Updated 15 April 2026
I made this instrument because I wanted something more compact than my EW-Plus and something that fitted in with the “look” of brass instruments. It has:
- The same internals as the EWI-Plus (processor, battery, display, etc)
- A brass-looking exterior made from 3D-printed PLA Silk
- A mouthpiece from an EWI (but with no “bite” control)
- Side-by-side keys (like the NuRAD)
- USB and BLE connectivity
- 5-octave range
The back looks like this:
A close-up of the back:
The octave keys (mushroom cap screws) are on the LH thumb, together with a “Program” button for changing synth presets. The RH thumb has the “pitchbend down”, “portamento” and “modulation” buttons, together with an earthing pad.
The display looks like this:
There is the on-off slider switch, the adjustment knob, and the multi-colour LED to indicate the status of the instrument.
The insides look like this:
Update history:
- Original 15 Apr 2026