Yamaha | Montage M Overview

Yamaha presents our next-generation flagship Synthesizer: MONTAGE M. Featuring three engines that create a variety of sounds - ultra-realistic instruments, vintage analog synths, and cutting-edge FM synths. For keyboardists, synthesists, and pianists, MONTAGE M seamlessly bridges stage and studio, unlocking new possibilities for sound, control and workflow.
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[@ChicoBlack]

Yamaha, never disappointed. great keyboard, this is the best one so far

[@AndrewMcKain]

It is time!!! 🙌🏾

[@depositiveone2677]

I am so happy they finally added the AN-X engine after so many years of anticipation. And with the improvements they made, this is definitely worth getting.

[@b.hornetiii.6771]

yes, An1X is a legend, but this is the step beyond the future ... :))

[@smokey5100]

I love this synth, proud M8X owner here. Roland just updated the Fantom to include the Jupiter 8 & SH-101 emulations. Please Yamaha take this feedback & opportunity to make a proper CS-80 expansion for the Montage M 🙏🏼🔥🎹

[@narfsounds]

It's a winner! Can't wait for mine to arrive!

[@SmallAxeMP]

yamaha definitely change the game by a stretch with this one. I think these guys are really listening to the musicians.

[@ArtinRu]

100

[@X22GJP]

Only a small stretch. I don’t hear pianists asking for PolyAT, but synthesists and keyboardists are crying out for it. In that regard, Yamaha have done the total opposite. Why they left it out of M6 and M7 is baffling, and screams of a rushed product. Either that or an upsell later when they release the M6x and M7x special editions in white…you know they are coming,

[@ApolloJetsonKND]

Facts! Exactly! Listening to the musicians! They added more knobs and buttons! The only thing it’s missing is more assignable outputs ! Should off had 8 outputs! I wish Akai would listen to us on these new mpcs like yahama is listening !

[@SmallAxeMP]

@X22GJP I hardly hear anyone complaining about that from their top line boards, but the MO, MoX, Modx step down lines. But, that is where they make the money by keep people buying the top line boards.

[@philosophiaentis5612]

The best synthesizer my money can't buy.

[@sebastianreichardt4897]

Nice, AN-X Synthesis was just what was needed for a perfect All-Inclusive Instrument with all of Yamaha's strengths. Hopefully all other features remain and those new ones come additionally. Its just sad, that after buying a Montage 8 some years ago, there is not enough budget left to go all in on that again. Maybe some time in the future...! 😅

[@Renaissance_Engineer]

As a 10 year owner of the Yamaha MOXF6, this is the dream for me now. This is everything I've ever wanted from an instrument and more. Not jack of all trades, ace of all trades.

[@jonmakesbeats]

Wow would love to try one of these

[@judsonchristudas]

POLY-AT is made for Pianists???? Wow??? All Synth players: Are we a joke to you?

[@X22GJP]

Exactly, their marketing and product design here is a total joke. I am in the market for a synth with PolyAT and this is in my budget range. I was eyeing up the UDO Super Gemini, but waiting to see what the Montage M was about. Such a shame, because that AN-X engine combined with everything else is a really compelling package - but I don’t want 88 or weighted keys.

[@andremack1580]

The time has finally come 🤩⭐️

[@vanessajazp6341]

Woo-hoo! Finally! Can't wait to get my hands on one of these! I hope they will have a white version like the pervious Montage.

[@Wolfbabypuppylove]

Silver would be sexy

[@SynthgodXXX]

I think this is just EPIC!!!

[@AudioAtmos]

I want this so bad!! The M8x is a beast.

[@thablackkat9905]

I'm here for it!

[@robertocarloscalderon604]

I would love to replace my Yamaha SY55 music synthesizer with this one after owning it for the past 32 years and getting it a little beat up. Yamaha, you make great synths!

[@junyoungpark1855]

THIS IS SO SPECTACULAR !!

[@danielrotulo8617]

Great Job Yamaha!!! The best one again!!

[@supercompooper]

Beautiful

[@danielrotulo8617]

Gorgeous!!

[@CinderellaVasia]

Wow! And master Dom Sigalas on the demo! Well done!👍

[@DSDrummerBoi]

Let’s gooooo!

