Yamaha YC73 Stage Keyboard with 73-Note Weighted Keys

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.

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.

Features

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. YC 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
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 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 YC 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.

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 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.

DIRECT, IMMEDIATE AND TOTAL SOUND CONTROL
YC 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.

MOBILITY
YC73 weighs is 29 lb, 9 oz (13.4 kg) which makes it 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.

Specifications

• Number of Keys: 73
• Type: BHS (Balanced Hammer Standard) keyboard: matte black keytops
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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
• Width: 1086 mm (42-3/4")
• Height: 145 mm (5-11/16")
• Depth: 355 mm (14")
• Weight: 13.4 kg (29 lb, 9 oz)

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