thank you so much for this very helpful indeed. I have driven myself mad looking at these three instruments and have decided to buy the Yamaha YDS-150. You put a lot of time into this and I am grateful
I was thinking hard about getting one of these instruments (probably the EWI SOlo) as an upgrade to my 'very inexpensive' digital sax that I bought recently. Having now heard what these sound like (and I'm really glad you made this video), I'm horribly impressed by my cheap instrument's sounds - and after a bit of experimentation, I've also used it directly as a wind controller to some softsynths/samplers - so I suspect that I'll be staying with my inexpensive 'beginner' instrument - especially when it's controlling Fluidsynth, with a good soundfont! Until - of course - the big manufacturers bring out mk II or mk III versions....
Danke für diesen Vergleich. Wie auch immer es mit dem Sound sein mag, ein Blechsaxophon mit Holzblatt wird mit seinen Idiosynkrasien und Unzulänglickeiten allerdings nie wirklich ein Aerophon ersetzen können, genauso wie ein Holzklavier kein Ersatz für einen richtigen Synthesizer ist. Die Zeiten sind vorbei.
Thank you for this excellent video! Very informational and helpful without feeling boring. Also, thank you for the subtitles- your grammar is fantastic. Very well done :)
Thank you very much for the nice comment. I'm glad you found the video informative (but not boring). Thank you very much! (And of course I was also very pleased with the comment about good grammar in my subtitles 😊)
Thanks a lot for the video I’m still hesitating between Yamaha and Akai... I love the control and sound of the Yamaha but the Akai seems very fun, easy and is so much cheeper. I used to play the Saxophone but stop because I live in an apartment.
You're welcome and thank you for your comment. Since you have played the saxophone before, I am pretty sure that it will be easier for you to play the YDS-150 than the EWI. The touch sensitive keys of the EWI and especially the octave rollers definitely take some getting used to on the EWI. On the other hand, as you rightly say, the EWI is much cheaper. In my opinion, the price-performance ratio is therefore better with the EWI than with the YDS-150. Although it costs less, you get more, for example, the EWI has a bite sensor (the YDS-150 does not) and also many more sounds in the sound library.
Mir gefällt der künstliche Klang vom Akai am besten. Als saxophonersatz finde ich fällt es durch, aber als plärrende Schalmei oder so ist es schon toll. Fürn echtes Sax spiel ich einfach mein echtes ;)
I think the Yamaha sax sounds are a bit better than the Roland. The EWI doesn't sound very good at all. But...the Yamaha doesn't have a bite sensor for pitch bend, and that's a real drawback. And the Yamaha doesn't let you add distortion/growl in mid-phrase (I think) but the Roland does. Thanks for making this video. It would be good to hear the sax sounds compared individually, in a short tune with some expression, instead of the ensemble samples.
You’re welcome and thanks for your comment. You are right. Because the Yamaha does not have a bite sensor, you have to create pitch bending with the analog controller. Because the AE-10 allows pitch bending via the bite sensor, the thumb controller on the Aerophone can be used for other effects, such as growling, as you mentioned. This might be more important for some than the included sounds in the internal sound library.
Thank you for videos.I have AE-10 and would like to make (or buy) Trumpet Harmon mute sound sound that can be Imported into Aerophone (without MIDI computer input). There are 100 Internal sounds available, which I bought from (Vgtrumpet) but no Harmon mute trumpet sound. Maybe you may have some idea? Thank you.
