Ultrasound Wind Instrument Sailing

I have a sailboat and if I want you shoot some video with my camera there is always some, or a lot, of wind noise. It's no longer sailing season, but I checked out this external mic on a windy day. It worked very nicely! I'm glad I purchased it from B&H Photo. : - )

Used on vacation while sailing in the British Virgin Islands. I was amazed at how well it handled substantial wind both while moored and under sail.

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 addition to bose ultrasound bar with bass module

So far it's smooth sailing, small but very mighty!

Graet job B&H. Got my controller and sailing through the stars again.

Works perfectly to connect our Ultrasound to the Printer. Saved 75% not purchasing OEM. OEM cord was about 3' too long for our needs so we are actually happier with this one.

Love the sound and quality of the speaker. I also love the ease of how it connected to the Bose ultrasound bar. It was a great upgrade to my system.

Exactly what I needed to sync a treadmill and ultrasound unit. Works great so far. Only downfall is I wish they sold longer ones.

I found myself urgently needing a Medical Grade UPS for our new $50,000 ultrasound at our clinic. I needed it in 2 days.....they were able to deliver it the next day across the country. It arrived safe and sound and we didn't miss a heartbeat. This is my second good experience with B&H and I'll use them again.