[@ralemusicofficial]

Guys! This is AMAZING!!!! Great job!!! ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@france4me117]

The wait is over and Yamaha once again created a beast! Finally the all new Yamaha Montage is a beautiful workstation keyboard that look superior ecstatically as it sounds. This is worthy to be called a flagship of all flagships in this sector of workstation Synthesiser market in my opinion. I very much hope that Yamaha will present to us the all new Yamaha Genos EX/2 as after over 6 years wait, we seem to feel abandoned is this space of a worthy new flagship arranger workstation segment. Does loyalty works with Yamaha? Weldon once again and make us proud to be Yamaha musicians by rewarding us to a New Yamaha Genos EX/2 or whatever it will be called "This Month" ...

[@cherryalav]

The Intro is like CS-80. So cool!

[@kevinwarpit3737]

Love this, need to grab myself one

[@gustavoadolfogutierrezguti4569]

what a beautiful synthesizer that is the ultimate in piano what a beauty 🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏

[@miekwavesoundlab]

Wow wow ❤

[@tubecrap1]

Nice! 😀

[@rubenzemog]

A Montage Desktop would be amazing

[@joseluisbastidaviana6295]

Magnificent

[@Patrickillian]

Wow!

[@EastOfGreenwich]

I want one!

[@GiovanniCandelori]

Wifi for software updates, new sounds and others?.. a good sequencer? work with user samples? a chord match program like an a Arranger keyboard?.. low price for better sales? or again extremely high in the price? (please...) thanks! nice work Yamaha.

[@doctor_ivanov]

Great job! Sugoi instrument! Bravo, Yamaha! Will wait for an update with AN-X engine for my MODX+! PLEASE.

[@ajotech]

WOW!!!!!!!

[@freddie_video]

brand-new CS-160!

[@evolopterus]

Great video, great tune, great synth! But what about the sequencer?

[@oupahens9219]

They left it in Hunner's laptop.

[@RobertBardwell]

Hunner?

[@ArtinRu]

монстр! 🎉🎉🎉

[@SugathHettiarachchi]

❤️

[@luisaltan7584]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@paulkorchok6567]

Is this the new Dr Who theme? Cause I dig it!

[@DomSigalas]

❤❤❤ glad to hear that

[@benrillo494]

No PAT for 6/7 make it a no for me. If I'm buying into the flagship series I should get ALL the bells and whistles the 8 has.

[@pontram]

Great Demo, but as a user of Modx (old version) I am not overly convinced (For a whopping 4k+ € price tag). Both the previous Arpeggiator and the Sequencer there, though capable, do lack any step editing possibility, completely neglecting the dawless users (like me), by always arguing, it's a synth not a workstation. For being a synth, the FM-editing is tedious at least, just a fancied-out touch-screen version of a DX7, not a button-click-orgy but an unintuitive screen-tap-storm. Hopefully, at least, this will get better, along with the part-FX, which were not on par with the master-FX in terms of quality (especially the reverb). Also, maybe someone could think of making it load on startup the last used patch/combi. I would really hope that users of that machine get step-editing of Arpeggiator / Rhythm Patterns, instead of browsing 1000s of predefined ones, or needing a PC for that, and a capable sequencer which is on par with the competition (Fantom, K2700, Nautilus) in that price range. Good sound and good demo video is not everything. Yamaha wants to sell their old and not in a very user-friendly manner supported product line in a new guise, instead of refreshing it substantially. On the other hand, if there will be a Montage vst, that is a very interesting prospect. I would buy a used 2-in-1 laptop for 300,- and utilize it like a standalone machine.

[@Domino054]

Are there any plans to make the Montage Connect app compatible with the Montage M synthesizer someday?

[@JKVisFX]

Pretty exciting. It got most of what I wanted in this version. Q: Will the soft synth be available as a separate product? That would be killer for me.

[@willrobben]

Precisely, and / or be available for Montage 6/7/8 MK1 users to enhance their current instrument?

[@mrdali67]

@@willrobben The web page says "Available for registered Montage M users" Have to see if they make it available as a seperate product at some point

[@Digiphex]

Does it have basic chord memory?

[@DamianRodriguez-kw2ch]

Lo superó al Nord Stage 4.

[@intothewonderful]

Why is the poly at available only on the 88 key version? Is there a technical reason why this feature is not available on the other models?

[@danielgmusic98]

Maybe because they’re weighted? I believe the mk1 only had weighted keys on the 88

[@miekwavesoundlab]

VL update coming soon?

