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Hold Button
When you press the Hold Button, the EWI5000 will enter Hold Mode, which allows you to play
and hold a note and then play another note or melody line over that held note. The held note
will remain as long as you are playing a legato phrase. When you end the phrase or articulate a
new phrase, the original held note will end, and the new note will then become the held note.
To set the function of the Hold Button:
1. Press and hold the Setup Button to enter Setup Mode.
2. Press the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the options until Ho (Hold)
appears in the display.
3. Release the Setup Button. The display will show the current mode. Use the Hold Button
or Interval Button to select any of the following options:
• OF (Off): The Hold Button will be disabled.
• LE (Legato Hold Mode): Pressing the Hold Button before playing a note will
activate Hold Mode. The first note you play (or are currently playing) after pressing
the Hold Button will be held out even as you continue play different notes after that
using the same breath. Starting a new phrase (i.e., taking a breath and blowing into
the mouthpiece again) will result in a new held note. Deactivate Hold Mode by
pressing the Hold Button again.
Press the Trans Button to enable or disable latching for this mode (when enabled, a
dot will appear in the display). When latching is enabled, you can activate or
deactivate Hold Mode as described above. When latching is disabled, you can
activate Hold Mode by pressing and holding the Hold Button, and deactivate Hold
Mode by releasing it.
• nL (Non-Legato Hold Mode): Pressing the Hold Button while playing a note will
activate Hold Mode. The note you play while pressing the Hold Button will be held
out even as you play different notes after that. Deactivate Hold Mode by pressing
the Hold Button again.
Press the Trans Button to enable or disable latching for this mode (when enabled, a
dot will appear in the display). When latching is enabled, you can activate or
deactivate Hold Mode as described above. When latching is disabled, you can
activate Hold Mode by pressing and holding the Hold Button, and deactivate Hold
Mode by releasing it.
• UP (Up): Pressing the Hold Button will select the next-highest Program. See
Managing Programs > Selecting Programs for more information.