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Have had this modem for a few days now..replaced a older Arris that was beginning to fail. This one gives me much better coverage and speed.

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.

My old tripod was around 20 years old and beginning to fail at the joints. The head was still good, but not transferrable to another unit. It was also very heavy and cumbersome. I love this new tripod for 3 main reasons: 1 - It is taller than my old unit. 2 - the legs are solid and easy to extend & retract. 3 - The head is simple and easy to manuver and adjust. I don't need a pan/tilt handle as I don't shoot video, so this unit fits the bill for what I need.

Wow, this works really well. I bought it for the band at our church. Makes it very easy for someone who plays an instrument and sings to have a decent in-ear monitor without spending a fortune. Very solid all-metal construction. Setup and use are very simple; the diagrams & labels silk-screened onto the top make it easy to see what should plug in where. As a nice additional touch, it doubles as a direct box for the instrument input. I highly recommend the optional MSC106 mic stand adapter if you're using this on stage. Only drawback is that you need a long cable or an extension for your ear monitor / headphones. If you mount this on a mic or music stand, you don't have a lot of room to move. We'll be buying a mix of these and the 1-channel PM50s to move our whole band to in-ear monitors.

We use a snake combining vocal mic, instrument mics, D.I.s, and monitor cables for each band member, running to their area of the stage from the stage digital mixer, and this product makes it easy to customize those changes and change out cables when necessary.

If anyone in your band wants more me control of their in-ear foldback for both their vocals and an instrument (or two instruments), then this is THE box for them! Ok so it costs more than the 2 channel competition, but this has the essential 3rd channel the others lack, plus an integral stereo DI box, so the total cost is much the same. What is really nice is the way it can be set for mono or stereo inputs on both the instrument channel and the main foldback. The cct diagram even contains instructions to convert the mic channel for line level inputs. A really useful box, and a much better buy in real terms than the competing products, for use by real musicians!

Hello there... I'll start with this... I had watched a number of YouTube vids on this unit and I thought I knew what to expect. I received more than that. Honestly in my short time with the scope I have fallen in love with astronomy again. It's magical. The Seestar S50 works as advertised! Been awhile since I purchased something that delivered as I'd hoped... BTW-- I am in Denver. We're severely light polluted. The scope shows me things I cannot see naked eye. I believe I'm just barely scratching the surface of what it can do. Some folks says it's a toy. I vehemently disagree. It's a quality instrument. Take a look out there and see what people are doing with this 500 dollar instrument. The tech here is impressive. I have already taken a few photo's (and have more to be tuned up) and they are exciting to me! Check on YouTube for a wealth of highly informative Seestar S50 usage tutorials and tutorials on photo editors of which many are free. B&H were (as they always have been) super professional, helpful and polite. The experience was superb. No regrets... I wish you all clear skies! :)

..just beginning to know it..and use it..thank you

I've used these ink cartridges in my Epson Photo 1400 from the beginning. Never had a problem.

Got these from BH Photo Video primarily for instrument stereo instrument miking; especially drums, so I use it for just that, and these mics gave me a wow the first time I used it. Excellent stereo imaging when used as drum overheads. I noticed a clean/clear, almost flat sounding response! no annoying frequency hype to my ears. They're small, light, compact and powerful. I should mention that the included mic clips are rugged, pretty much the best clips I've ever had/used. The included pop screens aren't as effective on reducing vocal 'plosives' as well as conventional pop filters that hook up to the mic stands. But this is not your extra versatile multi-polar pattern microphone as it is fixed Cardioid. There is also no built in Pad/attenuation. But generally, for what it is, and what it was made for, its an excellent choice- buy it!