I think so and primarily because a lot of people have reported serious problems with the EWI-USB software that is supposed to let you configure the parameters. Akai has been notified by many people of problems with their software and they have done nothing about it.
I have given up using my EWI-USB because I cannot reliably modify any of the parameters.
On the EWI-4000s, you have knobs and switches for doing these things and as annoying as it may be in some cases, it always works -although I suspect some of them drift with large temperature changes.
I have not had my hands on the new EWI5000, so I don't have anything useful to say about it, but maybe someone who has one could chime in and tell us if they know of any advantages over the EWI-4000s.
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I have given up using my EWI-USB because I cannot reliably modify any of the parameters.
On the EWI-4000s, you have knobs and switches for doing these things and as annoying as it may be in some cases, it always works -although I suspect some of them drift with large temperature changes.
I have not had my hands on the new EWI5000, so I don't have anything useful to say about it, but maybe someone who has one could chime in and tell us if they know of any advantages over the EWI-4000s.
Dan
Use the tool from Cognitone:
http://www.cognitone.com/link.stml?to=ewi
Thanks for the link. I'm eager to try it out and will report back on my experience.
Dan