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Yamaha MONTAGE8

Discontinued 2023
Released 2016

The 88-note original, on a Balanced Hammer Effect keybed rather than the M8x's GEX — so channel aftertouch, not polyphonic. 29 kg, which is the heaviest board Yamaha has put in this range.

Replaced by MONTAGE M8x

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
88
Key size
Full
Key action
Hammer-action
Aftertouch
Channel
Keybed
Balanced Hammer Effect

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)
1450 × 460 × 170 mm
Weight
29 kg

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