EWI Solo
How do you take the venerable Akai EWI, and make it total garbage? You strip away the wireless, make it longer, and give it a shitty speaker. For your pleasure, the “geniuses” at Akai have brought forth…..the EWI Solo.
Mainstage Effects for EWI
I like how he’s using Mainstage, and another controller taped(?) to his EWI. Wild stuff!
Akai EWI 4000s Review
A good review/intro to EWIs. I still think the Akai are THE EWI to get. There are PLENTY of other makers out there, but Akai has a proven history of making the instrument. Also keep in mind akai no longer makes the 4000s
VINDOR ES2 WIND CONTROLLER
If you can forgive the Youtube videos they have up of a guy clearly in need of some serious Jonathan Van Ness intervention, a company called Vindor has a intriguing, reasonably priced wind controller that is actually shipping. I believe they had a version 1 of this but I never heard of it. Anyhow, it…
Using an EWI as a “Practice” For Woodwinds
Bret Pimentel has a great article about using an EWI as “silent” practice tool for saxophone, clarinet, or other woodwinds. I agree with his view point.
Berglund Instruments
Following up from the last post, another company to watch is Berglund Instruments. They currently make an EVI (Electric Valve Instrument) that looks and sounds great. If you follow their instagram account, it seems they are working on a EWI version. And I want one. Seriously. I’ve contacted them.
The Emeo (Part 2)
Emeo Music dropped another video of their forthcoming “digital practice horn for saxophone players”. I’m a little confused as to why it is marketed as this. While it does seem to have a rather cool looking body with fully articulating saxophone keys, it doesn’t have a mouthpiece. In fact, it just seems to be some…
The Emeo
Yet another EWI instrument. The Emeo.
End of an Era – Akai’s EWI 4000S Discontiued
Seems like this happened over the summer (first I have heard about it) but Akai has discontinued the EWI 4000s. Though no where on their website do they indicate this. But a number of dealers are reporting it is so. I am of two minds of this. While I LOVE my EWI 4000s, with it’s…
The Basics Of Programming with Chase Baird
Cool video.