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Yamaha M06 61 Key Synthesizer Workstation  -  YAM MO6 LIST
A really fun, professional keyboard..awakes the creative mind.
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Gordon Hanson from Riverside, California
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? It's really good over-all. The plastic body isn't a problem. It's well made. All of the controllers and the keys are top-notch. It's a professional-feeling keyboard. There are a ton of keyboards coming out that feel cheap. This one doesn't. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? It's an inspirational keyboard when you are composing. In this sense, it's my favorite. I like it better than any of the motifs, Korgs, or Rolands. I can't really explain it. The MO6 has something that the others don't. Maybe I could call it 'personality.' Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I've never liked how Yamaha set up this era of keyboards. Finding the sounds is cumbersome. Seeing how in a gig you're using your right hand to play most of the riffs...the controllers should be to the left. Strange Sound How is its Tone? Oboe & bassoon are second to none. Organs & strings are good. Acoustic piano is average. Some of the synth pads are excellent. Action How was the action out of the box? The key action is one of the best that you can buy in the synth world. It's one of the strengths of this model. Value Was this item an overall good value? Yes
Worth it at twice the price
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Steven Freeberg from Borden, Indiana, USA
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Strong but lightweight. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? the overall layout and the B-3 sounds- as good as any clonewheel. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? slight learning curve, but not too bad if you have a brain. Sound How is its Tone? it rocks Action How was the action out of the box? It jumped out of the box and yelled, "play me..." Value Was this item an overall good value? You betcha
GET IT NOW!!!
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Dom from Rowland NC United States
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? This board is very sturdy, and it is very dependable and road ready. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Features are great. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Just take it out and plug it up. THe recording can be tricky if you have never played a motif. Sound How is its Tone? I was blown away with the sounds on this board. The sounds really are identical to the sounds on the motif es. I love the piano, rhodes, and the syhths. Action How was the action out of the box? Of course it is not weighted, but that is what you get when it is 61 keys. Altogether the action is great. The keys feel great. Value Was this item an overall good value? GREAT!!!! I have no problem with it.
Awesome board!
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Tim E. from Detroit MI USA
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The MO6 is very well made, with all the connections necessary for making music today. You have your basic midi in out and thru as well as two USB ports. I have a complex computer recording setup and the MO6 fits right in. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? I like the sounds the best, ALL of them! Hands down, this is better than anything Roland or Korg is putting out. As it stands, I almost purchased the Microstation, but I heard too many bad reviews concerning the sequencer and how it could not keep a perfect beat. The MO does not even have to have the quantize function activated and it keeps perfect rhythm if I nail the performance. My only gripe is that I wish the sequencer were more like the old QY series where you could take entire sections of a sequence and move them around. But I will adapt. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? I did manage to record three songs. One I saved to a digital recorder, one I was unable to figure out how to save, and the third is safely stored away on my USB. Again, I am still learning the unit. The keyboard is nice, not to soft but not quite semi-weighted. Reminds of the old Roland Juno series. Sound How is its Tone? Love the tone! Action How was the action out of the box? The action out of the box was slow going, mostly because I am not much of a manual reader. I went through the sounds which are beyond great. I messed around with the sequencer, but still have much to learn. I will pick up the manual at some point :) Value Was this item an overall good value? Oh, the value is perfect. Yamaha has never let me down in the past. I've been a steady customer since the DX100(my first board at 15)
Best Choice Of KEyboard I Ever MAde
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TOuring Musician Music Producer from Chester Pa, US
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yes it is one of the top keyboards out right now great pianos that i use live Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? i Love the the built in mixer thats my favorite i love stacking piano strings bass and synth Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Its a little difficult to use when your trying to produce tracks but very user friendly when it comes to playing the proformance patches Sound How is its Tone? Beautiful Action How was the action out of the box? It was greaattt Value Was this item an overall good value? Yes I love It
