Yamaha YC61 Organ-Focused Stage Keyboard, 61-Key

The YC61 is an organ-focused, stage keyboard. It brings FM synthesis to the organ for a new generation of players. Simply switch to FM Organ and your drawbars control 8 FM Operators that send a pure sound with massive low end. Add rotary speaker or amp sim effects for character and vibe. Intuitive controls make it easy to discover new sounds. Or recreate classic transistor organ tones from warm to reedy to buzzy by choosing one of three popular FM Organ modes.

YC61 features 2 premium concert grand pianos: the Yamaha CFX and Yamaha S700. These pianos provide full dynamic expression and nuance through meticulous recording and voicing.

The Waterfall keyboard on the YC61 is the result of painstaking traditional organ keyboards research refined with feedback from top keyboard artists. The result is an authentic keyboard action designed to accommodate organ technique and expressive acoustic and electric pianos, synth leads, brass sections and more.

The 9 drawbars on the YC61 have the footages and ratcheting you expect in an organ. But there’s more to our drawbars than meets the eye. See-through drawbar stops with customizable LED light color make it easy to see differences between simulated upper and lower configurations and play in split mode. It’s like having a virtual set of drawbars to give you more sounds, more flexibility and more choices than you ever thought possible in a compact stage keyboard.

YC61 isn’t just designed to be played. It’s made to be bumped, jostled, scratched, crammed in a van, stuffed in an overhead bin and adored by players and fans, gig after gig. In short, it’s built to last, like the company that stands behind it.

Specifications

• Keyboard
  • Number of Keys: 61
  • Type: Semi-weighted Waterfall keyboard, initial touch
• Tone Generating Technology: VCM Organ, AWM2, FM
• Number of Polyphony (Max.): [VCM Organ + AWM2]:128 *Total of VCM Organ and AWM2, [FM]:128
• Number of Live Set Sound: 160 (Preset Live Set Sounds:80)
• Number of Voices: 145 (Organ:6 / Keys:139)
• Effects Types:
  • Insertion Effect: Organ 1 systems (Pre Drive) / Key A 2 systems (1: 32 types, 2: 32 types) / Key B 2 systems (1: 32 types, 2: 32 types)
  • Effect: 32 types
  • Speaker/Amp: 6 types (Rotary Speaker: 2 types, Amp: 4 types)
  • Reverb: 1 type
  • Master EQ: 3 band (with sweepable Mid)
• Connectors:
  • Line Out: OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R] (6.3 mm, standard phone jacks, UNBALANCED)
  • Headphones: [PHONES] (6.3 mm, standard stereo phone jack)
  • Foot Controller: FOOT CONTROLLER [1]/[2], FOOT SWITCH [SUSTAIN]/[ASSIGNABLE]
  • MIDI: MIDI [IN]/[OUT]
  • USB: USB [TO HOST]/[TO DEVICE]
  • AUX: INPUT [L/MONO]/[R] (6.3 mm, standard phone jacks)
• Other
  • Connectors: [AC IN]
  • Display: Full Dot LCD (128 x 64 dots)
• Dimensions:
  • Width: 35-1/4" (896 mm)
  • Height: 4-1/4" (108 mm)
  • Depth: 12-3/16" (309 mm)
• Weight: 15 lb (7.1 kg, 10 oz)