Andrew May Wind Instrument Repairs Edinburgh

I must admit, the first time I unboxed the instrument, I was amazed at the build quality. It has some heft, the keys are properly and ergonomically placed and you know Akai really took their time to perfect this wind controller. But as a long time saxophone player, the first time I actually played some scales, I was quite disappointed - it didn't feel like a saxophone. I was beginning to regret my purchase and thought about exchanging it for the WX5. So I gave it a few more days. Days turned to weeks, and I am beginning to appreciate this instrument. Keep practicing those scales, breathing with the mouthpiece and you realize how this is such an amazing wind controller. I made a mistake thinking that this is a replacement for a saxophone in an apartment situation. In reality, you should think about how this instrument can be an extension to your musical endeavors. The possibilities you can do with the sounds and playability are endless. There are a few usable synths prebuilt, but I suggest using the Akai EWI 5000 Editor to really play and edit your sounds then save it to the user bank. Also there are synths out there that can be used if you plug the EWI as just a midi wind controller; unfortunately you can't upload other synth sounds into the controller. Definitely give it some time to get used to the instrument especially moving from one octave to another. Keep practicing and you'll appreciate that there's hardly any moving parts here. I was opposed at it first since horns have that tactile and key feedback. But with the touch sensitivity, it really felt I was playing an instrument from the future. Again, you just have to get used to it - think about when mobile phones shift from physical keyboards to the modern phones we have today. And here I am today still keeping my purchase and writing a review. I thank Akai for making a top-notch wind controller and continuing the support for the modern electronic wind musician.

Perfect service. Andrew was great at helping me with my situation

I was in Edinburgh, Scotland and it was a downpour. I put this over my bag and I no longer had any worries that my electronics in my backpack would be damaged. This is solid

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Avoid costly repairs with this insurance.

This training video is amazing. Michael Andrew does a wonderful job and is very patient.

Andrew Lock's review at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9lZLtedwts

I had tens of thousands of rolls of film stored in these boxes when Hurricane Andrew flattened the townhouse (in Country Walk...poster child for ground zero destruction) where I was working. ALL of the film in sealed boxes survived, about 600 rolls not yet boxed were destroyed. You could say I am a fan. One thing I do is immediately remove the tree ring binder. The hoops can bruise some negatives in a nearly full box. I just stack the pages inside, using an alpha numeric code for each page...1A-Z, 2 A-Z, etc. to keep order, and to keep the numbers lower. I put this file number on the back of each work print...voila! Negatives easy to find, going back decades. I now have forty to fifty boxes, and love them all.

Great value and piece of mind against future repairs.

Better to product your devices than pay for repairs.