Akai ewi_usb User Manual download pdf (Page 4)

FEATURES

1. MOUTHPIECE – Place your mouth around this piece

and blow to play (like a traditional woodwind

instrument). (See BASIC OPERATION and

MAINTENANCE & CARE for more information.)

2. NOTE KEYS – Touch different combinations of these

13 keys while blowing on the mouthpiece to produce

different notes. You can adjust the position of the

longer keys by loosening their screws. (See BASIC

OPERATION and FINGERING CHARTS for more

information.)

3. OCTAVE ROLLERS – Roll these to shift the basic

range played by the NOTE KEYS over three octaves.

Always touch these rollers while playing (see BASIC

OPERATION).

4. GROUND PLATES – Always touch these plates while

playing. Removing your thumbs from them while

playing may reduce the functionality of the EWI USB.

5. NECKSTRAP MOUNT – Hang the EWI USB from your

neck with a neckstrap (included).

6. PITCH BEND PLATES – Touch these plates to raise or

lower the pitch of the note you are playing. Touch the

upper (BEND-UP) plate to raise the pitch or the lower

(BEND-DOWN) plate to lower it. You can adjust the

position of these plates by loosening their screws and

sliding them up or down. Do not over-tighten them.

7. RESET BUTTON – Press this button if the EWI USB is

playing out of tune or if you encounter a stuck note or

problem with the sound module. This button will reset

the EWI USB’s pitch and tell the software to turn “all

notes off” and “reset controllers.” Holding it down will

recalibrate the EWI USB’s keys and sensors (see

KEY/SENSOR RECALIBRATION section for more

information). Hold the EWI USB only by its plastic

casing when you press this button.

8. STATUS LED – This light illuminates when the EWI

USB is connected to your computer (see SOFTWARE

OVERVIEW).

9. USB CONNECTION – Plug a standard USB cable

(included) into this jack and into the USB port of your

computer (the STATUS LED will light up). This connection is used to send and receive MIDI data to and from

your computer. The computer’s USB port will also provide power to the EWI USB.

10. USB CABLE CLIP – After plugging your USB cable into the USB CONNECTION, clip the cable here so it stays

secure while you are playing.

11. MOISTURE RELEASE VALVE – Moisture gathered from blowing into the EWI USB empties out of this hole at

the bottom of the instrument. Be careful of where this end of the EWI USB is while playing.

FRONT

BAC

IMPORTANT! Plugging in the EWI

USB automatically recalibrates its

keys, rollers, and plates. To avoid

interfering with this process (and

causing it to play out of tune), hold the

EWI USB only by its plastic casing

near the to

while

it in.

NOTES:

 If the EWI USB is shocked by static electricity, unplug

the USB cable from the EWI USB, then reconnect it.

 If you experience problems when connecting the EWI

USB through a USB hub, we recommend connecting

the EWI USB directly to your computer.

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