Keyboards

In terms of pure bang for your buck, it doesn’t get much better than Yamaha’s CK keyboards.

Back in November 2020 Don Lewis discussed his time programming the Yamaha DX7’s factory sounds. In the wake of Don’s passing, we decided to publish this excerpt and put on record his important contribution to this iconic synth.

Yamaha look to reclaim their stage keyboard crown with two world-class live instruments.

Yamaha's seriously capable MODX is a Montage for the masses.

As its name implies, the Montage combines multiple technologies within a single, powerful instrument. But does it have what it takes to be the market leader Yamaha want it to be?

Yamaha’s Reface range recreates four of their classic instruments in miniature form.

The CP4 is Yamaha’s best stage piano yet, and it’s also significantly cheaper than its predecessor.

Fruit continues to fall from Yamaha's Motif tree and the latest and cheapest example is the MX range...

Yamaha’s MOX range offers unusually tight integration with your DAW. Is this the way forward for synthesizer workstations?

Yamahas new flagship stage piano is unashamedly specialist and expensive. How does it rank alongside the best sampled and modelled alternatives, or indeed the original instruments it strives to emulate?

The new Motif XS range is top of the pile when it comes to Yamaha synth workstation technology, and thus will be going head-to-head with flagship contenders from other big-name manufacturers. Does the XS have what it takes?

Looking to create a more affordable keyboard version of their Motif range of workstations, Yamaha have pared back the spec of the Motif ES a little — though not much — to create the M06 and M08.

Two and a half years after the launch of Yamaha's impressive Motif workstation synth, the range has been further enhanced and upgraded. How much better can it get? We find out...