Yamaha MX49 Version 2 Review - The Cheapest Keyboard Workstation
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- Gaz reviews the Yamaha MX49 Version 2, a cheap keyboard workstation that offers professional control and studio quality sounds in a budget friendly unit.
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The Yamaha MX49 Version 2 Synthesizer 49 Key Edition proves that “cheap” just means “budget friendly”! This fantastic keyboard workstation makes a stunning addition to any professional level set up but sits firmly in the beginner and intermediate price bracket.
You have an arsenal of Motif XS sounds at your fingertips, all wrapped up in a highly portable, lightweight yet full-sized keyboard workstation.
This is one of the best keyboard workstations for iOS users and those who enjoy making music on the fly. The iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch audio/MIDI compatibility means you can utilise a full studio’s worth of sounds anywhere and at anytime via the Yamaha FM Essential Synthesizer and Steinberg Cubasis iOS apps. This means you have 1000 Voices built in, including realistic acoustic and electric pianos, orchestral strings and drums and you can access them anywhere and at any time!
The 49 full-sized velocity-sensitive keys can be used to full effect and your sounds respond beautifully to the dynamics of your playing. In addition, you have a world of effects at your fingertips including Phaser, Flanger, Wah, Vintage modeling, Reverb, Delay and 16-Part Multi timbral and 128-note polyphony.
Watch the video and see why we think this is one of the best keyboard workstations around!
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It does NOT have a 16 track sequencer. Number of sequencers=0. It is 16 parts multitimbral for use with external sequencers, controllers or for playing Standard MIDI Files off a USB flash drive.
No sequencer? what were they thinking?
It Does have a sequencer. Just Google the manual. And play with it. 😀
It does not have a useable sequencer, it can only play back MIDI files made elsewhere, it is not possible to sequence on the keyboard itself.
So it really isn’t a workstation?
what the hell. You just saved me some money! I grew up on a Roland W-30. I was looking for something similar. But new, and obviously nothing with a flippy drive. 😂
best keyboard i ever owned...my favourite was the Korg 800II mark 2 - this little plastic thing has endless ideas if you are a writer, you won't need a sequencer it does so much all by itself
What takes the place of the sequencer ?
@@kayetroniczentertaimentmus7048hahaha you do
Thank You so much for this demo... Now I really want this keyboard so badly 😊
Uh no it doesn't have a sequencer but can be used as the sound source for your DAW. I have one in my live rig because it's tiny. lightweight and has lots of good meat-and-potatoes sounds that compare favorably to the Motif
What daw do you use, im trying to find out if i can connect it to fl studio and play the on board sounds in my daw .
@@shahymranero7412 it comes with Cubase AI. I guess the integration is better in that DAW. Not sure about FL studio. You could record the audio output for sure.
@@shahymranero7412 You probably won’t be able to play the onboard sounds in the FL Studio DAW, unless there is VST or plugin integration in this particular Yamaha model. Which, I hadn’t heard anything about.... but you can definitely play the onboard sounds in DAWS like Logic Pro or Abelton
This and my JDXi together are amazing. I have no use for my circuit and Juno DS anymore. Great cheap unit
Hi, im a Jdxi owner too and i like it a lot. But even interested in MX49. How do you make them work together? MX midi to Roland (slave)? You play piano parts on MX and synth parts with JD? Im curious to know how i can use them live in a unique setting. Thanx in advance.
@@julianrossx14 Hi..did you ever find out about the pairing of the two ..I too have a jdxi and came across this video of MX49. I was thinking of getting one but like you...was want to know if it was suitable for pairing them both.
Thanks.
@@leftpeg777 Hi, im sorry can't help you cause at the end never bought it. I was interested in MX49 then chose another rig. I hope you'll find the solution!
@@julianrossx14 No worries..thanks for the reoly. All the best for the New Year 👍
Thank you for giving such a wonderful video about what this Yamaha can do! 🐯
So why don't you demo the sequencer then please
My MX49 synth (and many other) sounds seem to be defaulted to some kind of "phasey" setting when all I want is clean tones. Like I'll play a solo and notes will just get quieter and phasier as I go along EVEN THO I DON'T WANT THAT. Is there a way to turn that shit off? Anyone else have this problem?
What happens when you tweak the orange parameter knobs?
Go into edit mode and see all the things you can manipulate or shut off. Experiment and take notes
It's probably the cheapest workstation because it's not actually a workstation. It just has some features that makes it a nice midi controller for Cubase and it's an audio interface. If you want a budget workstation get the Korg Kross 2.
😂😂😂
Looks and seems very similar to the CS1x from 1997 same color at least. 😀
I don't know. it seems like the sounds are kind of thin, cheesy sounding?
my favourite keyboard so far
Coulda sworn this was csg guitars’ long lost twin brother or something loll
I have one and it sounds great!
