YAMAHA YC61 STAGE KEYBOARD - Demo & Review

You ned to have e Genos 2 or something like that below the YC61. That's real fun.

I really want the Nord stage 4 but I can't afford $6k

But it seems this Yamaha YC 61 is phenomenal

This looks like Yamahas answer to the Nord Stage 3 but am I right in thinking the Nord has two instances of organ, piano and synth, and this has only one of each? (But is half the price of a Stage and better keybed by the sounds of it)

Hi Woody can I use the YC61 in my Daw (cubase)
Control 16 midi channels?
Like a sound module.

Thank you Gr.Ness

Nice little Brian Auger riffing!

Great but how about wooly bully watch now 😮

Thin sound. Far away from the original. I bought one and returned it. Now I am a proud owner of a Hammond SKX Pro. The Sound. The Soul. The One. Don’t waste your money. If u mean business buy the original

What's the action on the 61 like for playing piano? I realise it's a SW waterfall action.

Nord beater?

Hope Woody will do a Review of the new CK Series

I love the keyboard, but one of my big concerns is the toggles switches that Yamaha chose to use. I think they may have made a big mistake or maybe its just me. My issue with the Toggle switches is that after a while they will either come loose and eventually the nut will disappear and the switch will fall inside. Or the Toggle switch will just simply snap off either due to Use or transporting the keyboard to and to & from Gigs. Over the years I have seen that Toggle switches, especially small ones they don't last....
ElectricEddie😎

Crazy cool keyboard. Love the CP series. Will have to try and find a YC to demo. Thanks for the review on this, Woody!

with the last update , the rotary simulation is soooo goood 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎹🎹🎹🎹🎶🎶

Can one connect a MacBook Pro M1 Pro 14” direct into this Yamaha YC61 and use Logic Pro directly ??? Also if that is the case, one can use Spitfire Audio and say NI plug ins I suppose? Also, does this YC61 keyboard has aftertouch ? Thank you kindly in advance

Having seen the Korg Vox Continental 73 key black and being an ex owner of the Yamaha YC …I think the Korg wins in so many ways. What’s your opinion?

Well done!

You should do a review on the new Hammond SKX-pro😁

Does the YC range basically have a lot of Montage sounds in it? Anything the YC has that the Montage doesn’t? 🤔

Looks like something I really need, not like obsolete Nord. I wish the screen was better. Also, does have a nice preset section, where I can go from saved sound for song 1 to let's say 40 with one-2 buttons for a wedding gig?

With Nord and Roland doing so decent on the organ. I'm surprised other companies aren't really trying with their organ/Leslie sounds.

Nice but does it have pipe organ sounds ?

Talk talk talk ! Boring.

I finally got a YC61. I am mostly a Nord guy, when not playing Rhodes, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer ect. I really LOVE the YC61 for organ and Rhodes. They are very inspiring to play with ! But the Leslie sim sucks big-time 👎🏻. I use my Neo Ventilator with it and everything is fine. But overall a very, very good keyboard. PS: I play the Rhodes sounds via MIDI from my Nord Grand. PPS: The acoustic pianos are better on the Nord ;)

​ @Woody Piano Shack Hi Woody, thanks for your videos and the great reviews of the YC61. However I couldn't find anymore online the video where you listed the quirks and issues of the synth. E.g. noisy and crackling keys, and so on. Is there any particular reason?

Super video, makes it easy to transition,,,, thanks so much

Outstanding tutorial 👌👏👍🙌, thanks for sharing 👍

Bonus points for Soulive!

I almost never write comments, but now i have to..
Woody, your video is a first one where someone actually SHOW how to operate with it, and overall layout. all other vid''s are just yea.. they are great, BUY THEM.
& I must say this, leslie simulation on YC is BAD AS IT CAN BE. bad as a mf.. owner of this board MUST have a leslie pedal of some sort. It's a MUST.
Great bad for a Yamaha since this should be primary ORGAN thing board.

Lovely e-piano sounds. How would you compare the build quality of the YC-61 with a Nord electro for heavy gigging use? Thank you!

Is the key feeling better than the arturia keylab 61 mk2?

so absurd it has no aftertouch

Ahh Woody, you are looking too cool with that haircut 👍🏼💪🏼. You look like you could be a member of a boy band 😂🤣✌🏼

What's the difference between the YC series and the CP series?

Wow what a keyboard.but but try carrying it around four times a week to earn a crust.with mics,stands,or amp I use an irig37 which I play on my lap with a vst .I can go on the bus.Try free vst,s Mr Ray22 its as good as any keyboard imo and Mr Tramp, for piano methinks Iowa Piano.thanx

there is always a mistake when people said " a b3 sound ".... no my friends.. B3 is a model.... the sound is HAmmond organ. a b C E M all sound basically almost the same...

Yamaha has this habit of making the best instruments in the world

Why all keyboards are not like this one : 90 degrees waterfall and round edges should be everywhere

Realy good haircut

I bought this on an impulse last week and I've fallen in love with it. I have particularly fallen in love with the clav sounds, they're so percussive! And the amp simulations are beautiful on the clav and electric piano. Even without considering the amazing organ capabilities, this keyboard amazes me with it's simplicity and pristine output.

I see they have just released a YC73, looks like they just won my money!

Thanks, Woody! I have a CP 88 and LOVE it for elec pianos and acoustic pianos (its bread and butter). I find it lacking on organs, synths and synth type sounds. I am looking to get something smaller to compliment my CP 88. What would you say would be a better option between MODX and YC61? I used to have a Montage and loved it for everything except the pianos so I know the MODX would be awesome. A YC61 is great, but it does not (that I can see) have as much expressive control as MODX or Montage. Any tips or recommendations?