Akai EWI3030M Digital PCM Sound Module
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128 User Programmable Sounds. Built-in Reverb. Digital Oscillators.
Overview
Akai EWI3030M Digital PCM Sound Module
Akai has been pioneering wind synthesis since 1987 with the introduction of the EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) and the EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument). In the years that have followed, the EWI has been refined to offer probably the most expressive electronic musical instrument in the world. If you have not seen an EWI in use, you have it's almost certainly heard it as it is used by leading session players the world over and has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. What makes the EWI unique in these digital days where everything is quantised into discrete steps is that the EWI uses good old fashioned control voltages.
What this means in practice is that as you blow harder to open up the filter, increase amplitude or whatever, the control is completely smooth and not 'zippered' with quantized control level steps as on competing wind controllers.
What this means in performance is that every nuance of your expressiveness is captured with exceptional subtlety.
The fingering of the EWI will immediately be familiar to sax players but even if you've never played a woodwind instrument before, you'll enjoy Akai EWI wind synthesizers. The EWI3020 is a wind controller that lets you play naturally and with feeling. The EWI3020m is an analogue synthesizer module featuring a warm and expressive sound. The EWI3030m is a digital synthesizer module providing high-quality, realistic sound from PCM samples. No keyboard instrument can… read more match the flexibility and sheer expressiveness of these unique instruments.
Features
Digital sound module combining sampled waveforms with digital filtering and powerful real-time control
Two sampled sound sources (digital oscillators) with 75 sampled waves
Digital filters, LFO, envelope and glide
Built-in reverb
128 presets, all user-programmable
Footswitch control of program chains
Audio input for EWI-controlled processing of other instruments
MIDI OUT to play external sound modules read less
Akai has been pioneering wind synthesis since 1987 with the introduction of the EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) and the EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument). In the years that have followed, the EWI has been refined to offer probably the most expressive electronic musical instrument in the world. If you have not seen an EWI in use, you have it's almost certainly heard it as it is used by leading session players the world over and has been featured on numerous film and TV soundtracks. What makes the EWI unique in these digital days where everything is quantised into discrete steps is that the EWI uses good old fashioned control voltages.
What this means in practice is that as you blow harder to open up the filter, increase amplitude or whatever, the control is completely smooth and not 'zippered' with quantized control level steps as on competing wind controllers.
What this means in performance is that every nuance of your expressiveness is captured with exceptional subtlety.
The fingering of the EWI will immediately be familiar to sax players but even if you've never played a woodwind instrument before, you'll enjoy Akai EWI wind synthesizers. The EWI3020 is a wind controller that lets you play naturally and with feeling. The EWI3020m is an analogue synthesizer module featuring a warm and expressive sound. The EWI3030m is a digital synthesizer module providing high-quality, realistic sound from PCM samples. No keyboard instrument can… read more match the flexibility and sheer expressiveness of these unique instruments.
