Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks Midi Implementation ChartOctave Menu StructureGlide Parameter Range Defaults Update Control Protocol OFF Sound Module SpecificationsPage