Buy akai professional ewi5000 black wireless, batterypowered next generation. The ewi4000s comes with a built in analog synthesizer that cannot reproduce real sounding acoustic instruments. The akai ewi 5000 is now the only similar instrument in their product line ewi is an acronym for either electronic wind instrument or electric wind instrument specifically, the akai ewi 4000s for the purposes of this page. The gamechanging instrument combines the functionality of a wind synthesizer with the capabilities of a full featured midi wind controller. This extremely lightweight and compact akai ewi case weighing in at only 910 grams or 1200 grams with the optional rigid protection included with the case. Needless to say patchman music sells, supports, and repairs the akai ewi 5000 in the us. A brief manual that will enable you uploading new superior sounds into your ewi4000s in a few easy steps. It will also accommodate the smaller akai ewi usb with a little space to spare. This new internal vpowerleads soundbank for the akai ewi 4000s will add expressiveness to your performance and will become for you a new source of inspiration. In addition, we wanted electric wind instrument akai ewi and breath controller performers to be able to instantly. All sounds were recorded direct with no post processing.
Skip to main content skip to footer site51401202977489 site51401214431857804853 new j11217 akai professional ewi 5000 wireless electronic. You can connect it to a computer, and use it to drive a software synthesiser published by maestro binho 862019. Akai ewi ewi5000 5000 ewi5000 ewi5000s wind controller at patchman. Ewi4000s volume 1 includes tons of highly expressive synth leads, synth basses, exotic timbres, and emulations. A question for those who own or have played the akai ewi. Imagine having a full orchestra at your fingertips. The ewi really is a totally different instrument and even using it to shed technical patterns and scales isnt 100% applicable to your real horn. Roland ae10 vs akai ewi5000 i had the ewi usb for 5 years and the 5000 for 3 and my personal opinion is that the usb is much better than the 5000. Akai professional ewi5000 electronic wind instrument ewi. Ewitool includes a fully graphical sound patch editor and patch library management. Although it was originally designed for a soprano sax, this.
I recommend to use the user manual for reference here. Most of the sounds i will never use, but i really like the soft alto sax 31. Ewi 5000 has 100 patches plus userbanks, meanwhile roland has only 40. Building upon the legacy of the original electronic wind instrument, akai professional created ewi5000 with the. New sounds particularly trumpets and organ, excellent keyboards. Akai professional ewi 5000 wireless electronic wind controller. Im not saying that any of those 2 instrument could replace any real winds or brass, but it could add an element of feeling when performed in a. Akai ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument experience the versatility of the ewi. Ewi presets patches sounds bank suonopuro soundbank. New akai ewi 5000 electronic wind controller wsonivox ebay. Manual not very good either the short one provided in print form or the longer online version but the kindle book playing the ewi 5000 by the wonderfully named amen zwa ian a. Akais ewi 5000 was announced as a new model at namm in january 2014, and finally became available for purchase in late august 2014. Ok, so i fear i have mislead you a bit with my original, hasty response. Building upon the legacy of the original electronic wind.
The 5000 on board patches are horrible and i was misled thinking that the wireless system of the 5000 was midi but after buying it i found out that its only stereo sound wireless, no midi. I was expecting the ewi to be a poor substitute for the woodwind instrument but i was very wrong. While the ewi4000s uses an analog modelling synth which can have or better does have an excellent dynamic response the ewi5000 uses a sampling engine which emulates real instruments or synthesizers by using samples. If you want to practice saxophone, an ewi is not a replacement, but i can say it is a great tool. Electric wind instrument 62 pages musical instrument akai. Shop for the akai professional ewi 5000 wireless electronic wind controller and receive free shipping on your order and the guaranteed lowest price. Saxophone master ewi kontakt sound library vgtrumpet. Anyway, the 5000 is much more expressive connected to my yamaha plg150vl the 4000s i now hear the growl of saxes and i better check the breath on flutes. Akai professional ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument midi. Patchman music is proud to announce the akai ewi5000 wireless.
Airpressure level sensor and bite sensor note keys. Ewi 5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of topquality sounds. Our very own matt traum was on the team that developed the ewi5000. This demo samples all 100 stock sounds on the akai ewi 5000. Usbmidi, and a massive 3gb sound library of acoustic and synth sounds. External connections the ewi usb is a lightweight and compact, yet capable, midi wind controller. The ewi 5000 is also more reasonably priced than the roland aerophone 10. A few thoughts on the new roland aerophone ae10 bret. Sadly though, there is not a macintosh build for this. Whether youre a classically trained flutist looking for a modern instrument, or a seasoned ewi player looking for fingerposition flexibility. As akais press release put it, akai professional, creators of the original ewi, announce the ewi 5000, the most expressive. An evi electronic valve instrument mode is also included for brass players. Ewi5000 user manual in order to change a program up or down.
