INGPARTNER Y8 Digital Wind Instrument Synthesizer, Electronic Wind Instrument/EWI with Bluetooth,2 Nozzles,2 Fingerings,94 To

4.3 | 37 ratings

Price: 88

Last update: 06-22-2024

About this item

94 tones, 12 keys, 10 reverb values, 2 fingerings (saxophone and flute). Beautiful tone! A digital wind instrument is equivalent to a musical instrument library!
10 kinds of adjustable blowing sensitivity. Easy to play! You'll like it whether you're a man, woman, or child! It's really a team entertainment source of happiness!
Fully functional, with 4 octave rollers, 10 reverb values, and 10 chorus values. Create unique music through your boundless talent!
20W speaker, volume range of 0-10, so you can play it without amp! Connecting to the amp(6.35mm jack) for stage performance and headphones(3.5mm jack), don't worry about disturbing others! Y8 is also an amp! You can play music by connecting your phone's Bluetooth to Y8 Bluetooth. You can also play accompaniment while using Y8 to play!
The charging port of Y8 EWI has three functions. Basic function is charging. The hidden function is that it can achieve the same function as MIDI port through OTG cable. First is to extend the tone of an external sound box. Second is to edit music using the internal recording of a computer or mobile phone. For example, it can be connected to Windows Cubase, Mac Logic, and iPhone GarageBand. The actual operation is the same as the MIDI interface shown in the video. Let's start DIY editing your creative audio together!
LCD HD screen, a piano paint shell. Fashionable & high quality! 3500mAh, Type-C, allows you to enjoy 5-8 hours of playing after a full charge! Size is 52*7*7.5cm, weight 540g, small and lightweight. Play it up!

Product information

Item Weight

1.2 pounds

Product Dimensions

20.47 x 2.95 x 2.76 inches

Country of Origin

China

ASIN

B0CJRKCJZX

Item model number

Y8 Digital Wind Instrument

Batteries

1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included)

Customer Reviews

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

4.3 out of 5 stars

Best Sellers Rank

#4,528 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
#3 in Saxophones (Musical Instruments)

Date First Available

September 25, 2023

Body Material

Bass Wood

Color Name

Y8 Black

Material Type

Stainless Steel, Plastic

Instrument Key

C Sharp

Battery type

Lithium Ion

Top reviews from the United States

Sergio

Amazing instrument and great value

Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023

I got this beautiful EWI at a discounted price during the Black Friday weekend, and I wasn't expecting much for this price. I had previously owned an Akai EWI USB and was a little frustrated for its absence of a speaker or audio output, which is addressed by this instrument by incorporating a 10-Watt speaker with a loud and crisp sound.

Pros:

- Very affordable, as other EWIs sell for 3-5 times the price
- Very light and easy to handle and learn, with long battery life and beautifully built
- Mouthpiece is easy to remove and clean and it even comes with a second mouthpiece
- Integrated speaker with clear and loud sound
- 2 audio outputs, one is 3.5 mm (headphone) and one is 1/4 inch (line out)
- lots of high quality voices, my favorites are alto sax, clarinet and oboe
- configurable fingering, though I've only used the saxophone one
- Bluetooth input, which makes it very helpful for playing backing tracks from your phone during practice or performance

Cons:

- No MIDI, which for me it's not a big deal as I also own a couple more wind MIDI controllers
- poorly written user manual, and instructions have inverted audio outputs, claiming the 3.5mm connector is for line out and the 1/4 inch one is for headphones, which is the other way around
- no case, so I had to purchase a soft protecting case separately
- the provided neck strap is ugly and low quality, so I ordered another one

In summary, I am very happy with my purchase, and anticipate heavy and extensive use. This is in my opinion a real gem for beginner wannabe amateur musicians like me, but I think real musicians with more experience with wind instruments should stick to reputable EWIS such as the EWI Solo or the Aerophone.

Fun to play instrument at a good price

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024

I Recently purchased the INGPARTNER EWI (Electronic Wind Instrument) because I wanted to learn to play the recorder but my fingers were too large for a soprano recorder and they always squeaked if the fingers didn’t cover the holes just right. I could have chosen a more expensive EWI, but many of the features they offered such as MIDI control, I had no use for. I am quite satisfied with my purchase but I did want to write this review so that others who are looking for a good EWI know what they are buying.

First off, the Pros:
1. This unit has 94 tones built in. Actually, I counted 26 unique tones (such as brass, flute, synth, etc) with many variations on the basic tones. For example, there are 4 clarinet tones, but each tone has a subtle variation such as adding a vibrato or changing the attack of the sound. This lets you have a better choice of sounds without adding more controls to work through.

2. Good speaker for regular performance with the option of a headphone jack for private practise. I use the headphone jack most of the time so no one hears when I make a mistake. There is also a ¼ in output if you want to amplify your sound through a PA.

As I said before, I don’t need a MIDI interface and I am pleased that there is a Bluetooth connection option although the headphone jack is sufficient for me.

Now the cons or limitations of this product:
1. I am unable to use my breath control to adjust the sound volume. There is a Pressure option, but It does not seem to help with sound volume. I use the lowest setting I can because it is difficult to get air through the instrument. Perhaps my diaphragm is too weak.

2. The Setting controls are confusing to use. The instructions make sense but are not intuitive. The knob is used to move from one setting to the next. Then you press the top of the knob in to change the setting you used the knob to get to. Then you rotate the knob again to select the setting you want and click the knob again to lock your choice and return to the setting selection. It took me a while to get the hang of it.

3. The EWI has a chorus control, but I don’t like what it does to the sound. Perhaps it works better with different tones. The reverb control is nice, but I doubt if I will use it.

Final thoughts:

I like the Saxophone fingering over the Dizi (Recorder) fingering because it allows me to play a full octave without using the octave rollers. The disadvantage is that you only have one button to raise a not ½ step. The Dizi fingering only gives you 7 notes, but lets you use the bottom button to flat a note which may be more useful to some.

If I could request one feature to improve this instrument it would be to give it a tuning control which would allow you to match the tuning pitch of an out of tune instrument such as an old piano. The EWI has a transposition control which is handy so you don’t have to adjust your fingering for different songs. But this allows you to only adjust by half steps and is not as useful as a tuning control would be.

If you are like me, I think you would be very happy with this instrument and all the limitations I mentioned won’t be a problem. It is a quality instrument at a good price.

MSS

Decent sound library & good volume

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024

I chose the Y8 because of its ample tone library and higher powered sound over its EWI competitors like Robkoo, Vangoa, etc. The Y8 seems to provide a perhaps a better playing experience.

The only issue with me is getting used to the octave rollers when switching to the next higher or lower registers. This will probably take time and reps.

margomouse

LOVE IT!

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023

Just got it today and have been fiddling with it for 90 mins! Its so cool! Back in the day I was a woodwind girl- could play flute/sax/clarinet and some oboe so was excited to see how those once good skills- would somewhat re-emerge. I was looking forward to all of the tones available while playing the same fingerings. This thing rocks. I know the market it as similiar to suprano sax- to me having played both- I think more akin to feeling like a clarinet. Learning curve for me is switching the octaves- as my hands want to go back to the same keys as a standard clarinet- vs rollingup and down. However in the brief amount of time ive used it tonight its better. I picked this one as I liked how the key layout most similiarily matched a real instrument- thus having a similar feel and glad did. This is an awesome instrument. easy to figure out really. just need to find a case for it.

Randolph J. Rolloff

Good sounds and volume.

Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2024

Like the saxophone sounds. And enough volume to play in front of background tracks and p.a. system.
Good sound for the money, easy to play.

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