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Bob van der Poel | 10 Feb 03:04
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[LAU] A little bit of EWI playing

Here's a little video I recently made. The video sequencing was done with Imagination; background track with MMA; audio mix Audacity (all on linux). Only the actual recording was not on Linux ... direct to a digital recorder connected to my mixer.

Hope you all enjoy. Sort of sentimental for today's audiences ... but I love old show tunes :)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FrC6IVvV0aQ

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Julien Claassen | 10 Feb 09:26
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Re: [LAU] A little bit of EWI playing

Hi Bob!
   Hm, that one is too sweet sounding for me. It has a simplicity, that doesn't 
allow compare with the romantic epoche, but the feeling compares. :-)
   Since I can't see it: What is the instrument you used? That does interest me 
greatly. :-)
   Warmly yours
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Bob van der Poel | 10 Feb 17:22
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Julien Claassen <julien <at> mail.upb.de> wrote:
Hi Bob!
 Hm, that one is too sweet sounding for me. It has a simplicity, that doesn't allow compare with the romantic epoche, but the feeling compares. :-)
 Since I can't see it: What is the instrument you used? That does interest me greatly. :-)
 Warmly yours
         Julien

It's an EWI  .... sorta like a electronic clarinet or sax (but NOT!).

Here's the maker's link: http://www.akaipro.com/ewi4000s

And my page with more info: http://mellowood.ca/music/essays/ewi.html

Lots of fun :)

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Brett McCoy | 10 Feb 17:27
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Re: [LAU] A little bit of EWI playing

On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Bob van der Poel <bob@...> wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Julien Claassen <julien@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Bob!
>>  Hm, that one is too sweet sounding for me. It has a simplicity, that
>> doesn't allow compare with the romantic epoche, but the feeling compares.
>> :-)
>>  Since I can't see it: What is the instrument you used? That does interest
>> me greatly. :-)
>>  Warmly yours
>>          Julien
>
>
> It's an EWI  .... sorta like a electronic clarinet or sax (but NOT!).

It's a MIDI wind controller. They work out of the box on Linux, no
special drivers needed (USB MIDI device). I've got one, too, they are
a lot of fun.

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Bob van der Poel | 10 Feb 17:47
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It's a MIDI wind controller. They work out of the box on Linux, no
special drivers needed (USB MIDI device). I've got one, too, they are
a lot of fun.

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Actually there are 2 different types. EWI 4000s (which I have) and EWI USB (which I assume Brent has). The USB model has no internal voices, it is strictly as midi controller. The 4000s has builtin modulators and doesn't need a synth, although it can use one. The video I made was with the internal voices of my EWI.

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Brett McCoy | 10 Feb 18:46
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Bob van der Poel <bob@...> wrote:

> Actually there are 2 different types. EWI 4000s (which I have) and EWI USB
> (which I assume Brent has). The USB model has no internal voices, it is
> strictly as midi controller. The 4000s has builtin modulators and doesn't
> need a synth, although it can use one. The video I made was with the
> internal voices of my EWI.

Yes, mine is the USB model, for controlling samplers and synths on my
computer. I have a similar device for bagpipes also called 'e-pipes'.

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Bob van der Poel | 10 Feb 23:14
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Yes, mine is the USB model, for controlling samplers and synths on my
computer. I have a similar device for bagpipes also called 'e-pipes'.

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Brett, what synth are you using on your computer of the ewi?



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Brett McCoy | 10 Feb 23:58
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Bob van der Poel <bob@...> wrote:

> Brett, what synth are you using on your computer of the ewi?

Whatever's at hand... I have a huge library of samples (Kontakt &
PLAY) that I store on an external Windows machine. Normally I just
record the MIDI into Rosegarden or Muse and then use that to playback
the samples for recording into Ardour. I don't use it for live
performance. I'm not a very good woodwind player so I haven't used it
a whole lot yet. :-)

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Al Thompson | 11 Feb 06:21
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On 02/10/2012 05:58 PM, Brett McCoy wrote:

> Whatever's at hand... I have a huge library of samples (Kontakt &
> PLAY) that I store on an external Windows machine. Normally I just
> record the MIDI into Rosegarden or Muse and then use that to playback
> the samples for recording into Ardour. I don't use it for live

Just out of curiosity, why are you using Kontact rather than
Linuxsampler?  I haven't had a chance to compare sound quality
side-by-side, but have used Kontact on a Windows 64 bit machine, and
Linuxsampler on a 64 bit Fedora machine, and the Kontact/Windows
combination seems like such a resource hog in comparison, even when
using the same .GIG files.

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Brett McCoy | 11 Feb 17:54
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On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Al Thompson <althompson58@...> wrote:

> Just out of curiosity, why are you using Kontact rather than
> Linuxsampler?  I haven't had a chance to compare sound quality
> side-by-side, but have used Kontact on a Windows 64 bit machine, and
> Linuxsampler on a 64 bit Fedora machine, and the Kontact/Windows
> combination seems like such a resource hog in comparison, even when
> using the same .GIG files.

Been running Kontakt and EWQL Play for a few years now and have
invested a good bit of money into the libraries... a lot of stuff
won't work under LinuxSampler, AFAIK, and I don't think there is a way
to convert the libraries, especially the scripted Kontakt libraries.

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Joan Quintana | 11 Feb 01:09
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I have a Yamaha WX5 (from 8 years ago) and an AKAI EWI USB (just from a month ago). Because I was not satisfied with the usability of the WX5 I want to change to the EWI. I think that I can improve my level of performance (after lots of hours of rehearsal, of course), and after stuying with detail the instrument: 'delay' parameter for avoiding glitches, alternate fingerings (I play with saxophone fingering)... at the moment I rid of pitch bend, because I found difficult to be in tune. Changing from a saxophone to the EWI is not immediate.
I'm developing a project and if all goes well I will play it on stage, so to have confidence with the instrument and to feel comfortable is the most. I will play the EWI USB and not the standard saxophone because a part of music, the project is about controlling visual effects and triggering sounds.

Joan Q

Yes, mine is the USB model, for controlling samplers and synths on my
computer. I have a similar device for bagpipes also called 'e-pipes'.
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Julien Claassen | 10 Feb 17:33
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Hi Bob!
   Ah OK, now I do understand. I automatically assumed, that EWI would be some 
sort of software synth or bank. :-) That clears up everything. These electric 
things are interesting.
   Warmly yours
          Julien

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