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    Yamaha WX5 16-Key Wind MIDI Controller-Black
    Musical Instruments (Yamaha PAC)


    Yamaha PAC

    List Price: $750.00
    Price: $549.00
    You Save: $201.00 (27%)

    • Offers several fingering modes
    • Provides expressive control and nuances that are simply not available with keyboards or other MIDI controllers
    • Compatible with any MIDI tone generator

    Akai EWI USB Wind Instrument Sythesizer Controller
    Musical Instruments (Akai)


    Akai

    List Price: $499.00
    Price: $297.99
    You Save: $201.01 (40%)

    • Removable, dishwasher-safe mouthpiece
    • Custom Garritan Aria Player software, contains wind instrument sounds
    • Plug-and-play USB connection to Mac or PC

    Yamaha Wind Midi Controller Wx5
    Musical Instruments (YAMAHA)


    YAMAHA



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    GOLDfren

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    Akai EWI4000S Electronic Wind Controller
    Musical Instruments (Akai)


    Akai

    List Price: $999.00
    Price: $980.46
    You Save: $18.54 (2%)

    • Includes Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) fingering mode for brass players
    • Built-in MIDI output for use with sound modules and PC and Mac Editor software for customizing, storing and instantly recalling internal sounds
    • Sensitive breath sensor for expressive dynamics

What is the best kind of electronic wind instrument to buy, a yamaha wx5, akai ewi4000s, or something else?

I haven't played saxophone in years but I would love to get back into music but I am interested in a synthesized wind instrument so that I can make a variety of musical sounds and then record my own music on my computer. I really have no idea which is


I saw Mike Brecker just before he got sick. He was playing a new EWI. It was compact and didn't look to be touch sensitive like previous models. Based on my experience, it sounded better than the Yamahas, but the Yamaha is much more user-friendly.

Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller Jamin'

Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller into a Yamaha VL 70m with a Patchman chip for solo instruments and the midi to a Kawai Midi patch bay to a Yamaha ES ...

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The Yamaha WX5 Wind MIDI Controller - Plays Like a Woodwind, Sounds Like ... Anything You Like!Extraordinary Playability and VersatilityThe Yamaha WX5 Wind MIDI Controller takes wind MIDI control to new levels of performance and playability. With precise, responsive wind and lip sensors, a choice of single-reed or recorder type mouthpieces, and a range of fingering modes, the WX5 makes expressive wind control more accessible than ever before. The WX5 gives experienced wind players a new medium and vastly expanded sonic possibilities in a familiar format, playable enough for beginners. Expressive ControlsThe WX5 provides expressive control and nuances that are simply not available with keyboards or other MIDI controllers. Although it is ideal for use with just about any MIDI tone generator or synthesizer, combined with a state-of-the-art tone generator such as the Yamaha VL70m Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator, the WX5 is capable of expressive depth and tonal subtlety that rivals the finest acoustic instruments. If You Already Play a Wind Instrument...The WX5 is your key to vastly expanded expression and musical scope. You'll be able to use familiar fingering and techniques to play an unlimited range of new sounds. Play the WX5 like a saxophone, for example, but sound like a trombone, piano, electric guitar, bass ... literally any sound that gives you the musical effect you want. Why leave this type of sonic versatility to the keyboard players? If You've Never Played a Wind Instrument Before...The WX5 is easy to learn. You can choose a fingering that you're most comfortable with right from the beginning. And, unlike an acoustic wind instrument, it doesn't take months of practice just to get a decent tone. The reedless recorder type mouthpiece supplied in addition to the saxophone type mouthpiece makes playing even easier. An extensive range of customizable parameters lets you set up the WX5 to play the way you want it to.The WX5 can open the door to a whole new world o

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