Great video! I think you are very correct when it comes to getting a real saxophone sound, but I want to offer a slightly different perspective: As a saxophone player, I would NEVER use any of these instruments in an attempt to get a great sax sound. I would simply record a real sax. Inversely, if I were trying to digitally generate a sax sound, but I did not play sax, it is likely I would use a keyboard controller and a costly patch set to try and simulate the sound. For me, as someone who is happy to play real wind instruments, the question is, "what does a digital wind instrument add?", and, strangely, enough, I sort of liked the EWI the most for this. It sounds very digital, almost like a video game. For me, I like it because it sounds nothing like a real sax! Does that make sense? It has a unique flavor for something beyond what an acoustic saxophone offers. On the other hand, if someone only owns one or two saxophones and wishes to fill out the ensemble for quartets, the slightly more realistic sounds on the YDS and Aerophone may do better for filling in the inner voices---though I wouldn't use any of them to carry the melody
Thanks for the detailed comment. You are hardly the only saxophonist who would NEVER play a wind controller to imitate a real saxophone sound :-) I'm sure most would prefer a real saxophone. However, I find it interesting that you like the sounds on the EWI better because they sound even more synthetic. I never thought about it from that perspective. I started playing with wind controllers not because I wanted to replace a real instrument, but because I find it interesting to have many different sounds in one instrument. I used to be a bit "jealous" of piano players who can also play keyboard/synthesizers, in case they want to try other sounds . I started with clarinet, so I would have had to relearn a keyboard instrument. Since I know that wind controllers exist, I can finally play with an instrument that has many sounds, but is easier for me to learn than piano or keyboard because it is relatively similar to the clarinet or saxophone.
@@ewiplayer I know what you mean. I do use keyboard MIDI controllers at home, but I'm not confident enough to preform with them. I'm actually looking at some guitar-oriented MIDI controllers, since guitar is my first instrument. I keep looking at the wind controllers, too, but mainly for silent practice. My impression is that the Yamaha is the best for this, though i do have some interest in the EWI because I would also like to practice clarinet fingerings, and I think it has a mode for that. 🤔 (Edit: looks like I was mistaken about this)
The point is not to replace real saxophones for their sound; it's a total fail. The point is to have an instrument that isn't so loud so you can play late at night, in the bus, in a hotel, during lunchtime in the office, etc. The electronic ones also allow you to focus on the rhythm, the notes, fingerings, scales, technical exercises and not being bothered by embouchure, breathing and reed issues. Practice time on the real instrument would be dedicated to sound development and playing songs. and you would play when it doesn't bother the neighbors.
@@ninjaaron Yeah, it's comparing the sounds of the 3 saxophones to a real one to give people who want to play, or learn to play quietly have an informed decision instead of just buying whatever is in stock at the store. I'd imagine one of these also aren't as tiring to play as a real one someone is tired after work or something they can have a more relaxed time. Those are the reasons why I'm looking at comparison videos anyways. I did the same thing when I picked my digital piano, the quality of the sound was in my top 3 priorities. I know it's not the same sound as a real instrument but if my options are digital or nothing, I'm going digital and I'd like the sound to be as close a reproduction as possible
Vielen Dank für das super Video. Ich möchte wieder mit einem Instrument anfangen und überlege mir ein Digit Sax anzuschaffen. Hast Du schon mal Sounds ausprobiert, die für Klezmer geeignet sind und welches der 3 dafür am Besten ist? P.S. Eigentlich habe ich mich zuerst auf Roland AE10 wegen dem Preis Design AE 5 gerichtet, aber das AE 10 finde ich nach dem Test zu hallig. Herzlichen Dank nochmal Christian aus Bayern.
Dankeschön :-) Nein, Klezmer habe ich damit noch nicht ausprobiert, insofern kann ich dazu keinen Tipp abgeben. Ich mache zudem regelmässig die Erfahrung , dass die Meinungen stark auseinandergehen, welcher Blaswandler die "natürlichsten" und besten Klänge hat. Insofern dürfte auch keine Einigkeit herrschen, welcher am besten zu Klezmer passt. Ich würde deshalb zu jenem Instrument greifen, bei welchem dir persönlich die Sounds am besten gefallen.
