The Akai goes for about $700, and doesn’t need a sound module. It also means it’s relatively cheap: the Yamaha currently has a street price of about $750 and requires an $800 sound module. That means you don’t have to plug it into a sound module (although you can if you like). It has an on-board synthesizer, unlike its primary rival, the Yamaha WX5.These are all programmable to some extent, so if you’re clever you can remap them to control different things. It is packed full of all kinds of sensors: the breath sensor (of course) which even responds well to flutter-tonguing and growling, a bite sensor, and various sensors for the thumbs that can control things like portamento and pitch bend.The breath sensitivity is easily adjustable, and it only took me a moment to get it set up to really suit my preferences.It has a nice heft to it, and feels in my hands like professional-grade gear.In my opinion, this is a real instrument, and a viable option for serious music-making. Believe me when I tell you that this is a seriously cool instrument.Įven after hearing and reading a number of rave reviews of the Akai EWI 4000S, I was pleasantly surprised by its playability, responsiveness, and capacity for expression.
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