Akai Ewi4000s Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................4
FEATURES....................................................................................................................................................4
PARTS & FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................................................5
POWER .........................................................................................................................................................9
CONNECTIONS..........................................................................................................................................10
CHAPTER 2: BASIC OPERATION.............................................................................................................11
ABOUT THE EWI4000s............................................................................................................................11
BASIC OPERATION...................................................................................................................................11
HOW TO HOLD THE EWI4000s.......................................................................................................11
OPERATING THE NOTE KEYS, OCTAVE SHIFT ROLLERS, & GROUNDING PLATES...............11
USING THE MOUTHPIECE..............................................................................................................12
USING THE PITCH BEND PLATES, GLIDE PLATES, & HOLD & OCTAVE BUTTONS.................12
ADJUSTING THE SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSORS.......................................................................13
FINGERING MODES........................................................................................................................17
CHAPTER 3: INTERNAL SOUND...............................................................................................................18
PROGRAM KEY FUNCTIONS...................................................................................................................18
Selecting the Internal Sounds (Program Key)..........................................................................18
Assigning a Program Number to a Note Key............................................................................18
Setting Program Change Preferences.......................................................................................19
Recalling the Program Number Assigned to a Note Key.........................................................19
ALTERNATE WAY OF SELECTING THE PROGRAM NUMBER...........................................................20
Program Up with the Hold Button .............................................................................................20
Program Down with the Octave Button.....................................................................................20
ADJUSTING THE VOLUMES....................................................................................................................21
Adjusting the Main Volume........................................................................................................21
Adjusting the Volume of Each Program....................................................................................21
ADJUSTING THE EFFECTS VOLUMES..................................................................................................21
Adjusting the Reverb Volume....................................................................................................21
Adjusting the Reverb Effect Volume of Each Program............................................................22
Adjusting the Delay Effect Volume of Each Program..............................................................22
Adjusting the Chorus Effect On/Off on Each Program............................................................22
OCTAVE BUTTON FUNCTIONS...............................................................................................................23
Assigning Functions to the Octave Button...............................................................................23
Setting the Octave Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences...........................................24
HOLD BUTTON FUNCTIONS....................................................................................................................24
Assigning Functions to the Hold Button ..................................................................................25
Setting the Hold Button’s Continuous Controller Preferences...............................................25
PITCH BEND PLATE FUNCTIONS..........................................................................................................26
Assigning Functions to the Pitch Bend Plates.........................................................................26
GLIDE PLATE FUNCTIONS......................................................................................................................26
Assigning Functions to the Glide Plate ....................................................................................26
Setting the Glide Effect Time & Rate.........................................................................................27
ADJUSTING THE KEY DELAY.................................................................................................................27
TRANSPOSE FUNCTION (TRANS BUTTON)..........................................................................................28
TUNING.......................................................................................................................................................28
EDITING THE INTERNAL SOUND WITH YOUR COMPUTER..............................................................28
CHAPTER 4: USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER...........................................................29
ABOUT MIDI...............................................................................................................................................29
USING THE EWI4000s AS A MIDI CONTROLLER (APPLICATION)....................................................30
RESTORING THE FACTORY PRESETS..................................................................................................33
CHAPTER 5: MISCELLANEOUS NOTES..................................................................................................34
EVI FINGERINGS.......................................................................................................................................34
SOFTWARE UPDATING............................................................................................................................35
TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................................................................36
CHAPTER 6: FINGERING CHARTS..........................................................................................................37
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART..............................................................................................................43
MENU STRUCTURE....................................................................................................................................44
SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................47