Additionally, the Akai EWI USB features several built-in fingering systems including Sax, Traditional EWI, Brass / EVI, Flute, and Oboe. It connects to a computers USB port allowing you to play a computer softsynths directly such as the included Aria soft synth and any others. It is cheaper and relies on usb for both its power and soundsource. The Akai EWI USB is a USB wind controller (the first ever). Unlike yamaha wind synths the mouthpiece is a simple blow -no reed and easy to unscrew to wash it.Īs I understand it, the usb version is lighter with less on board features. The instrument is quite rugged though and tough enough for pub gigs etc. Accessing all other parameters such as fine runing response or the 60 onboard sounds are via a 2 digit led display which can be irritating. There are also buttons to allow either a drone or doubled octave. The fingering is simple enough (for a even a trombonist!) with 6 main touch keys and 2 side keys for each pinky. It is possible to transpositions so mine stays in Bb. It also has a glide strip which you access with the tip of your thumb. It takes 4 aa batteries or 9v adaptor and I really like the 7 ( I think) octave range which is accessed by rollers with your left thumb. It takes batteries and has a jack lead output which you can connect to an amp or pa. I tend to stick to a big fat squelchy synth sound.
Unlike the usb version, it also has internal sounds which tend to be synth like rather than samples. It is possible to midi it out to other sound sources and sound like what ever. I've been using for Ewi 4000s for some time.
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