I have the MODX7 and MODX8 here at the moment. Have been waiting for this for quite some time. It's a great keyboard, very easy to use, sounds excellent and at this price point I don't really think Yamaha have any competition. It's available to buy from today and most retailers including GAK will already have stock.
Unfortunately I have not tried the MODX6 but I did ask Yamaha about the keys and they said it was a pure synth action. The MODX7 on the other hand is semi-weighted and is in fact the same keybed used in the MOXF6. I thought it felt familiar :) It's great quality though and I enjoy playing it. The touch screen is the same 7" full colour one used on Montage. Quality is great and it is very responsive...you can calibrate it for sensitivity in the settings. I should have the MODX7 and MODX8 for another couple of weeks so do let me know if you have any more questions...better still, join the conversation over on our forum at yamahamusicians.com :)
From what people that have tried the new MODX says about the display I highly doubt its the same as in the Montage. its kinda the only thing that people says could be better. (it should feel a bit shluggish and not as fast as the better touch displays). This is only based on hersay and my own guess tho. These instruments is only slightly more than 1/3'rd of a Montage price tag. So it would be places like the chassis -plastic instead of metal, lcd instead of led display, cheaper keybeds without aftertouch and propably the A-D-A electronics inside will be of lower quality, if they are to push the price tag down at this range, since the basic sound generation is based on Montage tech. Comparisons between the older MOX vs MOTIF series also showed that the same base presets sounded a bit more muffled in the MOX compared to the MOTIFs. So its very likely that the MODX have more mainstream AD and DA converters compared to the top range Montage and Genos. But have to agree .. even the missing aftertouch is a big minus, these instruments sound darn good. I could live with that its a bit more plastic'ish and the keys prolla arent top notch compared to a Montage 7/8 or Motif 7/8. But that you can't afford to put a keybed in them with aftertouch is about the only thing (could even live with the annoyance of yet another adapter on the floor!!) that keeps me from ordering a MODX7 right away
It is the same display that is in Montage. I have used Montage extensively and would definitely notice if this was not the same display. They are both TFT (Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display) and of the same quality. LED is a completely different tech, often found on older keyboards. The display is in no way sluggish. It responds as soon as you select something. I have the keyboards here right now so I can assure you there is no delay when selecting anything on the display. It is also bright and very clear. The chassis is of course plastic and that keeps both the weight and the price down. It is good quality though, very solid. The keybed is also good quality, same as the one on the MOXF which I also owned and liked. As for the A/D converters you could be right but I would need to confirm with Yamaha. That was indeed a difference between the MOXF and XF although it is not something I ever noticed until putting them side by side. Same with Korg's Kronos and Khrome. People keep bringing up the subject of Aftertouch but really it is not an issue. There are more than enough control options here. Pitch bend, Modulation, Super Knob, two foot controller inputs and two footswitch inputs. No one is fitting aftertouch on keyboards in the mid-range price point. KORG don't and Roland don't. The main reason apart from pushing the price up is to differentiate the mid-range from the flagship product. Nothing wrong with that. It makes perfect business sense and for the majority of people who will buy these keyboards, aftertouch is not even on their radar. So yes there are compromises and there will always be things people want on a keyboard and of course for as little money as possible but, we have to be realistic. The MODX is not a Montage but it is still a great keyboard for the money and far better than anything else on the market at the same price.
It is a good stage piano! The only problem is the GHS action. Sure, it’s expressive but the quality is not the best. After two months the keys will start to click an get clunky. This is a great keyboard! The only problem is the GHS action. Yamaha shouldn’t have been so cheap and what they should have done is put their GH3. This just an opinion. What I suggest is after COVID is over, go to your local music store and try it out!
I don't know how to say... but if you play 4 instruments at the same time, the polyphony will be 64:4 = so will be 16 notes real polyphony (I mean maxim of sounds with pedal on)???
guys my playing is kinda in an acoustik set up...using the keyboard as my drum machine/druntrack. with my left hand as the bassist and right fir orchestration/piano etc. here in the philippines in isabela province in particular...events are mostly into compactness and affordability..using a korg krome...i literally hve done that...one band...minus the arranger keys...my question is..i really love MODX...does it have a drum track and a performance storage or (like korg) combination banks to store all my performance setting...TIA... God bless us all friends....