@@ewiplayer Merci für die schnele Antwort, aber ich glaube eh, dass ich mit einer normalen Sopran Klarinette recht gutauskomme, grad wenn der interne Lautsprecher etwas blechern ist, grad wenn man etwas ziehender spielt. Weil sie besser zum mitnehmen ist und auch aus finanziellen Gründen werde ich eh die AE5 testen, da gibts grad welche gebraucht auf Amazon für 314 Ö´s. viele Grüße aus Oberbayern Christian
Hi Christoph, vielen Dank für das übersichtliche und informative Video. Ich wollte schon immer Sax spielen lernen jedoch hatte und habe ich nicht die Möglichkeit dies in meiner Wohnung zu machen. Welches digitale Blasinstrument würdest du einem Anfänger wie mir empfehlwn welcher so nah wie möglich an einem Sax sein möchte. Evt ergibt sich ja eines Tages die Chance ein echtes Sax zu spielen 😅🤷🏻♂️ Vielen dank nochmals für dein tolles Video
It's so weird reading subtitles that directly translate to each word he's saying lol. I'm used to awkward Spanish translations or other romantic languages as germanic languages (other than English, of course) are so rare in the US.
Hallo Ich habe vor über 20 Jahren hauptsächlich Klarinette geblasen. Aber auch ein Btenorsax. Eigentlich bin ich schon ziemlich überzeugt für da Roland Instrument aber wie ist das mit dem berüchtigten "Ventilklappern beim e 10. Ist das auch beim spielen zu bermerken oder nur wenn man die Tasten ohne Ton drückt.
Man kann das Tastengeräusch beim Aerophon auch beim Spielen hören. Ich habe mich daran gewöhnt und mich stört es nicht mehr, aber das ist wohl abhängig vom persönlichen Empfinden.
Hi , and thank you for this very "clear" video. Please let me ask you: a) the sounds on this video come straight from the built in speaker of the instruments ? b) When you connect them to a PC or an amplifier the sounds i think should be much better ? (is there such a video?) c) I am learning to play the recorder. When i want to play a note at high, i close with my left thumb the half hole at the bottom, and this is very fast to do. At the AKAI , to do the same i think i roll my thumb to the octave rollers, but at Roland, how do i do it ? Is it easy and fast ? Thank you in advance.
Many thanks for your questions a) What you hear is a recording I made on my computer and not the speakers. b) This is somewhat difficult to answer. What you hear is pretty much what you get if you connect the instruments through an audio interface to your computer and record it (the internal sounds of the instrument, not the speakers!). At the same time, it is also clear, that the sound is better, if a professional sound engineer would record the instruments with high end equipment or if a professional player plays the instruments through a top-notch PA system. If you want to hear, what is theoretically possible, I recommend you listen to the official promotion videos of AKAI, Yamaha and Roland. c) There are octave buttons with the YDS-150 and the AE-10. In my opinion, Akais octave rollers are by far the most difficult system (although I like it), but I don’t think, one of the different system is much faster or slower compared to the recorder, where you close the half hole.
@@ewiplayer thank you. Your answers are very clear (like your videos). I have ordered Aerophone go, i hope i will not regret it. Keep on with your nice effort ! 👌👌
What are you using to hold your EWI Solo when you aren’t playing it? I ordered one about a month ago and it was back ordered but should be here soon, I am super excited but I’ve been wondering about stands. Thank you, great video.
As far as I know, there is no instrument stand available for the EWI Solo and unfortunately Akai doesn't make an instrument case either. I just put it on a table in case the phone rings while I'm practicing and I have to stop playing. After playing, I store it in a cabinet so that it doesn't get dusty too quickly.
Die Frage ist absolut berechtigt. Ich denke, dass die Antwort stark davon abhängt, welchen musikalischen Hintergrund man hat und wofür man einen solchen Blaswandler einsetzen will. Weil ich hobbymässig Klarinette und Saxofon spiele, war für mich die Frage im Prinzip genau umgekehrt 😊 Warum soll ich mich mit "klassischen Synthesizern" auseinandersetzen, wenn ich ähnliche Sounds in einem elektronischen Blasinstrument habe?
Hallo ich spiele ein Tenor Saxophon. Zu Üben in Urlaub habe ich mir einen Roland Aerophone AE-10 gekauft. Dass der Einsatz ist mit echtem Saxophon nicht zu vergleichen ist, wüsste ich bevor ich das Instrument gekauft habe. Was mir am Roland jedoch am meisten stört sind die Tasten die sich wie Taschenrechner anfühlen. Sie haben ganz andere widerstand wie bei Saxophon. Wie ist das bei der Yamaha ihre Meinung nach? Haben sie es besser als Rolland hingekriegt?
