Black Butler Wind Instrument

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.

Great Harness. Just like the Butler Creek Harness but he the attachment hardware is made especially for the Swarovski Binoculars.

bought this during the black friday event and have nothing at all to sad bad about it...used it last week in 30mph wind gusts and was stable thr whole timr while taking night star pics. worked so great ended up buying a 2nd as a gift to my mom

I own some larger monoculars, but needed something small for hiking. This scope provides a very clear, bright image with a wide field-of-view and superb build quality. The only compromise due to the small size is the small exit pupil diameter, which practically makes no difference for daytime viewing except that it is a bit more difficult to center your eye to see the full image. Be sure to extend the eye cup to help with this if you aren't wearing glasses . The close-up lens is a great feature. I find it easy to attach/detach, but the depth of field is rather small so it is difficult to keep your tiny subjects in focus. I wanted to use this scope without the carrying case, but unfortunately Leica didn't include an objective lens cap, so I bought a Butler Creek flip-open scope cover (size 02A) which fit perfectly but was a bit longer than necessary. Being a perfectionist, I modified the Butler cover by cutting off 3mm, and now it is perfect. (I clamped an x-acto blade to a 3mm spacer on my desk then rotated the cover around and around against the blade until it cut through.) Attached is an image showing the Monovid with the modified Butler cover and the 3mm ring that I had removed from the cover. I also bought the Leica neck strap, which is overpriced but the quality seems OK and it works well for my purposes.

Superb monocular. The image is sharp and bright. I advise ordering a Butler Creek's Flip-Open Scope Cover size 02A to cover the objective.

Fits well. Great for reducing wind noise. It comes with a round black rubber ring to put over the ports which is great. I wish it came with the videomic go ii box. Because it is a must have for the mic.

I live in New England and it is possible that we will have rolling black outs this winter which is why we purchased the Delta 2. A wind storm this week knocked over a tree and we were without power for several hours. I was able to hook up lights, my computer, and monitor, my warming throw blanket over my lap and use my phones personal hotspot. This enabled me to continue working. My husband also hooked up our Kerug so we could enjoy some coffee.

Good quality convertible. Have been using it with and without the black cover. It's quite versitile. Just don't use it outside as the wind catches is very easily.

The blimp helps black out a great deal of wind noise and other unwanted background noise. I use this in conjunction with the Rode NTG2 and H6 Zoom recorder.

If you are shooting outside using a lav, you need it! All it takes is a little wind in the right direction and your done for. With the Furry Lavalier Windjammer, you do not need to worry. I have all 3 (black, gray & white). the only negative is the it is hard to hide and quite noticable but that is why you have the 3 different shades so you can match or get close to the clothing color it is attached to. I would rather deal with that than wind noise in my audio.