Sound on sound Playing EWI AKAI 4000S by Xufu

Half-free improvisation over a small loop.
Just using EWI bank sounds: 79, 78, 80, with a small loop of my Boss GT-6.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• EWI
• jazz
• peaceful
• quiet
• relax
• improvisation

[MrKeys57]

hi! what is the grips like? i mean, i have played the flute earlier, anything like it?

i am also a keyplayer interested in a "electronic" wind instrument,thank´s - Levi

[guaguente]

@MrKeys57 No, it is not like a flute. The mouthpice must be biten in orden to obtain a vibrato. But just blow is necessary to produce sound. The intensity of the low gives you the dynamic volume of the instrument. Easy, very easy. Check the manual and you'll find all the technical details.

Regards!

[sehner73]

i like your style

[guaguente]

@sehner73 thanks!!!

[tubejay27]

I am a keyboardist that wants to buy an ewi, but not being a horn player, I imagine there is a pitch controller program, like Auto-Tune, or device that can filter out my 'wrong' notes and just let the right ones out. Like if i'm playing in Cm, and I play an 'e', it will come out as an e flat(assuming I program it to play in Cm). maybe the ewi can already do this? any help? Jay.

[guaguente]

@tubejay27 the EWI can transpose, so, you are always playing 'in one key' but bith transposition you can play in all the other keys. no auto-tune inside because it is PERFECTLY TUNED (although you can change its perfect pitch...if you want...).

Regards

[ckl2erkki]

What things are required to play EWI? Not just the instrument itself, but does it need any other programs or even amplifier. If it comes with needed programs and needs only computer to work, then I might buy one. And I know about the USB version, but I dont know if I want that instead of the 4000S.

[cullyvan]

It sounds great but I'm not keen on the look of it to be honest. I just get a bad felling it will be a bit like the "key-tar". Nice playing though.

[aznntony]

thats jsut canorous



[MandalaDesert]

AWESOME representation of this instruments capabilities! Very well done. Now ... where can I buy one, LOL!

[antofa123]

@tubejay27 Yes there is limited filtering for fingering on the EWI though it doesn't alter the note, it just doesn't respond. I started with this set quite high but have gradually reduced it.

[SaxManDanDotCom]

Tried to buy one at Sam ASh, only one store had it, the staff knew nothing about how to program it and neither did I. The 4000 did not come with any programs and had one sound only. Nobody knew where to get the sounds from where to download them if possible. Nobody knew a thing, therefore I chose not to buy it. If Akai want some to educate people and sell thier product like crazy, they should speak to a savy electronic sax playing, midi, audio engineer, PA guy like myself.

[hajro89]

beautiful

[lostipod12]

It took me a second to figure out that you made the 'small loop' on the fly!

Of all the 4000s videos I've seen, this is *by far* my favorite, and I want very badly to get my hands on one now that I've seen what you can do with it.

It doesn't have that corny jazz-fusion vibe you find on the demo songs of the Yamaha PSR your grandmother got you for Christmas at Wal-Mart; this would not have sounded out of place on, say, the Blade Runner soundtrack.

Best bit: the growl at 2:00.