Novità al NAMM di Los Angeles: Akai EWI 5000

Novità al NAMM di Los Angeles: Akai EWI 5000
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Bella novità alla fiera della musica di Los Angeles, il NAMM. Akai ha annunciato l'uscita del
successore dell'EWI 4000S e 4000S USB, l' EWI 5000.
Di seguito l'annuncio ufficiale, foto e il video del demo live di Mike Phillips. Buon ascolto!
Akai Professional, creators of the original EWI, announce the EWI 5000, the most expressive
and versatile wind instrument in the world. EWI 5000 includes an array of advanced features,
including digital 2.4GHz ultra-low-latency wireless connectivity, a built-in rechargeable battery
that lasts up to 12 hours, and more than 3GB of built-in traditional and progressive sounds from
SONiVOX, a leading creator of premium virtual instruments and software synthesis
technologies.
“We’ve created EWI 5000 to address the needs of today’s modern wind players, and we’re
especially excited to see what modern musicians can do with it to push the boundaries of wind
instrument performance,” said Dan Gill, Akai Professional Product Manager. “Calibration is
automatic and setup is easy. EWI 5000 is a smart instrument. It automatically adjusts to your
playing style and offers authentic sounds, wireless convenience, rechargeability, and the
expressive freedom EWI is known for.”
EWI 5000 comes loaded with more than 3GB of top-quality sounds, including traditional horn,
brass, woodwind, and string sounds, plus progressive synths, leads, and other non-traditional
sounds. EWI 5000 includes 12 touch-sensitive metal keys on its top and an eight-wheel
thumb- controlled octave roller on the bottom. An EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) Mode is
included for brass players, and EWI 5000 also includes eight control knobs for tweaking Filter,
Reverb, Chorus, LFO, Breath Amount, Bite Amount, Semitone Tuning, and Fine Tuning. Both
USB MIDI and 5-pin MIDI are onboard for controlling software synths or traditional MIDI
modules. A 1/4- inch output to connect to an amplifier or PA and an 1/8-inch headphone output
for silent practice are included. EWI 5000 charges via USB or wall power and also includes a
USB cable, wall adapter, wireless receiver, and a neck strap.
Akai Professional will unveil EWI 5000 in Hall A, Booth 6700 at the 2014 NAMM Show,
January 23-26 in Anaheim, California. For more information, visit akaipro.com/WNAMM2014.
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