Akai EWI5000 - Manual (Page 9)

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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.)
CH MIDI Channel In Interval PU Pitch Up
dL Note Delay bS Breath Sensor Pd Pitch Down
Fn Fingering bt Bite Sensor PC Program Change
Ho Hold GL Glide
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).
Fingering (Fn)
The EWI5000's different fingering modes accommodate different styles of playing. These are the
available fingering modes:
EI Standard EWI This is the standard fingering for the EWI5000, based on the fingering of
conventional woodwind instruments.
SA Saxophone This fingering resembles that of a standard saxophone. In this mode, the
EWI will ignore fingers that are two notes below the highest note.
FL Flute This fingering resembles that of a standard C flute, although flutists will
have to familiarize themselves with a couple new fingerings to properly
adapt their performance to the EWI5000.
Ob Oboe This fingering resembles that of a standard oboe.
Eu Standard EVI 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.
Er EVI with reversed
octave rollers 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.