AKAI EWI5000 Quick Start Guide

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Getting Started

Important

Before operating the EWI5000, please note the following:

• Do not bite the mouthpiece too hard—this can damage the vibrato sensor. Use the

mouthpiece cover after using or while carrying the EWI5000.

• Always touch the grounding plate and octave rollers when playing. These are sensors

which use the performer's body as the ground.

• Keep the mouthpiece clean before, during, and after using the EWI5000. You can clean its

outer surface with a slightly damp cloth.

1. Power the EWI5000

The EWI5000 is powered by a rechargeable battery. Please note the following about using it:

• Installation: Use a standard Phillips-head screwdriver (not included) to remove the EWI5000's battery compartment cover below the Phones output, install the battery, and re-secure the cover.

• Charging: Use the included USB cable to connect the EWI5000's USB port to either (A) the included USB power adapter, connected to a power source or (B) an available USB port on your computer (powered on). You can charge the battery while using the EWI5000.

• Battery life: Check the battery life by pressing and holding the Level Button and then pressing and holding the FX Button. The amount of battery life (00–99) will appear in the display.

• Low-battery warning: When the battery power is low, the Preset LED or User LED will blink to indicate that you should charge the battery.

• Auto-power-off: If the EWI5000 detects no activity for approximately 10 minutes, it will power off automatically. In general, though, power off the EWI5000 to preserve its battery life when you are not using it.

2. Hold the EWI5000

1. Secure the neck strap to the EWI5000's neck strap mount.

2. Place the strap around your neck and hold the EWI5000 in the same way you would hold a saxophone or clarinet, with the instrument vertically right in front of you.

3. When playing, place your left thumb on the octave rollers in the back, and place your right thumb on the grounding plate between the pitch-bend plates. This will ensure the best possible conductivity and performance of the instrument.

Important: Download the full EWI5000 User Guide and EWI5000 editor software from:

akaipro.com/ewi5000

3. Connect

Important: The scenarios below are not mutually exclusive. The EWI5000 sends out audio

from its Line Out, from its Phones jack, and wirelessly to the receiver (if it is paired) all at the same time. You can, for example, play EWI5000's audio wirelessly while also listening through

the headphones. The exception is when the EWI5000 is connected to your computer and powered off (the fourth scenario in this section): it will send MIDI messages to your computer but not send any audio.

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LINE OUT

To play EWI5000's audio wirelessly:

1. Use the included USB cable to connect the wireless receiver to your computer (powered on). Alternatively, connect the receiver to the included USB power adapter, and connect the adapter to a power outlet. The receiver's Pair LED will flash.

2. Press the EWI5000's Power Button to power it on. The Preset LED next to its Bank Button will flash.

3. Set the EWI5000's Wireless Switch to On. It will automatically "pair" to the wireless receiver. When paired, the receiver's Pair LED and the EWI5000's Preset LED or User LED will light solid. The wireless receiver will now send the EWI5000's audio to your computer. (The wireless receiver's Line Outs will not play the signal from your computer.)

Note: If the connection is lost, you can manually pair the EWI5000 to the receiver by pressing the receiver's

Pair Button and then pressing the EWI5000's Power Button once.

To play EWI5000's audio through an external amplifier, audio interface, etc.:

1. Use a standard 1/4" (6.35mm) cable to connect the EWI5000's Line Out to the line-level input of your keyboard amplifier, audio interface, etc.

Important: The Line Out is a stereo output. If you are connecting to a mono input (like those on most keyboard amplifiers, audio interfaces, etc.), use a TS cable instead of a TRS cable.

2. Press the EWI5000's Power Button to power it on.

3. Set the EWI5000's Wireless Switch to Off.

To play EWI5000's audio through headphones:

1. Connect standard 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo headphones to EWI5000's Phones jack.

2. Press the EWI5000's Power Button to power it on.

3. Set the EWI5000's Wireless Switch to Off.

To play EWI5000 as a "wired" MIDI controller:

1. Make sure EWI5000 is powered off. If it is not, press and hold the Power Button for a full second.

2. Use the included USB cable to connect the EWI5000's USB port to your computer.

3. Make sure the EWI5000's Wireless Switch is set to

Off.

