Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto EWI5000 del fabbricante Akai
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User Guide English.
2 T able of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................... .............. 4 About the EWI5000 ...................................................................
3 Assigning Controls ............................................................................................................ .... 26 MIDI Channel ....................................................................................................
4 Introduction About the EWI5000 EWI5000 , the latest addition to the EWI seri es, combines innovative inst rument design, wireless conne ctivity, and a sound lib rary by SONiVOX to crea te the most expressi ve and versatile wind inst rument available to today's musicia ns.
5 Getting Started Important Before operating the EWI5000, please not e the following: • Do not bite the mo uthpiece too hard —this can dama ge the vibrato s ensor. Use th e mouthpiece cover after using or while carrying th e EWI5000. • Always touch the gr ounding plate and octave roll ers when playin g.
6 3. Connect Important: The scen arios below are n ot mutually exclusi ve. The EWI5000 s ends out audio from its Line Out , from its Phones jack, and wirelessl y to the receiver (if it is paired ) all at the same time . You can, for ex ample, play EWI50 00's audio wirelessly whi le also listening through the headphones.
7 To play EWI500 0's audio through head phones: 1. Connect standa rd 1/8" (3.5mm) s tereo headphone s to EWI5000's Phones jack. 2. Press the EWI50 00's Power Button to power it on. 3. Set the EWI5000's Wire less Switch to Off .
8 4. Play! Hold the mouth piece gently bet ween your lips with your teeth, and ex hale so your br eath passes through both side s of your mouth. The EWI5000 detects this wind pressure with the breath sensor a nd expresses th e change in sou nd volume and character, depe nding on how you blow.
9 Features 1. Mouthpiece: Hold the mouthpiece gently in between your lips with your teeth and exhale into it (like a tr aditional wind instrument). You can produce a vibrato effect by gentl y biting the mouthpiece while blowing into it, but do not bite too hard .
10 9. Grounding Plate: Alwa ys touch these plate s while playing. 10. Octave Roller s: M o v e y o u r t h u m b u p o r d o w n o v e r these rollers to shift th e note keys' range. You can shift them up to four octaves higher or up to two octaves lo wer.
11 24. Line Output: Use a 1/4" (6.35 mm) TRS cable to con nect this output to the input of a keyboard amplifi er, audio interface, speaker sy stem, etc. Important: Th e Line Out is a stereo output. If you are conn ecting to a mono i nput (like those on most ke yboard amplifier s, audio interfac es, etc.
12 Advanced Functions The EWI5000 is a woodwind-instrum ent-type MIDI controller wit h an internal sound module and built-in effects. I t allows you to perf orm with the articulation of an acou stic instrument but also with the ch aracter of an electronic inst rument with a wide v ariety of soun ds and tonal colorings.
13 Fine Primary: sets the EWI5000's tuning by fractions of a semitone. Secondary: no function. Reverb Primary: sets the amoun t 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.
14 Adjusting Sensors The EWI5000 has been given opti mal default settings, but w e recommend adjusting them to your preferen ce to get the most out o f your performance. Y ou can custo mize these setting s in Setup Mode. To enter Setup Mode, press the Setup Button .
15 Breath Sensor The mouthpiece' s breath sensor tran slates the st rength of your bre ath into the volume a nd character of the note you're playing. It's import a nt to set the se nsor's sens itivity so it su its your playing style.
16 • CC (Continuous Controll er): The breath sensor will send a MIDI Continuous Controller ( CC) message . If you se lect this, press the Trans Button to set additional message par ameters: o En (Enable): Thi s determines whether CC output is enabl ed or disabled.
17 Bite Sensor The bite sensor controls the cha racter of the vib rato effect you generate when you bite the mouthpiece while playing a note. Note: The vibrato eff ect is obtained b y biting the mout hpiece many times rather than a sin gle steady bite.
18 • CC (Continuous Controll er): Biting the mouthpiece will send a MIDI Continu ous Controller ( CC) message . If you se lect this, press the Trans Button to set additional message par ameters: o En (Enable): Thi s determines whether CC output is enabl ed or disabled.
19 Pitch-Bend Plates When you touch either of the pitch-bend plates , the EWI5000 will bend the pitch of the note you are playin g, allowing you to be more expr essive with your per formance. Alternati vely, you can set the pitch-bend pl ates to send messa g es for other individu al MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs).
20 Glide Plate The EWI5000's glide plate lets you u se a glide effect called portame nto to move between notes for great er expressivenes s in your performa nce. Alternativel y, you can set the glide plate to send messages fo r other individual MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs).
21 • Lt (Legato Time): The glide plate will send its messa ges using CC #104 , which the EWI5000 uses for Legato Time. This is the time during which a note ends as a new note begins. Shorte r times will result in more abrupt changes between notes , while longer times will r esult in more fluid cha nges that sound almost slurre d.
22 Calibrating Sensors The EWI5000's sensors can be adjusted an d assigned as described in the Adjusting Sensors chapter, but we reco mmend calibratin g them, as well. Calib rating the sensors e nsures their sensitivity and respon se fits your performance styl e the best.
23 Breath Sensor To calibrate the breath sensor: 1. Press and hold the Setup Button to ente r Se tup Mo de. 2. Press the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the option s until CL (Calibration ) appears in the di splay. 3. Release the Setup Button .
24 Glide Plate To calibrate th e glide plate: 1. Press and hold the Setup Button to ente r Se tup Mo de. 2. Press the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the option s until CL (Calibration ) appears in the di splay. 3. Release the Setup Button .