Features
Digital sound module combining sampled waveforms with digital filtering and powerful real-time control
Two sampled sound sources (digital oscillators) with 75 sampled waves
Digital filters, LFO, envelope and glide
Built-in reverb
128 presets, all user-programmable
Footswitch control of program chains
Audio input for EWI-controlled processing of other instruments
MIDI OUT to play external sound modules read less
Specs
Type: Special Sensor-compatible Programmable Digital Synthesizer
Voices: Monophonic
Sound Source: 2 (70 PCM Waves, Triangle, Saw Tooth, Lamp, Sine, and Ext. In)
Sound Capacity: 128 user programmable sounds
Display: 16 character back-lit LCD
LEDs: BREATH, GLIDE, BEND
Controls
Knobs
TUNE (+/- 50 Cents)
VIBRATO
BREATH (SENSE/ADJUST)
GLIDE (TIME/ADJUST)
BEND (WIDTH/ADJUST)
EXT. IN
VOLUME
DATA
Function Keys
REVERB ON/OFF
FILTER
TRANSPOSE (12 steps)
REVERB SELECT
SOUND/PROG
LFO
SENS
ENV
MIDI
VIBRATO
BREATH
GLIDE
EDIT
BEND
WAVE A
WAVE B
SOUND LEVEL
LABEL
A-B MIX
Connections
Instrument IN/OUT (Multi-Pin connector for EWI3020 controller)
Program UP/DOWN (1/4-inch stereo phone jack)
Headphone (1/4-inch stereo phone jack)
Line Out (1/4-inch phone jack)
Ext. In (1/4-inch phone jack)
MIDI IN/OUT/THRU (5-pin DIN)
Power Consumption: 120VAC 60Hz 18W for U.S. and Canada
Dimensions: 483 (W) x 90.6 (H) x 434 (D) (Unit=mm)
Weight: 6.4kg/14.1lbs
Accessories: Operator's Manual, AC Power Cable
Sound List
S01 Trumpet 1
S02 Trumpet 2
S03 Mute Tp 1
S04 Mute Tp 2
S05 Piccolo Tp
S06 Plunge Tp
S07 Trombone 1
S08 Trombone 2
S09 Mute Tb
S10 Flugelhorn
S11 Soft Flugel
S12 French Horn
S13 Cornet 1
S14 Cornet 2
S15 Solo Bugle
S16 Brass Sect
S17 Synth Brass
S18 Soprano Sax
S19 Alto Sax 1
S20 Alto Sax 2
S21 Tenor Sax 1
S22 Tenor Sax 2
S23 Soft Tenor
S24 Baritone Sax
S25 Grr Sax
S26 Oboe
S27 Engrish Horn
S28 Bassoon
S29 Clarinet
S30 Piccolo
S31 Flute
S32 Pan Flute 1
S33 Pan Flute 2
S34 Shakuhachi
S35 Reed
S36 Reed Organ
S37 Harmonica
S38 Panpipe 1
S39 Panpipe 2
S40 Chiff Pipe
S41 Chiff Fl
S42 Chiff Str
S43 Blow Bottle
S44 Arab Oboe
S45 Bagpipes
S46 Bucket Mute
S47 Shanai
S48 Flute Vox
S49 Fuzz Guitar
S50 OD Guitar
S51 F.B. Guitar
S52 5th Guitar
S53 F.B. Guitar 2
S54 Kokyu
S55 Fiddle
S56 Bowed Glass
S57 Bell Attack
S58 Attack Flute
S59 Breath Vox
S60 BreathyFl
S61 Vox Wave
S62 Digi Bow
S63 Spike Lead
S64 Blow Lead
S65 Mic Tp
S66 Solo Violin
S67 Strings
S68 Slap Bass
S69 Pill
S70 Teagum
S71 Breath Flute
S72 Analog Lead
S73 Synth Tp
S74 Reso Bass
S75 Synth Sax
S76 Ocarina
S77 Anaog Horn
S78 Breathy Horn
S79 Whistle