4. Play!

Hold the mouthpiece gently between your lips with your teeth, and exhale so your breath passes through both sides of your mouth. The EWI5000 detects this wind pressure with the breath sensor and expresses the change in sound volume and character, depending on how you blow. (It should not take much breath to activate the instrument.)

Tips:

• There is a bite sensor in the mouthpiece. You can produce a vibrato effect by gently biting the mouthpiece, which will bend the pitch up each time you bite, but do not bite too hard.

• You can create small bursts of air by tonguing the mouthpiece for even more expressive control.

• If the EWI5000's note keys, octave rollers, pitch-bend plates, or glide plates are not very responsive, it could be because you are playing with dry hands (the EWI5000 works by using the body's capacitance). If this happens, you can use a very small amount of nongreasy hand lotion to improve the connection between your hands and the keys.

Note Keys: The note keys are sensors that let you produce sound with only a light touch. The EWI5000 has multiple fingering options, so it can feel familiar to saxophonists, flutists, etc. You can adjust the position of the three lowest keys by loosening the screws that hold each of them in place.

Octave Rollers: Place your left thumb between any two octave rollers (and over the grounding plate) on the EWI5000's back panel. Slide your thumb up or down across the octave rollers to shift its octave range up or down. While playing, keep your left thumb in contact with the octave rollers. The position between the two knurled octave rollers indicates the standard pitch.

Glide Plate: While playing a note, move your thumb across the octave rollers (without rolling them) while touching the glide plate on their right side to create a "glide" effect. This will smoothly and continuously slide the pitch up or down—a technique known as portamento.

Pitch-Bend Plates: Touch your thumb to either of these plates to move the pitch of the note you are playing up or down. Touch the upper plate to bend the pitch upward or the lower plate to bend the pitch downward. Before you get accustomed to using these plates, you may produce unexpected sounds by touching them accidentally. You can adjust the position of each plate by loosening its screw.

Glide Plate

Standard

Pitch

Pitch-Bend

Down

Features

1. Mouthpiece: Hold the mouthpiece gently in between your lips with your teeth and exhale into it (like a traditional wind instrument). You can produce a vibrato effect by gently biting the mouthpiece while blowing into it, but do not bite too hard.

2. Note Keys: Press these keys in different combinations while blowing into the mouthpiece to determine the note. You can adjust the position of the three lowest note keys by loosening their screws.

3. Hold Button: Press this button to enter Hold Mode. By default, Hold Mode is set to Legato (LE); the first note of a phrase will sustain while you play subsequent notes. While in Setup Mode, use this button to navigate the different menus.

4. Interval Button: Press this button to enter Interval Mode. By default, this is set to Fixed Interval (Fd); when you play a note, that note and the note at the assigned interval will sound (an octave below, by default). While in Setup Mode, use this button to navigate the different menus.

5. Parameter Knobs: These eight knobs control some of the basic characteristics of either the Program or the EWI5000 itself. (See Advanced Functions: Sound and Sensor Adjustment for more information.)

6. Display: Shows the Program number or the setting value.

7. Setup Button: Press and hold this button to enter Setup Mode. Its LED will light up when you are in Setup Mode. Please see Advanced Functions: Setup Mode for more information.

8. Trans (Transpose) Button: Press this button to activate or deactivate the transposition function. Its LED will light up when transposition is activated. To adjust the transposition value, press and hold this button and press the Hold Button to increase it or the Interval Button to decrease it. To access the Parameter Knobs' secondary functions, press and hold this button before turning the knobs.

9. Grounding Plate: Always touch these plates while playing.

10. Octave Rollers: Move your thumb up or down over these rollers to shift the note keys' range. You can shift them up to four octaves higher or up to two octaves lower. Always touch these octave rollers while playing.

FILTER

BREATH

BITE SEMI

FINE REVERB

CHORUS

SETUP

LFO

TRANS.