Vielen Dank für die Frage. Die Tasten und die Mechanik beim YDS-150 imitieren die Tasten des Saxofons meiner Meinung nach viel besser als das AE-10. Der Widerstand der Tasten ist aber auch beim YDS-150 "leichter" als beim Saxofon, weil es Plastiktasten sind und keine Metalltasten.
Ho avuto tra le mani il Roland AE 10 restituito dopo 2 giorni. La scocca è esageratamente grande sulla zona della mano destra... va bene per chi ha le mani grandi... dopo mezz'ora di utilizzo avevo i crampi alla mano destra e le dita rattrappite perchè facevo fatica ad arrivarci a premere i tasti e quando dovevo fare il DO# o il RE# non usciva o si inceppava perchè col palmo premevo le chiavi sottostanti. Restituito .
don't get me wrong, your review is great, but what is it with a sax sound that it can't be replicated convincingly? Even crappiest real sax sounds better than that...
I'm not an audio engineer, so I can't really answer your question. I don't think that manufacturers don't try hard, but that it is simply difficult to reproduce the acoustic properties of the saxophone sound synthetically. Unlike the saxophone sound, the oboe sound, for example, is relatively usable with many wind controllers and synthesizers, in my opinion. So the oboe sound seems to be easier to reproduce.
@@ewiplayer I believe the sax sounds on the AE-30 are the same SuperNatural sounds already on the AE-10 anyway. The new ZenCor sound engine is different, but it's not particularly relevant to the sax sounds.
The Yamaha YDS-120 is now available. It has almost all the functionality of the more expensive YDS-150, with all the same voices. I used to have an Aerophone but didn't like the poor quality of the sax voices. The Yamaha voices are MUCH better. The Akai sax voices sound almost comical to me. If you want the best sax voices, get the Yamaha YDS-120. Plus the Yamaha key layout is exactly right and feels like a real saxophone.
I couldn't agree more. The YDS-150 sax sounds are atrocious. If anyone buys it for that, they'll be sorely disappointed. I've made a bunch of videos on various YDS aspects.
thank you so much for this very helpful indeed. I have driven myself mad looking at these three instruments and have decided to buy the Yamaha YDS-150. You put a lot of time into this and I am grateful
Thank you very much. Glad to hear, the video was helpful!
So glad there were subtitles
Ich verstehe alles doch :-)
I was thinking hard about getting one of these instruments (probably the EWI SOlo) as an upgrade to my 'very inexpensive' digital sax that I bought recently. Having now heard what these sound like (and I'm really glad you made this video), I'm horribly impressed by my cheap instrument's sounds - and after a bit of experimentation, I've also used it directly as a wind controller to some softsynths/samplers - so I suspect that I'll be staying with my inexpensive 'beginner' instrument - especially when it's controlling Fluidsynth, with a good soundfont! Until - of course - the big manufacturers bring out mk II or mk III versions....
You are awesome! Thank you so much for doing these videos! Also, thank you for adding subtitles... great videos!
My pleasure! Glad, if the subtitles were helfpul 😀
Danke für diesen Vergleich. Wie auch immer es mit dem Sound sein mag, ein Blechsaxophon mit Holzblatt wird mit seinen Idiosynkrasien und Unzulänglickeiten allerdings nie wirklich ein Aerophon ersetzen können, genauso wie ein Holzklavier kein Ersatz für einen richtigen Synthesizer ist. Die Zeiten sind vorbei.
Danke schön! I've been searching for an unbiased review of these.
Glad if I could help!
@@ewiplayer I bought the Yamaha!
