Akai Ewi4000s manual Table of Contents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

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FEATURES

4

PARTS & FUNCTIONS

5

POWER

9

CONNECTIONS

10

CHAPTER 2: BASIC OPERATION

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ABOUT THE EWI4000s

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BASIC OPERATION

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HOW TO HOLD THE EWI4000s

11

OPERATING THE NOTE KEYS, OCTAVE SHIFT ROLLERS, & GROUNDING PLATES

11

USING THE MOUTHPIECE

12

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

12

ADJUSTING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSORS

13

FINGERING MODES

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CHAPTER 3: INTERNAL SOUND

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PROGRAM KEY FUNCTIONS

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„ Selecting the Internal Sounds (Program Key)

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„ Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key

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„ Setting Program Change Preferences

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„ Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key

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ALTERNATE WAY OF SELECTING THE PROGRAM NUMBER

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„ Program Up with the Hold Button

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„ Program Down with the Octave Button

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ADJUSTING THE VOLUMES

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„ Adjusting the Main Volume

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„ Adjusting the Volume of Each Program

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ADJUSTING THE EFFECTS VOLUMES

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„ Adjusting the Reverb Volume

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„ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program

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„ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program

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„ Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program

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OCTAVE BUTTON FUNCTIONS

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„ Assigning Functions to the Octave Button

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„ Setting the Octave Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences

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HOLD BUTTON FUNCTIONS

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„ Assigning Functions to the Hold Button

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„ Setting the Hold Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences

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PITCH BEND PLATE FUNCTIONS

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„ Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates

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GLIDE PLATE FUNCTIONS

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„ Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate

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„ Setting the Glide Effect Time & Rate

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ADJUSTING THE KEY DELAY

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TRANSPOSE FUNCTION (TRANS BUTTON)

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TUNING

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EDITING THE INTERNAL SOUND WITH YOUR COMPUTER

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CHAPTER 4: USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER

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ABOUT MIDI

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USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER (APPLICATION)

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RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS

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CHAPTER 5: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

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EVI FINGERINGS

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SOFTWARE UPDATING

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TROUBLESHOOTING

36

CHAPTER 6: FINGERING CHARTS

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MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

43

MENU STRUCTURE

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SPECIFICATIONS

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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 Section„ AC adapter Power„ Using Battery Power 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 Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program „ Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program„ Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of 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 DelayEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer TuningTranspose Function Trans Button „ Midi Program Change About MidiTransmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT „ 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