AKAI EWI USB Electronic Performance Recording Wind Instrument

 EWI USB  AKAI PROFESSIONAL 

 Electronic Wind Instrument

AKAI Professional's EWI USB is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easy-to-play, easy-to-use controller.

For over 20 years, AKAI Professional has studied the art of playing saxophone, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and other traditional winds, and developed electronic wind instruments that enable wind players to enjoy the same expressive control as in an acoustic instrument. They designed EWI USB to give wind players the expressive musical capabilities previously found only in much more expensive instruments.

EWIs are the only choice for serious wind players looking to make music electronically.  While EWI USB is easy and fun to use, it's also powerful, flexible, and most importantly reliable enough for use on stage and in the studio by professional musicians.  EWI USB is the most flexible EWI because it harnesses your computer to generate its sounds.  Its USB interface means that all you need is nearly any Mac or PC and the included EWI USB software, and you're ready to practice, perform, create, and record with a full collection of wind instrument sounds.  Aria Player software was produced specifically for use with EWI USB, providing wind players with an unprecedented level of expressive control.

You get over 75 different orchestral, concert band, jazz band, and synthesizer sound sets expertly recorded and programmed by Garritan, renowned for its ultra-realistic instrument sound libraries.

EWI USB offers multiple fingering modes including sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI (brass), so whether you're just starting out as a woodwind student or an old pro wind player, you'll find EWI USB easy to play.  EWI USB is designed for you to spend your time playing music; not learning technology.

Historically, electronic wind instruments have fallen into two different categories: high-end, professional instruments and toys.  EWI USB breaks the price barrier, bringing professional quality, expressive control, and a studio-ready sound library to a price the professional-wind-instrument world has never seen.

Includes:

• EWI USB wind instrument

• Neck strap

• Cleaning cloth

• USB cable

• Software DVD

• Quick start guide

• Safety instructions

Features:

• Electronic wind instrument controller

• Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own

• Powerful, flexible, and reliable

• Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC

• Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds

• Multiple fingering modes: sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI brass

• Expandable sound palette

• Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece

Specifications:
 

Sensors

• Mouthpiece: air-pressure level sensor & bite sensor

• Note Keys: 13 touch sensors

• Octave Rollers: 2 mobile, 2 fixed touch sensors (5-octave range)

• Bend Plates: 2 touch sensors

• Ground Plates: 2 touch sensors

General

• Class-compliant, plug-and-play USB device

• MIDI Output Channels Over USB: 1

• Mac and PC compatible

Hardware

• Dimensions: 23-1/8" x 2-3/4" x 2-3/4"

• Weight: 1.3 lbs

• Power: ~100mA, 5V via USB

• Terminals: 1 slave connector (MIDI over USB)

Minimum System Requirements

• Mac: OSX

• PC: Windows XP or Vista

• USB port

SALE: $349.99

FREE S&H in continental US (e-mail for international / offshore USA rates)