I previously read where on the MODX-7 where the KeyBed is full key & not half key , via weighted similarly to the Kronos 76. I am definitely getting one.
Just purchased a Montage 8......... Should I return and get this guy? I can't imagine using the stuff that the Montage has/can do that the MODX can't. Thoughts????
Thing is if you already have the Montage you may not use all it's functionality now but it is the sort of keyboard you can grow into. It had endless possibilities. For me personally MODX does everything I would need a keyboard to do. Perhaps look at your use, what you need your keyboard to do and if that functionality is not available on the MODX then stick with your Montage. Oh one thing I should mention as you have bought the Montage 8 so I assume keybed quality is a priority? The MODX8 keybed is good but it is not AS GOOD as the one in your Montage.
@@yamahamusicians Thanks so much for your response. That last bit about the keybed is hugely important as I am using this keyboard for piano training as well.
Well I don't think you would find the MODX8 keyboard bad in anyway but you would definitely notice the step up in feel going to Montage. It is the same with the MODX7 and Montage7. The Montage7 has a better quality keybed than the MODX7...which I think uses the same keybed as the MOXF so it's not bad at all just not quite as nice to play. Thing everyone needs to bear in mind is Montage is the premium product and MODX distills the essence of Montage into a more affordable package. There will be compromises but Yamaha have done a great job of getting the balance right.
@@yamahamusicians I see... Interesting stuff. Do you think modx8 keybed is the same or very close to the moxf8 keybed? I ask because I feel a significant difference between the montage 8 and the moxf8. Thanks in advance!
It feels to me very much like the same keybed that Yamaha used in the MOXF8 so if you have played that particular keyboard you will know how the MODX will feel. I play mostly acoustic piano and I find it works well for me...but of course IF I could afford a Montage 8, well that's another story ;)
G R E E T I N G S.......MODX, was created for WORSHIP CENTRES AS WELL. Whenever you do a review of the YANAHA MODX, please remember to play worship sounds....."Dark Pads + Lush Strings, Updated EPs and Organs. You may add Tubular Bells when it's X'mas !!!
Ohhh......I ordered one from GAK yesterday, it just arrived in less than 24hrs.......yum,yum....maybe there is a positive side to getting divorced and living in the spare room at Dad's house!
Hey Gavin, not sure how it was recorded but it does sound mono here as well- the MODX is definitely stereo and sounds incredibly wide. Not sure if it's the TH-cam encoding or something else :)
actually i've just realised the "jingle" music is in stereo @1:00 so it's not been at the post production stage I don't think the reason it's mono, perhaps it's been the capture stage, shame :(
Nice product. I'm using moxf6. Due to some missing features I feel the need of upgrading. Thought the modx7 has all the features I want in a board. I wonder if it has key off sampling unlike the moxf.?
G death They’re both built with great quality!! I would say if you want access to all of the keys go with the Modx8 but If you looking for something to use for gigging/travel and you don’t want it to take up a lot of space go with the modx7. The Modx8 is roughly about 32 pounds though!! Super light.
@@DomSigalas it becomes a workstation when you use GarageBand with it 👍 simpler plug the usb to host into your iPad select audio recorder and your good to go.
woohoo! MX88 party. I also am still tripping out over the things the MX88 can do, and how easy it is to work the controls once you know the couple of buttons. I even wrote a review for sweetwater I am so stoked on the MX88, but the MODX is a whole other level and I also would not need another 88key. A MODX MODULE would be sick for $1000. also to be aftertouch controllable so you can run it from your old DX7 with the aftertouch keybed if you want. That's what I want muahahahaa,
They all have the same other than the extended range. Mod6 and 7 have semi weighted keys also but seem pointless. Modx6 so happy I bought one cheaper now also👍
It is available to buy now. Yamaha were well prepared for this release and most retailers have the keyboards in stock. Yamaha UK have a large stock at their warehouse also so there should be no shortages.
One of the most important functions that any keyboard needs and very few people show in tutorials is how to change the sounds quickly with one button for live performances. I don’t see enough buttons on this keyboard to be able to change quickly 10-15 sounds therefore I’ll never buy this keyboard no matter how good it sounds
Thankfully we have this thing called choice in life eh? Having said that, the Montage has 8 dedicated "scene" buttons that you can use to change sounds quickly. The MODX has 4 with a toggle to switch between 1-4 and 5-8, so two clicks. On top of that, sets allow you to switch sounds directly from the touch screen. Plenty of options, each unto their own. No right or wrong here, just whether the workflow "works" for you or not.
