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Yamaha MODX M8

Current
Released 2025

88 GHS graded-hammer keys under the three-engine MODX M. The action is Yamaha's entry-level weighted keybed rather than the Montage's GEX, but it is 14.5 kg lighter than an M8x.

Replaces MODX8+

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Yamaha
Status
Current
Released
2025

Sound engine

Engine
Digital (sample, FM, virtual analogue)
Voices
128
Polyphony
AWM2 128, FM-X 128, AN-X 12
Oscillators
AWM2 sample playback (128 elements), FM-X 8-operator (88 algorithms), AN-X 3 oscillators plus noise
Filter
18 filter types
Multi-timbral parts
16
Sequencer
16-track pattern and song sequencer, 128 patterns and 128 songs
Effects
Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, Compressor, EQ

Keyboard

Keys
88
Key size
Full
Key action
Hammer-action
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
GHS

Format

Format
Keyboard
Motorised knobs
No
Features
7-inch colour touchscreen, Super Knob, Motion Sequencer, 8 sliders, 4 knobs, USB audio interface (10 out / 4 in), Expanded Softsynth Plugin

Connections

MIDI ports
DIN in, DIN out, USB
CV / Gate
No

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1310 × 391 × 152 mm
Weight
13.6 kg

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