Akai EWI USB Overview
Akai EWI USB Overview by GAKThe Akai EWI USB is an easy, fun-to-use digital wind instrument that has the power to produce over 75 different orchestral, concert band, jazz band, and synthesiser sounds. The layout of the EWI USB is very similar to the EWI 4000s & 5000, also by Akai. The difference between the EWI USB and other electronic wind instruments that have come before it is it's built-in USB interface, this allows the user to simply load, play and listen to sounds by simply connecting it to a PC or Mac. The Akai EWI USB falls in to a different price range compared to a lot of digital wind instruments, usually you'd find high-end, professional instruments and at the other end of the spectrum, toys. The EWI USB meets nicely in the middle with professional sounds, robust build and affordable price.
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- Electronic wind instrument controller
- Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own
- Powerful, flexible, and reliable
- Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC
- Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds
- Multiple fingering modes: sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI brass
- Expandable sound palette
- Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece
- EWI USB wind instrument
- Neck strap
- Cleaning cloth
- USB cable
- Software DVD
- Quick start guide
- Safety instructions
- Sensors
- Mouthpiece: air-pressure level sensor & bite sensor
- Note Keys: 13 touch sensors
- Octave Rollers: 2 mobile, 2 fixed touch sensors (5-octave range)
- Bend Plates: 2 touch sensors
- Ground Plates: 2 touch sensors
- General
- Class-compliant, plug-and-play USB device
- MIDI Output Channels Over USB: 1
- Mac and PC compatible
- For a MIDI Implementation Chart, please refer to the EWI USB Quickstart Manual under the "Docs & Downloads" tab.
- Hardware
- Dimensions: 23 1/8" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
- Weight: 1.3 lbs
- Power: ~100mA, 5V via USB
- Terminals: 1 slave connector (MIDI over USB)
- Mac: OSX
- PC: Windows XP or Vista
- USB port