The MODX7 has the same keybed as the MOXF and the MODX8 has the GHS keys. I have no tried the MODX6 so can't really comment on that but I would imagine it is better than most keyboards at this price level.
If the keybed and build quality is better than the MOFX I tried I’ll buy one. The MOFX6 felt like a cheap toy, I actually went to go buy one based on the sounds I’d heard. Was quite disappointed once I interacted with the machine, very bad keybed.
It does have a sequencer but Yamaha call it a 'Performance Recorder'. It is not as complex as the sequencer you would find on the Motif XF for example. It is more of a way to record your ideas before transferring to a DAW for completion.
Hey far B, the MODX, like the Montage is a synthesizer not a workstation. There is indeed a Performance Recorder but bear also in mind that Cubase AI is included which is way more powerful than any other built-in sequencer :)
None of these range of instruments have .. Even the Kronos that cost 3 times as mouch and have a dedicated organ engine sounds anywhere near a Hammond B3. That said from what I have heard .. (try watching the live stream on Woody piano Shack) the MODX have some pretty decent organ patches compared to what you are used to in this kind of instrument. But if you want to have really good B3 emulation, your only shot is one of the "real" Clonewheels with waterfall keybeds, or a HX-3 module
I would considder the Nord Electro partly clonewheel since it has a std Fatar waterfall keybed. Most Nords actually have the organ engine but only the newer Electro models have real drawbars. A real organ player mostly wont touch an instrument without it, and it doesn't seem that Nord want to update their CD2 organs touch sliders. But honestly I am not the guy to ask about Nord, since I ususally run screeming away if i just eye a red keyboard on the stage :p I am a huge Yamaha Fanboy, but Nords should be burried somewhere far far away out in the Sweedish forrests .. lol Actually I was trying out the Nord Electro 4 and the Hammond XK1c at my local store and I wasn't impressed with either one of them. The XK1c is "fair" .. slightly favorite in sound and playability of the keys .. but the Nords std Fatar tp8o simply failed horrible. Never played such bad keys before. After reading about Crumars "modded" Fatar tp80 keybed I went and ordered a Mojo61 without having played it (none of the few stores that sells them close to me have them home unless you get lucky that someone ordered one and hadn't picked it up yet) and luckilly I wasn't disapointed. The Mojo61 is by far the best single board clonewheel to play. The Keys are firm to play, no sluggishness and no excess key noise like the std Fatar keybed, but it only have a select number of sound engines (VB3/Church/Vox/Farfisa/Tine piano/reed Piano/Clavi) wich is all modelled and sounds awsome but it isn't a synth/rompler like the Nord line, so if the synth and rompler part is crucial then Crumar isn't the choice.
I am very much considdering the MODX7 or 8 .. its lightweight and offer a lot for the price tag. I am still missing Aftertouch but that is propably something you will have to accept if you don't have the finance to buy a Premium modell like the Montage. Have been looking at the Kronos LS, but at twice the price tag, still no Aftertouch I might as well buy a Kronos 73 or 88 wich cost about the same and have "real" Weighted keys with altertouch but weighs over the double than the MODX line
The price tag on that new Kronos LS really baffles me. A price wich is higher than both a Kronos 73 and 88 both of wich has real graded Hammer action keys "with" aftertouch. That makes me think that there is absolutely NO difference in the cost for the company wether they use a keybed with or without aftertouch. Its an artificial way to get people to buy the Premium model, especially in Yamaha's lineup. They could easily have thrown a keybed with aftertouch in the MODX and they would still be able to sell at about the same price tag, but then there would be 1 less reason to buy a Montage instead .. wich shows that their Premium models is ... just overpriced.
Bought my first Yamaha keyboard when MOX was released its still going strong and I have zero regrets for buying it....Yamaha make awesome keyboards.
Link it to the YC88 wooden keybed. The GHS is excellent and all you ever need, but for the Rolls Royce experience the YC is simply perfect.
This engine has developed overtime and it is simply magnificent now!! Outstanding job!!
Can't wait till I get my own, I'm soooooooo hyped up about it😁😍😍😍
I have the MODX7 and MODX8 here at the moment. Have been waiting for this for quite some time. It's a great keyboard, very easy to use, sounds excellent and at this price point I don't really think Yamaha have any competition. It's available to buy from today and most retailers including GAK will already have stock.
Would you elaborate on the keybed quality of MODX7? How is it comparable to MODX6 and MOXF6? Also how's the touchscreen feel quality-wise? TIA!
Unfortunately I have not tried the MODX6 but I did ask Yamaha about the keys and they said it was a pure synth action. The MODX7 on the other hand is semi-weighted and is in fact the same keybed used in the MOXF6. I thought it felt familiar :) It's great quality though and I enjoy playing it. The touch screen is the same 7" full colour one used on Montage. Quality is great and it is very responsive...you can calibrate it for sensitivity in the settings. I should have the MODX7 and MODX8 for another couple of weeks so do let me know if you have any more questions...better still, join the conversation over on our forum at yamahamusicians.com :)
Thanks for the quick reply! All this sounds great! Regards!
From what people that have tried the new MODX says about the display I highly doubt its the same as in the Montage. its kinda the only thing that people says could be better. (it should feel a bit shluggish and not as fast as the better touch displays). This is only based on hersay and my own guess tho. These instruments is only slightly more than 1/3'rd of a Montage price tag. So it would be places like the chassis -plastic instead of metal, lcd instead of led display, cheaper keybeds without aftertouch and propably the A-D-A electronics inside will be of lower quality, if they are to push the price tag down at this range, since the basic sound generation is based on Montage tech. Comparisons between the older MOX vs MOTIF series also showed that the same base presets sounded a bit more muffled in the MOX compared to the MOTIFs. So its very likely that the MODX have more mainstream AD and DA converters compared to the top range Montage and Genos. But have to agree .. even the missing aftertouch is a big minus, these instruments sound darn good. I could live with that its a bit more plastic'ish and the keys prolla arent top notch compared to a Montage 7/8 or Motif 7/8. But that you can't afford to put a keybed in them with aftertouch is about the only thing (could even live with the annoyance of yet another adapter on the floor!!) that keeps me from ordering a MODX7 right away
It is the same display that is in Montage. I have used Montage extensively and would definitely notice if this was not the same display. They are both TFT (Thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal display) and of the same quality. LED is a completely different tech, often found on older keyboards. The display is in no way sluggish. It responds as soon as you select something. I have the keyboards here right now so I can assure you there is no delay when selecting anything on the display. It is also bright and very clear.
The chassis is of course plastic and that keeps both the weight and the price down. It is good quality though, very solid. The keybed is also good quality, same as the one on the MOXF which I also owned and liked. As for the A/D converters you could be right but I would need to confirm with Yamaha. That was indeed a difference between the MOXF and XF although it is not something I ever noticed until putting them side by side. Same with Korg's Kronos and Khrome.
People keep bringing up the subject of Aftertouch but really it is not an issue. There are more than enough control options here. Pitch bend, Modulation, Super Knob, two foot controller inputs and two footswitch inputs. No one is fitting aftertouch on keyboards in the mid-range price point. KORG don't and Roland don't. The main reason apart from pushing the price up is to differentiate the mid-range from the flagship product. Nothing wrong with that. It makes perfect business sense and for the majority of people who will buy these keyboards, aftertouch is not even on their radar.
So yes there are compromises and there will always be things people want on a keyboard and of course for as little money as possible but, we have to be realistic. The MODX is not a Montage but it is still a great keyboard for the money and far better than anything else on the market at the same price.
3xcellent how to assign jobs for various functions voices , arpeggios and explain pls motion control
Very good video. Is the MODX8 a good to a stage poano? What the resistance do you get from the GHS Keybord?
It is a good stage piano! The only problem is the GHS action. Sure, it’s expressive but the quality is not the best. After two months the keys will start to click an get clunky. This is a great keyboard! The only problem is the GHS action. Yamaha shouldn’t have been so cheap and what they should have done is put their GH3. This just an opinion. What I suggest is after COVID is over, go to your local music store and try it out!
Awesome video. How did you sync the super knobs of all three boards? 😎
AWESOME!
Yamaha has loaded this affordable synth, pretty sure i will put it on top of my motif xf8.
خیلی خوب برادر. دست شما درد نکند . در کانادا و مکزیک کار شما را مبینم we happy
How does the MODX8 keybed compare to Roland's 'PHA-4 Standard' keybed? The instrument I am considering replacing with a MODX has such an action.
Yes it does have internal sequencer.
I don't know how to say... but if you play 4 instruments at the same time, the polyphony will be 64:4 = so will be 16 notes real polyphony (I mean maxim of sounds with pedal on)???
Hi DR.Mix! How about stereo sound?
guys my playing is kinda in an acoustik set up...using the keyboard as my drum machine/druntrack. with my left hand as the bassist and right fir orchestration/piano etc. here in the philippines in isabela province in particular...events are mostly into compactness and affordability..using a korg krome...i literally hve done that...one band...minus the arranger keys...my question is..i really love MODX...does it have a drum track and a performance storage or (like korg) combination banks to store all my performance setting...TIA... God bless us all friends....
Oooo! No stepping from the Super Knob! Was there an update???? You guuuuuys.....you’re making me happyyyyy!! 😃 😄 😆
Roland and Korg and the others better start doing work. They have amazing boards as well. But Yamaha’s power for the $$$$$ is hands down top notch.
Great demo! Now to find out if, and where, these are available in South Africa.....
sounds amazing and looks very beautiful. I always wanted to have the montage, and this one seems very familiar...
I previously read where on the MODX-7 where the KeyBed is full key & not half key , via weighted similarly to the Kronos 76. I am definitely getting one.
Great review and I'm not even a keyboard player!
Yamaha finally realized they were missing out on market share off of the Montage success.
pretty sure they designed both at the same time since this 'hi-lo' configuration is very common with manufacturers
Some great really nice and my fav chords here! Excellent demonstration. Thanks!
Just purchased a Montage 8......... Should I return and get this guy? I can't imagine using the stuff that the Montage has/can do that the MODX can't. Thoughts????
Thing is if you already have the Montage you may not use all it's functionality now but it is the sort of keyboard you can grow into. It had endless possibilities. For me personally MODX does everything I would need a keyboard to do. Perhaps look at your use, what you need your keyboard to do and if that functionality is not available on the MODX then stick with your Montage. Oh one thing I should mention as you have bought the Montage 8 so I assume keybed quality is a priority? The MODX8 keybed is good but it is not AS GOOD as the one in your Montage.
@@yamahamusicians Thanks so much for your response. That last bit about the keybed is hugely important as I am using this keyboard for piano training as well.
Well I don't think you would find the MODX8 keyboard bad in anyway but you would definitely notice the step up in feel going to Montage. It is the same with the MODX7 and Montage7. The Montage7 has a better quality keybed than the MODX7...which I think uses the same keybed as the MOXF so it's not bad at all just not quite as nice to play. Thing everyone needs to bear in mind is Montage is the premium product and MODX distills the essence of Montage into a more affordable package. There will be compromises but Yamaha have done a great job of getting the balance right.
@@yamahamusicians I see... Interesting stuff. Do you think modx8 keybed is the same or very close to the moxf8 keybed? I ask because I feel a significant difference between the montage 8 and the moxf8. Thanks in advance!
It feels to me very much like the same keybed that Yamaha used in the MOXF8 so if you have played that particular keyboard you will know how the MODX will feel. I play mostly acoustic piano and I find it works well for me...but of course IF I could afford a Montage 8, well that's another story ;)
G R E E T I N G S.......MODX, was created for WORSHIP CENTRES AS WELL. Whenever you do a review of the YANAHA MODX, please remember to play worship sounds....."Dark Pads + Lush Strings, Updated EPs and Organs. You may add Tubular Bells when it's X'mas !!!
Hey I just ordered one can’t wait thing is no joe🎹😀💯
Beutifull synth live the looks it will go nice with my roland fa06.
Finally, an 7 series for mid class Yamaha synth...
Nice demo beautifull sound on ModX
THANKS FOR THE REVIEW!
Genius instrument. Hats off
Does it have looper?
Fantastic demonstration! Good board!
i wish he also played some basslines and melodies/riff... pads sounds...too much mush...
Ohhh......I ordered one from GAK yesterday, it just arrived in less than 24hrs.......yum,yum....maybe there is a positive side to getting divorced and living in the spare room at Dad's house!
Divorce can be hard. I hope you are at least happily divorced. May music contribute to your happiness!
@@truthmanifestingtruth Thanks my friend...I have a lovely daughter to keep me happy..and the modx is going well...cheers
Can you create your own rhytme tracks from scratch? have not seen anyone do this yet.
Can you change sounds without the sound cutting off on this keyboard? like smooth transition
Yes, its called Seamless Sound Switching
Love that stuff right at the end!
NICE ONE!
Hey Gavin, not sure how it was recorded but it does sound mono here as well- the MODX is definitely stereo and sounds incredibly wide. Not sure if it's the TH-cam encoding or something else :)
actually i've just realised the "jingle" music is in stereo @1:00 so it's not been at the post production stage I don't think the reason it's mono, perhaps it's been the capture stage, shame :(
YAMAHA; NEW MODX 6 ; MODX 7 ; MODX 8 ; NEW MODEL’ 2019 ~2020 ………MODX. MONTAGE !!!……
Great, do you really like rhodes sound in this Modx7 ? To me Roland FA 06 sounds better...
FA is better for rhodes indeed
Nice product.
I'm using moxf6. Due to some missing features I feel the need of upgrading. Thought the modx7 has all the features I want in a board. I wonder if it has key off sampling unlike the moxf.?
You can have off-key release samples if that's what you mean :)
Can I have it in a RS7000 format with sampling, 24 track sequencer and full CV, gate please?.....
Good video thank you
modx88 and 77 idont Which one is better do you any advice
G death They’re both built with great quality!! I would say if you want access to all of the keys go with the Modx8 but If you looking for something to use for gigging/travel and you don’t want it to take up a lot of space go with the modx7. The Modx8 is roughly about 32 pounds though!! Super light.
How to change Tone in live program?
I,am getting glitches playing a piano with layered strings and a metal groove. Hope that's not the polyfonie. :( drums are glitching
why?
I thought it was up to four and or eight parts but it can, t even handel 3
Does the MODX have a Metal or Plastic Body and does it have a 16 Track Sequencer.
Hi John, it's a very sturdy matte plastic. There is no traditional sequencer this is a synthesizer and not a workstation :)
@@DomSigalas it becomes a workstation when you use GarageBand with it 👍 simpler plug the usb to host into your iPad select audio recorder and your good to go.
Add the MODX7 to my MX88? I’m good!! Like it! Don’t have to pay the montage price! Now Roland needs to step up! Like their new keytar, but that’s it!😕
etpslick100 This is my aim ,Adding the MODX7 to go with my MX 88 & MX 61
Joel Cox Now THAT’S cool. All that power without paying that price tag. Awesome! Go for it!😊
SekretAgentMans I Feel you. Just the sounds in itself is overwhelming. Love those Rhodes patches and the 80’s DX patches.😌
Yes great combination.... enjoy.
woohoo! MX88 party. I also am still tripping out over the things the MX88 can do, and how easy it is to work the controls once you know the couple of buttons. I even wrote a review for sweetwater I am so stoked on the MX88, but the MODX is a whole other level and I also would not need another 88key. A MODX MODULE would be sick for $1000. also to be aftertouch controllable so you can run it from your old DX7 with the aftertouch keybed if you want. That's what I want muahahahaa,
Cool.... Bro....
They all have the same other than the extended range. Mod6 and 7 have semi weighted keys also but seem pointless. Modx6 so happy I bought one cheaper now also👍
When will it be released? I’m def buying one !!
It is available to buy now. Yamaha were well prepared for this release and most retailers have the keyboards in stock. Yamaha UK have a large stock at their warehouse also so there should be no shortages.
yamahamusicians thank you !!
Scan I have one of those Yamaha modx
Mind blown
One of the most important functions that any keyboard needs and very few people show in tutorials is how to change the sounds quickly with one button for live performances. I don’t see enough buttons on this keyboard to be able to change quickly 10-15 sounds therefore I’ll never buy this keyboard no matter how good it sounds
Emanuil Penev having a Nord Stage, I agree 😉
Thankfully we have this thing called choice in life eh? Having said that, the Montage has 8 dedicated "scene" buttons that you can use to change sounds quickly. The MODX has 4 with a toggle to switch between 1-4 and 5-8, so two clicks. On top of that, sets allow you to switch sounds directly from the touch screen. Plenty of options, each unto their own. No right or wrong here, just whether the workflow "works" for you or not.