[@denniswroblewski988]

It seems whenever a new keyboard comes out, they play music that is over produced.. Sure they want to show what it can do, but would you play a tune like this on a gig ? In this case I will keep my standard Montage 88.. it works great....

[@NatLifeSounds]

Is it will possible to load An1X presets in this Monatge M?

[@khammarutchaimongkon663]

WOWWWWWWWWWW

[@mikehalmajan7283]

Step sequencer?

[@gato7keys]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@truthmanifestingtruth]

Looks and sound great! Why not 9 faders for the organ drawbars & other functions?

[@tiomkinnyborg2289]

Because that would take inventiveness and Yamaha has none. All they do is expand on what was there before. How does more GBs make something sound better? Why is FMX still stuck at 88 algo's? Why can't you roll your own? (too much work to allow it) That A.I. Fmx mixer thing is the same. The same low res offering. Nothing here is new. Can you drag points of an envelope on the touch screen? Does the synth remember the preset it was on last when you turn it on? Have they named wave forms properly this time around? Wait for real reviews by non-shills to find out. Coming soon a cheaper version that will be upgraded to be identical as the 'flagship'. Complete with the same knobs and available in white... When will people learn?

[@Cesarsound1]

Powerful Greek.

[@ProckGnosis]

Looks great, but why only 16 notes polyphony on the AN-X engine? Unless there's a lot of CPU being eaten up by seriously accurate VA modeling, 16 seems kind of low. Hope it's at least multitimbral, letting you split up those maximum 16 notes on different AN-X patches and tones.

[@judsonchristudas]

16 poly is too much and the same as in an legacy synth - more timbres you get on every poly

[@X22GJP]

⁠@@judsonchristudas more than on every poly? It’s the same as a few polys, but not as many as the UDO Super Gemini at 20 voices. Facts.

[@emulatorx2]

Great Keyboard,cleaner,fatter and more dynamic sound than the previous Montage! Finally AWM2+,FM-X,AN-X on steroids .Very good demo !! (by Dom Sigalas, imho)

[@DomSigalas]

Thank you ❤

[@LEO9YN]

1:47 ★

[@maxremigio21]

Great! My next keyboard and first Yamaha. Put all my 2024's efforts on it. Plus my NS4, no need to leave my room never again xD

[@TiagoMallenOficial]

EITAAAAAAAAAAAAA. AI SIM

[@shesterbarrosodecarvalho2639]

Chegou sua nova máquina, Mallen. Felicidades!

[@AlexTBorges]

Quando será que estará disponível no Brasil???

[@andersonvideomaker]

🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@judsonchristudas]

Why no Poly-Aftertouch on 61 & 76 models? That's a silly decision Yamaha, after waiting these many years. Why literally made it a big deal for 88? Many of us prefer 76 keys. Please don't say things such as without GEX Hammer Action, you can't have Poly-AT. Please learn from the "Waldorf - Iridium Synthesizer", it has got synth action keybed but still got Polyphonic-AfterTouch. Total disappointment Yamaha. We cant get the M7 and M6 to use their full potential......

[@pontram]

PAT makes even sense on 37 keys, which is proven by my Hydra explorer. I think manufacturers like Yamaha are fearful of exploring this area -and failing again (economical). Roland made two PAT Masterkeyboards a long time ago, and Elka, too, and there were a few synths with this feature (Ensoniq and GEM I think), but it was abandoned. For almost 20 years. Why ? - Maybe, because musicians couldn't handle it or (believed that they) didn't need it. It's a studio feature (if you aren't a PAT virtuoso), not for sweaty live performances where nobody listens carefully. Or so they say. I love this, though (or because ?) I am not a trained or performing musician. But it is extremely satisfying to have a sound building up at different forces of your fingers.

[@judsonchristudas]

​​@@pontram Well said mate. Maybe I should wait for the next offering from Korg. It will be another game changer for sure.

