EWI 4000S - How To Play Saxophone

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January 24, 2017 at 12:42 am #46872
Anonymous
Thanks for sharing that Kevin.

You’ve made me realise the difference between playing on a real sax.

With a real sax, it’s easier to recognise who is playing on the sax, and it sounds more personal.

It’s no big deal, as with piano’s, i can never tell who the piano player is.

But it hasn’t put me off saving up for a roland
January 24, 2017 at 2:58 am #46873
Anonymous
It’s not me!

And the Master …
January 24, 2017 at 3:08 am #46874
Anonymous
Here’s one from Bob
January 24, 2017 at 4:43 am #46876
jake
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Great sounds there Kevin. Yea those octave rollers are an adjustment. I’m working on johnnys runaway as I wanna do the whole solo with an organ synth with my ewi. It’s really quick and changes octaves so it’s a challenge. Weird there are no palm keys so after C# u make a D fingering but have to change the octave. The challenge is making the transition smooth. You did great on the song above!!!

I got mine to flavor up some songs and to hopefully use it in a band setting. I’m not replacing my saxes And getting a ewi is all personal choice. Like u stated other great benefits are the headphones so you really can play it anywhere.

I have a ewi 5000. I got a imidi interface to use with my iPad and am using sampletank. Great sounding real instruments to use. Sounds like I’m in an orchestra with all the strings. So cool. Good luck with learning on the new toy. Adds some fun to the mix!!
January 24, 2017 at 10:01 am #46885
William Cingolani
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Ya as JF says Ya, sounding great Kevin. I’m still working on Johnny’s Runaway. Jake when the organ play’s the solo I was wondering do I play the solo as the Organ is playing the solo? In the meantime I’ll also be blowing some Blues.
January 24, 2017 at 11:16 am #46887
jake
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William in johnnys version the solo is broken in 2 halves. Johnny does his solo over the 2nd half of the organ solo and it is pretty similar to the organ solo in it. Be warned it is REALLY fast. Haha. Taking me awhile to perfect it. Make sure you have a slow down program. Haha. Good luck with it. Awesome tune!!
January 24, 2017 at 3:29 pm #46892
john
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at first I wasn’t gonna play the organ solo cause it’s a good time to take a breather but I had ironed it earlier and thought I’d better play it at least once thru.
you guys should work it out and play along with the organ if you can. it’s good practice…but either way, that organ solo is a huge part of that song and I think it’s pretty cool to play along on sax (at least once!)
January 24, 2017 at 3:36 pm #46895
William Cingolani
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Ya Johnny. I’ve been practicing the whole solo. I have to sing/hum/ da da dah it and then play it.
January 24, 2017 at 4:04 pm #46897
jake
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So funny you say humming it. I’ve been playing it so much it is stuck in my head, I hum the solo all day and even wake up at night humming it!! I think Del Shannon is haunting me! Yea, that solo is a huge part of that song. Glad you covered on the sax, it sounds amazing!!
March 4, 2017 at 1:05 am #49887
jak Swift
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The EWI is a pretty cool thing, though they have advanced a lot. I found the pre sets all to cheesy…rain sticks, marimbas. I kept it for the rollers. Nothing better for practicing arpeggios than eight octaves of range. May get another one day, but I doubt it.
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