Akai Ewi4000s manual Program / Data Display Section, Glide Plate Section

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Program / Data Display Section

1.SENSOR ADJUSTMENT KNOBS – These seven knobs adjust the sensors for breath, glide, bend, and vibrato. (See the Sensor adjustment section for more information.)

2.PROGRAM / DATA DISPLAY – Shows the Program number or the setting value.

3.TRANS (Transpose) BUTTON – Turns the Transpose function on or off. The LED is lit if Transpose is on. You can set the transposition value by pressing the HOLD BUTTON or OCTAVE BUTTON while holding the TRANS BUTTON down.

4.SETUP BUTTON – Press this button to enter Adjust Mode. The LED will light up when you are in Adjust Mode.

Glide Plate Section

1.GLIDE PLATE – Touching this plate when a note is being played produces a “glide” effect, smoothly and continuously sliding the pitch up or down (known as portamento).

2.OCTAVE SHIFT ROLLERS – Rolling your thumbs up or down over these rollers shifts the basic range played by the NOTE KEYS over eight octaves. Always touch these rollers while playing.

3.GROUNDING PLATE – Always keep a thumb on this plate while playing.

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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