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Yamaha MODX7

Discontinued 2022
Released 2018

76-key original MODX, and still the lightest six-octave synth Yamaha has made at 7.4 kg.

Replaced by MODX7+

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Yamaha
Status
Discontinued
Released
2018

Sound engine

Engine
Digital (sample and FM)
Voices
128
Polyphony
AWM2 128, FM-X 64
Oscillators
AWM2 sample playback (8 elements), FM-X 8-operator (88 algorithms)
Filter
18 filter types
Multi-timbral parts
16
Sequencer
16-track pattern sequencer
Effects
Reverb, Delay, Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, Compressor, EQ

Keyboard

Keys
76
Key size
Full
Key action
Semi-weighted
Aftertouch
None
Keybed
Semi-weighted

Format

Format
Keyboard
Motorised knobs
No
Features
7-inch colour touchscreen, Super Knob, Motion Sequencer, 4 sliders, 4 knobs, USB audio interface

Connections

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

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1144 × 331 × 134 mm
Weight
7.4 kg

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