Fusing a oneofakind, innovative instrument design, reliable wireless connectivity and a divergent, professional sound library from the critically acclaimed leading. Ewi5000, the latest addition to the ewi series, combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to. Ewi usb is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easytoplay, easytouse controller. Akais ewi 5000 was announced as a new model at namm in january 2014, and finally became available for purchase in late august 2014. Akai ewi 4000s wind controller with patchman sounds, gig. The ewi 5000 is a great step ahead, the instrument maintain the overall characteristics of playability and capacity of adjutment to personalize it. Ive mentioned before that ive been an ewi guy for many years probably more than 20.
Our ewi case can accommodate either the akai ewi 5000 or the akai ewi 4000. Akai ewi ewi5000 midi wind controller at patchman music. Connect the ewi 5000 directly to the computer via usb cable. What a difference that exist really between the two is fingering. Fusing a oneofakind, innovative instrument design, reliable wireless connectivity and a divergent, professional sound library from the critically acclaimed leading software developer sonivox, ewi 5000 delivers unprecedented musical expression to wind players everywhere. Ewi 4000s5000 can select 100 voices from the first bank,but will not change banks or go beyond voices 099. Simply connect your ewi via usb to call up any instrument from the library then add a multitude of effects to personalise your sound. Akai ewi 5000 sound samples all 100 patches youtube. Choose from a filter, two lfos, pan knob, tune control, and multiple envelopes to. The maximum range is about 50 feet, depending on environment. Anyway, the 5000 is much more expressive connected to my yamaha plg150vl the 4000s i now hear the growl of saxes and i better check the breath on flutes.
Charter unexplored sonic heights and take your performance to the next level with ewi 5000 the most expressive, sonicallyvaried and versatile wind instrument in the world. The ewi usb controller does not make sound in and of itself. Click the controller or synth at the top to cycle between the modes until you are in controller mode. Patchman music thor volume 1 soundbank demo youtube. The inability to freely save, design and alter your own patches have rendered the wireless capability of the 5000 useless, this, the wireless use, was one of the reason the 5000 was initially.
This demo samples all 100 stock sounds on the akai ewi 5000. If you have ewi 4000s, get some kind of midi to usb converter. The ewi 5000 automatically calibrates and adapts to your playing style, and it ships with 3gb of acoustic and progressive sounds by sonivox. Wind controller ewi question midi cafesaxophone forum. Akai ewi4000s wind controller bret pimentel, woodwinds. The ewi 5000 sound editor software is a custom editor than enables you to manipulate the ewis sound library on your mac or pc. This extremely lightweight and compact akai ewi case weighing in at only 910 grams or 1200 grams with the optional rigid protection included with the case. A few thoughts on the new roland aerophone ae10 bret. Now i know that a mouthpiece is not the ticket to sounding like someone but i also felt like it would at least have some of the characteristics i was. Akai professional akai ewi usb faq and troubleshooting. You can read lots about the ewi on the patchman site, it is a great bit of kit but i just dont have the time to use it as well as practice my sax.
Id like to play my ewi into a behringer neutron synthesizer, but the synth only has a classic 5pin midi insocket. If im reading this correctly, it looks like patchman has an internal sound bank to replace the stock sound bank of the 5000. All akai ewi5000 wind controllers purchased from patchman music are personally setup and tested by patchman musics own wind controller expert matt traum. I bought the ewi 5000 thinking i could detach myself from using daws and a laptop computer, but after owing it for almost 2 years i find myself treating it as my old reliable ewi usb. Yamaha wx5 wind controller soundbanks and patches at. Later, ray asus q500a i7 win 10 64 bit 8gb ram 750 hd 15. Yes, the ewi5000 has a usb port as well as a midi out port. The ewi 5000 sound editor software is a custom editor than enables you to manipulate the ewi s sound library on your mac or pc. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Akai ewi 4000s 100 patches new internal sound library. These sounds are coming from an apple ipad being controlled by a midi wind controller. Ewi4000s volume 1 includes tons of highly expressive synth leads, synth basses, exotic timbres, and emulations. Sorry, this soundbank is not compatible with the ewi5000. Jazz improvisation tips jerry bergonzi amazing outonpurpose saxophone solo how to improvise jazz.
