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Yamaha MONTAGE M8x

Current
Released 2023

The 88-note Montage M, and the reason to pick it over its siblings: the GEX hammer action sends polyphonic aftertouch, so pressure bends one held note in a chord rather than all of them. Same AWM2 / FM-X / AN-X engines, and 28 kg of it.

Replaces MONTAGE8

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Yamaha
Status
Current
Released
2023

Sound engine

Engine
Digital (sample, FM, virtual analogue)
Voices
256
Polyphony
AWM2 256, FM-X 128, AN-X 16
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
Polyphonic
Keybed
GEX

Format

Format
Keyboard
Motorised knobs
No
Features
7-inch colour touchscreen, Super Knob, Motion Sequencer, Ribbon controller, 8 sliders, 8 knobs, Polyphonic aftertouch, USB audio interface (32 out / 6 in), Expanded Softsynth Plugin

Connections

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

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1446 × 460 × 170 mm
Weight
28.1 kg

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