Newbie - EWI Question
Hello everybody,
this is my first post in the forum.
I´m a sax player, and purchased the Akai EWI USB plus The Trumpet a couple of weeks ago. I must admit I´m absolutely stunned! Out of the box it was amazingly fun and intuitive to play. My trumpet player friends turn green with envy when I bolt out a high G without having spent 5 years to build up my chops
I have a couple of questions for the experienced EWI players:
-would you be willing to share some of your EWI settings and Trumpet Kontakt settings? I have to admit I get lost when it comes to assigning midi controllers (I´ve changed the velocity setting to dynamic, which has helped the expressiveness a lot). Perhaps you have discovered some ideal set-ups.
- Is there a way to get a more natural vibrato (without using keyswitches)? I´m quite happy with the slight vibrato you use at the end of a long straight note to end it in a "horn-player" fashion, but using a stronger vibrato (e.g. playing a ballad with a flügelhorn) doesn´t quite work yet, the note starts to sound artificial.
-Finally: is there any way to slur up into a note? In order to sound natural, I feel the urge to hit a note a a lower pich and bend up to the correct pitch, as I would do it on a Sax. Any ideas on how to accomplish this?
Any input would be greatly appreciated. I very much want to learn more about the fabulous Trumpet.
Best regards
boogieman.
this is my first post in the forum.
I´m a sax player, and purchased the Akai EWI USB plus The Trumpet a couple of weeks ago. I must admit I´m absolutely stunned! Out of the box it was amazingly fun and intuitive to play. My trumpet player friends turn green with envy when I bolt out a high G without having spent 5 years to build up my chops
I have a couple of questions for the experienced EWI players:
-would you be willing to share some of your EWI settings and Trumpet Kontakt settings? I have to admit I get lost when it comes to assigning midi controllers (I´ve changed the velocity setting to dynamic, which has helped the expressiveness a lot). Perhaps you have discovered some ideal set-ups.
- Is there a way to get a more natural vibrato (without using keyswitches)? I´m quite happy with the slight vibrato you use at the end of a long straight note to end it in a "horn-player" fashion, but using a stronger vibrato (e.g. playing a ballad with a flügelhorn) doesn´t quite work yet, the note starts to sound artificial.
-Finally: is there any way to slur up into a note? In order to sound natural, I feel the urge to hit a note a a lower pich and bend up to the correct pitch, as I would do it on a Sax. Any ideas on how to accomplish this?
Any input would be greatly appreciated. I very much want to learn more about the fabulous Trumpet.
Best regards
boogieman.