Learning ewiwhat fingering mode to use ewi musician. Ewi 5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of topquality sounds, including traditional horn, brass, and woodwind sounds, plus progressive. My main reason for acquiring this ewi was the wireless connectivity but this heavily depends on the on board sound modulespatches. The ewi 5000 is also more reasonably priced than the roland aerophone 10. When playing the ewi 5000 with a tonguestopped staccato such as what you describe, the tongue can seal off the breath sensor in the ewi 5000 effectively creating an air pocket in the instrument breath sensor that will go away once the tongue is removed from the hole or the air is allowed to pass through the breath sensor. I play the ewi 4000s in november 2006 after playing for years of ewi is a very good auussi instrument. They also contain other six patches specifically designed to cover the most common needs of an ewi player. The patchman sound bank is certainly a major improvement over the 100 presets but they are still not realistic replacement horn sounds. The fingering is basically identical to a saxophone, roland sounds are generally top notch and it has some cool features allowing to play along with backing tracks. Playing to a backing track, jesus lover of my soul. A brief manual that will enable you uploading new superior sounds into your ewi4000s in a few easy steps. Ewi4000s volume 1 for the akai ewi4000s and ewi4000 sw contains 100 allnew, super expressive, superdynamic, breath controlled patches designed especially for the new akai ewi4000s wind controller. Let me get one thing out of the way at the beginning. As akais press release put it, akai professional, creators of the original ewi, announce the ewi 5000, the most expressive.
Advance publicity for the 5000 promised several key upgrades over the previous model the ewi 4000s. Ewi5000, the latest addition to the ewi series, combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to create the most expressive and versatile wind instrument available to todays musicians. It need a bit of time but you can get something that be usefull studio and live. Jun 24, 2010 the included sounds are quite playable, but the custom sound bank from patchman music really takes the ewi to another level. Matt has worked with akai in the development of all the recent akai ewi models and he knows it inside and out. The akai ewi 5000 is now the only similar instrument in their product line ewi is an acronym for either electronic wind instrument or electric wind instrument specifically, the akai ewi 4000s for the purposes of this page. Any sound for any performance ewi5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of builtin highquality sounds designed by sonivox, a leading creator of premium virtual instruments and software synthesis. All patchman music wind controller soundbanks have been programmed specifically for use with wind controllers such as the yamaha wx5, wx7, wx11, windjammr, akai ewi5000, ewi usb, ewi4000s, ewi4000sw, ewi3020, ewi3000, ewi, or evi, nyle steiners midi evi or ewi, mdt, nuevi, aodyo sylphyo, or softwind synthophone. Akai professional ewi5000 electronic wind instrument ewi 5000. Ewi reason sounds is a small sound design studio that makes sounds and tools specially crafted for wind controller and ewi players. Akai ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument at gear4music. The primary interface on the ewi 4000s is a 2digit, 7segment led display.
Should i just get a used 4000s with patchmans soundbank or. I play ewi 4000 and 5000, and its first of all a need to calibrate your way of blow strength, bite, etc. Im really interested in the ewi electronic sound mostly insaneintherainmusics sound but i know he has a 4000s which ive been told was discontinued. Patchman music, llc online the wind controller specialists. To avoid interfering with this process and causing it to play out of tune, hold the ewi usb only by its plastic casing near the top while plugging it in. The ewi 5000 isnt a horrible instrument, but it suffers greatly by comparison to what it could have been. My primary ewi for the last few years has been the 4000s but i didnt ever use any of the internal sounds except maybe at rehearsal when i was being lazy. Akai ewi 5000 electronic sax cretu catalin jazz youtube. Akai ewi 5000 sound samples all 100 patches duration. Ive only had the ewi for 1 month, just learning the instrument, love it. Ensure that you are in the controller mode, not synth mode.
