NEW Yamaha YC61 Stage Keyboard OFFICIAL DEMO & FEATURES for NAMM 2020

[@vanessajazp6341]

What a great time to be alive for musicians!

[@JeremySee]

Truly Vanessa.

[@nickolasyounker]

Wow! Yamaha! You really out-performed yourself here! I don't know why anyone would not want this. - stunned. simply stunned...an amazing detail to the qualities of sound. Very Much Respect for releasing this finest of instruments for us. 尊敬!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mootsym]

Holy smokes. Nicely done, Yamaha, and at $500 less than the Electro 5, with arguably more features with the FM/synth set and more enhanced features of the rotary and drives. Color me impressed. I await the Nord vs Yamaha comparisons with great anticipation!

[@555ontario]

Great demo. Yamaha seems to have waited to get into the Clone-wheel organ segment but have stepped in with a BANG! Sounds real good.

[@jml19221]

Please give credit to this player, wow man!!

[@dodogen582]

Jeremy, I think you are the first to give this info! well done !!!

[@richsandness5409]

To this depth, and degree. Yeah, and the 'FM' aspect is in there plenty, but yet, as though a new pedigree.

[@leonardotedescoiglesias7497]

Nice sounds! Everything is near your fingers...!! Thanks!!

[@catboyzee]

I'm not here to nitpick the sounds. What I wanted to comment on is how musical and how performance friendly this keyboard seems to be. I'd have to try it myself to confirm. But so far every demo I've heard seems to confirm my observations. Every one who has done a demo seems to be quite comfortable playing whatever it is they want to play with the YC61, and that speaks positively of the instrument.

[@JeremySee]

Yamaha is aiming squarely at the market held by Nord with this latest YC61 Stage Piano. At USD$1,999 street price, you will be seeing this in a lot of church worship teams & gigs soon. What do you think? My Recommended Keyboard & Piano 🔥 International amzn.to/2YRQiq3 🔥 UK/EU amzn.to/2ORjdqc 🔥 Deutschland amzn.to/2EhXf7U 🔥 India amzn.to/2s0ZR7e

[@wesleyinalexprop]

Great Jeremy. i am impressed on you to post first and the keyboard

[@martijnvandongen]

Yamaha has really the best Grand Piano's in their engine! I am still amazed by the quality! Played on Korg, Kurzweil. Kurzweil comes close but the Korg Grand Piano's sound like salon piano's.

[@vito_keys]

I think Yamaha is planning to evolve the Reface into a full size keyboard lineup After the CP stage piano, now the YC combo keyboard. MODX may also be considered a full-sized version of Reface DX What's next? I assume it will be the CS

[@MeekSpirit1]

Nice. I wonder what kind of amp/powered speakers are being used.

[@Vijayshahanijvn]

Excellent sound design! With great musicians.

[@ldifalco2010]

At 200 US bucks less and with pitch and mod controls, this axe is going to seriously cut into Nord Electro sales. Love and own Nord but glad to see a competitive alternative.

[@pedrowilde]

maybe will cut on the nord stage compact sales not on the electro as the nord is 1499€ and this yamaha is 1879€ edit* What?? $200 less? I think not. The yamaha is $2000 the nord I think you can find at $1499

[@spencergellsworth]

@@pedrowilde he must mean the Stage because this has more synth features than the Electro. Though I'd say to buy the Electro and get a Poly D or Minilogue instead of putting the synth on the same board

[@pmcate2]

No he means the Nord electro. 2200 on sweetwater while the yamaha is 2000.

[@harjoz]

1:23 Yamaha's version of Ed Diaz of Roland :)

[@hcb3636]

Design-wise, this looks like a CP73 more condensed. Very cool

[@angusbabb4913]

hcb if only this engine was in the CP73..next step perhaps

[@immersiveworlds]

Love it!

[@Nitrav.]

Sir please make a video to cover all namm 2020 keyboard and piano.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Are the sounds different from the Yamaha CP73 please?

[@av-uc4vx]

WOW........

[@gilamorimsousa]

Great Sounds . Price ?

[@edisonmirandilla7017]

Gilmar Amorim de Sousa They say it’s around 1,999 US$...

[@alanmckean]

It looks like there is no place to mount a music stand. And I can't find a music stand listed as an accessory on the Yamaha YC61 page. Nothing in the user manual either. That is a must for me as I play from Real books and lead sheets most of the time. Is it true? No music stand?

