User Manual

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Pitch Bend Plate
When you touch the pitch-bend plate, the EWI Solo will bend the pitch of the note you are playing, allowing you to be
more expressive with your performance. Alternatively, you can set the pitch-bend plate to send messages for other
individual MIDI Continuous Controllers (CCs).
Important: The overall change in pitch varies by how much of the plate your thumb is touching as well how it is
touching the plate. Experiment with these settings for the best results.
• Pitch Bend: In this mode, touching the Pitch Bend Plate bends the pitch of the note being played (-63 – 0 – +63).
• Custom CC: In this mode, the Pitch Bend Plate sends a custom MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) message.
o Controller Number: This determines the controller number sent when you touch the Pitch Bend plate (0–
127).
Important: We recommend not touching the Pitch Bend Plate while changing this parameter to prevent
accidentally muting the EWI Solo's output while moving through CC#7 (Volume).
o Data-Up: This determines the CC number that is sent when you are not touching the plate (0–127).
o Data-Press: This determines the value that is sent with the CC number when you are touching the plate (0–
127).
Hold Button
When you press the Hold button, the EWI Solo will enter Hold Mode, which allows you to play and hold a note and
then play another note or melody line over that held note.
• Off: Select this to disable the Hold button.
• Legato Mode: In this mode, pressing the Hold button before playing a note will activate Hold Mode. The first
note you play (or are currently playing) after pressing the Hold button will be held out even as you continue play
different notes after that using the same breath. Starting a new phrase (i.e., taking a breath and blowing into the
mouthpiece again) will result in a new held note.
When set to No Latch, the Hold button acts as a momentary switch and must be held to activate Hold mode.
When set to latch, the Hold button acts as a toggle switch and must be pressed again to deactivate.
• Non-legato Mode: In this mode, the Hold button can only be pressed while a note is currently being held. This
note will then continue to be held out even as you continue to play different notes and phrases. To change the
held note, press (or release) the Hold button to deactivate hold mode, and then press the Hold button again
when you are playing the new note.
When set to No Latch, the Hold button acts as a momentary switch and must be held to activate Hold mode.
When set to latch, the Hold button acts as a toggle switch and must be pressed again to deactivate.
Note: Certain programs will not work with Non-legato Mode as intended. See Appendix > Program List for
more information.
• Custom CC: In this mode, the Hold button sends a custom MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) message.
o Controller Number: This determines the controller number for the Hold button (0–127).
o Data: This determines the value that will be sent when the Hold button is pressed while playing (0–127). A
value of 0 is sent when released. The Latch Mode setting determines the method of release.
o Latch Mode: When set to No Latch, the Hold button acts as a momentary switch and must be held to
activate Hold mode. When set to latch, the Hold button acts as a toggle switch and must be pressed again
to deactivate.