Features – Akai EWI5000 User Manual
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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
move "up" by one value or setting.
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
move "down" by one value or setting.
5.
Parameter Knobs: These eight knobs
control some of the basic characteristics of
either the Program or the EWI5000 itself.
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.
While in Setup Mode, use this button to
return to a "higher" menu or submenu.
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.
While in Setup Mode, use this button to
enter a submenu.
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