Here's how to set up the XPression with the optimized settings for your wind controller
(EWI4000s/EWI-USB, EVI, WX5/7/11 and Synthophone).
(DO NOT FOLLOW THE REGULAR QUICKSTART GUIDE FOR SETTING UP IN THIS CASE ! ! ! )
- Once the unit has started up move the joystick on the left hand of the remote briefly to the left. You will see
[Utility] flashing on the right side of the display.
- Press briefly onto the joystick for [OK] to enter [Utility].
- Go 3x to the right with the joystick until you see "internal Backup - all Settings & Maps".
- Wait 3 seconds then move with the joystick to the right until you see “restore x” flashing.
- Select your backup.
(Change values by moving the joystick up/down or by turning the dial on the right hand of the remote.)
For the EWI / EVI select “restore6 – Akai EWI”
For the Yamaha WX series use “restore7 – Yamaha WX5-7-11”
For the Synthophone use “restore8 – Synthophone”
- Press briefly onto the joystick for [OK]. You should see "Press OK to restore settings & pgm maps from
backup x"
- Confirm once more with [OK]. All optimized global parameters will be restored now. The display will change
a couple of times for a few seconds, then the unit will execute a RESET and return to the main page.
- If the unit does not respond as intended you might have to do an additional RESET. Press and hold the
joystick for about 5 seconds until "R E S E T" appears on the display then release.
The unit will now reload all settings for a couple of seconds and everything should be working now!
All global parameters will be remembered after turning the unit off.
(Turn the unit off by holding the power button (front - right) for 4 seconds)
You can also restore the Factory Presets in [Utility] “Internal Backup of all Presets & Chord-Mapper Banks”
by selecting “restore6 – Factory->User Banks”. Press [OK] twice on “restore6” to reset all banks.
Make sure to always have the remote cable securly connected by loosely fixing at least one of the
screws on each side of the cable!
The XPression crashes if the cable gets temporarily disconnected!
This is how to set up the EWI4000s:
Increase the breath sensitivity / gain until you don't feel any latency when playing.
(EWI4000s:
- Press SETUP on the EWI and go to Adjust "Ad" (first parameter)
- Turn the sensitivity "S" (bottom row right) all the way clockwise
- Adjust the threshold "A" (bottom row left) so that the underscore on the bottom left barely goes off (maybe a
tiny little bit more?).
- Make sure that the pitchbend is centered: set it to max width (2nd row on the right "W" - all the way
clockwise) and center it with "A" so that both vertical lines on the very right are off.
- Exit SETUP by pressing the SETUP button again)
Set the breath controller to CC2 (breath - nothing else) and the velocity to "variable MIDI Velocity".
(EWI4000s:
- Press SETUP on the EWI and use the "HOLD Button (increase)" go to "bS" - the release the SETUP
button.
- There should be a period on "br" and "vE" - all others need to be off (use the "HOLD Button" to cycle
through the parameters and "Transpose" for turning them on/off)
- Exit SETUP by pressing the SETUP button again)
That should take care of the setup of the EWI4000s for working together with the XPression.
MIDI - EVI Breath and Dynamics (from the manual) – set the two parameters marked in red
Breath and dynamic settings are set using the "C" (Center) octave position. The default setting at power up is
MIDI volume (controller 7). This can also be turned on by touching and releasing the PROGRAMMING
BUTTON while the finger is on 1st valve.
Touching the PROGRAMMING BUTTON with no keys down turns off all breath and velocity control and
sends a control number of 127 to MIDI volume #7, and MIDI expression #11. THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO GET
ASOUND IN A PANIC SITUATION WHEN NOTHING PLAYS. See the section on PANIC.
Touching the PROGRAMMING BUTTON momentarily while holding a particular key or combination of keys
will turn on various dynamic breath controls as follows:
