Akai EWI5000 Quick Start Guide

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Fingering Modes
The EWI 5000 offers several different fingering modes to accommodate different styles of
playing. The following steps explain how to set or change the fingering mode of the EWI 5000
to suit your needs.
1. Press and hold the Setup Button.
2. Press the Hold Button or Octave Button to scroll through the options until Fn (Fingering)
is shown in the Program/Data Display.
3. Release the Setup Button. The Program/Data Display will display the current mode. Use
the Hold Button or Octave Button to select any of the following options:
 EI (standard EWI fingering): This is the standard fingering system for the EWI 5000.
This is based on the fingering of conventional woodwind instruments.
 SA (saxophone fingering): This fingering closely represents the fingerings of a
standard saxophone. (In this mode, the EWI will ignore fingers that are two notes
below the highest note.)
 FL (flute fingering): This fingering closely represents the fingerings of a standard C
flute. There are, however, a couple new fingerings that flutists will have to familiarize
themselves with to properly adapt their performance to the EWI 5000.
 Ob (oboe fingering): This fingering closely represents the fingerings of a standard
oboe.
 Ev (EVI fingering): EVI stands for electric valve instrument. This fingering may be
useful to players who wish to use fingerings closer to those of a brass instrument.
 Er (EVI fingering with reversed octave rollers): This fingering most closely duplicates
the movement of the left wrist on an actual EVI. We recommend this mode for
experienced EVI players.
4. Press the Setup Button. The EWI 5000 will return to Play Mode.
Learn More
This Quickstart Guide is meant to outline the basic features of the EWI 5000 so you can start
playing immediately. Visit akaipro.com/ewi5000 and download the full EWI 5000 User Guide
to learn more about:
 Selecting and assigning internal sounds (with the Program Key)
 Using and assigning functions to the Octave Button, Hold Button, and Pitch Bend
Plates
 Adjusting the main volume, Program volumes, and effects volumes
 Transposition and tuning
 Editing the internal sounds with your computer
 Using the EWI 5000 as a MIDI controller
The User Guide also contains other tables and charts you may find helpful:
 Fingering charts
 MIDI implementation charts
 Menu structure (as shown in the Program/Data Display)
 Technical specifications
 Troubleshooting

Akai EWI5000 Specifications

General

Type	Electronic Wind Instrument
Connectivity	USB, Wireless
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-Ion
Presets	100
Controls	Octave Rollers
Inputs	USB
Wireless	2.4 GHz
Fingering Modes	EWI, Saxophone, Flute, Oboe
Outputs	1/4" Audio Out, 1/8" Headphone Out