BANK

WIRELESS POWER

19 20

PRESET SAVE

USER

OFF

MIDI OUT

PHONES

LEVEL

11. Glide Plate: Touch this plate while playing a note to produce a "glide" effect, which smoothly and continuously slides the pitch up or down—a technique known as portamento.

12. Neck Strap Clip: Connect the included neck strap here.

13. Program Button: Without touching any note keys, touch this screw to display the current Program (internal sound) in the display. You can then press the Hold Button to move to the next Program or press the Interval Button to move to the previous Program.

14. Pitch-Bend Plates: Touch the upper or lower plate while playing a note to raise or lower its pitch, respectively. You can adjust the position of these plates by loosening their screws.

15. FX (Effects) Button: Press and hold this button and then use the Hold Button and Interval Button to select Reverb (rb), Chorus (ch), or Delay (dL). You can then release the FX Button and use the Hold Button to increase the effect level or press the Interval Button to decrease the effect level.

16. Level Button: Press this button to show the Main Output level in the display. You can then press the Hold Button to increase the level or press the Interval Button to decrease the level.

17. Bank Button: Press this button to switch between the bank of Preset Programs and the bank of User Programs. The Preset LED and User LED next to it will indicate which bank is selected, Preset or User.

18. Save Button: Press this button to enter Save Mode. The "destination" User Program number will then blink in the display. Use the Hold Button and Interval Button to select the User Program number you want to save to, and press the Save Button again to save the Program, or press any other button to cancel the operation.

19. Wireless Switch: Selects whether or not the EWI5000 is "paired" with the wireless receiver. To do this, connect the wireless receiver to a USB port on your computer. (Alternatively, connect the receiver to the included USB power adapter, and connect the adapter to a power outlet.) The receiver's Pair LED will flash. With the EWI5000 powered on, set this Wireless Switch to On. It will automatically pair to the wireless receiver. When it is paired to the wireless receiver, the wireless receiver's Pair LED and the EWI5000's Preset LED or User LED (next to the Bank Button) will both light solid.

Note: If the connection is lost, you can manually pair the EWI5000 to the receiver by pressing the receiver's Pair Button and then pressing the EWI5000's Power Button once.

20. Power: Press and hold this button for a full second to power the EWI5000 on or off.

21. MIDI Out: Use a standard five-pin MIDI cable to connect this port to an external sound module's MIDI In port, allowing you to use the EWI5000 as a MIDI controller for that sound module.

22. Phones: Connect headphones (optional, sold separately) here with a stereo 1/8" cable.

23. Battery Compartment: Use a standard Phillips-head screwdriver (not included) to remove the battery compartment cover, install the battery, and re-secure the cover.

24. Line Output: Use a 1/4" TRS cable to connect this output to the input of a keyboard amplifier, audio interface, speaker system, etc.

Important: The Line Out is a stereo output. If you are connecting to a mono input (like those on most keyboard amplifiers, audio interfaces, etc.), use a TS cable instead of a TRS cable.

25. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this port to an available USB port on your computer. This connection will power the EWI5000 and charge its battery as well as send MIDI messages to your computer.

Advanced Functions

Sound and Sensor Adjustment

FILTER

BITE SEMI

FINE REVERB

CHORUS LFO

Each Parameter Knob, except for Fine, has a primary and secondary function. Access the primary function by simply turning the knob. Access the secondary function by pressing and holding the Trans Button and then turning the knob.

Filter Primary: sets the Program's filter cutoff frequency.

Secondary: sets the Program's filter resonance.

You can adjust the EWI5000's sounds to your preference by using (1) the included sound editor software and/or (2)

BREATH

EWI5000's eight parameter knobs (remove the cover above the display to expose the knobs).

The eight parameter knobs control some of the basic characteristics of either the Program or the EWI5000 itself, as described below.

Breath

Primary: sets the EWI5000's breath sensor offset (how much breath is required to play a

sound). Secondary: sets the EWI5000's breath sensor's gain (how loudly or quietly you can play;

a higher setting decreases the dynamic range).

Bite

Primary: sets the EWI5000's bite sensitivity (how much biting the mouthpiece affects the

sound).

