Справочник Пользователя для Akai EWI5000

 

 

 

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.) 

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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. 

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

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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 non-
greasy 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.  

To learn how to adjust the note keys' response, please see 

 

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. 

To learn how to adjust the glide plate's response, please see 

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. 

To learn how to adjust the pitch-bend plates' response, please 
see