Patchman ewi usb sounds

These folk seem to be the greatest and best source for all things ewi. Like the ewiusb, it requires a sound generator of some kind. Akai ewi usb ewiusb midi wind controller at patchman music. Ewi 5000 comes loaded with more than 3gb of topquality sounds, including traditional horn, brass, woodwind, and string sounds, plus progressive synths, leads, and other nontraditional sounds. Akai ewi usb faq and troubleshooting akai professional.

Ive used the maudio uno, as well as motu micro express, and those on my motu ultralites and ni komplete audio 6 interface. Both of these models offer evi fingerings as an option, thanks to the advocacy of matt and patchman music, so that people who want to play wind controllers using brass fingerings can. The akai ewi usb is a usb wind controller the first ever. Ewi4000s volume 1 includes tons of highly expressive synth leads, synth basses, exotic timbres, and emulations. Aria player software was produced specifically for use with ewi usb, providing wind players with an unprecedented level of expressive control. Is the patchman ewi 4000s soundbank something i can use with the ewi usb or is it only for the purpose of loading onto your 4000s. Output is to the sony battery operated speaker that produces about as much volume as a normal clarinet. Akai ewi 4000s wind controller compatable with ableton. A usb cable and wall adapter are included to recharge battery power via usb or wall power. A few thoughts on the new roland aerophone ae10 bret. Mostly wx stuff, but some gems for the ewi as well.

The ewi requires waay too much tweeking in order to play. Aria produced by garritan software which provides a wide range of sounds. Since ewi usb is midi compliant via usb, you can load up your favorite music production or sequencing software and trigger sounds with all of. When i called him to to discuss an upgrade, he basically hung up the phone before i was really done inquiring. Akai ewi ewi5000 midi wind controller at patchman music. If any of you know of a way for me to get some new sounds for this instrument, i would really appreciate your help. Its been a long time in the making and after more than 3 years of development, patchman music has released a brand new series of sounds for use with native instruments kontakt 4. I have an ewi for more than 5 years and my 4000s plays an important role in my live performances and studio recordings. Akai ewi 5000 sound samples all 100 patches youtube. A 14 inch output to connect to an amplifier or pa and an 18inch headphone output for silent practice are included. Patchman music specializes in everything relating to midi wind controllers and breath controllers including the roland ae10g, ae05, and ae01 aerophones, akai ewi5000, akai ewi usb, akai ewi4000s, yamaha wx5 and vl70m, and wireless midi systems.

Ive been playing ewi and other wind synths for many years and i have done a lot of acoustic instrument emulations over the years but ive always preferred synth sounds for leads and solos because its really hard to be super creative and emulative at the same time. Professional players will find ewi usb fully capable of performance for stage and studio with a fiveoctave range, breath modulation with adjustable threshold, pitch bend, adjustable vibrato, transposing and octave shifting, and fingering modes to emulate various electronic and acoustic instruments. Patchman music is proud to announce new wind controller breath controller windpak libraries for native instruments kontakt 4 and higher. Testing patchman windpak and sample modelling brass and sample modelling the sax brothers. In theory, the new ewi requires absolutely no other gear but its own wireless receiver and an amplifier or powered speaker. Youll need a midi interface for the 4000s no usb connector. Ewi usb is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easytoplay, easytouse controller. Akai ewi 4000s default soundbank demos all 100 sounds by soundole vgm covers.

Since the ewi usb does not have builtin sounds, it must be connected to a computer at all times in order to be of use. New ewi5000 wind controller, and all time deals on. Our goal is to inspire you with new tools, sounds and effects, to help you make more music and have more fun doing it. This ewi has a builtin usb interface, which teams up with the included ewiusb software and a computer to generate a host of wind instrument sounds. Ewi4000s volume 1 for the akai ewi4000s and ewi4000 sw contains 100 allnew, super expressive, superdynamic, breath controlled patches designed especially for the new akai ewi4000s wind controller. Hello all, i have an ewi usb and while i love the instrument and the way. Every program change i send from the ewi loads sounds from the alesis factory soundbank instead of the patchmanbank. Ewi 5000 charges via usb or wall power and also includes a usb cable, wall adapter, wireless receiver, and a neck strap. The sounds it comes with are mostly emulative but there are a variety of softsynths available that make a huge variety of sounds. We support the ewi4000s with an amazing upgraded ewi4000s soundbank. I probably could have eventually tweaked the fs stuff to get a good result, but i opted for the patchman solution.

