The latest update to the Montage operating system has brought new sound, control, and workflow enhancements - new features include:Īll original MOTIF XF performances as presets with Super Knob assignments and Audition demosĭAW remote function allowing you to control Steinberg Cubase, Apple Logic Pro, Ableton Live or Avid Pro Tools from the Montage front panel controls.
As a result the sounds are even more realistic and nuanced, for the most sensitive performance yet. Montage offers a 128-fold polypony with 10 times the waveform capacity of the Motif XF.
The AWM2 generator has had many years of development by Yamaha to get realistic representation of sounds. There’s the 61-key Montage 6 which sells for about US3000, the 76-key Montage 7 for about US3500 and the 88-key Montage 8 for about US4000, online. You can find all those classic 80s sounds if you like, but the New FM-X engine has so much more power and functionality that you can take your FM synthesis to a whole new dimension of tone. First of all, to give you an idea of the class of keyboard we’re dealing with, let’s take a look at price.
The Montage comes in 61 key and 76 key versions with a synth style action, or the option of a full 88 note fully weighted keybed.įM-X has its roots in the legendary DX-7 which is arguably the most powerful FM Synthesis engine of all time. The Montage features a new Motion Control Synthesis Engine, that combines the AWM2 and FM-X Synthesis tone generators.īuilding on the success of the Motif, the Montage is even more powerful, with a wide range of sounds from 80's classics to truly cutting edge tone.
MONTAGE 7 White is a synthesizer combining sophisticated dynamic control, massive sound creation and streamlined workflow with an intense hot look.