Thank you for this excellent video! Very informational and helpful without feeling boring. Also, thank you for the subtitles- your grammar is fantastic. Very well done :)
Thank you very much for the nice comment. I'm glad you found the video informative (but not boring). Thank you very much! (And of course I was also very pleased with the comment about good grammar in my subtitles 😊)
Thanks for comparing the 3 wind synths. Each one has a different texture with the different sounds. Enjoyed the video
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video :-)
I like that you provided patch numbers and link to sheet music.
Thank you, glad it is helfpful 😊
Thanks a lot for the video I’m still hesitating between Yamaha and Akai... I love the control and sound of the Yamaha but the Akai seems very fun, easy and is so much cheeper.
I used to play the Saxophone but stop because I live in an apartment.
You're welcome and thank you for your comment. Since you have played the saxophone before, I am pretty sure that it will be easier for you to play the YDS-150 than the EWI. The touch sensitive keys of the EWI and especially the octave rollers definitely take some getting used to on the EWI. On the other hand, as you rightly say, the EWI is much cheaper. In my opinion, the price-performance ratio is therefore better with the EWI than with the YDS-150. Although it costs less, you get more, for example, the EWI has a bite sensor (the YDS-150 does not) and also many more sounds in the sound library.
where are you from? im from Limburg, Belgium and I can understand your German accent perfectly! also great ewi video
Super comparison with the examples!
Can someone please summarize his conclusions in english?
Mir gefällt der künstliche Klang vom Akai am besten. Als saxophonersatz finde ich fällt es durch, aber als plärrende Schalmei oder so ist es schon toll.
Fürn echtes Sax spiel ich einfach mein echtes ;)
I think the Yamaha sax sounds are a bit better than the Roland. The EWI doesn't sound very good at all. But...the Yamaha doesn't have a bite sensor for pitch bend, and that's a real drawback. And the Yamaha doesn't let you add distortion/growl in mid-phrase (I think) but the Roland does.
Thanks for making this video. It would be good to hear the sax sounds compared individually, in a short tune with some expression, instead of the ensemble samples.
You’re welcome and thanks for your comment. You are right. Because the Yamaha does not have a bite sensor, you have to create pitch bending with the analog controller. Because the AE-10 allows pitch bending via the bite sensor, the thumb controller on the Aerophone can be used for other effects, such as growling, as you mentioned. This might be more important for some than the included sounds in the internal sound library.
Thank you for adding subtitles... great videos!
Akai Sax sound like crumhorn. Lovely to me.
Thank you for videos.I have AE-10 and would like to make (or buy) Trumpet Harmon mute sound sound that can be Imported into Aerophone (without MIDI computer input). There are 100 Internal sounds available, which I bought from (Vgtrumpet) but no Harmon mute trumpet sound. Maybe you may have some idea? Thank you.
This Video ist very helpful to find the right Instrument.
I think, the Roland is nearest to the original Sax Sound.
AKAI NO. 😀
super gut. Danke
Vielen Dank 🙂
Very helpful
Useful ❤🎉
Thanks so much Christoph! Very helpful review.
Great video! I think you are very correct when it comes to getting a real saxophone sound, but I want to offer a slightly different perspective: As a saxophone player, I would NEVER use any of these instruments in an attempt to get a great sax sound. I would simply record a real sax. Inversely, if I were trying to digitally generate a sax sound, but I did not play sax, it is likely I would use a keyboard controller and a costly patch set to try and simulate the sound.
For me, as someone who is happy to play real wind instruments, the question is, "what does a digital wind instrument add?", and, strangely, enough, I sort of liked the EWI the most for this. It sounds very digital, almost like a video game. For me, I like it because it sounds nothing like a real sax! Does that make sense? It has a unique flavor for something beyond what an acoustic saxophone offers.
On the other hand, if someone only owns one or two saxophones and wishes to fill out the ensemble for quartets, the slightly more realistic sounds on the YDS and Aerophone may do better for filling in the inner voices---though I wouldn't use any of them to carry the melody
Thanks for the detailed comment. You are hardly the only saxophonist who would NEVER play a wind controller to imitate a real saxophone sound :-) I'm sure most would prefer a real saxophone. However, I find it interesting that you like the sounds on the EWI better because they sound even more synthetic. I never thought about it from that perspective.