[@simontucker8210]

After having a Montage 7 Mk1 for some time now, I am feeling positive about much of the information coming through. The only thing I find perplexing from Yamaha is.. No Poly-AT for M6/7, I do think Yamaha are going to get their pants pulled down over this, so perhaps we will see a re-enactment of Korg Nautilus with their adaptation of AT kit's sometime in the future? From excitement to hesitation now...M7 with no Poly-AT :(

[@mrdali67]

Same feeling here ... I bet Yamaha will pull a "korg" in a year or 2 and make you able to purchase a poly AT update for 500-1000 bucks 😐... maybe even a "FULL" korg and only make it avilable for the M6 😱 so little love for people that likes the 76 key versions 😪

[@dennisparreno3474]

Es muy buen teclado, pero para música latina los brass son complicados crear que suenen a latino, le falta potencia, el korg es fuerte también, pero sus pianos son exquisitos.

[@dtanhs]

Give me one

[@iamfemo]

Now time to start a gofundme to get one of these 😅

[@travisrichmond905]

Sheesh!!! That’s too much for one synthesizer

[@AudioAtmos]

What’s the right amount?

[@travisrichmond905]

@@AudioAtmos Truthfully, it seems worth whatever the price is. But from what I found, the 8 is going to be around $4,500. I’ll pay that for this keyboard. It’s going to be crazy!!!

[@AudioAtmos]

@@travisrichmond905 Maybe I misunderstood you’re original comment. I thought you meant the price was too much. Yes it’s $4500.

[@travisrichmond905]

@@AudioAtmos Oh no, I’m talking about all of the features of keyboard. Amazing! Watching the promo, I was willing to pay 10k. Sure have been more clear 😂

[@AudioAtmos]

@@travisrichmond905 You’re right. Sorry about that. I had been reading the usual, but small group of KZbin haters talking about how it’s nothing special and jumped too quick at your comment. Sorry again.

[@user-yr1jc7cu8j]

Tell me that white colour is coming soon 😊😊😊😊

[@FTNomad]

Funny, Yamaha making a demo song homage off of Blade Runner for the Montage-M.

[@waltherdc771]

made in japan?

[@MarcioAlencar]

um teclado de sons incrivels e a tecnologia para o suario continua a mesma o teclado vem sem um botao de disparar um PAD , yamaha vcs só fazem merda para o usuário final se lascar . sonto muito mas vou ficando com meu fanton 0 mesmo .

[@edwardrevin]

WOW! Anyone want to buy my NS4?

[@judsonchristudas]

Who really wants Poly-Aftertouch on a Hammer bed??? Its meant for all synth purists. Hammer is for Pianists dear Yamaha. What's the point of having ANX/CS80 on board but no PolyAT compared to M8x?

[@1881Gordon]

Whoever unleashed this beast of a Keyboard better know that it's gonna' take bitesized chunks out of Korg and Roland.... Ouch!

[@nallezpasvousfaireenqulrco805]

Le prix monte, monte, montage !!!! 4500 euros lol !!!

[@qoapinyn573]

After Vital it is not actual at all...

[@bobjerrehansen5644]

No vocoder in it???

[@DomSigalas]

Of course there is a vocoder ;)

[@bobjerrehansen5644]

Good. Do you have full keyboard control of 16 parts live? (As in Motif but not the old montage)

[@BlackBlofeld]

@@bobjerrehansen5644 Yes, you can play all 16 parts of a performance. Also, each AWM2 part can consist of up to 128 elements!

[@bobjerrehansen5644]

@@BlackBlofeldBut what about this text from page 134 in the MontageM manual: Keyboard Control 133Switches Keyboard Control on or off. For Parts 9 to 16, the buttons will not be shown since Keyboard Control cannot be set to On for those Parts. Settings: Off, On

[@BlackBlofeld]

@@bobjerrehansen5644 I don't know.

[@SugathHettiarachchi]

No ethnic sounds ? 🤐🤷🏼‍♂️

[@errorkit]

wait....they "copied" the Visual Effect from NI's new Keyboard Controller Lineup Intro. Somebody please call Arturia to make some Posts about Behringer 😎

[@josiah8351]

Roland watch and learn

[@herunderwear]

& where in hell do you edit midi notes & controls all together ? no "event edit" window ? no midifiles control ? who the hell would pay so much money for a sound bank...... without full midi control.

[@kenniferlopez1]

I am no pianist. But, I can read and I know how to play...but, I want modular...laterz.

[@AudioAtmos]

Wow, did you wait for 6 months so you could come and say this. Wonder if people realize how silly they sound?

[@Talia.777]

@@AudioAtmos 6 Years

[@judsonchristudas]

Get a used Korg M3 73 Keys and a Radias Synth (Modular)