Secondary: sets the amount of Delay effect applied to the Program.

Semi Primary: sets the EWI5000's tuning by semitones (half-steps).

Secondary: sets the rate of the Delay effect applied to the Program.

Fine Primary: sets the EWI5000's tuning by fractions of a semitone.

Secondary: no function.

Reverb Primary: sets the amount of Reverb effect applied to the Program.

Secondary: sets the room size of the Reverb effect applied to the Program.

Chorus Primary: sets the amount of Chorus effect applied to the Program.

Secondary: sets the depth of the Chorus effect applied to the Program.

LFO Primary: sets the amount of modulation (CC#1) applied to the Program.

Secondary: sets the frequency of the modulation's low-frequency oscillator for the

Program.

If you like the adjustments you have made and want to save them to the Program, press the

Save Button. Important: When saving, only the settings that apply to the Program will be saved. Settings

that apply to the EWI5000 will affect all Programs because they affect the sensors and tuning of the EWI5000 hardware itself.

Tip: To further customize your sound, use the EWI5000 sound editor software to adjust even more Program parameters, and use the parameters knobs' additional functions to adjust the EWI5000's sensors. Go to akaipro.com/ewi5000 to download the latest EWI5000 sound editor and EWI5000 User Guide to learn more.

Setup Mode

The EWI5000's various controls have been set to optimal values at the factory, but we recommend adjusting them to your preference to get the most out of your performance.

To make adjustments in Setup Mode:

1. Press and hold the Setup Button to enter Setup Mode.

2. Use the Hold Button and Interval Button to select one of the available parameters (below). Once you have selected your choice, release the Setup Button. (If a dot LED appears in the display, this means the parameter or function is enabled.)

3. Use the Hold Button and Interval Button to adjust the setting or value. Important: If the Trans Button LED blinks, this means the parameter has a secondary setting

menu. To access it, press the Trans Button, and then use the Hold Button and Interval Button to edit the setting. Press the Setup Button to return to the previous Setup Mode menu.

4. When you are finished, press the Setup Button. The EWI5000 will return to Performance Mode. (If you were in a secondary setting menu, you will need to press the Setup Button an additional time.)

To start, we recommend adjusting the Fingering (Fn). This tends to be the most "personal" setting that varies between different players (in addition to the Breath and Bite sensors described earlier in Advanced Functions: Sound and Sensor Adjustment).

MIDI Channel

Note Delay

Fingering

Hold

Interval

Breath Senso

Bite Senso

Glide

Pitch Up

Pitch Down

Program Change

Fingering (Fn)

The EWI5000's different fingering modes accommodate different styles of playing. These are the available fingering modes:

Standard EWI This is the standard fingering for the EWI5000, based on the fingering of

Saxophone This fingering resembles that of a standard saxophone. In this mode, the

Flute This fingering resembles that of a standard C flute, although flutists will

Oboe This fingering resembles that of a standard oboe.

Standard EVI

EVI with reversed

octave rollers

conventional woodwind instruments.

EWI will ignore fingers that are two notes below the highest note.

have to familiarize themselves with a couple new fingerings to properly adapt their performance to the EWI5000.

EVI stands for electric valve instrument. This fingering may be useful to players who wish to use fingerings closer to those of a brass instrument.

This fingering most closely resembles the movement of the left wrist on an actual EVI (recommended mostly for experienced EVI players).

Restoring Default Settings

To return all of the EWI5000's settings to its factory defaults:

1. Disconnect the EWI5000 from your computer.

2. Power off the EWI5000 by pressing and holding the Power Button for a full second and then releasing it.

3. Press and hold the Setup Button, Trans Button, FX Button, and Level Button.

4. Power on the EWI5000 by pressing and holding the Power Button for a full second.

5. Release all buttons.

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Para comenzar

Importante

Antes de utilizar el EWI5000, tenga en cuenta lo siguiente:

• No muerda la boquilla demasiado fuerte—puede dañar el sensor de vibrato. Utilice la cubierta de la

boquilla después de tocar o mientras transporta el EWI5000.

