Yamaha MX49 and MX 61 Synthesizers | Everything You Need To Know

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  • čas přidán 23. 10. 2017
  • Yamaha Product Specialist Phil Clendennin joins us in the Sam Ash Spotlight for a complete overview of the new Yamaha MX series Synthesizers.
    Featuring built sounds from Yamaha's professional Motif series, the MX series also works great with DAW's, VST's and the FM Essential IOS app. The app was actually inspired by the legendary Yamaha DX-7 Synthesizer.
    Phil shows us some of the great sounds available on the MX including an excellent Grand Piano Emulation. Next we get a tutorial on layering sounds with the MX, including using the split function to play up to the 3 sounds at once. He even Throws in some rhythm and plays over it for a full ensemble performance.
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Komentáře • 132

  • @danielrupert2317
    @danielrupert2317 Před 4 lety +129

    This guy is an absolute gem of a product demo person.

  • @GotYourWallet
    @GotYourWallet Před 3 lety +47

    He looks so happy when he says 8 pounds. He must have carried a lot of instruments during his career.

  • @fullborev8906
    @fullborev8906 Před 4 lety +11

    You sir, rock! Awesome demo. I'm sold!

  • @bwall615
    @bwall615 Před 4 lety +26

    This guy is great! The MX isn’t bad either!

  • @gRosh08
    @gRosh08 Před 4 lety +12

    Mr. Clendennin does a Fantastic job! Thank you!

  • @markfennah4322
    @markfennah4322 Před 2 měsíci +1

    What a great demonstration - awesome presenter! ❤

  • @jimigproductions
    @jimigproductions Před rokem +4

    Excellent video, the commentary is natural and spot on!

  • @pr3pp3rchan69
    @pr3pp3rchan69 Před 2 měsíci +1

    He's a great salesman, love his charisma 😎 🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

  • @scottcruikshank8689
    @scottcruikshank8689 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I could listen to him all day.

  • @PersonalIncomeSolutions
    @PersonalIncomeSolutions Před rokem +1

    Great demo!

  • @jugglerjoe
    @jugglerjoe Před 5 lety +10

    Awesome Review! This guy is great 👍

  • @kingtrance6826
    @kingtrance6826 Před 6 lety +4

    Magnificent demo here!

  • @JCox964
    @JCox964 Před rokem +2

    Great video Phil.👍🏽

  • @dimitargadzhev3800
    @dimitargadzhev3800 Před 2 lety +2

    Amazing video, thank You!!!

  • @faautobahna9416
    @faautobahna9416 Před 2 lety +2

    Very useful review.

  • @plugdn1917
    @plugdn1917 Před 2 lety +2

    Phil is a legend

  • @febinmjacob
    @febinmjacob Před rokem +3

    The best product demo person

  • @michaeltyborski4802
    @michaeltyborski4802 Před 3 lety +3

    Great presentation. I just found one at Music Go Round.

  • @maxwellvangulinja
    @maxwellvangulinja Před 5 lety +1

    nice review team

  • @MsLacy707
    @MsLacy707 Před 2 lety +1

    Great demo and demo guy! Great info delivery. Gonna roll w/the Yamaha MOD, though.

  • @heroknaderi
    @heroknaderi Před 3 lety +3

    Great job I appreciate it 👍

  • @tommymandel
    @tommymandel Před 3 lety +1

    Phil, you play so great! Miss you. And i miss my MX-49: I loaned it to my daughter! And i don't think she's using it either! Gonna ask for it back. The Montage may be jealous though. Hey Phil, did I mention: I miss you. And you play so great!!!!

  • @dandannyt4432
    @dandannyt4432 Před 6 lety +3

    kool playing

  • @gregoryminor7441
    @gregoryminor7441 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you, Sir!

  • @ahojahojish
    @ahojahojish Před 5 lety +15

    Give that man a sustain pedal!! :D

  • @TommyChris9001
    @TommyChris9001 Před 3 lety

    Thumbs way up on this!

