Akai EWV2000 User Manual

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Part

Names

and

Functions

(2)

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POWER:

Power

Switch

Use

this

switch

to

turn

the

power

of

the

EWV2000

on

and

off.

PROGRAM

UP/DOWN:

Program

Up/Down

Jack

Use

this

jack

to

connect

a

foot

switch.

The

memory

bank

number

can

be

switched

using

the

foot

switch.

(For

details,

refer

to

the

explanation

on

Page

7).

INSTRUMENT:

Controller

Connection

Jack

Use

this

jack

to

connect

the

exclusive

EWI1000

or

EVI1000

wind

instru

ment

style

controller.

VIBRATE:

Vibration

Control

Knob

This

knob

adjusts

the

level

of

the

vibrato

(VCO),

pulse

width

modulation

(PWM),

growl

and

wow-wow

(VCF),

and

tremolo

(VCA)

for

the

lip

sensor

on

the

EWI1000

or

the

vibration

lever

on

the

EVI1000.

The

func

tion

of

this

knob

depends

on

the

mode

selected

with

the

VIB

button

de

scribed

below.

BEND:

Bend

Control

Knob

This

knob

is

used

to

manually

adjust

the

bend

width

for

the

bender

plate/

touch

sensor

on

the

EWI1000

or

EVI1000.

Use

it

to

move

the

pitch

up

or

down.

The

outer,

large

knob

is

the

adjuster

for

properly

operating

the

bender

plate's

touch

sensor.

Turn

this

knob

clockwise

without

touching

the

bender

plate

until

the

LED

lights,

then

turn

it

back

a

little

counterclock

wise

so

that

the

LED

turns

off.

The

adjustment

is

now

complete.

GLIDE:

Glide

Control

Knob

Use

this

knob

to

obtain

a

glide

effect

(soft

rising

or

falling

of

the

pitch)

with

the

glide

plate/touch

sensor

on

the

EW11000

or

EV11000.

If

you

use

this

with

skill

you

can

achieve

portamento.

Adjust

the

outer

adjust

knob

in

the

same

way

as

for

the

BEND

knob.

BREATH:

Breath

Control

Knob

Adjust

this

knob

so

that

the

VCO,

PWM,

VCF,

and

VCA

function

smoothly

according

to

the

strength

of

the

breath

blown

into

the

mouth

piece

on

the

EWI1000

or

EVI1000.

The

outer,

large

knob

is

the

adjuster

for

properly

operating

the breath

sensor

for

the

mouthpiece.

Adjust

it

in

the

same

way

as

for

the

BEND

and

GLIDE

knobs,

without

blowing

into

the

mouthpiece.

VALUE:

Value

Slide

Controller

This

controller

is

used

in

the

EDIT

mode

when

editing

to

increase

or

de

crease,

select,

turn

on

or

off,

and

choose

letters,

etc.

for

the

parameters.

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VALUE

UP/DOWN:

Value

Up/Down

Keys

These

keys

are

used

in

the

PLAY

mode

to

increase

or

decrease

the

number

of

the

memory

banks.

Also,

in

the

EDIT

mode,

they

can

be used

increase

or

decrease,

select,

turn

on

or

off,

or

change

letters

or

codes

for

the

parameters

one

step

at

a

time

(by

pressing

the

desired

key

once).

®

DISPLAY:

Display

Section

LED

SOURCE

1—

In

the

PLAY

mode,

this

LED

lights

for

a

voice

whose

source

1

level

is

"1"

or

greater.

In

the

EDIT

mode,

it

lights

when

setting

the

various

parameters

for

source

1.

LED

SOURCE

2—

In

the

PLAY

mode,

this

LED

lights

for

a voice

whose

source

2

level

is

"I"

or

greater.

In

the

EDIT

mode,

it

lights

when

setting

the

various

parameters

for

source

2.

THE

LIQUID

CRYSTAL

DISPLAY

(LCD)

indicates

various

messages,

voice

names,

and

parameters

for

the

EWV2000

in

16

characters.

The

dis

play

is

equipped

with

a

backlight,

so

it

can be

seen

even

in

dark

places.

The

CONTRAST

knob

adjusts

the

contrast

of

the

LCD.

Adjust

it

according

to

the

place

in

which

you

are

using

the

EWV2000

to

the

position

in

which

you

can

see

the

display

more

clearly.

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WRITE:

Memory

Write Button

This

button

is

used

to

store

voices

that

you

created

or

edited

into

the

memory

bank.

It is

also

used

to

copy

a

memory

bank

which

has

been

re-

called

onto

another

bank

number.

®

AUTO

TUNE:

Auto

Tune

Button

When

this

button

is

pressed,

the

VCOs

and

VCFs

of

the

EWV2000

are

au

tomatically

set

to

the

optimum

tuning.

Make

a

habit

of

pressing

this

button

before

performances

and

before

edit

ing

or

creating

new

sounds.

©

MIDI:

MIDI

Button

This

button

is

used

to

set

the

MIDI

channels

(1

through

16),

select

th*

breath

control

sending

mode,

and

set

the

breath

control

sending

thresho!

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TAPE:

Tape

Memory

Button

%^

This

button

is

used

to

save

the

data

for

memory

banks

onto

a

cassette

tape,

all

banks

at

once

or

one

bank

at

a

lime,

as

well

as to

load

data

into

the

^

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TRANSPOSE:

Transpose

Button

This

button

is

used

to

change

the

pitch.

It

is

possible

to

transpose

the

pitch

within

the

range

—

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Brand	Akai
Model	EWV2000
Category	Recording Equipment
Language	English

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