Re: MIDI wind controllers

["Tilmann Dehnhard" <tilmann@dehnhard.com>]

the ewi works so well because you only have to touch the little 
thingie-screw
that represents a key. this way your sensory system signals "touch" when 
you 
touch it.

with the yamaha products you depress a fake key to touch the sensor.
i believe this is more difficult, because you are "far away from the 
action", so to speak.
i like the fake reed, though. the spit problem of the ewi (easily handled 
with a sweat band, see brecker) doesn't occur.

tilmann


> The WX5 needs lots of practice to keep the glitches away and I guess I 
> wonder (having never played an EWI) how much harder it is without actual 
> mechanical keys?
>
> Any comments?