Akai professionals decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly and most affordable ewi ever. The original sound banks are terrible, yet with the advent of new wind instruments in the market roland this could be a rebirth for the ewi 5000. Im not saying that any of those 2 instrument could replace any real winds or brass, but it could add an element of feeling when performed in a group, not by itself. The vlm70 tone generator, gets you a lot closer to real instrument sounds, but again, still not the same thing. Ewi 5000 has 100 patches plus userbanks, meanwhile roland has only 40. The akai professional ewi5000 combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to create the most expressive and versatile wind instrument available to todays musicians. Akai professional is the first name in electronic wind instruments. I nevertheless was attracted to the ae10 for multiple reasons. Do not use a 5 pin midi cable or the wireless connection. It should be fairly simple to add such function to ewitool or create separate program,including creation of libraries grouped by the type of voices,now different wind instruments are spread around banks and patches. Patchman music specializes in everything relating to midi wind controllers and breath controllers including the roland ae10g, ae05, and ae01 aerophones, akai ewi5000, akai ewi usb, akai ewi4000s, yamaha wx5 and vl70m, and wireless midi systems. Dec 29, 2014 i started talking to him several years ago about doing the ronnie cuber treatment to a tone edge apparently phil did the work on ronnies te back early in his careera sound i love. Ewi 5000 includes 12 touchsensitive metal keys on its top and an eightwheel thumb controlled octave roller on the bottom. Our goal is to inspire you with new tools, sounds and effects, to help you make more music and have more fun doing it.
This new internal vpowerleads soundbank for the akai ewi 4000s will add expressiveness to your performance and will become for you a new source of inspiration. Here are some of its deficiencies, from the point of view of a serious amateur player. Plugging in the ewi usb automatically recalibrates its keys, rollers, and plates. The akai professional ewi4000s is a giant leap in the evolution of wind instruments. The gamechanging instrument combines the functionality of a wind synthesizer with the capabilities of a full featured midi wind controller. New ewi5000 wind controller, and all time deals on. Is there a way to hook my ewi up to the synthesizer please, either. Hi, have an akai ewi the silver model, it has a usb connection cable terminating in the familiar a plug. Apr 09, 2017 amazing new sounds on the brand new akai ewi 5000. The 5000 offers wireless connectivity, which is great for all musicians the mouthpiece is more sensitive, so it. The ewi 5000 includes 12 touchsensitive metal keys on its top and 8 thumb controlled octave rollers on the bottom. C uploading the soundbank with the use of akai ewi4000s vyzex editor and the vpowerleadsbank. Patchman music thor volume 1 soundbank demo duration.
Now i know that a mouthpiece is not the ticket to sounding like someone but i also felt like it would. Ewi presets patches sounds bank suonopuro soundbank. The ewi 4000 does offer an ewi fingerings mode, which looks pretty much identical to the saxophone fingering mode with a couple of differences. It also sports usb and midi, plus wireless operation for freedom of movement onstage. What is the difference between ewi4000s and ewi5000. First, the revision d manual i think has a misprint on the ewi fingerings. Nov 15, 2017 as with everything, technology gets better.
We can also put together a complete wind controller, windcontroller, or windsynth system for you. Ewi 5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of topquality sounds, including traditional horn, brass, woodwind, and string sounds, plus progressive synths, leads, and other nontraditional sounds. The heart of the ewi4000s is its builtin sound module that lets musicians plug a wireless midi or audio set up into the base of the ewi, and move freely around the stage without being tethered by wires. The ewi5000s can also be used with external midi synths and patchman music offers numerous wind controller soundbanks and patches for external synths that can be controlled from the ewi 5000. Akai ewi5000 5000 ewi5000 ewi5000s wind controller at patchman music. The sound library in the ewi 5000 are multisampled stereo patches. From what i understand, the same is true of the yamaha wind controller. Sean freeman from level 42 plays through some of the amazing new.
You havent experienced the true potential of the ewi4000s unless youve used the patchman sounds. This custom software editor is a powerful platform for manipulating ewi5000s sound library on your mac or pc. My primary ewi for the last few years has been the 4000s but i didnt ever use any of the internal sounds except maybe at rehearsal when i. You need to plug your ewi into the computer so that it can transmit midi data. This new internal vpowerleads sound bank for the akai ewi 4000s will add expressiveness to your performance and will become for you a new source of inspiration. All sounds were recorded direct with no post processing. Buy akai professional ewi5000 electronic wind instrument featuring authentic windinstrument performance, wireless stereo audio, touch sensors, 8 precision dials, up to 6 hours battery play time, usb port and headphone output, 3gb sonivox acoustic and synth sounds, mac os x, windows. The 5000 offers wireless connectivity, which is great for all musicians the mouthpiece is more sensitive, so it offers more the musician more expression in their play. Ewi5000 sound editor expand your creative capabilities with the ewi5000 sound editor software.