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Yamaha MX88

CurrentReleased 2015

The MX voice set on a GHS weighted keybed: the cheapest way to get a full hammer action with usable synth and electric piano sounds on top of the piano.

Specifications

General

Manufacturer
Yamaha
Status
Current
Released
2015

Sound engine

Engine
Digital (sample playback)
Voices
128
Polyphony
128 notes
Oscillators
AWM2 sample playback, 1,106 preset voices drawn from the MOTIF library
Multi-timbral parts
16
Sequencer
208 pattern phrases and 999 arpeggio types; SMF playback only
Effects
Reverb, Chorus, Insert effects, EQ

Keyboard

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

Format

Format
Keyboard
Motorised knobs
No
Features
Class-compliant USB audio and MIDI, DAW remote control, Aux input, 4 assignable knobs, MOTIF voice set

Connections

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

Size & weight

Colours
Black
Dimensions (W × D × H)
1320 × 405 × 168 mm
Weight
13.9 kg

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