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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Akai Ewi4000s manual Introduction, Features