If You're a Stage Performer, the YC88 is the Board for You

Designed for gigging keyboardists, the YC Series features a newly designed Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) Organ engine with physical drawbars, extensive real-time control and authentic Acoustic/Electric Piano and FM synth sound.

An Arsenal of Sound

When it comes to versatility, YC88 is a virtuoso. Featuring premium keyboard sound with more possibilities than ever. Choose from authentic Yamaha grand/upright pianos, electric pianos and keyboards to a tonewheel organ with rotary speaker, synths, acoustic sounds and more. Our proprietary 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. It’s like having an incredible sounding keyboard with everything, to go.

• VCM Organ- How do you reproduce the warm, authentic sound of an organ in a stage keyboard? You build an organ engine the Yamaha way, from the ground up. Yamaha puts your favorite classic organ sounds in one powerful, stage keyboard. YC88 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- YC88 brings you the authentic sounds of classic rotary speakers with no maintenance required. Choose from two faithfully modeled rotary speaker profiles - warm and full or dirty and aggressive - and adjust top or bottom rotor speed for total control.
• VCM Effects- VCM re-creates 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 (Frequency Modulation) synthesis to the world with the launch of the synthesizer DX7. Now YC88 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.

YC88 Natural Wood with Triple Sensor Action

The natural wood keys and graded action of the YC88 reproduce the weight and response of a grand piano right down to the feel of the heavy or light hammers in the low and high ends. YC88 also features a triple sensor action for pianists accustomed to the response and speed of grand pianos. You get the touch of a Yamaha acoustic piano with the unmatched versatility of the YC.

Cutting-Edge Design

YC Keyboards aren’t just designed to be played. They’re 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, they’re built to last, like the company that stands behind them.

The nine drawbars on the YC 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 stage keyboard.

YC88 is made for long jams, not long menus. The intuitive interface gives you fast and easy splits, layers and sound-shaping directly from the front panel. Proving that versatility doesn’t have to be complex. YC88 features a built-in USB stereo audio and MIDI interface for Mac, PC and iOS devices. With a single USB cable, you can record the YC audio and MIDI to a DAW and play and monitor virtual instruments.

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard

• Number of Keys
• 88
• Type
• NW-GH3 (Natural Wood Graded Hammer) keyboard: synthetic ebony and ivory keytops

Voices

• Tone Generating Technology
• VCM Organ
• AWM2
• FM
• No. of Polyphony (max)
• VCM + AWM2 (total): 128
• FM: 128
• No. of Live Set Sound
• 160 (Preset Live Set Sounds:80)
• No. of Voices
• 145 (Organ:6 / Keys:139)

Effects

• 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)
• No. of Effects
• 32 types
• Speaker/Amp
• 6 types (Rotary Speaker: 2 types, Amp: 4 types)
• Reverb
• 1 type
• Master EQ
• 3 band (with sweepable Mid)

Connectivity

• Line Out
• OUTPUT [L/MONO]/[R] (6.3 mm, standard phone jacks, UNBALANCED)
• OUTPUT [L]/[R] (XLR jacks, BALANCED)
• 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)
• Additional Package Contents
• Owner's Manual x 1
• Power cord x 1
• Foot pedal (FC3A) x 1

Size/Weight

• Dimensions
• Width: 1298mm (51-1/8")
• Height: 142mm (5-9/16")
• Depth: 364mm (14-5/16")
• Weight: 18.6 kg (41 lb, 0 oz)

Manufacturer: Yamaha
Model: YC88
SKU: I657077-N-2-WHXB
UPC: 889025132626

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