AKAI Professional EWI 5000 Wireless Electronic Wind Instrument

Akai Professional, creators of the original EWI, announce the EWI 5000, the most expressive and versatile wind instrument in the world. EWI 5000 includes an array of advanced features, including digital 2.4GHz ultra-low-latency wireless connectivity, a built-in rechargeable battery that lasts up to 12 hours, and more than 3GB of built-in traditional and progressive sounds from SONiVOX, a leading creator of premium virtual instruments and software synthesis technologies.

Akai have the created EWI 5000 to address the needs of today?s modern wind players and push the boundaries of wind instrument performance. Calibration is automatic and setup is easy. EWI 5000 is a smart instrument. It automatically adjusts to your playing style and offers authentic sounds, wireless convenience, rechargeability, and the expressive freedom EWI is known for.

EWI 5000 comes set with more than 3GB of sounds including horn, brass, woodwind and string sounds, plus synths, leads and more. It includes 12 touch sensitive metal keys and an eight wheel thumb controlled octave roller on the bottom. An EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) mode is included for brass players, and EWI 5000 also includes eight control knobs for tweaking Filter, Reverb, Chorus, LFO, Breath Amount, Bite Amount, Semitone Tuning, and Fine Tuning. Both USB MIDI and 5-pin MIDI are onboard for controlling software synths or traditional MIDI modules. A 1/4-inch output to connect to an amplifier or PA and an 1/8-inch headphone output for silent practice are included. EWI 5000 charges via USB or wall power and also includes a USB cable, wall adapter, wireless receiver, and a neck strap.

Highlights

• Authentic wind-instrument performance and response for the digital era
• 3GB of stunning acoustic and progressive sounds created by SONiVOX
• Automatically calibrates and adapts to the player’s style
• Wireless audio for on-stage freedom, receiver included USB port; MIDI output; 1/4" audio output, 1/8" headphone out
• Includes neck strap, charger, USB Cable, wireless receiver