Akai Ewi4000s manual Setting Program Change Preferences

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Setting Program Change Preferences

This section explains how to set the EWI4000s to access your program changes in various ways.

1.Press and hold the SETUP BUTTON.

2.Press the HOLD BUTTON or OCTAVE BUTTON to scroll through the options until “PC” (Program Change) is shown in the PROGRAM DATA / DISPLAY.

3.Release the SETUP BUTTON. The PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY will display the current mode. Use the HOLD BUTTON or OCTAVE BUTTON to select any of the following options:

a.“dP” (Direct Program Change): This setting will let you assign program changes to the notes of only one octave. That is, you can have a total of 12 program changes available to you on the 12 NOTE KEYS, regardless of the octave in which you are playing.

b.“AL” (All): This setting will let you assign program changes to every note playable. That is, you can have a total of 96 program changes available to you on the 12 NOTE KEYS, with each NOTE KEY having a different program change assignment in each octave (8 total octaves).

c.“Et” (MIDI Program Change): This setting will enable the sending of MIDI Program Change messages. (See “Program Change” under the ABOUT MIDI section in Chapter 4.)

4.Press the SETUP BUTTON. The EWI4000s will return to Play Mode.

Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key

This explains how to recall a Program number that is assigned to a NOTE KEY.

1.While touching the PROGRAM KEY, touch the NOTE KEY you wish to recall. The PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY will show the Program number currently assigned to that NOTE KEY.

2.Blow into the MOUTHPIECE. The Program number will be changed.

Note: While touching the PROGRAM KEY, no sound will when blowing into the Mouthpiece.

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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 Basic Operation Basic Operation„ Note Keys „ Octave Shift Rollers „ Grounding Plates„ Vibrato „ Mouthpiece„ Tonguing „ Pitch Bend Plates„ 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 Program KEY Functions Internal Sound„ Selecting the Internal Sounds Program Key „ Assigning a Program Number to a Note 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 Main Volume Adjusting the Volumes„ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Volume„ 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 Glide Plate Functions Pitch Bend Plate Functions„ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates „ Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate„ 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„ Setting the Glide Plate Function on Midi Transmit „ Setting the Hold Function Hold Button on Midi Transmit„ Sending a Midi Panic Message to Reset All Controllers „ Sending an All Notes Off MessageLevel master Level preset Reverb master Restoring the Factory PresetsEVI Fingerings Miscellaneous Notes„ The Right Hand „ The Left 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