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EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 13

Fingering Modes

The EWI4000s now features three additional fingering modes. These fingerings are

based on the Akai EVI or Electric Valve Instrument fingerings, as well as a Saxophone

fingering mode. These fingering modes now allow brass players to play the EWI4000s.

SETTING FINGERING MODE:

Press the [SETUP] button.

Use the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to select “Fn” (Fingering) menu shown on the

program/data display.

After selecting “Fn”, release the Setup button.

You can now scroll through and select one of the three different Fingering Modes

using the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to move through the menu.

FINGERING MODE OPTIONS:

Ei – (standard EWI fingering) – Default

This is the standard, default fingering system on the EWI4000s. This

fingering is based on the fingering of conventional woodwind instruments.

SA – (Saxophone fingering)

This new fingering mode more accurately replicates the fingerings found on

a standard saxophone. The G#/low C# key (K5) can now be held down

without affecting any note other than G or the low C fingerings. The Eb key

(K11) can also now be held down without affecting any notes other than the

D fingering. (K12) is totally ignored in all fingerings except it will drop the

pitch 1/2 step to Bb if you are fingering a low B and add it.

In this mode the EWI will ignore fingers that are two notes below the

highest note i.e. If you are fingering an A, none of the right hand buttons

will do anything. The exceptions are if you are fingering a B, you can use

the F and F# key to finger Bb just like a sax. If you are fingering an F or F#,

the D key below will have no affect.

Sax players who are shifting from sax to EWI will find this fingering mod

much easier to adapt to.

Ev – (EVI fingering)

This is another EVI fingering mode which uses the same direction octave

rollers as the EWI. This mode may be useful to EWI players who wish to

experiment with “brass-type” fingerings.

Er – (EVI fingering with reverse direction octave rollers)

This fingering mode most closely duplicates the movement of the left hand

wrist on an actual EVI. We recommend this mode for EVI players.

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