New Yamaha YC61

[Kaneda]

The perfect companion for the CP88:

YC Series – YC61, YC73 and YC88 - Overview - Stage Keyboards - Products - Keyboard Instruments - Musical Instruments - Yamaha - Other European Countries & Regions

YC61 - For organ-focused keyboardists needing great organ sound and control plus a variety of keyboard sounds in an extremely compact package. YC73 - For keyboardists needing a variety of keyboard-focused sounds with weighted action and mobility. YC88 - For pianists needing the best piano action...

europe.yamaha.com

Seeems like Yamaha wants to trump Nord. First they go after the Piano (or maybe Stage) with the CP73 and CP88, now they want to counter the Electro...

 

[Biggles]

That does look good, impressive sound and layout as far as I can tell.

$2000 US.

 

[b3maniac]

Yamaha's inability to field a keyboard with quality tone wheel sounds has been the lament of many players I know, (including myself). I won't comment beyond that, unless I hear one of the new boards and it tells me different. Fingers crossed...Don aka B3

 

[happyrat1]

The perfect companion for the CP88:

YC Series – YC61, YC73 and YC88 - Overview - Stage Keyboards - Products - Keyboard Instruments - Musical Instruments - Yamaha - Other European Countries & Regions

YC61 - For organ-focused keyboardists needing great organ sound and control plus a variety of keyboard sounds in an extremely compact package. YC73 - For keyboardists needing a variety of keyboard-focused sounds with weighted action and mobility. YC88 - For pianists needing the best piano action...

europe.yamaha.com

Seeems like Yamaha wants to trump Nord. First they go after the Piano (or maybe Stage) with the CP73 and CP88, now they want to counter the Electro...

Why not post this stuff in the NAMM 2020 thread instead of starting a new thread for every piece of kit?

This is all obviously NAMM 2020 pre release leakage.

Gary

 

[b3maniac]

A sample of the sounds on the YC61.

 

[Kaneda]

Why not post this stuff in the NAMM 2020 thread instead of starting a new thread for every piece of kit?

This is all obviously NAMM 2020 pre release leakage.

Gary

My bad, hadn't noticed the thread...

 

[delaware dave]

The organ/leslie does not impress me.

 

[b3maniac]

The organ/leslie does not impress me.

My impression as well. Yamaha developers can't seem to get the tone wheels and leslie's right. Don aka B3

 

[SeaGtGruff]

I suspect that a Leslie effect might be difficult to judge fairly from a YouTube video. For some things, nothing less than a live-in-the-flesh test run will do.

 

[Biggles]

OMG

Just listened to that video on the YC61, is it me or is the sound cr4p?

Just listen to this £15 iPad app for a comparison.

 

[KJ Stenz]

The perfect companion for the CP88:

YC Series – YC61, YC73 and YC88 - Overview - Stage Keyboards - Products - Keyboard Instruments - Musical Instruments - Yamaha - Other European Countries & Regions

YC61 - For organ-focused keyboardists needing great organ sound and control plus a variety of keyboard sounds in an extremely compact package. YC73 - For keyboardists needing a variety of keyboard-focused sounds with weighted action and mobility. YC88 - For pianists needing the best piano action...

europe.yamaha.com

Seeems like Yamaha wants to trump Nord. First they go after the Piano (or maybe Stage) with the CP73 and CP88, now they want to counter the Electro...