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Simple Wind Instrument 8 Letters
johnny | 2024-07-19 02:46:28 |
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. 5 |
Joshua | 2024-07-25 09:58:32 |
This instrument is ideal for shotgun microphones. It's simple, stylish, and it just works. 5 |
chas | 2024-09-17 01:20:15 |
It's a lot more simple to watch TV now. but I don't know why they insist on a certain number of letters in the box? 5 |
anyonymous | 2024-06-09 07:32:53 |
8 x Splitter works as described. Great unit. 5 |
German giant | 2024-09-07 07:34:33 |
Gave me best Quality for my letters. 5 |
Ricardo | 2024-04-08 09:52:43 |
Reduces wind sound on film! Simple and easy to use 5 |
Craig | 2024-06-16 02:50:29 |
Contrary to my impression of the photo here on the website, the Starbeam is an extremely well-designed and well-made instrument that is simple to use. It is not a cheap piece of plastic. For me, it has been well worth the price. 5 |
Peter | 2024-04-14 05:40:39 |
Within the first four hours of receiving these wonderfully simple ties, I had used them on a couple of long instrument cables, a shorter HDMI cable, managing a handful of power connectors which were wrapped around my desk, and tied back some heavy curtains. It's been a quick period, but I'm yet to find the application that they can't hold. 5 |
Lula | 2024-07-17 01:15:42 |
8GB SDRAM is much better than 4GB in my DELL desktop computer. 5 |
Hm | 2024-08-13 05:45:29 |
Can’t beat this little instrument for the money! 5 |