S80 Horns
S81 Stack Mute
S82 Stack Sax
S83 Soft Guitar
S84 Mad Bass
S85 Oct Lead
S86 Synth Lead
S87 Chiff Vox
S88 Harmo Lead
S89 Sax Section
S90 Breathy Lead
S91 Crazy Lead
S92 Soft Horn
S93 Fluty Horn
S94 Square Lead
S95 Saw Lead
S96 Delicate Horn
S97 Soft Reed
S98 Tb Section
S99 Pipe Lead
00 Chameleon Tp
101 Easy Tp
102 Easy Mute Tp
103 Easy T.Sax
104 Easy T.bone
105 Easy Guitar
107 Easy Kokyu
108 Easy Flute
109 Easy Harmoni
110 Easy Voice
111 Oct Horn
112 Spike Pipe
113 Stack Bass
114 Synth Harmon
115 Oct Guitar
116 Vox Strings
117 Attack Lead
118 Oct Reed
119 Shaku Lead
120 5th Lead
121 TRI
122 SAW
123 LAMP
124 SQUARE
125 Ext+Tp
126 Ext+Pipe
127 Ext+Guitar
128 EXT.IN
Wave List
TRUMPET-1
TRUMPET-2
MUTE-1
MUTE-2
PICCOLO TP
PLUNGE TP
TROMBONE-1
TROMBONE-2
MUTE TB
FULUGELHORN
SOFTFLUGEL
FRENCHHORN
CORNET-1
CORNET-2
SOLO BUGLE
BRASS SEC
SYN BRASS
SOPRANO SAX
ALTO SAX-1
ALTO SAX-2
TENORSAX-1
TENORSAX-2
SOFT TENOR
BARITON SAX
GRP-SAX
OBOE
ENGLISH HORN
BASSOON
CLARINET
PICCOLO
FLUTE
PANFLUTE-1
PANFLUTE-2
SHAKUHACHI
REED
REED ORGAN
HARMONICA
PANPIPE-1
PANPIPE-2
CHIFF PIPE
CHIFF FL
CHIFF STR
BLOWBOTTLE
ARAB OBOE
BAGPIPES
BUCKTMUTE
SHANAI
FLUTE VOX
FUZZ WAVE
OD GUITAR
DIST GTR
FEEDBACK-1
FEEDBACK-2
KOKYU
FIDDLE
BOWED GLASS
BELL ATTACK
BREATH NOIZ
BREATH VOX
BREATHY FL
VOX WAVE
DIGI BOW
SPIKE WAVE
BLOW WAVE
TP ATTACK
VIOLIN
STRINGS
SLAP BASS
PILI
TEAGUM
TRI
SAW
LAMP
SQUARE
SINE
EXT-IN
Voices: Monophonic
Sound Source: 2 (70 PCM Waves, Triangle, Saw Tooth, Lamp, Sine, and Ext. In)
Sound Capacity: 128 user programmable sounds
Display: 16 character back-lit LCD
LEDs: BREATH, GLIDE, BEND
Controls
Knobs
TUNE (+/- 50 Cents)
VIBRATO
BREATH (SENSE/ADJUST)
GLIDE (TIME/ADJUST)
BEND (WIDTH/ADJUST)
EXT. IN
VOLUME
DATA
Function Keys
REVERB ON/OFF
FILTER
TRANSPOSE (12 steps)
REVERB SELECT
SOUND/PROG
LFO
SENS
ENV
MIDI
VIBRATO
BREATH
GLIDE
EDIT
BEND
WAVE A
WAVE B
SOUND LEVEL
LABEL
A-B MIX
Connections
Instrument IN/OUT (Multi-Pin connector for EWI3020 controller)
Program UP/DOWN (1/4-inch stereo phone jack)
Headphone (1/4-inch stereo phone jack)
Line Out (1/4-inch phone jack)
Ext. In (1/4-inch phone jack)
MIDI IN/OUT/THRU (5-pin DIN)
Power Consumption: 120VAC 60Hz 18W for U.S. and Canada
Dimensions: 483 (W) x 90.6 (H) x 434 (D) (Unit=mm)
Weight: 6.4kg/14.1lbs
Accessories: Operator's Manual, AC Power Cable
Sound List
S01 Trumpet 1
S02 Trumpet 2
S03 Mute Tp 1
S04 Mute Tp 2
S05 Piccolo Tp
S06 Plunge Tp
S07 Trombone 1
S08 Trombone 2
S09 Mute Tb
S10 Flugelhorn
S11 Soft Flugel
S12 French Horn
S13 Cornet 1
S14 Cornet 2
S15 Solo Bugle
