electronic wind instrument

Sunday Synth Jam: spunkytoofer’s circuit bent yamaha tg33 vector synth and akai ewi 4000s is a circuit-bent synth jam, featuring Akai EWI.

Synth & patch details below. Read more…

Here’s the details on this bizarre little circuit bent noise jam, featuring and Electronic Wind Instrument and a bent Speak and Math used as a MIDI synth module:

The akai ewi 3000 uses control voltages and has an all analog signal path with it’s dedicated module.

In this example the ewi 3000m module sends midi to the speak and math as well as control voltages brought to the surface of the 3000m on banana jacks. the banana jacks are sent to a cv control box which is essentially a foot switch box with various logic functions and and open ended patchable interface. ewi controls overall pitch of the speak and math based on pitch fingering cv output in conjunction with octave key cv output.

The midi is a retrofit kit available by highly liquid and accesses the speak and math’s rom by triggering key commands. this modification gives the user a wealth of circuit bent sounds accessed by midi note triggering. the speak and math’s output is sent back to the 3000m’s analog amplifiers and filters via breath control on the ewi. there are various note sustain loops and a photo theremin available on the surface of the speak and math via stomp switches. the stomp switches activate leds to indicate on/off. also a big knob with a rubber boot that can be played with the feet.

This is my first run through of my speak and math cv midi synth

via spunkytoofers

audioMIDI.com’s Tom Luer demos Akai’s new EWI USB wind controller.

Akai Professional’s EWI USB is a wind controller that features a plug-and-play USB interface for use with the included Aria software with Garritan and Akai Professional samples as a sound source. EWI USB is Mac and PC compatible.

Professional players will find EWI USB fully capable of performance for stage and studio with a five-octave range, breath modulation with adjustable threshold, pitch bend, adjustable vibrato, transposing and octave shifting, and fingering modes to emulate various electronic and acoustic instruments.

Multiple fingering modes make EWI USB model saxophone, flute and oboe, as well as traditional EWI and EVI trumpet for intuitive performance, even for players who have never picked up an electronic instrument.

Resources:

• Akai’s EWI USB Wind Controller page

Akai has introduced a new Electronic Wind Instrument, EWI USB.

The $499.00 wind controller features a plug-and-play USB interface for use with the included Aria software with Garritan and Akai Professional samples as a sound source.

Features:

• Electronic wind instrument controller
• Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own
• Powerful, flexible, and reliable
• Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC
• Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds
• Multiple fingering modes: sax, traditional EWI, flute, oboe, and EVI brass
• Expandable sound palette
• Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece

Includes:

• EWI USB wind instrument
• Neck strap 
• Cleaning cloth
• USB cable
• Software DVD
• Quick start guide
• Safety instructions

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Electronic Wind Instrument Synthesizer Funk w/ Mike Theiss

via funkscribe:

Saxophonist/Synthesist Mike Theiss tears up the funky EWI ( An electronic synthesizer played like a saxophone) live at Seattle’s Nectar Lounge 4/4/08.

Backing Theiss up is Funkscribe’s Family Affair.