Yamaha MX61vsYamaha YC88

Yamaha MX61 and Yamaha YC88: 2 Yamaha multi-function keyboards compared side by side. They differ on 10 of 12 compared specifications.

Keys: 61 on the MX61 and 88 on the YC88.
Key action: Synth-action on the MX61 and Hammer-action on the YC88.
Released: 2013 on the MX61 and 2021 on the YC88.
Keybed: Synth-action on the MX61 and NW-GH3 natural wood graded hammer, synthetic ebony and ivory keytops on the YC88.
Polyphony: 128 notes on the MX61 and 128 voices (VCM Organ and AWM2 combined), 128 FM on the YC88.
Dimensions (W × D × H): 984 × 299 × 112 mm on the MX61 and 1298 × 364 × 142 mm on the YC88.

2 items	Yamaha MX61 Current	Yamaha YC88 Current
General
Manufacturer	Yamaha	Yamaha
Status	Current	Current
Released	2013	2021
Keyboard
Keys	61	88
Key action	Synth-action	Hammer-action
Aftertouch	None	None
Keybed	Synth-action	NW-GH3 natural wood graded hammer, synthetic ebony and ivory keytops
Sounds
Sections	Piano, Electric piano, Organ, Synth, Sample playback	Organ, Piano, Electric piano, Synth
Drawbars	—	Physical
Sound engine	—	VCM Organ, AWM2 sample playback and FM, 200 voices
Organ models	—	VCM tonewheel organ in three vintages, plus an eight-operator FM organ
Polyphony	128 notes	128 voices (VCM Organ and AWM2 combined), 128 FM
Connections
Outputs	—	1/4-inch unbalanced, XLR balanced, Headphones
MIDI ports	DIN in, DIN out, USB	DIN in, DIN out, USB
Pedal inputs	—	Sustain, Expression, Footswitch
Features
Features	Class-compliant USB audio and MIDI, DAW remote control, Aux input, 4 assignable knobs, MOTIF voice set	Nine physical drawbars, VCM rotary speaker, Two keys sections plus organ, 320 Live Set slots, VCM effects, FM organ mode
Size & weight
Colours	Black, Blue, White	Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)	984 × 299 × 112 mm	1298 × 364 × 142 mm
Weight	4.8 kg	18.6 kg

Summary