THE EWI // Basics of Programming for Synths, with Chase Baird

Chase Baird takes you through the basics of programming sounds for an Electronic Wind Instrument using an analog synthesizer. This includes a simple overview of the basics of synthesis, overview of the EWI, breath controller routing and outboard effects. You'll learn a lot about Chase himself and his path from world renowned saxophonist to EWI player extraordinaire.

[@AaronFerenc]

That's so cool and sounds amazing. Thanks for the excellent demonstration!

[@rewi.alchemy]

Yep, this is youtube gold! Great detail on a fine niche. Thanks for the tips. Super helpful!

[@Jamailmusic]

I can't even explain the amount of value I got from this video! Educational and just pure fun to listen to!

[@CircuitKisser]

That delights us to hear, thanks for watching!!

[@haroldlongone]

That’s for the video my first wind controller was the Yamaha WX7 from 1987 ,Michael Brecker's music was always my inspiration when I started playing the sax in 1985 congratulations great album....

[@Andronicus2007]

That intro is so amazing! I'd kill to be able to get that sound!

[@eriksax]

Thank you Sir. I have played EWI for decades, but never entered the programming wotld, thinking it was beyond my abilities, so I just never tried. After dialing in several great iterations of Lyricon 1 sounds (which took many months), and watching your outstanding introductary video on synthesis for wind controller use, I will give it the old college try. If it is anything like the Lyricon, small, incremental, isolated changes make the most useful impact.

[@sheskimusic]

Thank you, Chase. I appreciate this video

[@carlholmqvist6427]

Excellent-thanks a lot!

[@chrismiles1663]

Excellent video! Really informative and inspirational. Make more! And, yes, you got me, I'll go buy the album as well!

[@CircuitKisser]

Super glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you very much for the support, hope you dig the album as well. :) 🚀🌙✨

[@charliebeeching3743]

This is really brilliant, thanks so much. I've just received my AKAI5000 this week and i'm starting to delve into sound design now, primarily with Ableton/Serum. You can tell you've spent a lot of time on this stuff and your sounds show it!

[@MarcoZarco]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@rainchaser5389]

Love it … Thank you for sharing. You’re an excellent player!

[@enricoboe]

Thank you. A lot of inspiration from this video

[@DerrickBigWalker]

Very good video, helped me to understand a lot about the EWI? 😀

[@devlinlynden]

That light bender sound is epic, I only have soft synths on Logic Pro, been tryna get something to sound simular to that but can’t quite suss it

[@_fig.8]

great video and overview of the instruments and live rig. hope you do a future video on the port modification on your ewi 1000

[@chasebairdmusic]

The proprietary cable modification was done by Patchman Music in Ohio. Highly recommended to anyone wanting longevity out of this particular model

[@SaxSpy]

Awesome! I learned so much from this. I would love to see a vid on the other synths used on the album as well

[@CircuitKisser]

A full studio tour is definitely not too far away. :)

[@DJLantz4]

dope video

[@DallasCrane]

Sweet!

[@rex1759]

After you created the sound you like. How do you make it load into the ewi 4000. Does it have to be a certain file type?

[@griptrip]

I have a problem with record music on EWI5000. When im turn on my AWI on Reaper for example, then EWI 5000 Editor.dll VST Plugin showing some strange windows with to Update your Service Pack 1 on your Windows(I have no windows XP so it's sounds like its not a point.) Why it's not working? Reaper see my EWI and is able to record someting, but without this plugin it's only piano sounds. You know how to fix it?

[@AvariciousPhade]

fuck yeah this is lit

[@zekijindyl]

Great video! What analog roland synth did you mention in the last bit around the 16min mark.

[@CircuitKisser]

Thank you! The Roland SE-02 from the Boutique series.

[@zekijindyl]

@@CircuitKisser thanks! Love your playing. Im new in the ewi-department, just got my 4000s 3 months ago. This video was helpful. Im hoping on future videoes with more in-depth explanation of how to play the ewi. Like the pitch-bends glissandos, exercises. How to work the octave-rollers (which I think is the hardest part). How your ewi 4000s is set in terms of breath control and all that. :) Once again great video!

[@CircuitKisser]

@@zekijindyl We are toying around with the idea of a whole series, so stay tuned. :-)

[@hvanmegen]

wow.. great video, but try to match the volume levels.. I was playing this on my home theater setup and I jumped off the couch when you started playing...

[@manuelgonzales6483]

Wow. I just got an EWI Solo. How can I get as proficient as you?😭HELP

[@anthonybellve3773]

any ipad apps? please help. tyvm

[@CircuitKisser]

iPad apps for using an EWI? Your best bet would be to find one that accepts MIDI inputs. Not sure how much you can do with CC routing, I haven't looked into that. I know there are several great synth apps made by Moog and Korg that would probably work.

[@Waddamattau]

@@CircuitKisser Thank you. I'm new to this so any information is good for me.

[@CircuitKisser]

@@Waddamattau No problem! You'll need an iOS interface to get the midi information from your EWI into the iPad. As for what you can route and assign via MIDI cc's, that's specific to the app.

[@joebowbeer]

Imoxplus Respiro has an iPad app for performance. You need to edit the patches on a laptop, but then you can export them to an iPad and perform them there.

[@joebowbeer]

Brandon Dorris created a tutorial for iPad using only free plugins kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXqboXyYlKhqgdE