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Yamaha MONTAGE OS v2.5 Adds New Sounds, Enhanced Control, DAW Remote Function to Flagship Synth

The fifth free firmware update for Yamaha Montage expands the sounds, control and workflow features with the biggest enhancement being the new DAW Remote feature.

Yamaha Releases Vocaloid 5, Vocal Synthesis Software

The latest version of Yamaha Vocaloid 5 includes an impressive array of features that allow any producer to create melodic vocal tracks singing any lyrics using only a computer.

Review: Yamaha Montage 2.0

Yamaha's free update for its Montage workstation synthesizer brings a ton of new features to the table. Matt Vanacoro has been playing with it, and here's what he discovered.

Review: Yamaha TF-Rack Mixer

Yamaha's latest live sound mixer has a ton of I/O, a great touchscreen and can be remote controlled from an iPad. But that's just the start, as Joe Albano discovered.

Review: Yamaha EAD10

Could Yamaha's latest compact, multi-functional drum system really replace a whole drum mic kit? Matt Vanacoro found out when he road tested the EAD10...

NAMM 2018 Video: Yamaha EAD10 Electronic Acoustic Drum Module

Yamaha's EAD10 is a clever new way to convert your acoustic drum performances to use different sounds, with a minimum of fuss. Here's the details.

NAMM 2018 Video: Yamaha Montage 2.0

Bringing a host of new features to Yamaha's flagship Montage platform, the OS 2 update will be available soon to all users for free.

Review: Yamaha SessionCake

These ultra portable, personal monitoring mixers offer private monitoring on the go in a range of situations. But could Matt Vanacoro have his SessionCake, and eat it?

Review: Yamaha MX88

Costing a third as much as a MOTIF but with many of the flagship sounds, Matt Vanacoro asks - just how has Yamaha crammed all this into such a lightweight workstation, the MX88?

Review: Yamaha HPH-MT8 Monitor Headphones

The HPH-MT8 studio monitor headphones may be Yamaha's boldest headphone design in years. How do they sound, especially when compared to the competition? Matthew Loel T. Hepworth '˜phones' in the result

Review: Yamaha Montage 1.5

Yamaha's powerful Montage operating system has had an update, adding cool new features like Auto Beat Sync. Matt Vanacoro put it through its paces.

NAMM 2017: What's New in Yamaha Montage OS 1.5

The free update brings a raft of new features, workflow enhancements and general tweaks to Yamaha's powerful hardware workstation platform.

Vocaloid 4 Cyber Songman Turns Lyrics & Melodies Into US Male Rock & Blues Virtual Singer

This is Vocaloid 4 in a nutshell: you type in lyrics, input a melody and Vocaloid transforms that into a realistic human singing voice. The Cyber Songman library gives you a US male virtual singer.

Free Toy Keyboard Instrument Plugin From SampleScience

Today is the release of Toy Keyboard, a sampled Yamaha PSR-78 home keyboard plugin and sample library. There's 73 different sounds included plus the wave files too!

Yamaha Introduce New MX49 & MX61 Synthesizers & FM Essential

Yamaha have unveiled a new synthesizer in black and blue. They tell us this series feature over 1000 Voices from the legendary MOTIF series plus deep computer and iOS integration.