Akai EWI 4000s Patchman MusicWhat is the Akai EWI4000S “EVI Fingering Mode”?
The EWI4000s and EWI USB feature EVI / Brass Style fingering options built in. The EWI4000s features battery operation, a built-in analog modeled synth with digital effects and 100 user editable patches, MIDI IN and OUT, PC/MAC Editor for the internal synth, and much more. Complete details on the EWI4000S are here. The EWI USB is an inexpensive and lightweight USB controller designed to be connected to a computer. Of particular interest to brass and EVI players is the innovative new “EVI Fingering Mode”. This alternate fingering system designed in November of 2005 for Akai by EVI player Matt Traum, allows brass and EVI players to play the EWI4000s and EWI USB with very little change to their already learned technique. It allows for the standard EVI trill key fingerings as well- a big plus for experienced EVI players. Click here for complete details on the EWI4000s / EWI USB EVI Fingering Mode Here is Matt Traum’s spec submitted to Akai for an “EVI Fingering System for Woodwind Type Win
