Wind Controller Akai EWI 5000 (the new wireless one)

[DHM]

Announced in January. Anyone tried one? Seen one 'in the wild'?

 

[Ads]

Sounds good but EWIs are covered under "other instruments" Section (they`re more Digital recorders than saxes)

 

[Jeanette]

Sounds good but EWIs are covered under "other instruments" Section (they`re more Digital recorders than saxes)

Thread moved 🙂

Jx

 

[altissimo]

there's not much mentioned on the Akai website yet, so I guess they're only being exhibited at trade shows at the moment

 

[altissimo]

http://www.patchmanmusic.com/akai.html - awaiting stock, expected June/July

meanwhile, here's a demo - http://youtu.be/KJnw-r1e9jQ

although I wish someone would plug one of these things into a decent synth