Yamaha

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The Yamaha YDS-150 digital saxophone is a fusion of acoustic and digital technologies. It offers seamless unity in playing the saxophone. With the latest acoustic resonance technology, it gives you the sense of expressive musicianship you'd expect from an acoustic saxophone, but with the versatility of digital technology.

Natural Response, Premium Feel

The YDS-150 mouthpiece is designed like that of an acoustic saxophone. The key layout ensures natural playability and smooth operation.

Experience Resonance

The YDS-150 moves with you, providing realistic feedback for the music you make. Play freely without worry about place or time, thanks to volume control over a range of 15 levels. Play quietly at night, with a set of headphones. You can apply an ambient reverb and thoroughly immerse yourself in your performance.

There are 73 sounds you can select from and play, including the basic saxophone types of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone. You can also create up to 20 customizable preset sounds. Personalize the settings, sound adjustments, fingerings and other controls of the instrument to your liking with the dedicated smartphone app.

YDS Controller App

The dedicated app enhances the performance of the YDS-150. It expands the range of sound creation, and includes instrument settings and sound editing. Make detailed settings intuitively and visually from the app. It's customization that cannot be done on the instrument itself.
Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone
Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone
Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone

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  • Seamless unity in playing
  • Natural response, premium feel—mouthpiece design like acoustic saxophone, key layout ensures natural playability
  • 73 sounds to select from soprano, alto, tenor, baritone plus 20 customizable presets
  • Realistic feedback, volume control over 15 levels
  • YDS CONTROLLER APP dedicated app enhances performance, make detailed settings intuitively

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Best Uses

  1. Practice1

Cons

  1. Inconsistent1
  2. Lack of vibrato control with mouth.1
  3. Octave key can be temperamental.1
  4. Really need to be spot on with finger placement.1
  5. Thumb controller is akward.1

Describe Yourself

  1. Novice1

Pros

  1. Audio out to LogicPro through M-Audio is good1
  2. Tone is pretty good.1
  3. USB midi into LogicPro works well.1
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    submitted2 years ago

    byEver

    fromsouthern CA

    Good and Bad, make sure you know what you are looking for. Silent Practice for beginners/intermediate, good enough albeit some phantom key responses. looking for a real digital sax (synthesizer) find something else. Key layout is very much like a saxophone, helps improve your fingering. Looks nice, like a soprano sax, not like an instrument from the band in the star wars cantina.

  • nice practice instrument.

    4

    submitted4 years ago

    byG. Rappa

    fromLong Island

    its great that you get realistic sax sounds out of headphones! What a great practice tool

  • Good instrument

    5

    submitted4 years ago

    byHank M

    fromMedford, OR

    See above best uses

  • So far, so good

    4

    submitted4 years ago

    byCurt M

    fromOmaha

    Waiting to use it in live setting. Not sure how lack of pitch control with mouth is gonna work in live setting with another horn player. Seems to work well with Digitech effects pedal. I would definitely recommend it for home practice for breath control and fingering if you can get past the octave key sensitivity and find the exact spot on the palm key triggers. Still not sure about response at really fast tempos yet. Only used the product for about a month.

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