Eastar EDA-100 Digital Aerophone

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Easy to play sounds good enough through the onboard speaker, but headphones or aux speakers are best for sound. Clarinet is pretty sweet as well as flute and bamboo flute. Bare bones documentation, but the essentials are there. Tiny print, but available online. Fun instrument EWI midi works well, bluetooth lag is acceptable. Recommended

Beautiful and perfect gift for my son! He loves it !

An accurate fingering chart would be helpful. The "saxophone" fingering is similar enough to oboe, and I can play it. The "flute" fingering is NOTHING LIKE A FLUTE. It is more like an alto recorder. I recommend you get a native speaker of english who is also a player of classical European woodwinds to help you re-write the user manual. (Not my wife! She speaks Chinese and English, but is a violin player who has zero knowledge of winds.) Do this, and I will probably give you five stars.

They say "sax" fingerings - it should allow for a 1 and 1 Bb/A#, but it does not. You have to use 1/3 on your left hand. For the money, definitely worth it.

Great, fun little instrument. Excited to be playing saxophone again after all these years!

In the begining, I thought there is a problem. But I soon discoverd that the finger style need to change. I played wvery day since discover the finger style need tobe adjusted. It is a great product for the cost.

Absolute ripper of a buy! Spent years lugging around a heavy sax at our retirement village jam sessions, and my shoulders were shot. This electronic one’s a game-changer—light as a feather, even with the neck strap. The sax and clarinet tones sound dead set authentic, and the silent mode with headphones means I can practice in my unit without the neighbours bashing on the wall. Turned up in 2 days with Australia Post, packed like it was fragile glass. Now the boys in the band are all asking where I got it. 10/10 for us oldies!

It's quite easy to play (especially if you have experience with other wind instruments). I've only just begun to explore its various modes. The technical aspects are probably the hardest for me. I especially love the sound of the flute. I can't wait to see what I can do with this instrument!

Got this for my dad’s 70th, and he hasn’t put it down since! He used to play accordion but had to stop ‘cause it hurt his hands—this is light enough he can play for hours. The design’s sleek, not cheap-looking at all, and the harp tone has him raving about old Irish tunes he used to know. Turned up a day early, just in time for the party. Dad’s already joined the local community band with it, and they’re blown away by the sound. Couldn’t have picked a better gift—thanks heaps!

Good gift, recommend to my neighbor. Good for children to practice

If you want to see if you student has the discipline to learn a sax, this may be where you want to start. I ordered this for my wife who has worked as a music teacher for over thirty years. Here's what she said 1) the fingering is like the basic saxophone fingering 2) it plays easily 3) the sound is pleasant enough ( and gets better with bluetooth connection) 4) would be a great way to get young students excited about music who like gadgets and electronics and would be a great stepping stone to the real thing I evaluated the build quality and it is quite good for the price point. It certainly has a plastic feel, but it is not a toy and works well. It charges completely in a little over an hour. Instructions are relatively easy if you are comfortable with newer phones. It comes with a bag, an extra mouthpiece, and a charging cable, but the box it comes in works really well as a case if you want added protection.

Until I saw this I didn't know such a thing existed. It will be a Christmas present for our 11 yo son, but we did take it out, power it up, test it. However - it was packaged well and with care. It has some weight like it's a quality item but not heavy that it would be hard to hold. It immediately powered up, tried to connect to bluetooth, but would also still audibly play. Worked very well. The keys seemed to have a capacitive and pressure sensitivity as they are blank steel buttons, but the sound varied depending on pressure. Cool item and looking forward to our son practicing on it!

The more we played this, the more we noticed the features, learned the key placement and couldn’t put it down. We do not have a woodwind instrument and this began to provide a great way to experience it. The construction is solid. The weighting seemed natural and perfect for its use. It does not feel cheap in the hands. The buttons do not move, so there is not mechanical movement sounds, but they offer circuit connections with the fingers. The responsiveness is very good and lend themselves to faster note play and intricate patterns (ie. playing music and not just fooling around). One of the interesting features we liked was the air sensitivity. This is almost a trainer for blowing air and on level three requires some good lung work and breathing - it made it seem more as a simulator and trainer. The Sounds are OK and definitely sound better with headphones. The size and spacing of keys and buttons are excellent. All in all, this is a great value for the money. The features and quality are truly musical and a great price point for musicians and students alike.

This was definitely an interesting pickup, but I've enjoyed messing around on the instrument trying to learn how to play it. However, it would've been nice if it came with a link for tutorials or instruction booklet about how to get started, with regards to the basics of sax. Also, it sounds a lot more like a flute on both modes than a sax, but that's okay. The bluetooth compatibility is seamless and the speaker quality is quite good. The ability to plug in headphones is also awesome. Worth the buy if you want a portable electronic instrument that takes some skill but can be learned after a bit of practice.

I have to be honest, I ordered this digital wind instrument on a whim with very low expectations. I have never played a woodwind instrument in my life, but the idea of a portable, multi sound gadget was too cool to pass up. I figured it would be a fun little toy. Well, I was completely wrong. This thing is amazing and has absolutely blown me away. First off, the feel of it is fantastic. The breath control is incredibly responsive, allowing for a surprising amount of dynamic expression. You can go from a soft whisper to a full-throated sound just by changing your breath, which makes it feel like a real instrument. The touch buttons are sensitive and well placed, making it easy to flow between notes smoothly. As someone with zero experience, I was shocked at how quickly I was able to pick it up and start learning the fingerings. It is remarkably intuitive. The variety of sounds is just a blast to play with. The saxophone tone is my absolute favorite, it just sounds great. But I have also had a ton of fun with the pipe organ and accordion sounds, which are my solid second and third choices. It is so much fun to just switch between them and experiment. If you are a musician looking for a fun new tool, or a complete beginner like me who just wants to try something new, I cannot recommend this thing enough. It is a serious instrument with a seriously fun side.