Category

Electronic Wind Instruments

Electronic wind controllers, wind synthesizers, and related instruments.

Models

  • Technical line drawing of Akai EWI4000s

    Akai EWI4000s

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Akai EWI4000s is an electronic wind instrument controller with a built-in analog-modeling synthesizer. Played with saxophone-like fingering and breath and bite sensors, it lets wind players perform expressive synthesizer lines.

  • Yamaha WX5

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    A Yamaha wind MIDI controller with breath and lip sensing, selectable wind-instrument fingering modes, and MIDI/WX connections for external tone generators.

  • Technical line drawing of Akai EWI5000

    Akai EWI5000

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Akai EWI5000 is a wireless electronic wind instrument with a built-in multi-gigabyte sound library from SONiVOX. It features 2.4 GHz low-latency wireless audio connectivity, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and multiple fingering modes for saxophone, flute, oboe, and brass players.

  • Roland Aerophone AE-10

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Roland Aerophone AE-10 is a digital wind instrument that combines breath and bite control with a built-in sound engine. With saxophone-style fingering and a range of acoustic and synth sounds, it lets wind players perform electronically.

  • Yamaha YDS-150

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Yamaha YDS-150 is a digital saxophone that replicates the ergonomics of a standard alto saxophone while producing sound electronically through its Integrated Bell Acoustic System. Announced in September 2020, it offers 10 built-in instrument sounds, a headphone output, and a built-in speaker, making it suitable for silent practice and performance.

  • Technical line drawing of Akai EWI Solo

    Akai EWI Solo

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Akai EWI Solo is a standalone electronic wind instrument with a built-in speaker, rechargeable battery, and onboard sounds, allowing completely self-contained wireless performance without external gear. It uses saxophone-style fingering with breath and bite control, and its sound library covers acoustic woodwinds, synthesizer, and orchestral tones.

  • Roland Aerophone AE-30

    Electronic wind instrument · Japan

    The Roland Aerophone AE-30, also known as the Aerophone Pro, is Roland's flagship digital wind instrument featuring over 300 SuperNATURAL and ZEN-Core sounds, Bluetooth audio and MIDI, an OLED display, and a built-in speaker. It supports saxophone-style fingering with breath and bite control, and includes USB MIDI and traditional MIDI connectivity for studio and live use.

  • Roland Aerophone

    Japan

    The Roland Aerophone is a series of digital wind instruments — electronic wind controllers with built-in sound engines and saxophone-style fingering — introduced in 2016. The line spans the entry-level AE-10 to the professional AE-30.

Makers

  • Yamaha

    Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.

  • Roland

    Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.

  • Akai Professional

    Akai Professional is a brand of electronic music-production equipment established in 1984, known for its MPC samplers and sequencers and a range of controllers and keyboards.

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