• Toque siempre la placa de puesta a tierra y los rodillos de octava mientras toca. Son sensores

que usan el cuerpo del ejecutante como tierra.

• Mantenga la boquilla limpia antes, durante y después de utilizar el EWI5000. Puede limpiar su

superficie exterior con un paño ligeramente humedecido.

1. Encienda el EWI5000

El EWI5000 se alimenta con una batería recargable. Tenga en cuenta lo siguiente antes de usarla:

• Instalación: Utilice un destornillador Phillips estándar (no incluido) para extraer la tapa del compartimiento de batería del EWI5000 que está debajo de la salida Phones (Auriculares), instale la batería y vuelva a fijar la cubierta.

• Carga: Use el cable USB incluido para conectar el puerto USB al EWI5000 ya sea a (A) el adaptador de corriente USB incluido, conectado a un suministro eléctrico o (B) un puerto USB de su ordenador (encendido) disponible. Puede cargar la batería mientras utiliza el EWI5000.

• Vida útil de la batería: Compruebe la vida útil de la batería manteniendo pulsado el botón de nivel y manteniendo pulsado luego el botón de efectos. El porcentaje de vida útil de la batería (00–99) aparece en la pantalla.

• Advertencia de batería baja: Cuando la batería tiene poca carga, el LED Preset o el LED User parpadean para indicarle que debe cargar la batería.

• Apagado automático: Si el EWI5000 no detecta actividad durante aproximadamente 10 minutos, se apaga automáticamente. Como regla general, sin embargo, apague el EWI5000 para preservar la carga de la batería cuando no lo utilice.

2. Sostenga el EWI5000

1. Fije la banda para el cuello al montaje de la banda en el EWI5000.

2. Coloque la banda alrededor de su cuello y sostenga el EWI5000 de la misma manera en que sostendría un saxofón o clarinete, con el instrumento derecho verticalmente frente suyo.

3. Cuando toca, coloque su pulgar izquierdo sobre los rodillos de octava de la parte posterior y el pulgar derecho en la placa de puesta a tierra ubicada entre las placas de inflexión de pitch. De esta forma se asegura la mejor conductividad y funcionamiento posibles del instrumento.

Importante: Descargue la Guía del usuario de EWI5000 completa y el software editor de EWI5000 de:

akaipro.com/ewi5000

3. Conecte

Importante: Los escenarios explicados a continuación no son mutuamente exclusivos. El EWI5000 envía

audio por su salida de línea, su conector hembra Phones e inalámbricamente al receptor (si está apareado) simultáneamente. Es posible, por ejemplo, reproducir el audio del EWI5000 inalámbricamente mientras escucha por los auriculares. La excepción es cuando el EWI5000 está conectado a su ordenador y apagado (el cuarto escenario de esta sección): envía mensajes MIDI a su ordenador pero no envía ningún audio.

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LINE OUT

Para reproducir el audio del EWI5000 inalámbricamente:

1. Utilice el cable USB incluido para conectar el receptor inalámbrico a su ordenador (encendido). Como alternativa, conecte el receptor al adaptador de corriente USB incluido y conecte el adaptador a una toma de corriente. El LED de apareamiento del receptor parpadeará.

2. Pulse el botón de encendido del EWI5000 para encenderlo. El LED Preset contiguo a su botón Bank (Banco) parpadeará.

3. Coloque el interruptor Wireless (Inalámbrico) del EWI5000 en posición On. Se "apareará" automáticamente al receptor inalámbrico. Cuando están apareados, el LED de apareamiento del receptor y el LED Preset o el LED User del EWI5000 se encienden permanentemente. El receptor inalámbrico envía ahora audio del EWI5000 a su ordenador. (Las salidas de línea del receptor inalámbrico no reproducen la señal proveniente de su ordenador).

Nota: Si se pierde la conexión, puede aparear manualmente el EWI5000 al receptor pulsando el botón de apareamiento de este último y luego el botón de encendido del EWI5000 una vez.