[@arjay1949]

I'm afraid so - no music stand, and no where to 'plug one in' either

[@harmonious7684]

Seems like the combination a roland vr-09 + yamaha new cp 🤔

[@edisonmirandilla7017]

Gerry Liauw For me, it looks like the combination of Roland VR-09 & Hammond Skx1..

[@catboyzee]

I own a VR09., and its a solid instrument. But to my ears the YC61 organ sounds much better to my ears, particularly the rotary speaker effect. That the YC61 has waterfall keys also trumps the VR09 from a performance standpoint.

[@mustafahascevizcioglu3930]

where are the drum voices come from?

[@edisonmirandilla7017]

The looks and features of Roland VR-09 Combo and Hammond Sk1..

[@JoelBouchillon]

Does anyone know if each of the (3) tone sections can receive MIDI on their own Midi Channel?

[@paulsarodh5460]

Owesome 🐱🐯🦁🐶

[@jobatimus]

Sounds very good.....

[@rio197]

A Yamaha with drawbars? Interesting!

[@craigsimmons6328]

I was going to purchase a Nord electro but I think I’ll wait now lol

[@TedMarciano]

Craig Simmons ...Comprati una Nord Electro, altro pianeta

[@nebula0697]

@Simone Buralli The Yamaha is far more expensive. Here in Europe 400 euros more, which is surprising given Clavia is already on the expensive side and the two keyboards are in direct competition with almost like-for-like features in ever aspect

[@jimhayer6630]

Smart Move!!!

[@jadenpina5420]

So is this new sound engine? Really looks epic...

[@TariganSuper]

Will this keyboard kill nord stage?

[@JeremySee]

It's 10% cheaper and looks to have the same if not better.

[@jimhayer6630]

Definetly!!!!

[@SaturnineXTS]

Ok so how is this product different in premise than Genos (flagship arranger) and Montage (sequencer/synth)?

[@JeremySee]

This is designed for stage use.

[@madjazzmike]

Jeremy -Hi to you . Yes I’ve had a try at most “boards etc , - but “ Yamaha “ have never sampled a good ,! Organ whatsoever, over. The years ,& this has put “ off “ many players , this includes “ Genos “ the jazz org ‘ is awful ! ! ! . Thanks for your - time/ effort for these “ demos = cheers .

[@mabbaticchio]

I have to have that

[@mabbaticchio]

I'll worry about getting good at playing another time..

[@GabrielRocha-po9fz]

@@mabbaticchio I want one of this (maybe a MODX is better for me, I guess) but first my skills need to improve, or I'll just spend money and not enjoy the keyboard D:

[@pauloandre6068]

Qual será a média de preço? ?

[@andersongoncalvespereira7347]

No Brasil R$ 16.000

[@Rex_pertize7]

What about indian styles

[@brickmissing8295]

I like those ‘waterfall’ smooth key edges. The sharp edges on my Yahama P515 have been annoying me.

[@JeremySee]

Nothing beats waterfall keys for glissando! 😬

[@bobhoran9778]

P515 is better for piano, keep it and have both

[@teamchivers]

Complimentary action, the CFX & Bosendorfer sounds, plus the ability to connect the headphone out from the YC61 into the aux in for a really nice stereo monitor setup - the P515 might be an ideal bottom board for the YC61.

[@enricolongo242]

Wow! Yamaha reinvented Nord synths!

[@richsandness5409]

I'm in love. ... well, at least sonically, anyways. ;-) This fills a niche, wide, yet intricate. From what I'm seeing / hearing, ... Awesome! Much more than mere re-invention, fresh off of the cookie sheet, imo.

[@paulsarodh5460]

Hi

[@ymcaspeto7437]

where bender modulation

[@Roboprogs]

Metal sticks on the top left. Similar to some StudioLogic boards.

[@acaciodonizete3]

Quanto timbres de pianos em geral ele tem? 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@jumpingman8160]

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[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Wow FM!! That means it is half Sega Mega Drive!

[@bsdguy]

Wow. I have all of these sounds in my iPad. It seems that the hardware keyboards only advantage is the user interface.