In addition, we wanted electric wind instrument akai ewi performers to be able to instantly and easily control settings of our sound library. I have been playing alto sax for seven years and recently bought the akai ewi after fracturing both wrists in a fall and finding the weight of the saxophone hard to manage. Ewi4000s volume 1 for the akai ewi4000s and ewi4000 sw contains 100 allnew, super expressive, superdynamic, breath controlled patches designed especially for the new akai ewi4000s wind controller. Akai ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument at gear4music. They also contain other six patches specifically designed to cover the most common needs of an ewi player. Vg trumpet saxophone kontakt sounds wav ewi4000s patches. This is the case that patchman music recommends for the akai ewi5000, ewi4000s, and ewi usb. Ive mentioned before that ive been an ewi guy for many years probably more than 20. My primary ewi for the last few years has been the 4000s but i didnt ever use any of the internal sounds except maybe at rehearsal when i. And thanks to the included receiver, you can now perform without being tied to any cables.
With support for multiple playing styles, its interface can be switched to flute, oboe, and saxophone fingering modes. Buy akai professional ewi5000 electronic wind instrument featuring authentic windinstrument performance, wireless stereo audio, touch sensors, 8 precision dials, up to 6 hours battery play time, usb port and headphone output, 3gb sonivox acoustic and synth sounds, mac os x, windows. This newest midi wind controller from akai is one of the most exciting advancements in the area of midi ewi wind controllers to come along in years. I am selling my akai ewi 4000s wind controller, it is in excellent condition and comes with lots of extras.
The akai professional ewi5000 combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to create the most expressive and versatile wind instrument available to todays musicians. Suonopuro ewi presets is a collection of patches for the akai ewi 4000s that reproduce the sound of 24 legendary synthesizer solos drawn from songs that have shaped the history of rock, pop and fusion. The ewi series from akai professional brings the most dynamic and versatile wind instrument technology to the stage. You would have to use an external sound module or software synth to play sampled acoustic instruments like saxophones, etc. The nextgeneration wind instrument,ewi5000, the latest addition to the ewi series, combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to create the most expressive and versatile wind instrument available to todays musicians. By building on the legacy of previous models, the akai ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument is now one of the most expressive wind instruments available today. Sean freeman from level 42 plays through some of the amazing new sounds on the brand new akai ewi 5000. Akai professional ewi 4000s electronic wind instrument. Ewi 5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of topquality sounds, including traditional horn, brass, woodwind, and string sounds, plus progressive synths, leads, and other nontraditional sounds. Excellent not a substitute saxophone but a real musical instrument. The degree of expresivity is the same of the 4000s. We have sought to make the most flexible and easytouse saxophone sound library available. I bought the ewi 5000 thinking i could detach myself from using daws and a laptop computer, but after owing it for almost 2 years i find myself treating it as my old reliable ewi usb. Ive had pretty much every model since the 30203030 came out.
All fees from subs and sales are supporting musicians suffering hardship due to covid19. Advance publicity for the 5000 promised several key upgrades over the previous model the ewi 4000s. Ewitool is an open source controller for the popular akai ewi4000s wind synthesizer. Playing the akai ewi5000 electronic wind instrument 20151016 amen zwa. Akai ewi ewi5000 midi wind controller at patchman music. Let me get one thing out of the way at the beginning. My main reason for acquiring this ewi was the wireless connectivity but this heavily depends on the on board sound modules patches. Our ewi case can accommodate either the akai ewi 5000 or the akai ewi 4000. Ewi 5000 includes 12 touchsensitive metal keys on its top and an eightwheel thumb controlled octave roller on. Ewi5000, the latest addition to the ewi series, combines innovative instrument design, wireless connectivity, and a sound library by sonivox to create the most expressive and versatile wind instrument available to todays musicians.
The ewi 5000 is a great step ahead, the instrument maintain the overall characteristics of playability and capacity of adjutment to personalize it. Akai ewi 4000s wind controller with patchman sounds, gig. Follow the steps below to add the vibrato to your vst kenny g saxophones. Going through the patches i was amazed at the number of saxophone patches. Being a saxophonist myself, ive never heard a decent sampled sax that would be. We have sought to make the most powerful and easytouse saxophone, trumpet, trombone, flute and brass section kontakt sound libraries available. If any 1 or more of the k7, k8, or k9 keys are pressed, the note should stay this is the only nonflute fingering that flute players will need to get used to. Akai ewi 5000 electronic wind instrument the music place. Akai ewi 5000 sound samples all 100 patches youtube. I use it for 2 weeks i already have the 4000s what i love most.
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