It should be said that the ewi 4000s can also trigger sounds installed on a computer or directly trigger a variety of hardware. Im a long time jazz sax player, playing pro gigs in this area. All patchman music wind controller soundbanks have been programmed specifically for use with wind controllers such as the yamaha wx5, wx7, wx11, windjammr, akai ewi5000, ewi usb, ewi4000s, ewi4000sw, ewi3020, ewi3000, ewi, or evi, nyle steiners midi evi or ewi, mdt, nuevi, aodyo sylphyo, or softwind synthophone. Happy by quamon fowler on akai ewi 4000s by quamon fowler. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You really want one with patchman musics turbo chip. This group discusses the ewi and the yamaha wx controllers. Patchman music releases windpak for kontakt 4 keyboardmag.

The ewi5000 allows you to play the built in sounds wireless, but does not allow wireless midi, but you can connect to a computer via midi, or better yet through the usb output thus saving you from having to purchase an additional midi interface box, in case you dont already have one. Akai professionals decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly and most affordable ewi ever. Sunrizer has been fun to use, for instance, especially since you can drive multiple modulations with velocity. Been using multiple ios apps with varying results, partly depending on how much you can do with cc and pitchbend, velocity, etc. Both the ewi usb and ewi 4000s work fine with ableton. The akai professional ewi4000s is a giant leap in the evolution of wind instruments. Is the patchman ewi 4000s soundbank something i can use. The aerophone features a built in supernatural sound engine, stereo practice. Im clueless when it comes to most music technology, midi included.

So that immediately leads us to patchman sounds if you want any real synth sounds on an ewi 4000. Ewi reason sounds is a small sound design studio that makes sounds and tools specially crafted for wind controller and ewi players. In the early nineties i worked a lot with self recorded samples and the ewi grandfather then. I would love you use those sounds but not sure if they will work like a vst on cakewalkmy daw. Im hoping to be able to change that and im starting up front of. Now i tried the same with the ewi5000 but it does not work as expected. I have an ewi usb that was basically toast, so i decided to rob the grave and pull the bite sensor out of it to employ in the, as the newer blades are heavier metal stock and. I really like the rechargeable internal batteries and i love that it hooks right up to the computer with the included usb cable.

Akai professional ewi usb lightweight electronic wind. A quick overview demonstration of the evi electronic valve instrument brass trumpet fingering mode as found on the akai ewi4000s, ewi usb, and ewi5000 electronic wind controllers. Its been a long tough slog through this year following my wifes illness and subsequent passing last year and i really havent kept up on things the way i was. You havent experienced the true potential of the ewi4000s unless youve used the patchman sounds. Akai professional is the first name in electronic wind instruments. To be able to translate what is played into what is heard, selecting the appropriate audio device for. The ewi usb is simply a usb controller designed to control softsynths inside a computer. Incidentally,if you dont have the patchman collection you are leveraging only a small fraction of the ewi 4000s potential. Mixing instrument sounds is a technique for creating a richer, fuller, more complex sound. Roland aerophone ae10 thomann united arab emirates. The ewi usb controller does not make sound in and of itself. Concerning good ios sounds for the ewi, here is a free pack of magellan patches and a demo by the guy who made them that i found on the internet.