I think this might be my next purchase. It obviously has great poly synth sounds and it does a grand piano and whatnot. Does it have a really good Whurly and a Rhodes and a clav and transistor and tonewheel organ sounds? All the keyboard stuff. A keyboard should have all the keyboard sounds.
Dude, that just pissed me off. I already paid full price for this. Lol. Thanks though. Not your fault.
@@rainsweeps How much was it?
@@kingofallwhites $250 I think. I’ll check my account
@@kingofallwhites $329.00
No sequencer, thats BS. Won't keep playing hands off if you want to play guitar along with it.
When the stereo out's are connected, does the headphone jack still work? Some keyboards are weird like that.
Hey dude, great vid!. Just a quick question, whats the best Amp or sound system for this type of keyboard? thanks!
For live playing get a Motion Sound stereo amp. For studio.... studio monitors.
thanks and hi from Chicago !
Does this board have a bass boost? It's too much treble when I play in piano
Is it posible to play the happy birthday song with this keyboard?
Dont think so...😆😆
no. it's copyrighted.
Lmao
Does it have drum kit in it? I mean, really patches not ready drum patterns
I like these
Great review, great accent!
Dope! Thanks!
I have the same keyboard 🎹 too😎👍
I need the sequencer..korg maybe?
I definitly watched too many mx reviews and if i ever get one, i delete "amb pizza" out of that performance...
Did it! Now my mx starts with vintag 74 and finger picked bass ;)
Fantastic, fantastic.... DO YOU KNOW OTHER ADJECTIVE??????
Quote: The screen is a lot smaller,...so It’s very small. Haha!
Im looking at Roland JD XI and This MX61 or 49. The Roland is limited to just 4 track sounds for use with the sequencer. Does this have more than 4 tracks for use with the sequencer?
thanks for review it
how many arps included with the MX49?
thr only down thing about this beast is when you use the Leslie FX in all(!) the E. organs, the bass completely....... disappear........unlike on my Fantom X6 and F06
Can you open the MX software and use it as a vst in your daw such as fl studio?
Yes with cubase possible in fl not sure
Yes I use it as my own hands on vst basically..the piano and brass etc are so real..I stopped using nexus
@@Daveosbeatz Is set up hard for fl studio brother, so ready to buy just need to know
Careful now it does NOT have a sequencer on board at all least of all 16 track...careless mistake chaps!
MIKE GEE GUITARMAN He didn't say it does. It does certainly have connectivity and control to/of MIDI and DAWs, both PC/Mac-based and iOS. Jeez, what do you want for $499?! LOL
@@GaryR55 0:54
@@GaryR55yes he did.
Good video..But........Is there a reason you demo this using mono and not stereo..?..Just asking..
is this more of a keyboard then a synthesizer?
im thinking so... and like a dummy ive commited to buying one from the local pawnshop thinking it was a synth
@@monsterx3055 that's to bad, I bought the korg prologue instead, its twice the price but worth the extra cash.
It's a synthesizer. You can get the John Melas mx editor and deep dive into all 8 elements. You just can't do it from the board itself.
I use it to play pirate music. Got a nice accordion sound that is my bread n butter
whats the real differnce between mx v1 and v2 are you getting the same sound or does the mx v2 sound slightly better than v1?
V2 has audio over usb,so you can us MX49 as an audio interface with cubase th-cam.com/video/O5ghpWbFka8/w-d-xo.html
Star watching at 28:00 th-cam.com/video/Pm3evZm3FMY/w-d-xo.html
From what I read years ago, I remember the screen color and... nothing else comes to my mind 😊 , so I kept my V1. Great piano sounds on a sticky Portasound like keyboard. Never cared about drums or the cheesy music you can get with it, but if you play in weddings etc go for it 😂.
Thumbs down on the misinformation - what is up with this dude?
He probably works with Yamaha - he's a YAMA-HO. Being that whoring is generally illegal, and that Yamaha disregards such matters as Law (i.e. it operates as it wants to, not as it is supposed to), the Yama-HO in the video will lie to your face as he pleases. Every Yama-ho will. Powerful stuff.
I like this YAMAA MX FO EH NINE
I am returning mine because it does not do all that the review says. Also the Ext.Music player DOES NOT LOOP. I simply play the length of the track and boom sTop. I researched this I am appears it is not designed to LOOP non stop. To me this a a big draw back. Hence I am returning it right away. No to mention it does not have any built-in memory to save anything. What a LOSS !
NtaUSA Atlanta maybe you are dumb and can’t figure out how to make it work properly
A couple questions:
Can you use the preset sounds from the board in Abelton or pro tools?
Can you plug headphones straight into the board and listen to what your playing straight from the board?
You should probably start 'smaller' if you don't know the answer to these questions.
