Yamaha YC73 Stage Piano

For organ-focused keyboardist needing great organ sound and control plus a variety of keyboard sounds in an extremely compact package. 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. With three models to choose from, there's a YC stage keyboard for every stage and every player.

For pianist needing the best piano action feel and variety of keyboard-focused sounds.

Sound

When it comes to versatility, YC 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. The 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, Rotary Speaker and Effects

Yamaha puts your favorite classic organ sounds in one powerful, stage keyboard. YC models three organ vintages- just out of the box, well-travelled and character-rich vintage.

YC 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 re-creates the sounds and behavior of vintage effects and high-end studio signal processors by modeling the circuits down to the original analog component level.

FM Organ

The YC models now bring 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 transistor organ tones from warm to reedy to buzzy by choosing one of three popular FM Organ modes.

[New to OS v.12]

Helping to broaden your creativity are three new FM organ types - Titled F4, F5, and F6. These delve deeper into FM synthesis by adding modulators - or operators- that add upper harmonics to carries, yet do not sound. The user interface of drawbars, coupled with modulators, create vastly new approaches to the traditional drawbar organ experience, bringing the traditional drawbar concept into the 21st century.

Drawbars

The nine drawbars on the YC have the footages and ratcheting you expect in an organ. See-through drawbar stops with customizable LED light color makes it easy to see differences between simulated upper and lower configurations and play in split more.

YC61 Waterfall Keyboard

The authentic Waterfall keyboard action of the YC61 was created by painstaking research into traditional organ keyboards and constant feedback from top keyboard artists. The result is a keyboard that not only provides the distinctive touch of an organ, it gives artists new ways to express themselves on acoustic and electric pianos, synth leads, brass sections and more.

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.

Drawbars

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 difference 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.

Direct, Immediate and Total Sound Control

YC is made for long jams, not long menus. The intuitive interface give you fast and easy splits, layers and sound-shaping directly from the front panel. Proving that versatility doesn't have to be complex.

Mobility

YC88 weighs 41 lb, 0 oz (18.6 kg), YC73 is 29 lbs, 9 oz (13.4 kg) and YC61 comes in at an incredible 15 pounds, 10 oz (7.1 kg). Which makes them compact and light enough for you to be your own roadie. But with a sound that players who can afford roadies will appreciate.

Computer/iOS

YC 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.

YC73 Balanced Electric Piano Action

YC73 has a weighted and balanced action that models the unmistakable feel of an electric piano. With an E-to-E keyboard and a touch that falls between graded acoustic piano and authentic organ action, it's quite possibly the most versatile YC of all.