Yamaha MODX M8 88-Key Music Synthesizer
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Features
• Take your performance anywhere with the compact, lightweight MODX M featuring three powerful engines: AN-X - recreates warm vintage analog synthsFM-X - offers cutting-edge modern synth sound
AWM2 - delivers ultra-realistic instrument sounds
• Integrated into the Motion Control system, the AN-X Engine allows you to create expressive, unique analog sounds: Two filters
10 filter types
Pulse width modulation
Oscillator Self Sync
Ring modulation
FM, and wave shaper
Wave folder
Voltage drift and aging settings to simulate vintage synth behavior
• Experience realism and detail with the MODX M Advanced Wave Memory (AWM2). Offering up to 128 Elements per Part, AWM2 allows for more layers and articulations, giving you an expansive canvas for sound creation, especially for "nameable" sounds such as piano and strings
• MODX M offers up to 268 notes of polyphony across its three engines: 128 notes for AWM2 Preset and User Waveform Parts
128 notes for FM-X Parts
12 notes for AN-X Parts
• PRESET WAVE AND FLASH MEMORY UPGRADE: MODX M offers approximately 2x the memory over MODX/MODX+ with an increase from 5.68 Gb to 10.7GB of AWM2 memory, and 1.9GB of User flash memory.
• VCM ROTARY SPEAKER: The VCM Rotary Speaker effect simulates the rich and enveloping motion of a classic rotary speaker cabinet
• DEDICATED PART AND SCENE CONTROL: You'll find dedicated Part and Scene Selection buttons to control 8 Parts per Performance. Particularly beneficial for live performances, this intuitive control improves overall usability and adds dimension to each performance.
• HIGH RESOLUTION CONTROL: The MODX M Knobs, Super Knob, Pitch Bend, Mod Wheel, and Sound Engine are now High Resolution. Because of the fine resolution, you'll find the MODX M performs smoother than its predecessors.
• Experience a new level of sound design with this groundbreaking engine. You'll interact with sound like never before using powerful tools such as: Motion Sequences - dynamically automate synth and effect parameters, all perfectly in sync with your tempo
Super Knob - control dozens of modulations with a single gesture
Envelope Follower - shape your sound using input from the A/D or another Part
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Reviews
Amazing stage keyboard
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Bought this instead of a Nord Stage 2 and I am very impressed. While it is not as immediate, the possibilities are amazing and there are tons of useful sounds that can be tweaked. The keybed is also better than the Nord stages, which i find very light for a piano. The option to route external synth to the keyboard and use its effect for the synth is also something that is extremely useful for live use. There is also a plugin that comes with it so you can access the exact same sounds in your computer without needing the keyboard.
I highly recommend this keyboard for anyone needing other things than just pianos for live use. While it can be a little more clunky to use than simpler stage keyboards, I think that the sheer amount of functionality and flexibility of sound design is well worth the trade-off. You get a lot for your money.
This is the holy grail happy medium
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
This is why I am so pleased by the MODX M8 and say it’s the holy grail happy medium.
It has sounds from the MOTIF era loaded in + everybsound from Montage and you get a VST plugin that is 1:1 to the hardware and can load as many plugins as your computer can stomach. This makes not having balanced outputs a big deal. Also, regardless if the outputs are unbalanced, they are fully capable of recording professional sounding, clean audio. Maybe for live setting, just make sure you have cable length that may promote less noise with whatever units it is around or use a DI box.
On a studio standpoint and use, this keyboard’s keybed is same as one of Yamaha’s other higher end Digital Piano’s. It may not have the Montage Keybed but that is okay! It is still a complete joy to play on and I like it more than the Roland A88 MK2 I was using prior.
All in all, this is my dream workstation keyboard (minus the workstation internally). Plays very well with all DAWs. I currently do not have the program changing to work from Hardware controlling software and use a Viewsonic Touchscreen as it is in studio so not much difference for changing presets on the touch screen but every other feature on the Hardware controls the software naturally.
Thanks to Robin at the North Bay store who kepts speaking so highly of his Montage and spoke about the plugin for Montage. Finally, a keyboard in the mid-range price with Zero compromise in quality outside a plastic exterior. You get everything the Montage has for presets minus a group of voicing and Poly-Aftertouch. I have a MicroFreak for when I use Polytouch and it’s great. Could buy a Korg Keystage or Hydrasynth to go with it if you wanted Polytouch or Roli but I am satisfied with MicroFreak for when I want Poly-Aftertouch.
5 of 5 and would buy it again.
Amazing system - just one complaint
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| MODX M8 88-Key Music Synthesizer | 831122 |
