| Controllers |
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| Model ---> |
Akai EVI1000 |
MIDI EVI/EWI
(Steiner) |
Akai EWI1000 |
Akai EWI3000 |
Akai EWI3020 |
Akai EWI4000s |
| Fingering Style |
Brass - Valve |
Brass - Valve |
Boehm - Sax |
Boehm - Sax |
Boehm - Sax |
Boehm - Sax OR
EVI modified fingering
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| Bite Sensor |
Glide (portomento) |
Glide (portomento)
- assignable via midi |
Vibrato |
Vibrato |
Vibrato |
Vibrato internally
- assignable via midi |
| Vibrato Lever |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Key Type |
Touch Sensitive |
Touch Sensitive |
Touch Sensitive |
Touch Sensitive |
Touch Sensitive |
Touch Sensitive |
| Breath Mappings |
Volume, Aftertouch, Breath |
Breath, Volume, Expression, Aftertouch or all of the
above at once |
Volume OR Aftertouch OR Breath |
Volume OR Aftertouch OR Breath |
Volume OR Aftertouch OR Breath |
Breath, Volume, Expression, Aftertouch
all of the
above at once or any combination |
| Breath to Velocity Modes |
Fixed 64 or Breath Dynamic |
Fixed or Tonguing to velocity mode |
Fixed 64 or Breath Dynamic (with update chip installed) |
Fixed 64-127 |
Fixed 64-127 |
??? |
Pitch Bend
Resolution |
8 Bit |
8 Bit |
8 Bit |
8 Bit |
8 Bit |
8 Bit
Bend also has "stepped" mode |
| Module Required for MIDI |
Yes, MIDI out only |
No |
Yes, MIDI out only |
Yes, MIDI out only |
Yes, MIDI out only |
No, module is built into controller |
| Proprietary Module |
EWV2000 |
Any MIDI Module |
EWV2000 |
EWI3000m, 3020m, 3030m |
EWI3020m, 3030m |
None required |
| Note Number Range |
00-120 |
00-120 |
00-120 |
22-111 |
22-111 |
22-111 |
| Portomento Trigger |
Bite |
Bite/Switch |
Right Thumb |
Left Thumb |
Left Thumb |
Left Thumb |
| Breath Tube |
Closed |
Closed |
Closed |
Open |
Open |
Open |
| Color |
Silver |
Black |
Grey |
Black |
White/Silver |
Black/Silver |
| Additional Featrues |
- |
Slur-sustain mode allows on the fly chords, parallel
chord function, sustain function |
Glide sensor under right thumb |
Glide sensor under left thumb next to octave rollers |
Glide sensor under left thumb next to octave rollers |
Glide sensor under left thumb next to octave rollers, sustain function, octave function |
| Original Retail |
$1300 |
Varies |
$1300 |
$1200 |
$1300 |
$699 |
Approx. Used Price
(with module)
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$800 up |
Varies widely |
$500 |
$300-400 |
$700 & falling
with 3020 or 3030 module |
NA |
| Modules |
| Model ---> |
EWV2000 |
EWI3000m |
EWI3020m |
EWI3030m |
EWI4000s |
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| Size |
4U |
Small tabletop unit
not rack mountable
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2U |
2U |
In Controller |
| Type |
Analog |
Analog |
Analog |
PCM Digital |
Virtual Analog |
| On Board Effects |
None |
None |
None |
Reverb, Delay |
Reverb, Delay, Chorus |
| Chord Mode |
Custom |
Custom |
Custom |
Parallel Only |
None - possibly coming in v2 of 4000s software |
| Filters |
2 Formant Filters |
None |
2 Formant Filters |
None |
2 Formant Filters
String & Woodwind |
| Sound Source |
2VCO, 2EG, 2VCA, Ext. In |
4VCO sawtooth/triangle/square wave,
FM on/off, sync on/off, Ext. In |
2 VCO, Ext. In |
75 PCM WAVES, Ext-In |
2VCO
(sawtooth/triangle/square)
Osc Filter, 2 formant filters,
noise generator, noise filter
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| Main Sound Parameters |
VCO-A, VCO-B, VCF, VCA, LFO, ENV1/2 |
VCO-A, VCO-B, VCF,
VCA, LFO, ENV1/2,
CHORD, LABEL, MOD
(Modulation function) |
VCO-A, VCO-B, VCF,
VCA, LFO, ENV1/2,
CHORD, LABEL, MOD
(Modulation function) |
WAVE A/B, A-B MIX,
FILTER, REVERB
SELECT, LFO, ENV
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VCO-A, VCO-B, Osc Filter |
| External IN |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Patches |
64 all user programmable |
100
50 user programmable |
100 |
75 |
100 all user programmable |
| Color |
Tan |
Black |
White |
White |
N/A |
| Additional Features |
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Glide strip is programmable
to send Mod Wheel, Portamento
Time, Aftertouch or off |
Visual editor for mac or pc allows one page editing for all parameters and limitless storage on computer.
Sustain and Octave features. |
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