  • @donkeevney
    @donkeevney Před 3 lety +1

    Cool dude

  • @jeremiahmansaray5849
    @jeremiahmansaray5849 Před 4 měsíci

    want one of these bad boys

  • @shookstylez
    @shookstylez Před 2 lety +4

    Damn, this guy playing Steely Dan so smooth, SO GOOD.

  • @dthorne4602
    @dthorne4602 Před 2 lety

    Shake it you Babylon Sisters. Great demo.

  • @Reedemedknight
    @Reedemedknight Před 3 lety +1

    Phil rules

  • @DrawbarPete
    @DrawbarPete Před 5 lety +1

    King Bad Mister🎹🎼👍👌👌

  • @Dannytyrellstudios
    @Dannytyrellstudios Před 4 měsíci

    Excrllent

  • @childrenofminervaofficial4316

    The MX 49 is a great synth and the best investment ever.

    • @justmeblac7273
      @justmeblac7273 Před 2 lety

      Do you use it solo?

    • @ET2carbon
      @ET2carbon Před rokem

      Best?

    • @childrenofminervaofficial4316
      @childrenofminervaofficial4316 Před rokem

      @@ET2carbon for its price range, yes

    • @ET2carbon
      @ET2carbon Před rokem

      @@childrenofminervaofficial4316 no. It doesn't have any updates. Lame for being considered an investment.

    • @ET2carbon
      @ET2carbon Před rokem

      @childrenofminervaofficial4316 investment would be like Arturia adding new features constantly to their hardware year after year

  • @DinoNardelli
    @DinoNardelli Před 5 lety +1

    Can it have a knob or fader for real time volume changes on the layered sounds while you play?

  • @Keyboardman88
    @Keyboardman88 Před 4 lety +7

    I have a MX88. Great keyboard...with one issue. After about 1 year of playing ( about 10-12 hours per week in my home - no professional gigs) I started having problems with the keys. They were getting sloppy, noisy, and didn't feel right. I sent an email to Yamaha explaining the problem. They were nice enough to give me a one time extension on my warranty to cover this repair only. The technician switched out the 88 note key bed with a new one. The old one showed excessive wear. I'm not sure the board would hold up under professional playing 4-6 night per week I haven't played it much since then. Hopefully Yamaha will find a solution for this issue with the 88. ( I'm not the only person who's experienced this. I've owned a PF 70 piano, DX7, DX5, and a CS-5 synth and never had any problems with the keys. Just my experience.

    • @officialWWM
      @officialWWM Před 4 lety +2

      Keyboardman88 that's concerning :/

    • @Keyboardman88
      @Keyboardman88 Před 4 lety +2

      As one who has played full time for quite a few years, it is very concerning. I'm not confident with the durability of the key bed in the MX88 after my personal experience. I've used several different Yamaha keyboards; DX7, DX5, PF70, and a CS-5 synth for left hand bass, and never had one problem with the keys. I've gone so far as to purchase a MX49 and am looking for a good quality keyboard controller to midi up to the MX. I still have the 88, but I'm not sure what my next option with the board will be...sell or keep. Perhaps my experience was just a fluke and my keyboard had a bad key bed from the start; however, I've seen posts from some other MX88 owners who are having similar problems. Kinda makes me wish I had kept my Kurzweil PC2X. Had it over 10 years and not one problem.

    • @faautobahna9416
      @faautobahna9416 Před 2 lety +1

      @@Keyboardman88 How was MX88 after new keybed. Experience since then? I have a Kronos 2 (will remain only in my home studio). I am only a hobbyist but for playing something not heavy in another location or the very occasional live performance, I am thinking of getting a used MX61 Version 2 or used Roland DS61 or used Roland DS76. What will you suggest, and how does one tell apart MX61 V2 from MX61, both look the same? Thanks in advance.

    • @Keyboardman88
      @Keyboardman88 Před 2 lety +1

      @@faautobahna9416 The MX61 V2 had some upgraded sounds that the V1 didn't have. The sounds in the V@ are the same as the MX88. The MX61 plays and sounds great; however, I prefer a piano action. The MX is OK as long as the keys hold up. I haven't had the opportunity to play it much since the new bed and keys were put in. I'm thinking that a really good keyboard controller midied to the MX61 would be the best way to go.

