Yamaha MM6 Music Synthesizer Workstation

A vocalist by trade, player by force. Well I came into this with minimal requirements really. Since I cut my teeth on a Rhodes I wanted a good Rhodes sound, second I wanted nice strings. What I got was 5 Rhodes that sound freaking wonderful, strings that would inspire anyone, and a host of other (probably 100) sounds that are completely usefull. And this is not even counting the percussion! Am I pleased? YES. Would I recommend this unit? YES. It sure is light and that scares me a bit. But it looks as though, so long as you are careful you should have no problems. I Love This Thing!

If you're looking for a stand-alone workstation, keep looking. However, if you want a great-sounding instrument, with fully functional DAW software for your computer, for not a lot of money, this may be the one for you. The on-board recorder is just that: a recorder. No editing other than overwrite. Good for a quick sketch, but not much else. But the included Cubase AI5 software more than makes up for this. With Cubase, you have a complete workstation with audio and MIDI recording, editing, effects, and mastering capabilities. The unit's 11-pound weight is great for those who need mobility. If I had one gripe, it would be the keys themselves. I do most of my composing at home, and out of respect for the neighbors, I usually play with headphones. Playing the instrument hard can produce audible physical clicks which can be heard despite the headphones. Overall, I am thoroughly satisfied, and would recommend this instrument to those looking for good sounds and computer-based composing/editing at a budget price.

Bought this to replace a 10-year old SP88, so had initial concerns about the smaller keyboard and quality of the voices. The voices have proven to be good; usable strings and pianos, but the organ voices are less helpful. And the smaller keyboard is partially compensated by the "Octave" transposition button; can instantly shift downward when I need to play the bass using one of the string voices. Strong features: * It's easy to create your own "dual" sounds, selecting the voices independently. * It's easy to create your own splits, selecting voices for both the upper keys and the bass section. * It's easy to tailor sound combinations for specific songs and save everything (voices, splits, rhythm patterns, sound tweaks) to one of 64 performance memory presets. (Hint: Have a system in mind and take notes on where you put things.) * You have to sit down and study the basic controls of the keyboard for a few minutes, paying careful attention to the manual. However the functions are grouped logically and can be operated intuitively in a live setting. * The first time I used it, with just two days of practice, everyone in the worship band commented positively on the keyboard sounds and how good the group sounded. Other observations: * Too much "chorus" built into most voices, at least for my particular taste. I end up playing with the chorus wheel pulled all the way down for most songs. * A lot of the patterns and rhythms are more geared to the techno and hip-hop/rap sound. This is good for some, less appealing to others. * After years of lugging around a stage piano weighing 30+ pounds, it seems glorious to carry the 11 pounds of this instrument. The MM6 gives great value for its modest price.

I picked this keyboard up about 8 months ago and ive been on it daily in my studio.It is perfectly priced for what it can do.I dont like that it only offers a few tracks but besides that its good.Plenty of sounds on this thing and if you want to get more sounds just click on the dual function and create your own by mixing two together. I give it a B+ and yes I recommend it.

has good sounds. plug it up and it has the load hiss of a casio. key sensitivity for all the yamahas suck. would not midi out to my roland so i could use the sounds. no patterns for gospel on it at all. buy a motif rack for the sounds and move on.

I bought the MM6 last summer when it was more that it is now, and I STILL think it was worth it. I've taken this all over the place...I've used it to lead worship with youth at my old church, I used it in Canada last summer to lead worship at a youth camp, I currently use it at church in the worship services there. I wasn't sure how it would do live because of it's size but it is PERFECT as a synth in combination with the other instruments we have already. It's easy to save presets to jump back and forth to seamlessly in a live setting and it's easy to build voices as well. For a first piano/keyboard purchase for me I definitely did not go wrong...and I'll probably be using it for quite a while even if I do purchase something else! 5 Stars...all the way...hands down.