A closer look
If you ever looked at a complex synthesizer and thought, 'I really wish I had to blow into this to make a sound,' the Akai EWI was made specifically for you. Standing for Electronic Wind Instrument, this niche gadget translates breath pressure and lip biting into MIDI data, allowing wind players to sound like a 1980s sci-fi soundtrack. It looks like a lightsaber that accidentally mated with a clarinet, and playing it requires the lung capacity of an Olympic swimmer just to lay down a funky synth bassline.