    • @Am71919
      @Am71919 Před rokem +1

      There's a church around the corner from my mom's house that's had an mx88 for almost ten years now and it's still going strong, all companies are entitled to one dud but 98% of the time the mx88 is a very tough and dependable board

  • @karendalsadik7119
    @karendalsadik7119 Před 4 lety +2

    I want it so bad.

  • @PersonalIncomeSolutions

    I bought 2cMX 61 Blue. Why 2? It's that good- I used to have Motiff XS 6. Loved it- but it was a beast to gig.

  • @DannyBFunman
    @DannyBFunman Před 3 lety +1

    Hi how Are you my question to you, is do you know how to save the kits that I choose so when I turn off the keyboard and turn it back on it saves the Sounds that I have chosen So I don't have to keep looking up sounds I like to work with. In other words a template

  • @lolsucks3599
    @lolsucks3599 Před 3 lety +1

    How does the MX61 compare to a Yamaha Motif? What are the differences for its cheaper price?

  • @Madmohawkfilms
    @Madmohawkfilms Před 2 lety +2

    How close to the Motif XS is the sounds in the MX49/61? Thanks

  • @magmasunburst9331
    @magmasunburst9331 Před 5 lety

    Can you compare some of the features of the KX line to the MX line?

  • @nijahmartin5461
    @nijahmartin5461 Před 3 lety +1

    How to save your favorite tone for other day use?

  • @shamarcrump9111
    @shamarcrump9111 Před 6 lety +9

    Also White

  • @gregorymonacelli2257
    @gregorymonacelli2257 Před 2 lety +1

    49 comes in white also. I have one

    • @JCox964
      @JCox964 Před rokem

      Limited edition in white. Hard locating one.

  • @Probinussangriang0708
    @Probinussangriang0708 Před 3 lety

    Will it work with android mobile

  • @chicobellini6297
    @chicobellini6297 Před 7 měsíci

    Great demo !Babylon Sisters! The guy can play👌
    Big Steely Dan fan so I can appreciate this👍

  • @jimmcdougall9973
    @jimmcdougall9973 Před 5 lety +2

    I take it these are the version ll models? I have had an MX49 for about 5 years and it only works as a controller for FM essentials but does not read incoming data from the iPad.

    • @Keyboardman88
      @Keyboardman88 Před 4 lety +1

      I believe they have an upgraded software that takes care of that problem.

  • @greatsajby9266
    @greatsajby9266 Před 3 lety +1

    MX 49. Why are all the synth and many other sounds "phasey" by default? Why can't I just get the clean tones? I don't suppose anyone else has this problem?

  • @leapest
    @leapest Před 2 lety

    Hows the action on the 88? is it heavy or light?

  • @vervetech9395
    @vervetech9395 Před 2 lety

    Is the app only available for iPhones and iPads?

  • @donkeevney
    @donkeevney Před 3 lety +2

    Real salesman

  • @crazybobdj
    @crazybobdj Před 3 měsíci

    yamaha mx49 how to change the pitchblend range?

  • @dioniferiturriago669
    @dioniferiturriago669 Před 3 lety

    podrian hacer este tipo de videos en español please

  • @ET2carbon
    @ET2carbon Před rokem

    Any updates? MPE?

  • @MrKeys57
    @MrKeys57 Před 4 lety

    is there an app for Android?

  • @EduardoBach01
    @EduardoBach01 Před 2 lety +4

    The only issue with the MX is that everything is buried in lots of commands. It's a pain to learn how to do stuff in it. A couple of more physical knobs would be much appreciated.

    • @ET2carbon
      @ET2carbon Před rokem

      Vycro MX performance editor program handles this concern.

  • @maxwellvangulinja
    @maxwellvangulinja Před 5 lety

    price guys?

