Akai Ewi4000s manual Introduction, Features

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

We greatly appreciate your purchase of the Akai Professional Electric Wind Instrument EWI4000s. The EWI4000s is an electric wind controller-equipped sound module. This manual includes detailed explanations of its functions, features, and operations and will show you how to use them to their fullest extent.

FEATURES

yPlays the same way as a woodwind instrument such as a saxophone

ySensors detect breath intensity and mouthpiece pressure for responsive control of the pitch, tone, and volume

yTouch plates easily control Pitch Bend or Glide easily while Octave Shift rollers enable you to shift over an eight-octave range

yAnalog-modeling synthesizer with 2 VCOs and 2 VCFs inside

yEquipped with an internal sound module and internal effects such as Reverb, Delay, and Chorus

y1/4” line output or headphone jack, without need for an external sound/FX module

yCan be powered with 4 AA batteries

yUser-changeable preset sound, output level, and effect level

yCan be used to trigger an external MIDI sound module via MIDI connections

yFree downloadable sound editing software from http://www.akaipro.com, allowing you to edit the internal preset sounds and effects parameters

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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 SectionPower „ Using Battery Power„ AC adapter 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 Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program „ Adjusting the Delay 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 „ 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 & RateTuning Transpose Function Trans ButtonEditing the Internal Sound with Your Computer About Midi Transmitted Information from the EWI4000s Midi OUT„ 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„ 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