EWIUSB.COM
Electronic Wind Instrument Information and More

HOST It has been two and a half years since I've made any changes or updates to the site - I've been too busy with other responsabilities to keep up with this hobby/project. I've had some content written and backed up, but now that I had some spare time I dove into it and belted out the following updates:

1. New Site Skin and CMS -- I've updated the CMS that runs the site to my latest code/practices, and gave the skin a redo. The old site's red background was a bit harsh, I think this one looks a lot nicer. The border and shadow effects are now all drawn with CSS3. Users of legacy browsers (Internet Explorer 8 or lower) will not get these effects; to be brutally frank: OH WELL!. The site is still functional and reasonably attractive without the shadows and rounded corners - so long as it still works in those older browsers, that's the end of my support. It is no longer practical to be expected to bend over backwards to make websites that look 100% perfect in outdated/outmoded browsers.
2. Reviews Section Added -- Broke up the software page into multiple subsections and added quick reviews of "The Sax Brothers" and "Reaper". Both of those I consider a "must have" for EWI USB users. The review of "The Sax Brothers" also has some youtube links of people playing it so you can hear what the software really sounds like.
3. Quick PC Setup Guide -- just a simple/clear rundown of the order to install things, since the manual from Akai is a bit... vague on the topic. I also put in a small/generalized troubleshooting section and some helpful tips.

On the planning list I'm hoping to add a Forums to this by end of month as well. Orginally I was just going to throw up a stock forum skin slightly customized, but I'm holding off until I can sit down and write a 'proper' skin for my forum software of choice -- SMF.