This is the coolest instrument.  I have to part with it for financial reasons.  It is essentially brand new.  One of the best features is that it has fingerings for brass players – you trumpet players can now go MIDI.  I have used this a few times in my 10 piece band when a horn player or (two) cancels at the last minute.  It has 99 (editable) sounds on board, but I plug mine into my Motif ES and double up on Brass/Sax patches – almost like Tower of Power…. 

The 4000S also uses standard woodwind fingerings.  It can be powered by internal batteries and there is also an AC plug for practice.  I can’t tell you how bummed I am to have to sell this, but hopefully you will love it as much as I did.  It only took me a few minutes to cahnge the settings so that it would play like a 3 valve brass horn (it can be changed back to reed easily).  It also transposes – got to love this.  Best of all, I can play double high C (and beyond) all night….  I paid $700 for this new.  Buy It Now before someone else does....

Here what the mfg has to say (checkout their website for even more): The Akai Professional EWI4000S is a giant leap in the evolution of wind instruments. The heart of the EWI4000S is its "first in the industry" built-in sound module that lets musicians plug a wireless MIDI or audio set up into the base of the EWI, and move freely around the stage without being tethered by wires.

Akai Professional understands that artists want to concentrate on creating and performing music, not manipulating buttons, so they’ve made the breath, vibrato, glide time, and bend width controls easily accessible and totally adjustable. In addition, the included software lets both Windows and Mac users edit, customize, store and recall sounds
with their computer. The EWI4000S delivers incredible versatility, ultimate mobility and remarkable creative expression that brings a musical revolution to your fingertips.

• Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI) fingering mode for brass players
• Touch sensitive keys and octave roller for quick and responsive playing
• Sensitive breath sensor for expressive dynamics
• Built-in analog modeling synth sound module
• Built-in MIDI output for use with sound modules
• PC and Mac Editor software for customizing, storing and instantly recalling internal sounds
• Lightweight and portable design with battery power

ships in orginal Box with Software for PC/Mac