So I've had my DGX-505 for a few years now, and just recently a few months ago I decided to use it for music composition, as I learnt more about composing songs, I noticed that the DGX lacked a modwheel. Is there one in this keyboard? Or not really?
Modulation wheel in the DGX-505?
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Most of the DGX/YPG models, and some of the PSR-E/YPT models, have a Pitch Bend wheel, but they do not have a Modulation wheel.
However, they do respond to MIDI "Modulation" channel messages, and there is a free Yamaha app called Sound Controller for the iPad and iPhone that includes virtual Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels:
usa.yamaha.com
Note that the product description says "Connection requires Yamaha i-UX1 interface," but the DGX-505 has a USB TO HOST port so you don't need the i-UX1 interface, just an Apple "Camera Connection Kit" (if your iPad or iPhone has a 30-pin connector) or "Camera Adapter" (if it has a Lightning connector).
If you don't have an iPad or iPhone, you might be able to find a MIDI "controller" app for Android or whatever OS your tablet or smartphone uses, although your ability to connect the DGX-505 to it might depend on whether you can use a USB OTG adapter with it.
Also, the specific type of modulation-- vibrato, tremolo, etc.-- that the MIDI "Modulation" message will add to the voice is dependent on the voice itself, and how it has been programmed by Yamaha.
However, they do respond to MIDI "Modulation" channel messages, and there is a free Yamaha app called Sound Controller for the iPad and iPhone that includes virtual Pitch Bend and Modulation wheels:
Sound Controller - Overview - Yamaha USA
Sound Controller adds fun controllers like pitch bend, modulation, X/Y pad and even a MIDI arpeggiator to your compatible and connected Yamaha keyboard.
Note that the product description says "Connection requires Yamaha i-UX1 interface," but the DGX-505 has a USB TO HOST port so you don't need the i-UX1 interface, just an Apple "Camera Connection Kit" (if your iPad or iPhone has a 30-pin connector) or "Camera Adapter" (if it has a Lightning connector).
If you don't have an iPad or iPhone, you might be able to find a MIDI "controller" app for Android or whatever OS your tablet or smartphone uses, although your ability to connect the DGX-505 to it might depend on whether you can use a USB OTG adapter with it.
Also, the specific type of modulation-- vibrato, tremolo, etc.-- that the MIDI "Modulation" message will add to the voice is dependent on the voice itself, and how it has been programmed by Yamaha.