Hi Ed, I’m no expert on the EWI but here is my EWI configuration:
Breath gain – 18
Bite gain – 71
Bite AC gain – 63
Pitch Bend Gain – 65
Key Delay – 7

Midi Channel – 1
Transpose – 0=C
Fingering – EVI valve 1

Breath CC1- 2 Breath controller (course)
Breath CC2 – 22
Bite CC1 – 126 pitchbend up-down
Bite CC2 – off
Velocity – Dynamic
Pitchbend up control - Pitchbend up
Pitchbend down control – pitchbend down

Initially I had a problem with vibrato also. I googled it and found that some EWIs were having a problem. Following some Internet instructions (sorry, It’s been over a year and I can’t remember the site) I took off the mouthpiece and separated the two metal strips that control vibrato. That solved my problem. Well that was the mechanical part of the problem, now it’s me that is the problem

Also you set and save your EWI settings in the Akai EWI USB program. If you save them there they will automatically show up in the Aria Player.

I hope this helps.

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