The included sounds are quite playable, but the custom sound bank from patchman music really takes the ewi to another level. I nevertheless was attracted to the ae10 for multiple reasons. The wx11 already acclimated me to the concept of multiple octave keys. You can also purchase a whole lot of stuff from these folks for your new hobbyget your wallet ready. If youre a wind instrument player whos been looking for a unique way to get into midi, the akai ewi4000s is your chance. You can read lots about the ewi on the patchman site, it is a great bit of kit but i just dont have the time to use it as well as practice my sax. See more ideas about this or that questions, yamaha keyboard and recorder music. This subreddit is dedicated to all wind synthesizer players to discuss gear, sounds, pedals, questions, comments, etc. I started with a yamaha wx11 and yamaha vl70m with the patchman chip a little more than a year ago. This ewi model is a usb controller with a usb output port on it. The synth sounds on the ewi work naturally much better when playing fast staccato, because the loops can be much shorter to be imperceptible compared to acoustic sounds.

Fortunately, the ewi usb comes with aria, a powerful tool for tweaking instrument sounds. Native ewi sounds are a little bit problematic so i bought the famous bank from patchman. Finding the adjustment to the new horn not too terrible at all. We can also put together a complete wind controller, windcontroller, or windsynth system for you. There is no midi port on this model though midi out data could be generated if you connect the ewi usb to a computer. Patchman music thor volume 1 soundbank demo youtube. The heart of the ewi4000s is its builtin sound module that lets musicians plug a wireless midi or audio set up into the base of the ewi, and move freely around the stage without being tethered by wires. Akai ewi 4000s 100 patches new internal sound library. However, the ewi electronic woodwind instrument has continued to be produced by akai, which currently offers 2 models of the ewi the 4000s and the ewi usb. You can also very these parameters to produce a more realistic ensemble sound. You can play an ewi5000, ewi4000s, or ewi usb from patchman music right out.

Many people are confused about this but it is wireless audio onlymidi is not wireless in the 5000 but you can order wireless midi from patchman. This demo samples all 100 stock sounds on the akai ewi 5000. Its one of the only wind controllers, which measures the velocity of how hard you blow into it in order to play. Akai ewi3020m 2 volumes akai ewi usb patches soundbanks.

Akai ewi 4000s wind controller with patchman sounds, gig. Patchman music, llc online the wind controller specialists. Although it was originally designed for a soprano sax, this protec case can also be used with all other akai ewi, yamaha wx, and evi models. The fingering is basically identical to a saxophone, roland sounds are generally top notch and it has some cool features allowing to play along with backing tracks. The ewi sends a lot of midi data, so make sure you get a decent interface to handle it all. He is basically a oneman shop supporting these upgrades. The usb, on the other hand, connects directly to the users computer through the usb port and triggers software sounds installed on the computer. Practice, perform, create, and record with over 75 different orchestral, concert band, jazz band, and synthesizer sound sets recorded and programmed by garritan. Its usb interface means that all you need is nearly any mac or pc and the included ewi usb software, and youre ready to practice, perform, create, and record with a full collection of wind instrument sounds. Ewi presets patches sounds bank suonopuro soundbank. Hello all, i have an ewi usb and while i love the instrument and the way it plays, im very dissatisfied with the sounds provided by the included garritan software. The patchman sounds are much better than i had on the free fluidsynth soundfonts.

Ewi usb is the most flexible ewi because it harnesses your computer to generate its sounds. You need to have your ewi plugged in the computer via usb midi interface cable to be able to hear sounds from the uniquest. All sounds were recorded direct with no post processing. Akai ewi 4000s wind controller with patchman sounds, gig bag and new mouthpiece. Patchman music is an authorized akai ewi dealer and akai repair center. Akai ewi usb patchman music what is the akai ewi usb. Heres an example of what i eventually could achieve with the reaper tremelo plugin together with the soprano sax sound that came with the garritan sound pack that came with the ewi usb. Here are some tips and tricks that can help you use your ewi usb to go from writers block to realizing your artistic vision in just a few minutes. So, basically, an akai 4000s with usb, a built in rechargeable battery, and some sounds. This is the case that patchman music recommends for the akai ewi5000, ewi4000s, and ewi usb. Yamaha wx5 wind controller soundbanks and patches at patchman music. The ewi usb is the latest in a long line of wind controllers from akai and the first.