{"id":7365,"date":"2014-02-10T17:31:05","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T00:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=7365"},"modified":"2021-11-08T09:48:15","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T17:48:15","slug":"wind-controllers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/wind-controllers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Controllers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/minifun11.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/minifun1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/minifun11.jpg?fit=85%2C88&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"85,88\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"minifun1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/minifun11.jpg?fit=85%2C88&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1873 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/minifun11.jpg?resize=85%2C88\" alt=\"minifun1\" width=\"85\" height=\"88\"><\/a>Wind controllers, sometimes called <em>wind synthesizers<\/em> or a <em>wind synth<\/em>, have become a staple in the arsenal of many a saxophone player. Thanks to early converts such as Tom Scott and David Sanborn, as well as players like Michael Brecker, wind controllers have enjoyed a steady popularity in many styles of popular music.<\/p>\n<p>When the first wind controller was produced in the early 1970s, MIDI (musical instrument digital interface) was not even on the radar screen yet. The world was still an analog one, and the wind controllers of the day were no exception. As the years and technology progressed, so did wind controllers. The result? Today&#8217;s sophisticated Yamaha YX5, Akai&#8217;s EWI, and the radically different <a href=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f5\/Eegenqaap.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eigenharp<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eigenharp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Lambert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This section of my site focuses on the more vintage wind controllers, and their contribution to the electronic musical landscape.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-14-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-14\">Wind Controllers<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-14\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-14 mtr-table mtr-thead-th\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-14-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1 mtr-th-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Name\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Name<\/div><\/th><th class=\"column-2 mtr-th-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Image\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Image<\/div><\/th><th class=\"column-3 mtr-th-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Name \"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Name <\/div><\/th><th class=\"column-4 mtr-th-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Image\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\">Image<\/div><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1 mtr-td-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Name\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/wind-controllers\/casio-digital-horn\">Casio Digital Horn<\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-2 mtr-td-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Image\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/21.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/21.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/21.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/21.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/21.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-3 mtr-td-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Name \"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/wind-controllers\/lyricon\">Lyricon<\/a><\/div><\/td><td class=\"column-4 mtr-td-tag\" data-mtr-content=\"Image\"><div class=\"mtr-cell-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/61.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/61.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/61.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/61.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/61.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/a> <\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-14 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wind controllers, sometimes called wind synthesizers or a wind synth, have become a staple in the arsenal of many a saxophone player. 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