Akai Ewi4000s manual Hold Button Functions

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Setting the Octave Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences

When you choose to use the OCTAVE BUTTON to send Continuous Controller (CC) data, you will need to set your preferences to determine what data you send.

1.When you assign “CC” as the OCTAVE BUTTON’s function, the LEDs under the SETUP BUTTON and TRANS BUTTON will flash. Press and hold the TRANS BUTTON.

2.While holding down the TRANS BUTTON, use the HOLD BUTTON and OCTAVE BUTTON to toggle between the following options:

a.“Cn” (Controller Number): The number of the Controller that the OCTAVE BUTTON will use to send MIDI messages. This number should match the Controller number of the parameter you want to control.

b.“dA” (Data): The value that will be transmitted via the Controller number when the OCTAVE BUTTON is pressed while playing. The EWI4000s can transmit standard MIDI values 00-127. (Values over 99 will be shown as the last two digits with a dot between them on the PROGRAM /

DATA DISPLAY.)

c.“LA” (Latching): If Latching is on, pressing the OCTAVE BUTTON while playing will act as a toggle button, continuously transmitting the Data value when it is pressed once and ceasing transmission when it is pressed a second time. If Latching is off, the Data value will be transmitted only when the OCTAVE BUTTON is held down while playing.

3.When you have selected the parameter you want to edit, release the TRANS BUTTON.

4.You will see the value for that parameter in the PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY. Press the HOLD BUTTON (which increases the value) or OCTAVE BUTTON (which decreases the value).

5.Press and hold the TRANS BUTTON to return to the menu in Step #2. From here, you may repeat the process and edit other parameters.

6.To exit this menu, press the SETUP BUTTON.

HOLD BUTTON FUNCTIONS

When you press the HOLD BUTTON, the EWI4000s will enter Hold Mode, which allows you to play and hold a note then play a line over that held note. The note will hold as long as you are playing a legato phrase. The EWI4000s will sustain the first note you play then allow you to play a melody over it. When you end the phrase or articulate a new phrase, the held note will end and the new note will become the held note.

Note: If the Hold function is assigned to the HOLD BUTTON, the overall output level will be decreased to eliminate distortion.

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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