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The EWI 3000/3000m combination
includes a wind controller (3000) and dedicated analog synth module
(3000m). The synth module is voltage-controlled, and also emits MIDI
information. The 3000m also has MIDI in. The controller is basically
sax-like, with a number of alternate fingerings, and includes eight metal
octave rollers. The mouthpiece is tubular and nothing like that of an
acoustic single-reed woodwind; it contains a bite sensor that controls
vibrato. The controller can be used with or without a plug that prevents
air from flowing through the instrument. All keys are non-movable touch
sensors, and there is a touch sensor sensitivity adjustment. The right
thumb rests on a grounding plate, above and below which are pitch bend up
and down sensors. Portamento is controlled by a metal strip next to the
octave rollers.
The 3000m module contains
knobs to adjust breath sensitivity and gain, portamento time, pitch bend
sensitivity and gain, vibrato and volume, with a bar-graph mode for the
LCD display that aids in setup. There is memory for 100 patches, of which
the last 50 are user-programmable. The first 30 factory patches are for
use with the EWI controller, while the next 20 are set up for keyboards
(with the last 10 being bass patches). The synthesis engine is a
4-oscillator 2-voice unit-- there are 4 VCOs, with 2 VCOs feeding each of
two resonant (but non-formant) filters and amplifiers. (This is apparently
different from both the earlier EWV2000 and the later 3020m, which are
2-oscillator 2-voice.) Each VCO is fed by a triangle, sawtooth, or square
wave (the square wave may be pulse-width-modulated), or by the external
analog input, which allows you to control an external synth with the EWI's
filters and amplifiers. For use with external MIDI keyboards, the module
has envelope generators (breath control may be turned off). All 12
chromatic transpositions are supported.
The module emits MIDI Note
On, Note Off (actually Note On/zero velocity), pitch bend, portamento
(though the implementation chart doesn't acknowledge this), and one of
{breath controller, mod wheel, channel aftertouch, volume, or off}.
Note-on velocity is fixed at a user-selectable value (64-127). There is
memory for 16 user-defined chords of up to four notes, a different one of
which may be assigned to each of the twelve chromatic pitches (the chords
work with an external MIDI module, not with the analog unit). The 3000m
also has a MIDI in, unlike the EWV2000, and can be driven by an external
keyboard or sequencer.
Click
here to view a patch list for the EWI3000m.
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Voice
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Monophonic/Dual
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Number of Patches
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100 (50 user programmable)
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Sound Source
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4VCO (sawtooth/triangle/square wave, FM on/off, sync
on/off, EXT)
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Main Sound Parameter
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VCO-A, VCO-B, VCF, VCA, LFO, ENV1/2,
CHORD, LABEL, MOD (Modulation function)
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Display
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Back lit LCD, 16 characters
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LED Indicators
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BREATH, GLIDE, BEND, TRANS, SOUND/PROG
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Function Volumes
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Breath (sense/adjust), Glide (time/adjust), Bend (width/adjust),
Vibrate, Volume, Tune (x50 cent), EXT Level
Transpose (12 step: -D# ~C~ +D#),
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Function Keys
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Auto Tune (VCO/VCF), Utility (memory
protect on/off, key priority, bulk dump, verify, 16 chord pattern),
MIDI (send/receive channel, program change TX, RX, on/off, MIDI send
velocity, breath control), Monitor (monitor following control: breath,
glide, bend, vibrate), Write, Sound/Prgm, Glide SW (glide on/off),
Edit, Source 1/2, Value (up/down), Select (0~9), Next (up/down)
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Chord Function
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Maximum 4 notes (for MIDI OUT only,
requires external module), 16 chord patterns, 12-Key chord assign
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Terminals
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Instrument (EWI3000 only multi connector), Program UP (6.3mm
standard phone jack), Head Phone (6.3mm monoral/standard stereo phone
jack), Line Out (6.3mm standard phone jack), EXT in (6.3mm standard
phone jack), MIDI IN/OUT(DIN 5P), DC Input (3.5mm mini plug,
tip=positive)
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Dimensions
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351(W) x 78(H) x 241(D)mm
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