Yamaha need just a synth with dual FM synth engines. 8op on each side...... No AWN
does it split ?
Sure does!
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Spring keys??
The MODX7 has the same keybed as the MOXF and the MODX8 has the GHS keys. I have no tried the MODX6 so can't really comment on that but I would imagine it is better than most keyboards at this price level.
basically :)
If the keybed and build quality is better than the MOFX I tried I’ll buy one. The MOFX6 felt like a cheap toy, I actually went to go buy one based on the sounds I’d heard. Was quite disappointed once I interacted with the machine, very bad keybed.
Its' not, people are even saying it doesn't feel as good as the MOXF - even though they're meant to have the same keybed
Still no sequencer?
It does have a sequencer but Yamaha call it a 'Performance Recorder'. It is not as complex as the sequencer you would find on the Motif XF for example. It is more of a way to record your ideas before transferring to a DAW for completion.
Hey far B, the MODX, like the Montage is a synthesizer not a workstation. There is indeed a Performance Recorder but bear also in mind that Cubase AI is included which is way more powerful than any other built-in sequencer :)
Sound is MONO???
Does it have capability to emulate a Hammond B3? If not...screw it!
None of these range of instruments have .. Even the Kronos that cost 3 times as mouch and have a dedicated organ engine sounds anywhere near a Hammond B3. That said from what I have heard .. (try watching the live stream on Woody piano Shack) the MODX have some pretty decent organ patches compared to what you are used to in this kind of instrument.
But if you want to have really good B3 emulation, your only shot is one of the "real" Clonewheels with waterfall keybeds, or a HX-3 module
mrdali67 What about Nords?
I would considder the Nord Electro partly clonewheel since it has a std Fatar waterfall keybed. Most Nords actually have the organ engine but only the newer Electro models have real drawbars. A real organ player mostly wont touch an instrument without it, and it doesn't seem that Nord want to update their CD2 organs touch sliders.
But honestly I am not the guy to ask about Nord, since I ususally run screeming away if i just eye a red keyboard on the stage :p
I am a huge Yamaha Fanboy, but Nords should be burried somewhere far far away out in the Sweedish forrests .. lol
Actually I was trying out the Nord Electro 4 and the Hammond XK1c at my local store and I wasn't impressed with either one of them. The XK1c is "fair" .. slightly favorite in sound and playability of the keys .. but the Nords std Fatar tp8o simply failed horrible. Never played such bad keys before. After reading about Crumars "modded" Fatar tp80 keybed I went and ordered a Mojo61 without having played it (none of the few stores that sells them close to me have them home unless you get lucky that someone ordered one and hadn't picked it up yet)
and luckilly I wasn't disapointed. The Mojo61 is by far the best single board clonewheel to play. The Keys are firm to play, no sluggishness and no excess key noise like the std Fatar keybed, but it only have a select number of sound engines (VB3/Church/Vox/Farfisa/Tine piano/reed Piano/Clavi) wich is all modelled and sounds awsome but it isn't a synth/rompler like the Nord line, so if the synth and rompler part is crucial then Crumar isn't the choice.
I am very much considdering the MODX7 or 8 .. its lightweight and offer a lot for the price tag. I am still missing Aftertouch but that is propably something you will have to accept if you don't have the finance to buy a Premium modell like the Montage. Have been looking at the Kronos LS, but at twice the price tag, still no Aftertouch I might as well buy a Kronos 73 or 88 wich cost about the same and have "real" Weighted keys with altertouch but weighs over the double than the MODX line
The price tag on that new Kronos LS really baffles me. A price wich is higher than both a Kronos 73 and 88 both of wich has real graded Hammer action keys "with" aftertouch. That makes me think that there is absolutely NO difference in the cost for the company wether they use a keybed with or without aftertouch. Its an artificial way to get people to buy the Premium model, especially in Yamaha's lineup. They could easily have thrown a keybed with aftertouch in the MODX and they would still be able to sell at about the same price tag, but then there would be 1 less reason to buy a Montage instead .. wich shows that their Premium models is ... just overpriced.
The super knob is way overrated cant believe why everyone goes bananas about it.🤔
The poor’s man MONTAGE
i wish he also played some basslines and melodies/riff... pads sounds...too much mush...