[@johnnulf624]

bsdguy I agree that the need for a hundred different hardware keyboards is becoming more and more obsolete. I will say though, both Yamaha and Nord have some impressive piano samples. You can get good plugins like Keyscape, however I haven't been all that impressed with the range of upright pianos in vsts. I hope that in the future, more major hardware manufacturers will bring their sounds to vst. The other objection I have is the lack of quality in the midi keyboard sector of the market, particularly in the keybeds and the build. Also, very few of them have a built in soundcard, which is a convenience of this keyboard. Midi is the future, but I wish the barriers would be overcome faster

[@officialWWM]

Looks awesome...and expensive :/

[@Kaffimusic]

Ah, finally a Yamaha with a decend organ tone. Does YC stand for Young Chang?

[@JeremySee]

😅 YC is from the original Yamaha 1972 YC organ using the YC-45 chip.

[@spencergellsworth]

The Yamaha Electro 6D

[@doordedeur]

Great product, features and sounds. But I find it amazing that you can hear it when a piano sound is played with light weighted keys. No offence to the YC61 though. It isn't meant to be a piano.

[@555ontario]

Would have to think the weighted version is on the sidelines and will, at some point, make its grand entrance. That's usually how it goes. For sure a 73 noter but an 88 will no doubt be in the offing.

[@RayyMusik]

Since this is primarily an organ (with valuable add-ons), a weighted keyboard wouldn‘t make sense. I don’t like to play piano on organ keys either, but the other way round is just horrible and hurts your hands.

[@ThaWolfe1]

Looks & sounds like a Nord, wise of Yamaha to copy

[@rickygarcia7400]

Tommy Wolfe looks a lot cooler than the nords though I was never attracted to thim.

[@GabrielRocha-po9fz]

My dream is that they bring the keys, the sounds and the easy interface to cheaper keyboards. I don't care a lot for extra functions (just a metronome), I think that the core of every keyboard is keys, sound and user interface.

[@angusbabb4913]

This is fab ...hate the red colour

[@efraimsfreire5341]

Uau😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@dadduorp]

I don’t understand why they called this the “YC” when it can’t replicate the sounds of the original 1970’s YC combo organ line.

[@yogeshhurdyal7470]

The layout looks much like a nord keyboard

[@RSJ34]

nord is DONE

[@uhoh007]

No Poly aftertouch.....No mono Aftertouch....No aftertouch. I thought this looked like such a great master controller.

[@JeremySee]

Organ keys never had after touch. Traditional organ keys ahave fixed touch sensitivity.

[@Zz98-r3g]

Look's like flight's deck though

[@sebastianungerer9566]

Sanjay sajeev and that’s cool af but also very convenient

[@chordkeys]

Taking on Nord head to head, lol

[@stratcat4461]

A very cool keyboard if it fits your style/genre of playing. But at $2 grand, it's not for everybody.

[@dariusjames7858]

Get a gospel organist to demo it.

[@sebastianungerer9566]

Darius James I want to see Cory Henry on that key board!

[@winratj8464]

more like nord to me ,

[@cliffjones40]

CLIFF JONES LESSON TO BE LEARNED U-TUBE

[@TedMarciano]

Nord Yamectro

[@awienc]

Oh for f*ck sake I just bought a stage piano, I don't need this one... :(

[@KenAtTheTube]

Hah same, doesn't mean we can't enjoy sweet new gear and a set of pros making it sound amazing!

[@dustermaniac]

I like the King Korg Better. It seems that Yamaha is trying to make a competitor to the KK.

[@tuneunleashed]

dustermaniac no they’re competing with Nord

[@jimhayer6630]

King Korg can't hold a candle to this!!!!

[@baldbollocks]

Great demo.... Just keep eating crappy swedish foods and youl loose 100lbs in no time lol

[@jumpingman8160]

How nice of you. Mom will change your diaper soon.

[@realsoda9404]

it definitely looks very cool and elegant. However, with all due respect I never understood the real concept behind these types of keyboards. Besides being ridiculous expensive they all end up sounding like ATARI music. I know this type of music was popular during the Hippies "Renassaince" era but nowadays with all the advances in music technology you can get workstations that produce better sounds at a fraction of the price. One more thing, the first guy in the demo video , in spite of being a great keyboard player, should have lost some pounds or at least covered that big belly and groom a little bit for that video, I'm just saying! After all that launch video is going to be seen all over the world!

[@jimhayer6630]

Sounds like You don't Gig or Play with Real Musicians.. Anyone can push a button and make computer so called music but Very few can Really Make True Live Music....

[@trafalgar1938]

It seems it does everything but plays music.