I started playing with wind controllers not because I wanted to replace a real instrument, but because I find it interesting to have many different sounds in one instrument. I used to be a bit "jealous" of piano players who can also play keyboard/synthesizers, in case they want to try other sounds . I started with clarinet, so I would have had to relearn a keyboard instrument. Since I know that wind controllers exist, I can finally play with an instrument that has many sounds, but is easier for me to learn than piano or keyboard because it is relatively similar to the clarinet or saxophone.
@@ewiplayer I know what you mean. I do use keyboard MIDI controllers at home, but I'm not confident enough to preform with them. I'm actually looking at some guitar-oriented MIDI controllers, since guitar is my first instrument. I keep looking at the wind controllers, too, but mainly for silent practice. My impression is that the Yamaha is the best for this, though i do have some interest in the EWI because I would also like to practice clarinet fingerings, and I think it has a mode for that. 🤔 (Edit: looks like I was mistaken about this)
The point is not to replace real saxophones for their sound; it's a total fail. The point is to have an instrument that isn't so loud so you can play late at night, in the bus, in a hotel, during lunchtime in the office, etc. The electronic ones also allow you to focus on the rhythm, the notes, fingerings, scales, technical exercises and not being bothered by embouchure, breathing and reed issues. Practice time on the real instrument would be dedicated to sound development and playing songs. and you would play when it doesn't bother the neighbors.
@@barendscholtus1786 yeah, I know. 😂 But this video is a comparison of the sounds.
@@ninjaaron Yeah, it's comparing the sounds of the 3 saxophones to a real one to give people who want to play, or learn to play quietly have an informed decision instead of just buying whatever is in stock at the store. I'd imagine one of these also aren't as tiring to play as a real one someone is tired after work or something they can have a more relaxed time. Those are the reasons why I'm looking at comparison videos anyways. I did the same thing when I picked my digital piano, the quality of the sound was in my top 3 priorities. I know it's not the same sound as a real instrument but if my options are digital or nothing, I'm going digital and I'd like the sound to be as close a reproduction as possible
Guter Überblick und nicht zuviel Information.
Vielen Dank 😀!
Vielen Dank für Ihr Video. Hat mir viel geholfen. Du hast recht, akai hat einen uninteressanten Klang. Ich beginne mit dem aerophone mini.
Ein sehr schöner Vergleich. Ich habe das YDS-150 - und bereue das auch nicht.
Vielen Dank für den Kommentar :-)
As far as I know, none of these 3 support MPE. Are there any MPE capable sax controllers?
Vielen Dank für das super Video. Ich möchte wieder mit einem Instrument anfangen und überlege mir ein Digit Sax anzuschaffen. Hast Du schon mal Sounds ausprobiert, die für Klezmer geeignet sind und welches der 3 dafür am Besten ist? P.S. Eigentlich habe ich mich zuerst auf Roland AE10 wegen dem Preis Design AE 5 gerichtet, aber das AE 10 finde ich nach dem Test zu hallig. Herzlichen Dank nochmal Christian aus Bayern.
Dankeschön :-) Nein, Klezmer habe ich damit noch nicht ausprobiert, insofern kann ich dazu keinen Tipp abgeben. Ich mache zudem regelmässig die Erfahrung , dass die Meinungen stark auseinandergehen, welcher Blaswandler die "natürlichsten" und besten Klänge hat. Insofern dürfte auch keine Einigkeit herrschen, welcher am besten zu Klezmer passt. Ich würde deshalb zu jenem Instrument greifen, bei welchem dir persönlich die Sounds am besten gefallen.
@@ewiplayer Merci für die schnele Antwort, aber ich glaube eh, dass ich mit einer normalen Sopran Klarinette recht gutauskomme, grad wenn der interne Lautsprecher etwas blechern ist, grad wenn man etwas ziehender spielt. Weil sie besser zum mitnehmen ist und auch aus finanziellen Gründen werde ich eh die AE5 testen, da gibts grad welche gebraucht auf Amazon für 314 Ö´s.
viele Grüße aus Oberbayern Christian
What of these is the best?
