Way O/T... My Birthday Present

**Psycho Ward** · 04-18-2006, 06:32 PM

Bass is my mid-life crisis, cheaper than an affair and a lot less guilt, but these things are still what I'm best at, so I bought one.

http://www.akaipro.com/prodEWI4000S.php

I was hoping it would come before my Cayman trip, but at least it'll be here when I get back....

49 this time, but still the oldest teenager you'll ever meet!

**bovinehost** · 04-18-2006, 07:46 PM

49 here, too, Chuck, and what is that thing?

Looks like a wah-wah from the Starship Enterprise.

Jack

PS: I really do know what it is.

**Beth** · 04-18-2006, 07:49 PM

I do too... sure... yeah... that's the ticket...

Psycho, what IS that thing? DO tell...

**grooveguru** · 04-18-2006, 07:51 PM

49 here as well.. at least till Friday when I cross over to the big 50!

**Beth** · 04-18-2006, 07:53 PM

Welcome newbie Grooveguru!

Haven't you heard? 50's the new 40!

Rock on,
Beth

**maddog** · 04-18-2006, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Beth

Psycho, what IS that thing? DO tell...

Hey Beth, it's a thingy for sissies that can't handle real reeds.

Congrats Chuck. Whatever you're doing must be right so keep it up.

**AnthonyD** · 04-18-2006, 07:56 PM

In my young 41 years I have never run into one of those things...

**Aussie Mark** · 04-18-2006, 07:58 PM

Onion and ginger are my wind instruments.

**RiddimKing** · 04-18-2006, 08:12 PM

Man, you bastids is old!

<--not 49 until August

**Psycho Ward** · 04-18-2006, 08:15 PM

It's a MIDI wind controller with a synth built in. My current wind controller is hooked up to a box of synths the size of a fridge, this thing has a two voice synth on board. So you can plug in a set of head phones and play, that's all you need and all on batteries.

I often don't take my wind controller to jams because it's too much stuff to carry around, this may change now, if I can program some decent sounds in this thing.

**shamus63** · 04-18-2006, 08:25 PM

Congrats on the new luge, Chuck!

Oh yeah, and Happy Birthday!

**bovinehost** · 04-18-2006, 08:38 PM

I saw that it had a built in sound module....but will it or will it not do a wah-wah?

**Psycho Ward** · 04-18-2006, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by bovinehost

I saw that it had a built in sound module....but will it or will it not do a wah-wah?

Yes! There are several ways to control the filters (wah-wah if filters "101").

My biggest concern is that the EWI4000s has no moving keys, sort of a touch lamp affair. Michael Brecker seems to have no problem with this type of controller, but I'm trained to keep my fingers on the keys, that won't work on the Akai, but hey, who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks.