Amazon's $69 Digital Sax Killer?

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In this video, I dive into my experience with the Vangoa S55, a budget-friendly electronic wind instrument (EWI). Initially, I made some mistakes, like not calibrating the instrument and misinterpreting its capabilities. However, after a couple of weeks of practice, I discovered its true potential! This little EWI, although not a saxophone replacement, offers unique features like a breath sensor, MIDI compatibility, and an array of inbuilt sounds. Join me as I explore its capabilities, demonstrate its sound library, and share my final thoughts on whether it can compete with higher-end models like those from Yamaha and Roland. Whether you're a composer looking for a new tool or a sax player exploring the world of MIDI, this review is for you.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:49 How digital saxes work
03:22 Unboxing
05:22 First impressions
05:58 I have thoughts...
07:47 Sound test
09:00 MIDI wind controller
11:21 Final thoughts
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[@SaxTuition]

*Correction* I completely missed the fact that the box also included 2 silicone mouthpiece covers! What would you guys use a MIDI wind controller for? For those interested, here is the product link: amzn.to/4byDqqN (Use code 05SaxTuition for 5% discount at checkout)

[@saxman1969]

I have played sax for over 60 years, some pro work, but mostly just making music albums (CD's and sound cloud) for myself and friends and family. My biggest challenge through the years was backing tracks. If I was still active, this would be perfect. Makes me want to go back and start creating again! LOL. Thanks for the review. Great video!

[@benicio1967]

I really hope you begin again! You won’t regret it.

[@DigitalWindInstrument]

Nice review, thanks

[@maveri.k]

That's very impressive for this price! Thanks for bringing it to our attention! Is it possible to pair it with Bluetooth headphones?

[@benicio1967]

You are so pleasant to watch. You gave a thorough and pleasant review of this instrument. And you’re so handsome too.

[@bodhibeats8257]

Great review, looks like an impressive instrument for the price. Advice on EWIs: don’t think of them as a “digital sax.” Think of them as a synthesizer you can control using some of your saxophone technique. You’ll be way happier with the results when it’s framed that way. 😁

[@SaxTuition]

Couldn’t agree more Bodhi! Hopefully I cleared that up in the video.. I decided to use the term “digital sax” in the title as it’s what manufacturers are increasingly referring to them nowadays.

[@bodhibeats8257]

@@SaxTuition oh you definitely did make it clear! Didn’t mean to imply otherwise! 😁

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

I bought the S56 model about 8 months ago. The keywork is different and the body shape is slightly different, which makes it feel like an anorexic, minaturised Akai. Essentially though - it's the same instrument - but upmarket! It's absolutely brilliant - from the point of playing flute for almost 50 years - and I love it. However - I made a plastic 'octave-rocker' and glued it over the + and - octave switches - which makes the switching more natural and far easier. I also carved a simple wooden finger rest and fitted it with a hook for a lanyard - and glued it in the appropriate position. It's now a very much better instrument to play. I love using it as a midi controller - but it appears to be sending the breath control as cc11 - so I midi-map that to the master volume on my softsynths; I'll have to use a host program instead of the standalones to try and map to multiple controls. As far as the synths go - I play DiscoDSP's OB-Xd, Dexed... and Fluidsynth (soundfonts) - and have a lot of fun! I also find that some of the internal sounds 'beef-up' if you play them through an external amp - I use a little 10W JVC. Treat it as it is - it ain't a sax - but it's an instrument in it's own right - and too much fun not to take everywhere! PS - don't forget to use the supplied mouthpieces - and breath sensitivity level S3 seems to be the best!

[@SaxTuition]

Woah, amazing feedback and advice Rebecca - thanks for sharing! I'll have to check it out...

[@benicio1967]

Love this comment!

[@dvez7542]

How does this compare to similar instruments around the same price point. What made you pick this one over the other ones?

[@SaxTuition]

Hard to say as I haven’t tried any other EWI’s at this price point - the Vangoa is just about the cheapest of all on Amazon though. The only thing worth paying more for in this range (in my opinion) would be for some more comfortable sax-style keywork. Feature wise this EWI has most features that even the top end instruments have (Bluetooth, rechargeable battery, adjustable breath resistance etc). Hope that helps!

[@JP-xd6fm]

I would love to do the beginners course as my 6yo daughter is about to start with sax at her school and I want to learn too as an adult. But unfortunatelly in my country we use Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La ... well you know our Key signature in Spanish is different.

[@SaxTuition]

Hey there! You can absolutely start the Beginner Series - it teaches you how to read sheet music as you play. No prior knowledge is necessary 😊 6 years old is actually a little too young to start saxophone unfortunately, as your daughter will have trouble with the size of the instrument and wrapping her fingers around the keys. Most children wait until they're about 9 or 10 years old, although I have taught a student as young as 8. Before that age, the recorder is a great choice to learn the basic fingering system and play simple melodies. Hope that helps!

[@JP-xd6fm]

@@SaxTuition Thaks for your response, yes it's very young we know and we'll not expect her to be any good at it any time soon, but the public school she goes (that it's one of 2 in the whole province that does it) has a music program integrated so when children finish primary school they have a music diploma (they will pass tests made by the conservatory) and from fist grade (age 6) they can choose one instrument from 10 available to learn ( Sax, clarinet, percusion, violin, viola, double bass, trompet, traverse flute, trombone and cello), they've been this year once a week getting to know the instruments one by one and my daughter (without interference from us, because I love sax though) choosed the sax as first option, so I'm so happy that I will love to help her as much as I can as they said to us that 10min practice at home every day is recommended at this stage. It will be an alto sax so as far as I know is relatively small and light. So glad I found your channel, I love the way you explain things and your australian accent is perfect to me to fully understand you as a non native english speaker ☺

[@bobcarl577]

What about CHROMATIC notes?

[@cowlevelcrypto2346]

" You can make it sound like anything using a DAW" , then you didn't even use a sax sound on your DAW. What good is a synth strings sound when we just want to hear it sound like sax. : /