How do you reproduce the warm, authentic sound of an organ in a compact stage keyboard? You build an organ engine the Yamaha way, from the ground up. Yamaha's proprietary Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) recreates the circuits of vintage analog EQs, compressors and phasers right down to the transistors and resistors to capture the subtleties other digital simulations can't. Whether you're playing grand piano, upright piano, electric piano or more, YC61 gives you authentic keyboard sounds for any genre of music.

• Compact and portable
• Intuitive controls with no menu diving
• Semi-weighted waterfall keyboard
• 32 types of effects including authentic rotary speaker simulation
• Nine drawbars
• Includes classic organs, pianos, electric pianos and FM sounds

VCM organ
Yamaha puts your favorite classic organ sounds in one powerful, compact stage keyboard. YC61 models three organ vintages: just out of the box, well-traveled and character-rich vintage. Need more? Go under the hood to adjust key click, leakage, rotary speaker speed and more to get the one-of-a-kind organ tone you've been searching for.

VCM rotary speaker
YC61 brings you the authentic sounds of classic rotary speakers with no maintenance required. Choose from two faithfully modeled rotary speaker profiles – clean and full or dirty and aggressive – and adjust top or bottom rotor speed for total control.

VCM effects
VCM recreates the sound and behavior of vintage effects and high-end studio signal processors by modeling the circuits down to the original analog component level.

FM organ
In 1983, Yamaha introduced the iconic sounds of FM synthesis to the world with the launch of DX7. Now YC61 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 simulation effects for character and vibe. Intuitive controls make it easy to discover new sounds or to recreate classic transistor organ tones from warm to reedy to buzzy.

Yamaha premium acoustic pianos
YC61 features two premium concert grand pianos: Yamaha CFX and Yamaha S700. These pianos provide full dynamic expression and nuance through meticulous recording and voicing. Also included are Yamaha C7, one of the most-recorded pianos in the world and known for being able to cut through a mix with power and clarity, and Yamaha U1, the most popular upright piano in the world.

Real FM electric pianos
Powered by the same technology that made DX7 famous, YC61 features real 8-operator FM synthesis for full dynamic and expression that can’t be reproduced with samples.

Waterfall keyboard
The waterfall keyboard on YC61 is the result of painstaking research into traditional organ keyboards 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.

Drawbars
The nine drawbars on YC61 have the footages and ratcheting you expect in an organ, but there's more 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 to 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.