In short, yes, you use line out (either stereo or L/mono) and capture/send midi from your DAW. Headphone outputs do exactly as they say, the circuit and resulting output is set up for headphone impedance ranges.
Now you can play with your shoes .( only your shoes ) Put them on the keys and.....play !!!! Music these days is so poor !!!!!
georgerikken perfect 😂
Bro can u tell me which speaker is good for this???
ROCKIN 🎼🎶🎸🎹
Lets hear it.
Das ist sehr freundlich,ausreichend, syntheziser. Er hat grosse Moglichkeiten.Das ist grosse Inspiration fur mich.,entwickelt meine musikalische Interesse. Er hat kleine Gahause ,ich kann MX 49 mitnehmen.,er hat auch gunstige Preise.
genau
dude you talk for half the video. ack hideous disco trick machine
PCM sample-player keyboard
20+ years ago Id have given my left nutsack for something this cheap and good sounding. Money to buy one is no problem, just got to think of some excuse with the money to the missus. Isnt it a sad inditement for the relationship world when you have to say some reason to just buy a shiny new toy. Anyone with any excuses they have "SUCCESSIVELY" please ?
I like the amount of likes. 420 vs 69
I want to buy this but I'm from India but I couldn't find it can u suggest me where in India Yamaha sshowroom
Can i put dx-7 fd 11(2) organ sounds in this unit?..let me know
no
they usually drink a lot so maybe he doesn't know what he said , If he meant it about 16 tracks s. via computer yes ,but that's not a work station keyboard to have sequencers
I was thinking to buy one ,but to hear him playing makes you unsure ☺
to many good sounds but he plays like ...
Sorry
All I wanted to know was if this thing is really a workstation, i.e. a DAW / i.e. can I record several different parts in it (e.g. a drum part, a synth part and a keys part)?
Nope. This device does not allow the user to record patterns. You will need a pc for that.
@@MINDoSOFT True, but the mx is also a "usb-sound card" - you can record and playback whatever you want...
@@logipilot can I midi record any external sound via usb?
@@Alppikatu15 No, I was wrong :( The "PC-USB-Soundcard" can only record mx49 voices...
128 is "MASSIVE polyphony" now? Seriously?
Not today, but 6 years age, when most of the top of the line synth workstations had maximum of 128 notes polyphony.
I bought one ,think the keys are narrrower to fit and the piano was poor imo I returned for refund.
Looks like a cs1x
I k r ...I loved that series
Next time don't drink so much coffee. Do you work at Verizon also.
Version 2 = same as previous,,, huh
They added the usb to host, to connect with iOS devices , and connect with FM Essentials app.
Sequencer? Workstation? How can you take these so-called experts seriously? All they wanna do is sell you stuff.. they're not gonna say something's crap if they're official stockists of the brand.
Yes you are right .. all the voices are in sequence, so it must be a sequencer!! "The 8 elements in each voice" must be the one from the MX and 7 from the back of my throat!!! What are you on about my dear man!!? Did you jump on to the wrong instrument instead of your Telecaster?!! So frikkin annoying .. You owe me 5 mins and a prozac!
my 100 days review
"nifty little blue keybored"
so for $600 USD (low end) you get a plastic keyboard it has some great preset sounds with such high fedality that playing back cool sounds is as easy as pressing a button great for the stage or parties and also works well as yet another input for your PC(its best feature) but as for ORIGINAL sound creation beyond factory made presets the yahamah mx49 is severely lacking (but that wasnt a selling point)(its only $600) on the mx49 the amazing preset sounds are kinda unshape-able should you find a sound you like on the mx49 you real cant shape it any, so is this a full Modern Sythizer, like the ones that currently saturate the market, the kind with sound genoraters and shapers? NO ITS NOT! is it a nifty little tool to have around YES very much so
若い英語話者を得るto translate this so they can point out the sarcasum
or youtube can censor it for being passive agressive , idc im smarter then you
Terrible review. States the obvious... makes false claims... offers no real audio samples.
Decent vid BUT SLOW DOWN. I almost turn you off 4xs . Annoying review. I learned but very little.
Yamaha. If you want sounds that are generic and uninspiring.
Worst review ever no sounds out , just talk
Worst review i have seen on any product ever. I can imagine there are worse, but not in what i watch. You are talking to people like they know the product before they buy. With terms like " obviously " and " of course ". Sorry, did not learn much from this video and i am glad i dont see him on your channel anymore.
what's this guy saying? cant understand a damn thing. some of these Brit accents my God. what happened to the Queens English
not good
You mean the vid or the instrument?
Instrument
Why? Because I' m thinking of buying the mx61 II and for what I know it doesn't seem like a bad deal
Yamaha MX 49/61 is bad, the sounds are simplified compared to Motif. I'm disappointed with this keyboard. Video-good)))
mx cost is 1/6 to motif!
Someone needs a haircut !