S16 Brass Sect
S17 Synth Brass
S18 Soprano Sax
S19 Alto Sax 1
S20 Alto Sax 2
S21 Tenor Sax 1
S22 Tenor Sax 2
S23 Soft Tenor
S24 Baritone Sax
S25 Grr Sax
S26 Oboe
S27 Engrish Horn
S28 Bassoon
S29 Clarinet
S30 Piccolo
S31 Flute
S32 Pan Flute 1
S33 Pan Flute 2
S34 Shakuhachi
S35 Reed
S36 Reed Organ
S37 Harmonica
S38 Panpipe 1
S39 Panpipe 2
S40 Chiff Pipe
S41 Chiff Fl
S42 Chiff Str
S43 Blow Bottle
S44 Arab Oboe
S45 Bagpipes
S46 Bucket Mute
S47 Shanai
S48 Flute Vox
S49 Fuzz Guitar
S50 OD Guitar
S51 F.B. Guitar
S52 5th Guitar
S53 F.B. Guitar 2
S54 Kokyu
S55 Fiddle
S56 Bowed Glass
S57 Bell Attack
S58 Attack Flute
S59 Breath Vox
S60 BreathyFl
S61 Vox Wave
S62 Digi Bow
S63 Spike Lead
S64 Blow Lead
S65 Mic Tp
S66 Solo Violin
S67 Strings
S68 Slap Bass
S69 Pill
S70 Teagum
S71 Breath Flute
S72 Analog Lead
S73 Synth Tp
S74 Reso Bass
S75 Synth Sax
S76 Ocarina
S77 Anaog Horn
S78 Breathy Horn
S79 Whistle
S80 Horns
S81 Stack Mute
S82 Stack Sax
S83 Soft Guitar
S84 Mad Bass
S85 Oct Lead
S86 Synth Lead
S87 Chiff Vox
S88 Harmo Lead
S89 Sax Section
S90 Breathy Lead
S91 Crazy Lead
S92 Soft Horn
S93 Fluty Horn
S94 Square Lead
S95 Saw Lead
S96 Delicate Horn
S97 Soft Reed
S98 Tb Section
S99 Pipe Lead
00 Chameleon Tp
101 Easy Tp
102 Easy Mute Tp
103 Easy T.Sax
104 Easy T.bone
105 Easy Guitar
107 Easy Kokyu
108 Easy Flute
109 Easy Harmoni
110 Easy Voice
111 Oct Horn
112 Spike Pipe
113 Stack Bass
114 Synth Harmon
115 Oct Guitar
116 Vox Strings
117 Attack Lead
118 Oct Reed
119 Shaku Lead
120 5th Lead
121 TRI
122 SAW
123 LAMP
124 SQUARE
125 Ext+Tp
126 Ext+Pipe
127 Ext+Guitar
128 EXT.IN
Wave List
TRUMPET-1
TRUMPET-2
MUTE-1
MUTE-2
PICCOLO TP
PLUNGE TP
TROMBONE-1
TROMBONE-2
MUTE TB
FULUGELHORN
SOFTFLUGEL
FRENCHHORN
CORNET-1
CORNET-2
SOLO BUGLE
BRASS SEC
SYN BRASS
SOPRANO SAX
ALTO SAX-1
ALTO SAX-2
TENORSAX-1
TENORSAX-2
SOFT TENOR
BARITON SAX
GRP-SAX
OBOE
ENGLISH HORN
BASSOON
CLARINET
PICCOLO
FLUTE
PANFLUTE-1
PANFLUTE-2
SHAKUHACHI
REED
REED ORGAN
HARMONICA
PANPIPE-1
PANPIPE-2
CHIFF PIPE
CHIFF FL
CHIFF STR
BLOWBOTTLE
ARAB OBOE
BAGPIPES
BUCKTMUTE
SHANAI
FLUTE VOX
FUZZ WAVE
OD GUITAR
DIST GTR
FEEDBACK-1
FEEDBACK-2
KOKYU
FIDDLE
BOWED GLASS
BELL ATTACK
BREATH NOIZ
BREATH VOX
BREATHY FL
VOX WAVE
DIGI BOW
SPIKE WAVE
BLOW WAVE
TP ATTACK
VIOLIN
STRINGS
SLAP BASS
PILI
TEAGUM
TRI
SAW
LAMP
SQUARE
SINE
EXT-IN
Documents and Manuals
For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 401-658-4032
Web: http://www.akaipro.com/support
Phone: 401-658-4032
Web: http://www.akaipro.com/support
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