Para reproducir el audio del EWI5000 a través de un amplificador, interfaz de audio, etc. externo:

1. Utilice un cable de 6,35 mm (1/4 pulg.) estándar para conectar la salida de línea del EWI5000 a la entrada de nivel de línea de su amplificador de teclado, interfaz de audio, etc.

Importante: La salida de línea es una salida estéreo. Si va a conectarla a una entrada mono (como las de la mayoría de los amplificadores de teclado, interfaces de audio, etc.), utilice un cable TS en lugar de un cable TRS.

2. Pulse el botón de encendido del EWI5000 para encenderlo.

3. Coloque el interruptor Wireless del EWI5000 en posición

Off.

Para reproducir el audio del EWI5000 por auriculares:

1. Conecte auriculares estándar de 3,5 mm (1/8 pulg.) al conector hembra Phones del EWI5000.

2. Pulse el botón de encendido del EWI5000 para encenderlo.

3. Coloque el interruptor Wireless del EWI5000 en posición Off.

Para tocar el EWI5000 como controlador MIDI "cableado":

1. Asegúrese de que el EWI5000 esté apagado. SI no lo está, mantenga pulsado el botón de encendido durante un segundo completo.

2. Utilice el cable USB incluido para conectar el puerto USB del EWI5000 a su ordenador.

3. Asegúrese de que interruptor Wireless del EWI5000 esté en posición Off.

4. ¡Toque!

Sostenga la boquilla delicadamente entre sus labios con sus dientes y exhale de modo que su aliento pase a través de ambos lados de su boca. El EWI5000 detecta la presión de este viento con el sensor de aliento y expresa el cambio en volumen y carácter del sonido, según cómo sople. (No necesitará demasiado aire para activar el instrumento).

Consejos:

• Hay un sensor de mordedura en la boquilla. Puede producir un efecto de vibrato mordiendo suavemente la boquilla, que producirá una inflexión de pitch hacia arriba cada vez que muerda, pero no muerda demasiado fuerte.

• Puede crear pequeñas ráfagas de aire produciendo un aleteo o articulación de la punta de la lengua en la boquilla para lograr un control aún más expresivo

• Si las teclas de nota, rodillos de octava o placas de inflexión de pitch del EWI5000 no responden muy bien, podría deberse a que está tocando con las manos secas (el EWI5000 funciona utilizando la capacitancia del cuerpo). Si esto ocurre, puede usar una muy pequeña cantidad de loción para manos no oleosa para mejorar la conexión entre sus manos y las teclas.

Teclas de nota: Las teclas de nota son sensores táctiles que le permiten producir sonido con solo un ligero toque. El EWI5000 posee varias opciones de digitación, de modo que puede resultar familiar para saxofonistas, flautistas, etc. Es posible ajustar la posición de las tres teclas más bajas aflojando los tornillos que las sostienen en su sitio.

Rodillos de octava: Coloque su pulgar izquierdo entre dos rodillos de octava cualesquiera (y sobre la placa de puesta a tierra) en el panel posterior del EWI5000. Deslice su pulgar hacia arriba o abajo a lo largo de los rodillos de octava para desplazar hacia arriba o abajo la gama de octavas. Mientras toca, mantenga su pulgar izquierdo en contacto con los rodillos de octava. La posición entre los dos rodillos de octava moleteados indica el pitch estándar.

Placa de deslizamiento: Mientras toca una nota, mueva su pulgar por los rodillos de octava (sin hacerlos girar) mientras toca la placa de deslizamiento de su lado derecho para crear un efecto de "deslizamiento". De esta forma el pitch se deslizará suave y continuamente hacia arriba o abajo —una técnica conocida como portamento.

Placas de inflexión de pitch: Toque con el pulgar de estas placas para subir o bajar el pitch de la nota que está tocando. Toque la placa superior para realizar la inflexión de pitch hacia arriba o la inferior para realizar la inflexión de pitch hacia abajo. Antes de acostumbrarse al uso de estas placas, es posible que produzca sonidos inesperados al tocarlas accidentalmente. Puede ajustar la posición de cada placa aflojando su tornillo.

Placa de

deslizamiento