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Yamaha MONTAGE6

Discontinued 2023
Released 2016

The 2016 original: AWM2 samples and eight-operator FM-X under one Super Knob, which is the control scheme every Montage since has kept. No AN-X and half the AWM2 polyphony of the M, but the same 61-note FSX keybed.

Replaced by MONTAGE M6

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Yamaha
Status
Discontinued
Released
2016

Sound engine

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

Keyboard

Keys
61
Key size
Full
Key action
Semi-weighted
Aftertouch
Channel
Keybed
FSX

Format

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

Connections

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

Size & weight

Colours
Black, White
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1037 × 396 × 131 mm
Weight
15 kg

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