Hi Christoph, vielen Dank für das übersichtliche und informative Video. Ich wollte schon immer Sax spielen lernen jedoch hatte und habe ich nicht die Möglichkeit dies in meiner Wohnung zu machen.
Welches digitale Blasinstrument würdest du einem Anfänger wie mir empfehlwn welcher so nah wie möglich an einem Sax sein möchte. Evt ergibt sich ja eines Tages die Chance ein echtes Sax zu spielen 😅🤷🏻♂️
Vielen dank nochmals für dein tolles Video
What Languange is that
Love this
thank you
It's so weird reading subtitles that directly translate to each word he's saying lol. I'm used to awkward Spanish translations or other romantic languages as germanic languages (other than English, of course) are so rare in the US.
Hallo
Ich habe vor über 20 Jahren hauptsächlich Klarinette geblasen. Aber auch ein Btenorsax. Eigentlich bin ich schon ziemlich überzeugt für da Roland Instrument aber wie ist das mit
dem berüchtigten "Ventilklappern beim e 10. Ist das auch beim spielen zu bermerken oder nur wenn man die Tasten ohne Ton drückt.
Man kann das Tastengeräusch beim Aerophon auch beim Spielen hören. Ich habe mich daran gewöhnt und mich stört es nicht mehr, aber das ist wohl abhängig vom persönlichen Empfinden.
Yamaha ♥️
Vielen dank, diese information hilft mir wirklich!/SB Schweden
Vielen Dank 😀!
Hi , and thank you for this very "clear" video.
Please let me ask you:
a) the sounds on this video come straight from the built in speaker of the instruments ?
b) When you connect them to a PC or an amplifier the sounds i think should be much better ? (is there such a video?)
c) I am learning to play the recorder. When i want to play a note at high, i close with my left thumb the half hole at the bottom, and this is very fast to do. At the AKAI , to do the same i think i roll my thumb to the octave rollers, but at Roland, how do i do it ? Is it easy and fast ?
Thank you in advance.
Many thanks for your questions
a) What you hear is a recording I made on my computer and not the speakers.
b) This is somewhat difficult to answer. What you hear is pretty much what you get if you connect the instruments through an audio interface to your computer and record it (the internal sounds of the instrument, not the speakers!). At the same time, it is also clear, that the sound is better, if a professional sound engineer would record the instruments with high end equipment or if a professional player plays the instruments through a top-notch PA system. If you want to hear, what is theoretically possible, I recommend you listen to the official promotion videos of AKAI, Yamaha and Roland.
c) There are octave buttons with the YDS-150 and the AE-10. In my opinion, Akais octave rollers are by far the most difficult system (although I like it), but I don’t think, one of the different system is much faster or slower compared to the recorder, where you close the half hole.
@@ewiplayer thank you. Your answers are very clear (like your videos). I have ordered Aerophone go, i hope i will not regret it. Keep on with your nice effort ! 👌👌
What are you using to hold your EWI Solo when you aren’t playing it? I ordered one about a month ago and it was back ordered but should be here soon, I am super excited but I’ve been wondering about stands. Thank you, great video.
As far as I know, there is no instrument stand available for the EWI Solo and unfortunately Akai doesn't make an instrument case either. I just put it on a table in case the phone rings while I'm practicing and I have to stop playing. After playing, I store it in a cabinet so that it doesn't get dusty too quickly.
Good to know, thank you
Great video! I am seriously considering getting the yamaha one.
Thank you very much. I'm glad if the video was helpful for you to decide if the YDS meets your expectations and if you want to buy it.
Amazing how little all these wind instrument substitutes sound like real saxophones. They all, no matter how much reverb is added, sound like toys.
lovely
Jeden dieser Sounds bekomme ich auch mit einem einigermaßen guten Synthesizer hin. Warum sollte ich eines dieser "Blasinstrumente" kaufen?
