AKAI EWI5000 Wireless Electronic Wind Instrument

With an innovative design, wireless connectivity, and an integrated SONiVOX sound library, AKAI has created an Electronic Wind Instrument that's as expressive and versatile as you are. The EWI5000, with its 2.4GHz low-latency wireless connectivity, ensures freedom of mobility with the confidence that your timing will not be disrupted by drop-outs or delays. The EWI5000 includes a receiver but also supports wired audio and MIDI connections for integrating with additional external performance and production hardware. Plus, it's powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, so you can take EWI5000 with you and play it anywhere.

You will have natural control over volume and pitch dynamics thanks to the ultra-responsive mouthpiece that senses air pressure level and bite. There are eight precision dials at your fingertips to control instrument and effect parameters such as breath amount, bite amount, semi-tone and fine-tuning, reverb, chorus, filter, and LFO. So express yourself, the EWI5000 is ready to play along.

Do you play Woodwind? If so, you can simply switch the EWI5000 to flute, oboe or saxophone fingering mode, there's even an EVI mode designed specifically for the Brass players out there so everyone can get in on the free-flowing creativity. But don't stop there, imagine the possibilities of combining different finger positions with more than 3GB of included SONiVOX virtual instruments. You will not only have your pick of traditional orchestral instruments but also high-quality progressive synths, basses, virtual samplers and more. That's what AKAI calls creative expansion.

Features

• Authentic wind-instrument performance and response with next-generation music technology
• Wireless stereo audio for onstage freedom (receiver
• 3GB of onboard, world-class acoustic and synth sounds created by SONiVOX
• Up to 6 hours of play time using the rechargeable lithium-ion battery (charging adapter
• 8 precision dials for quickly tweaking instrument and effect parameters
• USB port for USB-MIDI connection and battery recharging
• 1/4" audio output and 1/8" headphone output

Specifications

• Mouthpiece: Air-pressure level sensor and bite sensor
• Note Keys: 13 touch sensors
• Controls: 8 instrument and effect precision dials
• Octave Rollers: 6 mobile, 2 fixed touch sensors (8-octave range)
• Plates: 2 pitch-bend, 2 ground
• Inputs / Outputs: (1) USB port, (1) 5-pin DIN MIDI output, (1) 1/4" (6.35mm) TRS line output, (1) 1/8" (3.5mm) TRS headphone output
• MIDI Connectivity: USB-MIDI and 5-Pin MIDI ouput
• Wireless Connectivity: Stereo Wireless Audio (2.4GHz)
• Power: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery charged via USB port (charges with included USB cable or wall adapter)
• Sound Library: 3GB of acoustic and synth sounds developed by SONiVOX
• Dimensions: 2.4" x 26.6" x 1.7"
• Weight: 1.98 lb
• Wireless Receiver:
  • Dimensions: 2.4" x 4.8" x 3.6"
  • Weight: 0.29 lbs
• System Requirements:
  • Macintosh: Intel® Mac with Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8, or10.9; 2 GB RAM
  • PC: Windows 7 or Windows 8; 1 GHz processor or faster; 1 GB (32-Bit) and 2GB (64-Bit) RAM