  • @teroyhumol8033
    @teroyhumol8033 Před 4 lety

    Hello Sir, whats the best amplifier or sound system for this kind of Keyboard? thanks a lot

    • @officialWWM
      @officialWWM Před 4 lety

      Teroy Humol just plug it into any powered floor monitor or pa.

  • @brailintaylor584
    @brailintaylor584 Před 5 lety +1

    2:23 So can you layer sounds like Piano/Electric Piano/Synth

  • @peterlanghaar
    @peterlanghaar Před 4 lety

    Is it just me or were the drums stuttering, when playing piano/strings layered at 6:40? Is that what he means when he says 16-part multitimbral, but only for the sequencer?

  • @alexeonbel4304
    @alexeonbel4304 Před 3 lety

    You play stella by starlight and you have my fucking attention sir!

  • @peteroppong1171
    @peteroppong1171 Před 6 lety +1

    GREETINGS PHIL...... THIS EARTH IS HUGE.... SO ARE DIVERSIFIED RYTHMS. DID YOU CREATE THE MX WITH THAT IN MIND. IN OTHER WORDS, DOES THE MX COME WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADD YOUR OWN RYTHMIC FEEL IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A LAPTOP.

    • @SamAshMusic
      @SamAshMusic  Před 6 lety +2

      Hey Peter, thanks for watching. Let me send this over to Phil and see what he says. Stay tuned.

  • @SGWinstar8844
    @SGWinstar8844 Před 3 lety +1

    😃👍🏽

  • @giovannisilagan1090
    @giovannisilagan1090 Před měsícem

    is this have a user bank?

  • @Daniel-tv4dp
    @Daniel-tv4dp Před 2 lety

    How I can find the name in App Store

  • @jessicabush3735
    @jessicabush3735 Před 2 lety

    How do I save “favorite” patches to the mx49 for easy recall?

    • @EduardoBach01
      @EduardoBach01 Před 2 lety

      Anything you have to save has to be in performance mode, meaning you choose a performance do the edits, rename, and save. If you're saving a voice, you have to save the voice, press exit button then save the performance. Two operations in total.

  • @guriausa
    @guriausa Před 3 lety

    Only ios? What about Android?

  • @robeenero
    @robeenero Před 3 lety

    iOS device, what if you only have android?

  • @nbuehster
    @nbuehster Před 2 lety +1

    Some people said in video about the keybed being flimsy. I don't know what they meant, but is that true?

  • @aloysiusfernandez4116
    @aloysiusfernandez4116 Před 5 lety +2

    Does the mx series come with PC software to edit tones as well ?

    • @gracegeorgeabraham4725
      @gracegeorgeabraham4725 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes there is VycroMX which is a freeware. Using VycroMX you can edit the performances and save them. It's sad that there are not much videos available for VycroMX. It makes this keyboard a big deal. You can only layer 2 sounds using the keyboard panel. Using VycroMX you can layer 16 parts and save that performance onto the keyboard, and use it in the gig without having the keyboard connected to your laptop.

    • @MINDoSOFT
      @MINDoSOFT Před 4 lety +1

      You can also use John Melas tools there is a bundle for the MX under the Motif page. It is not free though ! :)

  • @khanhnguyenvan7748
    @khanhnguyenvan7748 Před 5 lety

    What is the white device to connect between the usb cable and the iphone?

    • @jimmcdougall9973
      @jimmcdougall9973 Před 5 lety

      It’s the apple lightning adapter. The same adapter you would use to connect a usb cable from a camera to download photos onto an iPad or iPhone.

    • @MINDoSOFT
      @MINDoSOFT Před 4 lety

      It is also mentioned as "apple camera connection kit".

  • @davidonthedetail4256
    @davidonthedetail4256 Před 3 lety

    The fm essential app don’t work

  • @mindciller
    @mindciller Před 4 lety

    They won't make a noise without something connected?