Yamaha MO6 Review -- A Music Production Powerhouse
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C-Sharp from Milwaukee, WI
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The MO6 is sitting nicely on the free World Tour keyboard stand that came with the MO in my home studio. So far, the plasticy structure is not a problem. I don't plan to use the MO outside of my studio anyways. So far, it's dependable. It hasn't malfunctioned--no broken keys and no system failure. I've got nothing but love for the MO. Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? This is my first workstation. I always wanted a keyboard workstation where I can quickly jot down my ideas without having to turn on the computer--just have one thing on. And, the MO has proven itself a worthy purchase! I have not explored all the features that are on the keyboard (the MO arrived on Xmas day '09) yet but I do love the pattern mode recording. I've done five - four bar loop-based recordings so far without turning on the PC. For the best feature, I would have to say the (2) USB connectivity as a file saving device and PC connection. USB to PC connection is MIDI only--not for audio recording which is not a problem for me as I use the Behringer Xenyx & the free UCA200 2-channel audio interface that came with the Xenyx to run audio back into my laptop. The DAW that I use is called energyXT that came with the Xeynx and not Cubase LE that came with the MO. Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? At first, trying to use the MO6's pattern/song sequencer was a bit of a challenge. I had to crack open the manual, which I dislike doing with any item, but the manual has proven to be a worthy read. It's not the best written manual but it has gotten me up and running in no time. Other than that, the instrument (accessing voices, effects, and USB file storage) is extremely easy to use. I truly dislike pressing more than three buttons just to record on the sequencer; but so far, it's not a problem. Plus, I plan to use my PC for recording. For pattern song recording (which I've only done so far): 1) Press the Pattern button (this automatically defaults to track 1); 2) Press the Mixing button; 3) Press F2 to access the voice that you want to use for track 1--which I just use Drums; 4) Press Store button; 5) Press INC/Yes button; then, 6) Press EXIT to get back to the main screen. For tracks 2-16, press the desired track & repeat steps 2-6 for voice setup on the remaining tracks. Sound How is its Tone? The sounds on the MO are phenomenal. There are a lot to choose from. And, the best thing about it is that these are the MOTIF ES voices. I get inspired each time I turn on the MO to create a new groove. The voices are arranged by category like strings, pianos, organs, brass, reed/pipe, etc and you use the INC and DEC buttons or scroll wheel to select the voice type. I can't even name my favorite voice because they (at least the ones that I've gone through so far) are all superb! Even the GM sounds very nice coming from the MO! I also purchased the Behringer Xenyx 1622 mixer and connected the MO's L/R outputs to the mixer and the sounds that are coming out of my speakers (monitors) are sensational!! Action How was the action out of the box? The MO has now retired my Alesis QS6.1 as far as the different voices are concerned and I don't seem to miss the aftertouch that's not on the MO6 either--really, I can't tell the difference; at least, not yet anyways. The feel of the keys are not an issue to me which, by the way, feel just as good as the QS6.1 to my fingertips. Value Was this item an overall good value? This was an extremely great buy for me. I love Yamaha keyboards anyways so buying the MO6 was really a no-brainer. It is packed with very useful and unique sounds right out of the box which I haven't gone through all of them yet. The MO will keep me busy for years to come. This keyboard has exceeded my expectations! Finally, I've found my dream keyboard!
high quality good deal
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Chris from Malvern, PA
Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? Yamaha quality is generally first class - Not dissapointed - will likely last many years if well cared for Features What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could? Sound quality, breadth of sounds, arpeggiator to play nice drum and other instrument backings, pre-created performance mode accompaniments Ease of Use How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be? Haven't learned all this can do and it has a lot of controls and features. But just finding voices and performance mode sounds is easy and straightforward Sound How is its Tone? Sound quality on the whole Motif ES and XS series is outstanding and the primary reason for my purchase. This has the sounds of the ES but they are very good. Action How was the action out of the box? It is touch sensitive but of course the M06 does not have weighted keys. Not bad. Value Was this item an overall good value? M06 is very good value - offers sounds/quality of the Motif ES series including arpeggiator. The prices is considerably lower than the current XS6 and not sure where one could buy and ES anymore anyway.
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