EWI lesson FAQ's 2

[@PaulLowndes1]

Thanks a lot Alistair. I don't think that I would have got my Ewi going without the help of your videos. Paul

[@forestfairness12]

great videos alistair, you are a very precise and articulate teacher....i am learning slowly but surely...all me life i have played music by ear only, never had any formal music lessons, so i appreciate your skill in teaching a simpleton like me in a way i can mostly understand...aloha

[@paxandrews]

thanks so much. i would have been lost without this...pax

[@philfiker]

Really nice series of videos! Looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for sharing your insight and experience with the EWI!

[@robertschilling2575]

Alistair, thanks a lot for the EWI videos. They are very helpful. Unfortunateley, the EWI 5000 is a bit different to the EWI 4000s. I got stuck on the paramter adjustments. The nobs at the top near the mouthpiece are different to the 4000s. There are also 2 level of settings for these. Quite confusing. Do you plan to make a video also for the EWI 5000 and these differences and the recommended settings for an EWI beginner? Thanks, Robert

[@isax.academy]

I don't plan to do that I'm afraid. My EWI5000 has long stopped working and I can't get it fixed anywhere in the UK because there aren't any service manuals. Akai never seemed to finish off the software for it or offer any new firmware.

[@YanickCoderreSaxophone]

Hi, thanks for your videos. I am looking to buy an ewi OR a roland Aerophone. As a pop sax player, which one would you recommend? Thanks :)

[@zenarobinson3851]

brilliant lessons! (there are lots of excellent online tutorials for different things, but these are the best i've seen!) i haven't bought an EWI yet, but now i'm wondering which is better, the 4000s or the 5000 ...... i hate having to make decisions. now if you lived in london .......

[@tuthuynuyen]

Hello Alistair, thank you so much for the extremely helpful video tutorials, I have the ewi 5000 and am looking for ewi bass and alto flute sounds/presets. I found www.suonopuro.net/ewipreen.html?i6s2 but they don't. If you or anyone knows where I could find them I'd be grateful. I realise I can play through a midi sound module, but would be great to have pre loaded presets as less gear to set up for gigs. Many thanks!

[@forestfairness12]

one question is what happened to the end of faq number one, in which you were about to explain how to change keys from the default c key, hope i asked that correctly?????

[@stephaniebrown2153]

Hi I get mines tomorrow

[@shamsaxonettist]

Hi sir!. Does the EWI USB includes transposition settings/abilities?.

[@harmonicamans]

I love your lessons. I play a yamaha wx5 with the vl70m. I like it but am thinking of getting a ewi 4000s. Do you know if the vl70m sound module would work with the ewi 4000s?

[@anderslundolsen6489]

Yes, but you need to adjust breath control and other settings.

[@federicocendagorta]

thanck you very much

[@karenclarkstapleton5874]

does this work on windows 10 or ONLY on vista or windows 8 the usb ewi i find it frustrating no sound

[@isax.academy]

I’m really sorry. I have no experience of Windows for many years now. Perhaps someone else can comment?

[@pryce4267]

I ve just bought the 5000. Could you tell me what leads I need to get please.

[@tuthuynuyen]

You need a 1/4" Jack the same as a guitar lead. It comes with a USB for charging and connecting to computer

[@anderslundolsen6489]

I shake the instrument to get vibrato. It gives me a faster vibrato, then I can do with my mouth.

[@isax.academy]

That’s an interesting idea. As wind players shaking is something that we would always try to keep to a minimum but if it works for you. I think the lip vibrato works very well as it is intended to be used. All the best.