25 Pitch-Bend Plates To calibrate th e pitch-bend pl ates: 1. Press and hold the Setup Button to ente r Se tup Mo de. 2. Press the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the option s until CL (Calibration ) appears in the di splay. 3. Release the Setup Button .
26 Assigning Controls There are three im portant settings you shou ld set for your EWI5000: the MIDI channel it will use to send its messages, th e function of the Hold Bu tton , and the function of the Int erval Button . Additionally, you can assign the note keys to select specific Progra ms when you are touching the Program Button .
27 Hold Button When you pres s the Hold Button , the EWI5000 will enter Hold Mode, which allows you to play and hold a note and then play anothe r note or melody line over that held note. The held note will remain as long as yo u are playing a leg ato phras e.
28 • CC (Continuous Controll er): The Hold Button will send a MIDI Continuous Controller ( CC) message . If you se lect this, press the Trans Button to set additional message par ameters: o Cn (Controller Number): This is the CC number th at will be sent when you press the Hold Button .
29 Interval Button When you press the Interval Button , the EWI5000 will enter I nterval Mode, which will cause an additional note— at a particular inter val—to sound abov e or below the finge red note, creating a har monized sound. Important: While in Interval Mode, por tamento message s from the glide pla te will be disabled.
30 • CC (Continuous Controll er): The Interval Button will send a MIDI Continuous Controller ( CC) message . If you se lect this, press the Trans Button to set additional message par ameters: o Cn (Controller Number): This is the CC number th at will be sent when you press the Interval Button .
31 Managing Programs Programs ar e settings or pre sets stored in th e EWI5000's int ernal memory. You can switch from one Program to anothe r to change your sound and sensor setting s instantly. There are two bank s of Program s: the Preset Bank and the User Bank .
32 Using the Hold Button and/ or Interval Button Note: You can use just the Hold Button , just the Interval Button , or both buttons to select Programs. In other word s, these two buttons' fu nctions can be independent of each other. 1. Make sure you are in the de sired bank (Preset or User).
33 In an External MIDI Sound Module or Software You can use the EWI5000 t o send a MIDI Progra m Change message to a connected external MIDI sound module or to sof tware on a connected computer.
34 Using Effects (FX) You can use th e EWI5000's FX Menu to apply and edit three different effect s to its audio output: Reverb, Chorus, and Delay.
35 Chorus The Chorus effect modul ates the pitch and a delay of th e input signal, which are then add ed to the dry signal. In sma ll amounts, this c reates the illusio n of multiple voices play ing at once. To edit the Chor us effect: 1. Press and hold the FX Button , and th en use the Hold Button and Interval Button to select ch (Ch orus) .
36 Fingering Modes The EWI5000 lets you select from different fingering mod es to a ccommodate differ ent styles of playing. To select a fingering mode: 1. Press and hold the Setup Button to ente r Se tup Mo de. 2. Use the Hold Button or Interval Button to scroll through the options until Fn (Fi ngering) appears in the di splay.
37 Restoring Default Settings To return all of the EWI5000's se ttings to its factory defaults: 1. Disconnect the EWI5000 from your comp uter. 2. Power off the EWI5000 by pressing and holding t he Power Button for a full sec ond and then releasing it.
38 Appendix Fingering Charts K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6 K 7 K 8 K 9 K10 K1 1 K12 K13 The above diagr am shows how the note key s are reference d in the following ch arts for the various fing ering mod es: EWI Oboe Saxophone EVI Flute EVI Reversed Use you r lef t hand to play K1 – K6 , and use your right hand to play K7 – K13 .
39 EWI.
40 Saxophone.
41 Flute * You can press K8 , K9 , or K10 —or any combination of th ose note key s—to play this A# . ** This is the only non-f lute fingering that flute players will need to learn.
42 Oboe.
43 EVI EVI Reversed The EVI Rever sed fingering i s identical to th e EVI fingering, but the octave ro llers are re versed..
44 Menu Structures This chapter outlines the st ructure of menu s and submenus you can access on the EWI5000. The menus, settings, and values will be shown in the EWI5000's display . These overviews of the menus may help you fam iliarize yo urself with naviga ting the vario us controls.
45 Menus Values bS (Breath Sensor) vo (Volume) OF (Off) Lr (Low-Resolution) Hr (High-Resolution) EP (Expression) OF (Off) Lr (Low-Resolution) Hr (High-Resolution) PP (Aftertouch) On, Off CP (Channel P.
46 Menus Values GL (Glide Plate) Pt (Portamento Time) En (Enable) On , OF (Off) dU (Data-Up) 00-127 dP (Data-Press) 00-127 PS (Portamento Switch) On, Off Lt (Legato Time) En (Enable) On , OF (Off) dU .
47 Menus Values CL (Calibration) dL (Key Delay) Sensitivity ( Chorus Knob ) 00-99 bS (Breath Sensor) Sensitivity ( Chorus Knob ) 00-99 Dynamic Range ( LFO Knob ) 00-99 Rate of Change ( Rever b Knob ) .
48 Technical Specifications MIDI Output Channels Over USB 1 Note Keys 13 note keys Octave Roll ers 8 rollers; 7-octave range Plates 2 pitch-bend 1 glide plate 2 ground Inputs / Outputs 1 USB port 1 5-pin DIN MIDI output 1 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS line output 1 1/8" (3.
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