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My Imac does not find the midi ports form my Ewi 4000S. When I try to install midi ports ( just one choice possible) it does not work. What can I do ?

This is the best place to go for wind synth support in the U.S.:http://www.patchmanmusic.com/index.html

To get stereo you must record in stereo or "PAN" individual inputs to one side or the other to create seperation. Your device is NOT broke.

Read your manual about panning.

Consider joining the forum here:http://www.patchmanmusic.com/WindControllerLinks.html It sounds like it is a velocity setting problem but the solution should be in your manual. It may also be a setting in the sound module you are using.

Try this site:http://www.patchmanmusic.com/

try letting it sit for a few minutes. That worked most of the time with my xl

media.zzounds.com/.../EWI4000s_OperationManual-f16f7bf9c89614de2e29aef61fd182c8.pdf
www.ewi-evi.com/manuals/UniQuestEWI4000s.pdf
"Note: If the Breath Indicator is lit, the EWI4000s will ...... buttons, theEWI4000s is reset to the Factory Preset setting. ..." (sic)
I think what you need to reset your "Breath" and then recalibrate as per manual.
If this doesn't work, you may have a faulty, sensor, and this will need to be repaired, by an authorised agent.

There is probably a switch problem. IF these use the conductive rubber contact type switch buttons where a "pill" of conductive rubber is pressed onto a circuit board with traces, CLEAN the contact rubber AND the circuit board with 99% isoprophyl alcohol and Q tips. This type buttons feel "Rubbery and squishy" when pressed.

If the buttons have a hard tactile feel, then check for a bad button that might have broken internal parts and replace it... OFTEN you can tell by the "feel" when pressing compared to others.

In either case, disassembly and service is required.

R.T.F.M.

sounds like you have dislodged the memory, you need to get in the bottom and gently remove the ram and reseat it with a slight click.

check that they are wav files not mp3 files, and then check that they have the right extention WAV after the name.

if the mpc has GM soundbank then this should be possible. You might be better off recording the audio from a suitable GM unit first of all before gigging with it, then you can make it sound the way you want and change the key to suit etc.

they could be set to 'hi hat' mode. try checking that and un selecting it.

You MAY be saturating the circuits and/or the summing section.

There is only so much dynamic range available in both the analog and digital sections.

The kick can have a very high level so one must keep the PEAKS within the input specs for this device.

When mixing, the kick level must be kept from saturating the digital level. This is a problem of the dynamic range of the kick versus the rest of the program.

Try this site:http://www.akaipro.com/mpc2500 Try downloading all the the release notes for ver.1.24 if you haven't already. Download the ver.1.24 which seems to be the newest to your computer first and install from there. It might have gotten corrupted the first time you tried it. You will have to email them using the form for the newest release notes and the installation instructions:http://www.akaipro.com/mpc2500 http://www.akaipro.com/content1924.html and http://www.akaipro.com/mpc2500 are the URLs you need. Hope this helps.

This is the site:http://www.elfa.com.au/products/product+details?pid=71959 Electric Factory I88 Plenty Road Preston, Victoria, Australia Tel: (613) 947-41000 www.elfa.com.au List price for the EWI usb was$999.00. If this helped please rate me.

I'm having the same problem. This is my second MPC 1000 and my first one didn't have this problem. I bought one of the first one-thousand MPC 1000's sold in the US. I loved it. I sold it for rent, boo hoo. I'm glad to have another one back in my life. But sad to see it having issues already. I've only had it for a week. I have emailed Akai regarding this issue. I'll post pack here if they give me a good fix.