Akai EWI 4000S

EWI4000s Operator’s Manual rev 1.0
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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 operations, etc. designed to show you how to
use the superior functions of the EWI4000s to its fullest extent.
FEATURES
• The EWI4000s is a controller that allows you to play the same way as you would play a
woodwind instrument such as the saxophone, clarinet, etc.
• Special sensors that detect the intensity of the breath and the pressures applied to the mouth-
piece make it possible to sensitively control the pitch, tone, and volume, allowing the
players’ emotions to be articulated directly.
• The EWI4000s includes touch plates that give you Pitch Bend or Glide effect easily, as
well as Octave Shift rollers that enable you to shift over an 8 octave range.
• The EWI4000s’ touch sensor keys allow you to perform quickly.
• The EWI4000s has an analog-modeling synthesizer with 2 VCOs and 2 VCFs inside.
• The EWI4000s is equipped with not only an internal sound module, but also with internal
effects such as Reverb, Delay, and Chorus. You can play the EWI4000s simply by connect-
ing an audio cable to an amplifier, without need for an external sound/FX module.
• The EWI4000s can be powered with batteries (4 AA batteries). If you use a wireless system
with it, you can play it without a cable.
• The EWI4000s allows you to change the instrument’s preset sound, the output level, and
the effect level.
• The EWI4000s can trigger an external MIDI sound module by connecting a MIDI cable to
the external device’s MIDI IN port.
• You can download free sound editing software for the EWI4000s from our web site (http:/
/www.akaipro.com.). This software allows you to edit the internal preset sounds and the
internal effect’s parameter.
• The EWI4000s has a headphone output, so you can practice with headphones, avoiding the
disturbance of others.