Yamaha MODX+ Music Synthesizer | Overview and Demo with Philip Cornish

Refreshing their popular MODX series, the new Yamaha MODX+ music synthesizers offer three significant upgrades over the original, each drawn from the flagship MONTAGE, to deliver an exceptional playing experience.

To start, the FM-X synth engine has had its total polyphony doubled to 128 voices, allowing you to play more notes with even more complex Performances. Combined with the AWM2 engine, this offers players a total of 256 voices of polyphony, matching that of MONTAGE.

Under the hood, the flash memory for user samples was upped to 1.75GB from 1GB, allowing users to load more sounds like the free Bösendorfer Imperial Grand library into their MODX+ simultaneously. This, too, matches the spec of the flagship MONTAGE.

Yamaha has also upgraded the pitch bend and modulation wheels from plastic, as found on the original MODX, to the same rubber ones used on the MONTAGE for an enhanced performance feel.

We invited Phil Cornish, a GRAMMY-winning producer, keyboardist and MD for Ye, Demi Lovato, Usher, Diddy and more, and long-time Yamaha user, to check out MODX+.

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[Leslie]

That "In the studio with Diddy" hit different now

[blessed]

Your organ playing and that run is so familiar and you hit that right exactly in that sweet spot. You ARE a pro! Very inspiring. 😊

[terrygabriel]

Beautiful sounding keyboard I love it Yamaha will always be number one in keyboards & Pianos.

[robosdrumworld]

9:42 that R&B Soft sheesh 🔥🔥🔥 You betta play that Phill!!

[jackprice]

Excellent video Philip! You are such a talented keys player. I could listen to you for hours. Looking at purchasing this keyboard but they are in high demand.

[venomslair]

That EP. Gotta LOVE that FM Vibes!! Kudos to Yamaha!

[jimalciere]

Nice demo--good to hear what a professional can do with this board.

[artysanmobile]

What a great piece from Yamaha. Your demo of it was so helpful, Philip. The overlap of sounds during sustain takes a lot of computational power. Typical Yamaha to just do it and make no big deal. The piano sound is true and nuanced. So impressed.

[ajotech]

Amazing demo and playing wow thank you so much Philip.

[christiaanbarry]

The XS range will forever remain my favorite

[davidholdbrook]

Philip thank you for such an informative video. You helped me make a decision.

[tylerthompson]

I like the modern look. Nice choice of color for the logo against the matte blk. The layout and features on the front panel look pretty slick.

[johnniesmith]

Great keyboard and great review as well. Thank you.

[pianomanslc]

Thanks Philip, your breakdown of this was very helpful compared to all the other videos I've watched on this. You approached this as a piano player whereas the other videos seem to think I want to audition for Tangerine Dream or create movie scores! Love your chops, btw.

[walterlowepiano]

Great versatile board, my go to for gigs!

[aahmed]

👋 Hi, thanks ! Your playing is amazing !!! I'm a guitarist 🎸 new to keyboards. That Yamaha sounds Awesome 👌 Thanks again for your insight .

[MsInstrumentalBeatz]

This demo is great! Great new for sure

[kareydavis]

Good job Philip. 😊 I have been contemplating getting another board that I could use also as a controller. that seal the deal for me.

[edrock]

Excellent demo and tutorial! Thank you!

[KBizzy]

That poly synth pad at 11:15 is def an oldie but a goodie. I call it the ‘Gran Turismo menu sound’😂