Akai EWI USB Electronic Wind Instruments

EWI USB is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easy-to-play, easy-to-use controller. Akai Professional’s decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly — and most affordable — EWI ever.

Electronic wind instrument controller

Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own

Powerful, flexible, and reliable

Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC

Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds

Multiple fingering modes: sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI brass

Expandable sound palette

Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece

INCLUDES:

EWI USB wind instrument

Neck strap

Cleaning cloth

USB cable

Software DVD

Quick start guide

Safety instructions

Sensors

Mouthpiece: air-pressure level sensor & bite sensor

Note Keys: 13 touch sensors

Octave Rollers: 2 mobile, 2 fixed touch sensors (5-octave range)

Bend Plates: 2 touch sensors

Ground Plates: 2 touch sensors

General

Class-compliant, plug-and-play USB device

MIDI Output Channels Over USB: 1

Mac and PC compatible

For a MIDI Implementation Chart, please refer to the EWI

USB Quickstart Manual under the “Docs & Downloads” tab. Hardware

Dimensions: 23 1/8” x 2 3/4” x 2 3/4"

Weight: 1.3 lbs

Power: ~100mA, 5V via USB

Terminals: 1 slave connector (MIDI over USB)

Minimum system requirements

Mac: OSX

PC: Windows XP or Vista

USB port