Ewi Usb 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.

I used this to wirelessly connect an Akai EWI 4000s to iOS synthesizer apps. The MD-BT01 has worked flawlessly.

Basic setup with USB out to a Mevo camera makes this a perfect setup for recording a vocal with one instrument with some sweet sounding on board effects! Dependable, clean, and consistent sound! Highly recommend!

I needed a mic that I could share with several devices for several uses. Most of all, I wanted to be able to use an external mic to be 1. more directional than the built-in one on a notebook or tablet, and 2. not subject to the thunderous sounds of keys clicking and touchscreen taps and the roar of handling the device. I considered a headset, but I also wanted to be able to use the mic to record an instrument. Plus we already had headphones we liked. This fits the bill. It seems to be USB class compliant, so in addition to Windows and Mac listed in the description, it works with Linux and iPads as well. (For the lightning port iPads we have, the apple lightning to USB camera adapter works, despite its name.) Sound quality is fine for the price, capturing speech + amateur singing and instrument performance. With the included accessories, it's a great value.

Can’t beat this little instrument for the money!

Fine instrument, does what it should do and more. I recommend it.

The Shure SM7B is an awesome XLR mic with that unique podcast or radio talk show sound. There's a reason that this is so. If you take the wind muff off (it comes with a second, bigger one also), you'll see a cage over the mic element. This cage keeps the user from talking or singing too close to the mic's front element, which eliminates plosives which is the distortion that comes from the wind coming out of your mouth as you speak aP or sing loudly. This mic is capable of handling very loud sounds from your voice without breaking up or distorting. I have my SM7B connected to a Scarlett Focusrite 2i2 and a Cloudlifter. The Focusrite is strong enough to drive it alone. I opted to use a Cloudlifter because it drastically reduced the need for too much gain and subsequently lowered the noise floor. My gain went from 2 o'clock w/o the Cloudlifter to 10 o'clock with it. If your interface is low noise at higher levels, the Cloudlifter isn't 100% necessary. I also bought an extender arm since the mic has a fixed XLR mount that will likely get in the way when rotating it on an arm (see photo). The SM7B is also great at isolating handling noise and background noise. You can touch it and move it around without hearing any noise in your recording. Overall, great sound and definitely a pro mic and is priced like one. If you don't need a mic that is perfect or is engineered for handling loud talking/singing with no distortion, get a USB mic for 1/4 the price. You can get a really good sound from USB mics as well, they just have a tiny cable that can come out easily but in a fixed setting, it shouldn't be a problem really. Just remember that you can only have one USB mic live at a time on your computer. So if you need multiple mics, I recommend an XLR mount mic or you'll need a mixer. The Shure SM58 is also legendary (more of a stage mic) and costs only $100. I plan to keep my SM7B forever so I don't mind the price.

Wind bad, this good. Keep wind out.

It's a good quality instrument that I like so much

Very steady for this heavy instrument.