Die Frage ist absolut berechtigt. Ich denke, dass die Antwort stark davon abhängt, welchen musikalischen Hintergrund man hat und wofür man einen solchen Blaswandler einsetzen will. Weil ich hobbymässig Klarinette und Saxofon spiele, war für mich die Frage im Prinzip genau umgekehrt 😊 Warum soll ich mich mit "klassischen Synthesizern" auseinandersetzen, wenn ich ähnliche Sounds in einem elektronischen Blasinstrument habe?
Hallo ich spiele ein Tenor Saxophon. Zu Üben in Urlaub habe ich mir einen Roland Aerophone AE-10 gekauft. Dass der Einsatz ist mit echtem Saxophon nicht zu vergleichen ist, wüsste ich bevor ich das Instrument gekauft habe. Was mir am Roland jedoch am meisten stört sind die Tasten die sich wie Taschenrechner anfühlen. Sie haben ganz andere widerstand wie bei Saxophon. Wie ist das bei der Yamaha ihre Meinung nach? Haben sie es besser als Rolland hingekriegt?
Vielen Dank für die Frage. Die Tasten und die Mechanik beim YDS-150 imitieren die Tasten des Saxofons meiner Meinung nach viel besser als das AE-10. Der Widerstand der Tasten ist aber auch beim YDS-150 "leichter" als beim Saxofon, weil es Plastiktasten sind und keine Metalltasten.
Ho avuto tra le mani il Roland AE 10 restituito dopo 2 giorni. La scocca è esageratamente grande sulla zona della mano destra... va bene per chi ha le mani grandi... dopo mezz'ora di utilizzo avevo i crampi alla mano destra e le dita rattrappite perchè facevo fatica ad arrivarci a premere i tasti e quando dovevo fare il DO# o il RE# non usciva o si inceppava perchè col palmo premevo le chiavi sottostanti. Restituito .
don't get me wrong, your review is great, but what is it with a sax sound that it can't be replicated convincingly? Even crappiest real sax sounds better than that...
I'm not an audio engineer, so I can't really answer your question. I don't think that manufacturers don't try hard, but that it is simply difficult to reproduce the acoustic properties of the saxophone sound synthetically. Unlike the saxophone sound, the oboe sound, for example, is relatively usable with many wind controllers and synthesizers, in my opinion. So the oboe sound seems to be easier to reproduce.
Troppa confusione con quei suoni mescolati....non era meglio paragonare i tre strumenti con medesimo suono UNICO ?
Why AE-10? Why not AE-30 Pro?
Because the AE-30 Pro has not officially been released yet and therefore I do not have one yet. I hope to get it in February ...
@@ewiplayer I believe the sax sounds on the AE-30 are the same SuperNatural sounds already on the AE-10 anyway. The new ZenCor sound engine is different, but it's not particularly relevant to the sax sounds.
The Yamaha YDS-120 is now available. It has almost all the functionality of the more expensive YDS-150, with all the same voices. I used to have an Aerophone but didn't like the poor quality of the sax voices. The Yamaha voices are MUCH better. The Akai sax voices sound almost comical to me. If you want the best sax voices, get the Yamaha YDS-120. Plus the Yamaha key layout is exactly right and feels like a real saxophone.
suonato da principianti direi.....
Good ! Salam iz Almaty !
quem sabe um dia...
Not fair. The volume is different. That's why Akai sounds better.
ewi solo sound is pretty awful :( I planned to get one for the saxophone sound, but maybe not.
To get an EWI Solo "just" for the saxophone sound ... you're right: probably not. The sax sounds on the Aerophone or YDS-150 are better, I think.
Ewi solo.... grottenschlecht... Lautsprecher bei meinem Handy ist besser
EWI Solo is a toy for children, not a musical instrument. I bought the EWI Solo, but I prefer to play the Yamaha WX-5 with a dedicated WL-70m module.
The Akai sounds terrible.
It all sounded like a $99 Casio keyboard to me.
I couldn't agree more. The YDS-150 sax sounds are atrocious. If anyone buys it for that, they'll be sorely disappointed. I've made a bunch of videos on various YDS aspects.