{"id":2649,"date":"2026-04-15T13:07:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/?page_id=2649"},"modified":"2026-04-15T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T03:47:07","slug":"midi-brass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/midi-brass\/","title":{"rendered":"midi-Brass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Updated 15 April 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2651\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I made this instrument because I wanted something more compact than my EW-Plus and something that fitted in with the &#8220;look&#8221; of brass instruments. It has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The same internals as the EWI-Plus (processor, battery, display, etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A brass-looking exterior made from 3D-printed PLA Silk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A mouthpiece from an EWI (but with no &#8220;bite&#8221; control)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Side-by-side keys (like the NuRAD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USB and BLE connectivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5-octave range<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The back looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2656\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A close-up of the back:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2659\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mdid-brass4-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The octave keys (mushroom cap screws) are on the LH thumb, together with a &#8220;Program&#8221; button for changing synth presets. The RH thumb has the &#8220;pitchbend down&#8221;, &#8220;portamento&#8221; and &#8220;modulation&#8221; buttons, together with an earthing pad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The display looks like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2658\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass3-1-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the on-off slider switch, the adjustment knob, and the multi-colour LED to indicate the status of the instrument.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The insides look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2660\" style=\"width:600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/midi-brass5-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update history:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Original 15 Apr 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8220;look&#8221; of brass instruments. It has: 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 &#8220;Program&#8221; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2649","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"page_structure_type":"type-3","styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2667,"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2649\/revisions\/2667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gonzos.net\/projects\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}