Akai Ewi4000s manual „ Adjusting the Breath Sensor, „ Adjusting the Pitch Bend Sensors

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„Adjusting the Breath Sensor

The breath sensor translates the strength of your breath into the volume and character of the note you’re playing. It’s important to set the sensor’s sensitivity so it suits your style of playing.

1.Set the “S” (Sensitivity) knob in the “BR” (Breath) section to the center position, and then turn the “A” (Adjust) knob clockwise. The “Breath” indicator should light up on the PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY. If you turn the “A” (Adjust) knob counterclockwise, it should go off.

Note: If the “Breath” indicator is lit, the EWI4000s will produce sound. Be careful of the volume settings on any connected equipment while adjusting the breath sensor.

2.Turn the “A” (Adjust) knob slowly counterclockwise from the position where the indicator is lighting up, and set it to the position where the indicator goes off.

3.Blow into the MOUTHPIECE. The breath sensor is properly adjusted if the sound starts when you blow (and stops when you stop blowing).

4.To adjust the “S” (Sense) knob for breath sensitivity, blow into the MOUTHPIECE with various breath strengths to confirm that the output sound volume changes depending on your breath strength. To change this setting, turn the “S” (Sense) knob. For greater sensitivity, turn the knob clockwise. For less, turn it counterclockwise. At a higher sensitivity, you may have less available articulation but not need to blow as hard. At a lower sensitivity, you will need to blow harder to produce a sound, but you can be more expressive with it.

Note: After adjusting the S (Sense) knob, you need to adjust the A (Adjust) knob again.

„Adjusting the Pitch Bend Sensors

This section explains how to adjust the sensors for the Pitch Bend Up and Down functions and sets the width of these bends.

1.Set the “W” (Width) knob in the “PB” (Pitch Bend) section to the right-most (fully clockwise) position.

2.While touching your thumb only to the GROUNDING PLATE (without touching the PITCH BEND UP PLATE or PITCH BEND DOWN PLATE), adjust the “A” (Adjust) knob in the “PB” (Pitch Bend) section so that both the UP and DOWN indicators on the PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY turn off.

3.Play the EWI4000s and use the PITCH BEND UP

PLATE and PITCH BEND DOWN PLATE. The bend sensor is properly adjusted if a note’s pitch raises or lowers (and the upper or lower indicator LED lights up) appropriately when you touch either of the bend plates. If you still want to adjust the settings, experiment more with the “W” (Width) knob. The range becomes narrower as you turn it counterclockwise (and wider as you turn it clockwise).

The overall change in pitch varies by how much of the plate your thumb is touching as well how it is touching the plate. You’ll need to experiment with the bend plates and sensor adjustment for the best results.

Note: After adjusting the W (Width) knob, you will need to adjust the A (Adjust) knob again.

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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„ Using Battery Power Power„ AC adapter Connections Basic Operation Basic Operation„ Note Keys „ Octave Shift Rollers „ Grounding Plates„ Mouthpiece „ Vibrato„ Tonguing „ 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 Internal Sound Program KEY Functions„ Selecting the Internal Sounds Program Key „ 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 ButtonAdjusting the Volumes „ Adjusting the Main Volume„ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Volume„ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program Octave Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Octave ButtonHold Button Functions „ Assigning Functions to the Hold Button Pitch Bend Plate Functions Glide Plate Functions„ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates „ Assigning Functions to the Glide PlateAdjusting the KEY Delay „ Setting the Glide Effect Time & RateTranspose Function Trans Button TuningEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer Transmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT About Midi„ Midi Program Change „ Changing the Midi Channel „ Changing the Breath Sensor Output„ Setting the Midi Velocity Value „ Changing the Vibrato Sensor Output to Another Midi Event„ 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 Controllers „ Sending an All Notes Off MessageRestoring the Factory Presets Level master Level preset Reverb masterMiscellaneous Notes EVI Fingerings„ The Right Hand „ 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
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