Yamaha YC88 88-Key Stage Keyboard

Endless sonic possibilities

The YC88’s Dual Keys section gives you control over a slew of instrument voices, including acoustic and electric pianos, FM synth, strings, and brass. The YC88 also features the signature tones of drawbar and pure FM synth organs for super-fat low end, thick organ swells, mellow emanations, and biting leads, along with the inimitable sound of a rotary speaker. With its onboard panel controls, the YC88 presents a sizable sonic palette with tons of tweakability. Layer up a fat organ pad. Pull back the drawbars for a focused sound. Add percussion, vibrato, chorus, or drive to the organ, or experiment with the onboard effects for a totally new sound. Beyond the incredible organ sound, Yamaha’s updated Stage OS adds new sounds and features so your instrument is always up to date. And the YC88’s nine onboard effects, such as vibrato/chorus, reverb, delay, and drive, make for endless musical possibilities.

Stellar feel and playability

Designed for musicians needing the most realistic piano touch, the YC88’s NW-GH3 88-note, triple-sensor hammer-action keybed with synthetic ebony and ivory keycaps is certain to delight even the most demanding pianists. The physical drawbars and intuitive control surface make it easy to shape sounds on the fly without getting bogged down in programming patches. Yamaha’s Seamless Sound Switching lets you change patches while holding notes without the sound cutting off.

Proprietary Virtual Circuitry Modeling

The foundation of the YC88’s rich and detailed sound is Yamaha’s Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM), which digitally emulates analog circuits down to the individual component level. Yamaha has been working with physical modeling since the development of their VL1 Virtual Acoustic Synthesizer, which was released in 1993. Over the ensuing decades, they have continually refined their proprietary modeling technology and incorporated it into iconic, cutting-edge products that deliver stunningly realistic digital emulations of traditional instruments. The YC88’s VCM organ engine mimics the analog topology of Yamaha’s classic organs for astonishingly accurate tone, vibe, behavior, and realistic rotary speaker sounds that will transport you to a blissful vintage dreamland with all the benefits of digital sound processing.

Features:

• 88-key drawbar organ and stage keyboard
• Proprietary Virtual Circuitry Modeling delivers authentic vintage organ character
• Sculpt your sound with intuitive drawbar controls
• Fully weighted, triple-sensor hammer-action keyboard with synthetic ebony and ivory keytops will please even the most demanding pianists
• 2 ultra-realistic rotary speaker models
• Seamless Sound Switching patches while holding notes without the sound cutting off
• Great selection of additional instrument voices, including acoustic and electric pianos, DX-style FM synth sounds, strings, and brass
• Layer sounds with the Dual Keys section
• 9 onboard effects processors, including vibrato/chorus, reverb, delay, drive, and more
• USB-to-Host port: 2-channel audio/MIDI interface for DAW and computer audio integration
• USB-to-Device port: for connection of thumb drives, smartphones, tablets, etc.
• Dual 1/4-inch jacks for connecting secondary keyboards, mobile devices, and more
• 2 assignable 1/4-inch continuous controller pedal jacks
• 2 1/4-inch switch pedal jacks (sustain, assignable)
• L/Mono-R 1/4-inch inputs with Gain control
• 1/4-inch Headphones jack
• Internal power supply; IEC mains port