MC-101 Patch Design for use with EWI 5000 MIDI control

[@andersbostrom3745]

Thank you again for a great tutorial. I just bought a MC-101 and would love to try out your presets for it. There is a lot of stuff in this little box! I'm impressed.

[@windysynth]

Glad you liked the tutorial so much. I hope you come up with some good ones yourself. Have fun.

[@malcolmraman3825]

Xcellant tutorial 🎷

[@windysynth]

Thanks!

[@andersbostrom3745]

Thank you for a great tutorial! Do you need to pay the $99/year subscription to use Zenology Pro as an editor? Can you have more than 20 user presets active on the MC-101? Does the MC-101 respond to MIDI program change messages? Thanks again. It sounds really good.

[@windysynth]

Thanks! I bought only a couple of months of the Zenology Pro subscription to program to do the video and program the sounds i wanted. You can load tones of presets into the MC-101, but you can only have 16 "clips" at hand on each of the four channels in each song (one song loaded at a time). MIDI program changes messages can switch between clips or between scenes. Scene change (0-127) on control channel, Clip change (0-15) on track channel. Each clip can have its own patch (and a sequence of notes, etc. if you want). A scene holds a combination of clips (one from each channel). Now, with ver 1.8, you can edit most of the synth params directly on the mC-101 without the need for Zenology Pro. You can't do everything I showed in this tutorial, but quite a bit of it--though it does take a lot of menu diving :)

[@andersbostrom3745]

@windysynth Thank you!

[@andersbostrom3745]

Can you use aftertouch as a source in the Matrix control panel?

[@windysynth]

It can use Channel Aftertouch (status = 0xDn) but not Polyphonic Aftertouch (status = 0xAn) as far as I know.

[@andersbostrom3745]

@@windysynth Perfect! Thanks!

[@andersbostrom3745]

Thanks to your video, I bought an MC-101. I have not bought the Zenology Pro yet, but I am programming on the hardware. I can't figure out have to save my edits.. Do you know how to save the programming?

[@windysynth]

The way I do it: make sure your track sound source is set to CLIP. Then each clip in a track can have a different sound. Then create the clip. Then with that clip selected, create your sound. Then shift-tap the clip and scroll value knob to "save clip", chang the name to something useful (use measure arrows and rotate value knob) then press value knob to save clip. You can also Then save the song: shift-tempo.

[@andersbostrom3745]

@windysynth OK, thank you! I've watched a few sound editing tutorials, but not one mentions how to save the edits... Much appreciated!

[@andersbostrom3745]

If I understand Zenology Pro correctly, I could buy the lifetime License for $229, use it in my DAW, program wind controller patches on it and when I do get a MC101, I can transfer all my presets to the MC101?

[@windysynth]

Yeah that sounds about right. There can be some slight difference in the sound of the patch on the MC-101 under certain circumstances, but they are minor.

[@camelCased]

I wish there was a device that serves not only as a synth but also as a MIDI looper. I'd like to use a key combo on my wind controller (maybe very low notes) to start / stop / record the looper. That would make it possible to have a single-man orchestra live performance without a computer. I want to have a portable setup when I visit a family gathering and have fun playing simple multi-instrument tracks. I just cannot find a MIDI looper device for a reasonable price, so maybe I should create one from an Arduino.

[@windysynth]

Yeah, I'd like that too. I do have a RC-505 which has a midi in port. I was able to get it to receive command from one of my EWIs from the buttons on the side. Then I made the rc505 the master and started the MC-101 sequence running from that. At some point I'm going to reprogram my NuRAD or NuEVI to send the correct midi commands to do this kind of thing.

[@CharlesBusada]

Thanks so much. I am trying to get my 5000 to work as a MIDI controller. I had a MIDI mess going on and hopefully, this will give me a good start in getting a good setup. BUT > > > > I was bummed that my EWI5000 can only enable the b.r as High Res, it does not give me a Low RES option, just "High" or "Off." I wonder if you would have any idea about it?

[@windysynth]

My EWI5000 can definitely send Low Res breath. Just connect it to the EWI5000 editor and go to settings, breath tab, breath (br) section and select Low Resolution (Lr). If you don't have access to the application, you can do this through the interface on the EWI5000. press and hold the SETUP key while you use the two plastic "up" and "down" key on the side of the horn until you get to bS then let go of SETUP. Then use the up and down to get to br. THEN, you press and hold the TRANS key and use the up and down keys till it says Lr (your choices are Hr, Lr and OF). Then let go of TRANS. at this point the display will read b.r. The click SETUP to exit the setup. Note: my firmware version is 1546 (bottom right corner of the pc app). I hope this helps.

[@CharlesBusada]

@@windysynth Thank you; that was tremendous and a bit of work for you. I've played the EWI 1000 for years and years. I bought mine as soon as they were for sale. Sadly, it's failing and I need to figure out what to do with it. The 5000 has been a challenge for me, mostly a challenge to get it set up correctly.

[@timothyking3759]

@@CharlesBusada I'm glad I could help. I got the 5000 to replace my broken 4000. I've since gotten a used 4000 Which I prefer, but but the 5000 makes a decent controller, but can be difficult to setup. I recently bought a NuRAD controller--and I love it. But doesn't have a built-in synth. It works great with the MC101. I'm going to do a video about it when I get a chance.

[@CharlesBusada]

@@timothyking3759 I did my best last night in setting up the 5000. Today I'm taking it to the studio to see how it controls. I was dealing with a severe delay time and need to find out where that parameter is to fix the problem. Also, might you know anyone who can repair an EWI 1000. They don't have near the bells and whistles, but they are lightning fast.