MANUAL ADDENDUM v2.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 1 About This Addendum The EWI4000s operating system is upgradeable and allows us to add new features and make changes to existing features after it has left the factory floor. Because we’re continuously striving to make your EWI4000s better, the Reference Manual may not be completely up to date with the latest features. All changes affecting the user-interface (i.e., anything the user will see) are listed in this addendum.
2 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 Menu Structure Below are the new menu structure, parameter ranges and defaults in Version 2.0. Menu items are marked as Submenu items are marked as Submenu options are marked as Please study this structure and refer back to it often while you are going through this addendum to help you better understand the changes and new features in Version 2.0.
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4 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 Octave Mode New functionality in Octave Mode now allows you to use the [OCT] button to add a note at a specified parallel interval, as well as use the [OCT] button to transmit MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) information. SETTING OCTAVE MODE: Press the [SETUP] button. Use the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to select “Oc” (Octave) menu shown on the program/data display. After selecting “Oc”, release the [SETUP] button.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 5 dn – (preset down) If Octave Mode is set to ‘dn’, the [OCT] button will function as a Preset Down (decrement) button. CC – (continuous controller) This option allows the [OCT] button to transmit MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) data. You can set the CC number, what value it will transmit, and whether the [OCT] button will function as a toggle or a momentary button. CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER PREFERENCES FOR [OCT] BUTTON: 1. Select ‘CC’ in the Octave Menu.
6 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 Hold Mode The functionality of the EWI4000s Hold Mode has been expanded to include several additional Hold Mode options. SETTING HOLD MODE: Press the [SETUP] button. Use the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to select “Ho” (Hold) menu shown on the program/data display. After selecting “Ho”, release the [SETUP] button. You can now scroll through and select different Hold Mode options to edit using the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to move through the menu.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 7 Su – (Hold Mode, sustain) Select ‘Su’ to activate Hold Mode with Sustain. While playing, you can engage it by pressing the [HOLD] button. This functions just like in legato mode. This mode differs from the legato mode in that it transmits MIDI Sustain pedal data to your external sound module at the beginning of a phrase and then transmits a Sustain pedal off message at the end of a phrase. USING SUSTAIN HOLD MODE: 1. 2. 3. Press the [HOLD] button to hold a note in Su mode.
8 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER PREFERENCES FOR [HOLD] BUTTON: 1. Select ‘CC’ in the Hold Menu. You will notice that the two LED’s under [SETUP] and [TRANS] buttons will light. 2. If you press and hold the [TRANS] button, you will see one of the following submenus: CONTROLLER NUMBER: DATA : LATCHING : 3. This field represents the Controller number that the [HOLD] button will use to transmit MIDI messages.
9 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 Pitch Bend The pitch bend up and down control parameters can now be set to transmit individual MIDI Continuous Controllers. This allows for many new expressive control options when controlling a MIDI module or soft synthesizer. You can now send pitch bend and/or a separate MIDI CC message. Version 2.0 now allows you to set these individually for both the pitch bend up and pitch bend down sensors. SETTING PITCH BEND UP: Press the [SETUP] button.
10 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 SETTING PITCH BEND DOWN: Press the [SETUP] button. Use the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to select “Pd” (Pitch Bend Down) menu shown on the program/data display. After selecting “Pd”, release the [SETUP] button. You can now scroll through and select different Pitch Bend Down options using the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to move through the menu.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 11 Glide Strip Control The EWI4000s now allows the ability to change the MIDI control change (CC) value that can be transmitted via the Glide sensor strip. This sensor can now work as a MIDI continuous controller and/or a MIDI ON/OFF switch. You can independently enable or disable either of these functions. The default values for the switch parameter is MIDI CC#65, Portamento ON/OFF. The default value for the Continuous Controller function is MIDI CC# 05.
12 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 Key Program Changes The EWI4000s allows you to assign program change messages to the keys and transmit those changes by fingering the key, pressing the program change button and blowing on the mouthpiece. The Version 2.0 software now allows you to select between two different modes of operation for the assignment of program changes. The first mode, OF, will disable selecting and sending Program Change messages with the keys.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 13 Fingering Modes The EWI4000s now features three additional fingering modes. These fingerings are based on the Akai EVI or Electric Valve Instrument fingerings, as well as a Saxophone fingering mode. These fingering modes now allow brass players to play the EWI4000s. SETTING FINGERING MODE: Press the [SETUP] button. Use the [HOLD] and [OCT] buttons to select “Fn” (Fingering) menu shown on the program/data display. After selecting “Fn”, release the Setup button.
14 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 EWI4000s EVI mode Fingering Charts Note Keys HOLD K3 & K4 5 K7 K8 K9 K10 K11 3 Octave Shift Rollers "Eu" Mode The “0” position produces the standard pitch. Octave Shift Rollers "Er" Mode The “0” position produces the standard pitch.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 15 THE RIGHT HAND: The right hand controls the 3 “valves” as well as the EVI 1st Trill Key and EVI 3rd Trill Key. The right hand thumb also controls pitch bend up and down sensors. Vibrato is done by gently wiggling the mouthpiece with your teeth. The right hand index, middle, and ring fingers activate the 3 “valve” keys (keys 8, 9, and 10) as one would on a trumpet or similar valved brass instrument. Key 8 lowers the pitch -2 half steps when touched.
16 EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 EWI4000s EVI mode Fingering Charts Touch the keys filled in. The fingering patterns shown here can be played in all octave ranges.
EWI4000s Manual Addendum v2.3 17 WHAT ARE TRILL KEYS? With only 7 right hand fingering combinations and 12 chromatic notes to cover, one must “crossover” to the next half octave halfway through the octave. There are two crossover points where both the right and left hands change at the same time. These points are in the middle of the octave between “G” and “G#” and the other is between “C” and “C#”.
