Akai EWI USB Electronic Wind Controller

EWI USB is an electronic wind instrument for musicians looking for an easy-to-play, easy-to-use controller. Akai Professional’s decades of experience in wind and electronic music instruments are rolled into our most user friendly — and most affordable — EWI ever.

• 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

Sensors

• Mouthpiece: Air-pressure level sensor & bite sensor
• Note Keys: 13 touch sensors
• Octave Rollers: 2 mobile, 2 fixed touch sensors (5-octave range)
• Bend Plates: 2 touch sensors
• Ground Plates: 2 touch sensors

General

• Class-compliant, plug-and-play USB device
• MIDI Output Channels Over USB: 2
• Mac and PC compatible
• For a MIDI Implementation Chart, please refer to the EWI USB Quickstart Manual

Hardware

• Dimensions: 23 1/8" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
• Weight: 1.3 lbs
• Power: ~100mA, 5V via USB
• Terminals: 1 slave connector (MIDI over USB