Scandalli EWA Owner's Manual

Electronic wireless accordion

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OWNER'S MANUAL
SCANDALLI

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  • Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL SCANDALLI...
  • Page 2 It is possible to transpose the whole instrument by semitones very simply and if two or more EWA are to be played simultaneously, you need only set a different wireless channel to each.
  • Page 3: Quick Start

    Do not use household cleaning agents or solvents. The ventilation grills of the instrument must not be obstructed or impeded in any way. Do not expose the EWA to dampness or sprays of water and do not place liquid containers on the instrument.
  • Page 4 CONNECTIONS TO ACCORDION: multi pin cable for connection of the sound box to the EWA used for recharging and playing without wireless transmission. AC POWER: mains cable connection and on/off switch HEADPHONES: socket. MIDI OUT: to connect an external expander or sound module.
  • Page 5: Selecting Asound

    (the display will flash) for the next number (if applicable); when this is pressed the EWA will change sound again based on the 2 digit number and will wait again for a few instants for an eventual third number, when this is pressed the display will stop flashing and the selected number will play.
  • Page 6 • Press the Oct.Trsp. button. The display will show “t 0” • Press any key on the right hand keyboard: all the sections of the EWA will be transposed in the key of the chosen note. Example: pushing D (2 semitones...
  • Page 7 To play from an external source, remember to attach a midi cable from the Midi-Out socket of the EWA to the Midi-In socket of your expander and then select “Ext” or “Int+Ext”. The EWA transmits: note change, program change and bellows expression.
  • Page 8: Edit Parameters

    STORING YOUR OWN COMBINATIONS • Select your sounds as desired for treble1 and 2, chords and bass; the various volumes and other parameters such as pedals and chin registers • Press and hold the COMBI button until the display starts to flash •...
  • Page 9 02 Programming the MIDI channels Each section can be assigned a specific midi channel by the user To assign a midi channel for TREBLE 1 (the default channel is 01) Press EDIT Press 1 – the display will start flashing Press EDIT again Select the required channel number (from 1 to 16) Press EDIT again to exit and store the setting...
  • Page 10 05 Programming ORCHESTRAL mode • Press EDIT Select 14 to choose BELLOWS LAYER: playing softly on the right, only the sound • of Treble 1 will be heard; pulling hard on the bellows the sound on Treble 2 will also be heard •...
  • Page 11 10 Programming the functions of SWITCH PEDAL 1 • Press EDIT Select 35 – the SWITCH PEDAL will control the MODULATION of Treble 1 • Select 36 – the SWITCH PEDAL will control the overall SUSTAIN • (HOLD – control change 64) •...
  • Page 12 13 Activating/deactivating the CHIN REGISTERS • Press EDIT Select 26 to activate the chin registers (the default effects are: • chin register 1 - modulation: chin register 2 - note C1 on midi channel 16) • Select 27 to deactivate the chin registers •...
  • Page 13 EWA. NB: Many sequencers have MIDI THRU active – this will interfere with MIDI OUT. To avoid problems when reloading combinations into the EWA unplug the midi cable from the MIDI OUT SOCKET of the EWA. Saving the COMBINATIONS in Bank 1 •...
  • Page 14 • Press EDIT • Select 116 • Press EDIT again: the EWA is now ready to receive data and the EDIT led will flash • Start the play function of the attached midi sequencer for the previously stored registration containing the exclusive system code for a bank of Combinations.
  • Page 15: Software Version

    17 Restoring the FACTORY(default) COMBINATIONS • Press EDIT • Select 126 • Press EDIT again - The display will switch off during the process and come on again when it is finished (This procedure will take a few seconds.) 18 SOFTWARE VERSION •...
  • Page 16 COMBINATIONS LIST (Initial Factory Presets) COMBINATIONS notes ITALIAN MASTER ITALIAN MASTER bellows PAOLO SOPRANI PAOLO SOPRANI bellows CASSOTTO16+16 CASSOTTO16+16 bellows JAZZ CASSOTTO JAZZ CASSOTTO + VIBES SUPER VI 10 SUPER VI ORCHESTRA 11 FRENCH MUSETTE 12 FRENCH MUSETTE + VIBES 13 PAOLO SOPRANI TREMOLO 14 TREMOLO NAPOLI 15 ACCORDION AMERICAN bellows...
  • Page 17: Sound List

    SOUND LIST 0-66 Gran Cassa 0-67 Kick 0-68 Snare Num Bk-pg SOUND 0-69 Snare 2 Italian Master 0-70 Castanets Italian Master + Trumpet 0-71 Castanets + Guitar + Strings Italian Master + Organ 0-72 Accordion Basses Paolo Soprani 3 voices 0-73 Accordion Basses + Strings Paolo Soprani 3 voices + Orchestra 0-74 Accordion Basses 16...
  • Page 18 Hammond organ split (slow/fast) 1-78 Mandolin + Strings Theatre Organ 1-79 Banjo 1-10 Old Farfisa organ 1-80 Banjo + harmonica 1-11 Old Farfisa slow 1-81 Grand Piano 1-12 Violin 1-82 Grand Piano Classic 1-13 Violin + orchestra 1-83 Grand Piano sustain 1-14 Violoncello 1-84 Grand Piano + strings 1-15 Violoncello + Strings...
  • Page 19 8-20 SEM (French musette) 8 8-89 Converter bass 2 rows (8+4) 8-21 Old French master (16+8+8+8) 8-90 Converter bass 2 rows (8+2) 8-22 Old French accord (16+8+8) 8-91 Converter bass 3 rows (8+8+2) 8-23 Old French accord cassotto (16+8+8) 8-92 Standard bass Master 5 rows 8-24 Old French bandoneon cassotto (16+8) 8-93 Standard bass Master 5 rows dark 8-25 Old French bandoneon (16+8)
  • Page 20 16-29 Elkavox83 accordion+strings 16-99 Combi 3 16-30 Elkavox83 piano 16-100 Combi 4 16-31 Elkavox83 piano+strings 16-101 Combi 5 16-32 Elkavox83 clavichord 16-102 Combi 6 16-33 Elkavox83 clavichord+orchestra 16-103 Combi 7 16-34 Elkavox83 mandolin 16-104 Combi 8 16-35 Elkavox83 mandolin+strings 16-105 Combi 9 16-36 Elkavox83 combination 1 16-106 Combi 10 16-37 Elkavox83 combination 2...
  • Page 21 10 Programming the Switch pedals..............page 11 Programming the Chin Registers..............page 12 MIDI DUMP...................... page 13 Resetting the factory COMBINATIONS............page 15 Software version.................... page 15 COMBINATIONS list..................page 16 Sound list of EWA................... page 17 Index....................... page 21...

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