Table of Contents | Akai Ewi4000s manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION	4
FEATURES	4
PARTS & FUNCTIONS	5
POWER	9
CONNECTIONS	10
CHAPTER 2: BASIC OPERATION	11
ABOUT THE EWI4000s	11
BASIC OPERATION	11
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	17
CHAPTER 3: INTERNAL SOUND	18
PROGRAM KEY FUNCTIONS	18
Selecting the Internal Sounds (Program Key)	18
Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key	18
Setting Program Change Preferences	19
Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key	19
ALTERNATE WAY OF SELECTING THE PROGRAM NUMBER	20
Program Up with the Hold Button	20
Program Down with the Octave Button	20
ADJUSTING THE VOLUMES	21
Adjusting the Main Volume	21
Adjusting the Volume of Each Program	21
ADJUSTING THE EFFECTS VOLUMES	21
Adjusting the Reverb Volume	21
Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program	22
Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program	22
Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program	22
OCTAVE BUTTON FUNCTIONS	23
Assigning Functions to the Octave Button	23
Setting the Octave Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences	24
HOLD BUTTON FUNCTIONS	24
Assigning Functions to the Hold Button	25
Setting the Hold Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences	25
PITCH BEND PLATE FUNCTIONS	26
Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates	26
GLIDE PLATE FUNCTIONS	26
Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate	26
Setting the Glide Effect Time & Rate	27
ADJUSTING THE KEY DELAY	27
TRANSPOSE FUNCTION (TRANS BUTTON)	28
TUNING	28
EDITING THE INTERNAL SOUND WITH YOUR COMPUTER	28
CHAPTER 4: USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER	29
ABOUT MIDI	29
USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER (APPLICATION)	30
RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS	33
CHAPTER 5: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES	34
EVI FINGERINGS	34
SOFTWARE UPDATING	35
TROUBLESHOOTING	36
CHAPTER 6: FINGERING CHARTS	37
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART	43
MENU STRUCTURE	44
SPECIFICATIONS	47

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Akai Ewi4000s manual Table of Contents

Contents

Reference Manual Page Portable Cart Warning Important Safety Instructions FCC Warning Table of Contents Introduction Features TOP Panel Parts & Functions Side / 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 Sensors Fingering 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 Functions Hold 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 Delay Editing 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 Message Level master Level preset Reverb master Restoring the Factory Presets EVI Fingerings Miscellaneous Notes„ The Right Hand „ The Left Hand „ Basic EVI Fingerings Software Updating Troubleshooting Octave Shift Rollers Fingering Charts EWI Fingerings Saxophone Fingerings Flute Fingerings Oboe Fingerings EVI Fingerings Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks Midi Implementation Chart Octave Menu Structure Glide Parameter Range Defaults Update Control Protocol OFF Sound Module SpecificationsPage