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Misc Reviews Yamaha YDS-150 Wind Synth

shamba504424 said:
Thats a terrific sound now,I wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between a real alto and the YDS if I didn't know
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The first part is alto, YDS starts at 1:24 and goes to 3:02. Funny thing is, it's a tenor sound, but I'm playing the highier range.
 
A question for you YDS experts.

I have 2 keys that don't work: G and low C; with the position of G it plays G #, with low C it plays low B. Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix the problem (the service center is more than 600 km away).

Ciao
 
Low C, the one that uses the octave key, but the bottom half?

Have you entered any personal fingerings? If you have, and have saved a backup, go to fingerings and reload the default fingerings. See if they work. If that doesn't help, add one special fingering, like a fake altissimo. Save that with a name. Then reload the default set. Again, see it that helped. If none of those things help, you may need some kind of other support like email or chat and I'm not sure they do this.
 
10kvClockMan said:
Hello everyone, I have been experimenting with GarageBand.
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Sounds good! Are you making changes to the gain on the YDS tracks? If you wanted to go crazy, you could probably ride the gain on each voice and make it totally real sounding, for the sax-like dynamics. (I am not claiming I cound do that effectively, only that it's possible.)
 
6441 said:
Sounds good! Are you making changes to the gain on the YDS tracks? If you wanted to go crazy, you could probably ride the gain on each voice and make it totally real sounding, for the sax-like dynamics. (I am not claiming I cound do that effectively, only that it's possible.)
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Yes I am cranking up the reverb and ambience settings, I will try the gain slopes and find out what happens.
 
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10kvClockMan said:
Wade on the water YDS-150 Tenor recorded in GarageBand. Used analogue output of the sax and cranked up the ambience and reverb.
https://soundcloud.com/10kvclockman%2Fwade-in-the-water-20-09-2021-20
View: https://soundcloud.com/10kvclockman/wade-in-the-water-20-09-2021-20
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Nice sound! I've been thinking of doing this song myself.

You know, if Yamaha would even let us use the app to set the delay of the onset of vibrato, that would be a huge improvement. If i could kick it back to, say, two seconds, that would be so much more natural. Also let us set the vibrato frequency....
 
Hi everybody, I have buy an Yds-150 last week !
My first impression :
  • key corresponding with soprano sax, appear a little fragile and some key don't respond correctly
  • need to be precise in fingering dexterity
  • i get some trouble with breathe pressure, i am rapidly without oxygen
  • Sound with vibrato not "horrible" with some type of music
  • Vibrato seems to be disable in Baryton sound
  • good for work at anytime anywhere saxophone for get a good correspondance in attack and key change
Here my first record (please be comprehensive) Isfahan-Eb-cut

Sorry for my poor english 🙂
 
The YDS takes very little air. You can increase the freedom of blowing by drilling a hole in one of the 'reeds'. Start very very small (1/16"/1.5 mm might be too big), then file it larger if needed. You will hear air going through the hole so it's a tradeoff.
 
A few days ago, I bought a second hand YDS-150 as well, mainly for silent practice. I have not explored the app or midi capabilities yet. I changed some settings via the keyboard, and tried some voices.

I'm a stand-in twice this week, both in a bigband, one time on tenor, and the other on alto. So far the YDS proved very useful for exploring the charts, and getting a feel for them. Especially since I can pick up the "sax" in the short work breaks (working from home), to play over some things.

I found that the T-02 and B-01 voices have very little to no vibrato (that should be adjustable indeed). One very confusing aspect for me, is that I cannot voice notes. Especially when playing along a YouTube video (e.g. Basie orchestra), and subconsciously try to match the intonation. It's weird that I voice the notes with my mouth, but absolutely nothing happens.

My initial impression, after a few days, is that it's very useful for studying (new) charts. But it's so far removed from a real sax that I probably should not rely too much on it as a practice tool.

Of course it's also a musical instrument in its own (as the recordings in this thread show). But I have not explored that part yet.
 
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I'm looking for a midi wind controller. As a saxophone player this or the WX5 seem to be the best options for me, and a friend has lent me a YDS-150 on permanent loan, but I wondered if the WX5 is more suitable - it seems to be designed as a controller not an imitation sax. But I don't have one to try. I have not interest in the synth capabilities, just want something as an interface for my DAW.
 

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