    • @mindciller
      @mindciller Před 4 lety

      I went to guitar center and experienced the no speaker thing. Had to hook up a guitar amp speaker. There was pre programmed noises in it though on the mx49 s I didn't need a computer

    • @officialWWM
      @officialWWM Před 4 lety +1

      mindciller you don't need a computer, it has the sounds on board but you do need headphones or some kind of speaker system.

  • @AbleJedi
    @AbleJedi Před 2 lety +1

    This video doesn't seem to be working.

  • @minusED
    @minusED Před rokem

    My screen was juicing charisma for almost nine minutes

  • @BillyBlaze7
    @BillyBlaze7 Před rokem

    and if you have android youre just sol?

  • @badger4361
    @badger4361 Před 2 lety

    Don't need a bass player or drummer to help you get it out of the case, what ya tryin to say like? ha ha class....:)

  • @ManosRK
    @ManosRK Před 6 lety +2

    Price ?!

    • @SamAshMusic
      @SamAshMusic  Před 6 lety +1

      Feel free to check out the prices here: goo.gl/2YfRvq

    • @ManosRK
      @ManosRK Před 6 lety

      Thanks! I asked because there wasn't any direct link :)

  • @justmeblac7273
    @justmeblac7273 Před 2 lety

    To bad u can't use this with a mpc

  • @pregart001
    @pregart001 Před 3 měsíci

    У меня с самаого начала амбивалентное отношение к этому синтезатору. С одной стороны его звучание очень детально и по качеству превосходит конкурентов в этой ценовой категории. Но с другой стороны удручают ограничения в управлении звуками с котороми приходится мириться. Его предшественник YAMAHA CS1x / CS2x был более гибким и открытым для работы со звуками. Функционально Yamaha MX на тмного слабее, хотя качество звуков значительно выше. Можно сказать, что это превосходный тонбанк с ограниченными возможностями синтеза. Не смотря на все его ограничения я всё-таки буду его исползовать в выступлениях.

  • @nickPOPmusic
    @nickPOPmusic Před 3 lety

    Jesus, the amount of subtle racism in the comments is astounding. Great review by the way!

  • @goldiemusic8394
    @goldiemusic8394 Před 4 lety +1

    07:13
    eighh pounss

  • @SuperEddietv
    @SuperEddietv Před 4 lety

    This video should be retitled "How to hook up your toy to an apple" or "Apple and this thingy Here" or "Apple, and some free stuff for Apple" or "Unlocking some potential of this device with Apple"...you get the idea. Somebody gave me an MX49. I now know why. What you get is what you get! Meh.......

    • @faautobahna9416
      @faautobahna9416 Před 2 lety

      Be grateful for the gift. So many who can't afford even a 49 key. Quite a ..H you are.

  • @KishoreRana567
    @KishoreRana567 Před 3 lety

    I ve become a fan of this blackie uncle

  • @thethinkingroom4532
    @thethinkingroom4532 Před 5 lety

    È un' inculata fioi comprate la kronos

    • @notfoundrick3878
      @notfoundrick3878 Před 4 lety

      Dio boia con una kronos ce ne compri 7 di mx49 spero sia un troll

  • @MAJFUNKSTAR
    @MAJFUNKSTAR Před 3 lety

    It’s a pleasure seeing a mature black gentleman (who can play) speaking intelligently and positively with no hip-hop in sight!
    **PS
    I already had this keyboard before I saw this video and I love it!

    • @faautobahna9416
      @faautobahna9416 Před 2 lety +1

      But it is never a pleasure seeing ass holes re-proving their racist pretensions.

  • @kurrywurst0815
    @kurrywurst0815 Před rokem

    Half of the time just talking?
    Salesguy.....

  • @danaowens30
    @danaowens30 Před rokem

    Hey yall I own The MX,MO6,MM6,and Mofit 8 itself

  • @floridahiker1800
    @floridahiker1800 Před 6 lety

    Is it only for iPhone or can I do the same with a android phone?

    • @Roboprogs
      @Roboprogs Před 5 lety

      Android doesn't have good support for "real time" audio (i.e. - synthesis). Google for audio latency comparisons of Android vs iOS.