Misc Reviews Yamaha YDS-150 Wind Synth

[6441]

Hi Vadda

I am interested in getting a 3D printed angle piece for the YDS-150. Sorry if the answer is somewhere in the thread , but I couldn't find it. - Please could you point me to where I can either download the file or is there anywhere I can order one from? Many thanks

It was in this post:

https://cafesaxophone.com/threads/y...strument-in-a-sax-like-body.30288/post-449572

Cost me 10 € to have printed in a local 3D printer shop.

 

[RichardJB]

It was in this post:

https://cafesaxophone.com/threads/y...strument-in-a-sax-like-body.30288/post-449572

Cost me 10 € to have printed in a local 3D printer shop.

Thanks. Got it now - I have asked a couple of local companies to advise me how much they would charge to print one for me - well done to Vadda for designing it.

 

[RichardJB]

I had a look to see whether there is much discussion on here about the midi capabilities of the YDS.

I have a loptop with Kontact player ( a software sample player) running on a windows 10 laptop, and Mr Sax T , which I have heard people say is one of the best Tenor sax sample sound sets. and I agree it sounds pretty close to a real Tenor sax, so I wanted to make my YDS control that.
Through USB it was fairly easy and worked fine , but I also wanted to see whether I could make it work using the YDS's Bluetooth Midi capability.

I watched a couple of Youtube videos about configuring bluetooth MIDI on windows 10. The advise was to install two pretty simple pieces of software, which seem to enable you to do midi routing within the PC , one of the pieces of software is called loopmidi ( that enables you to create and name a virtual midi port within your PC, the other is called MIDIberry. That enables you to choose any available midi connection such as your midi USB input or a bluetooth midi connecton ( if your PC has suitable bluetooth hardware) and route that to any available midi output such as the virtual midi port which you created. Then in Kontact software sample player, I was able to select the virtual midi port as its input. After a lot of playing around and having to restart midiberry , reboot the YDS, pair the midi bluetooth connection between the YDS and the laptop It did finally work. Sorry but I can't go into any more detail about this than I have already done, as I didn't make detailed notes and it took me hours to get it to work but my suspicon is that there is more to know about the setting up of bluetooth on the YDS than you can find in the manual. so I can at least report that it is possible to get the YDS to output bluetooth midi to a loptop.

 

[6441]

I think the bluetooth code on the YDS is buggy and maybe will be fixed some day. I've never been able to connect it and it's not enough of interest for me to force it. I use a long USB cable and it works perfectly. The connection to the app on my phone is perfect either, but once it works, it's fine.

 

[6441]

I've gotten a lot of questions on YouTube so here's a quick review of the built-in sounds.

View: https://youtu.be/FqQkKRkXoBk

 

[Miles Green]

Thats good to hear Miles. I have had an idea and am going to try to implement it. , because I normally play an alto sax it would be great to have the option to have the YDS and mouth piece positioned the same as an alto when playing it, so I am going to make myself an angled plastic tube to go between the main body of the instrument and the mouth piece. , I have ordered some plastic parts to make it, it will be removable , I won't be modifying the instrument at all. If it works out I will try to post about it.

I think you must have found what you are looking for from the previous posts.
I need to fit a soprano mouthpiece in it before i mess up my embouchure.. Maybe i can find some kind of step-down adaptor in a plumbing shop...

 

[6441]

Maybe i can find some kind of step-down adaptor in a plumbing shop...

Hey, if you're talking about use with the plastic adapter, Sugru or some similar substance would be the way to go.

 

[Pete Effamy]

£699 in the UK (blimey!) vs the Akai EWI Solo at £425. Buggy bluetooth/midi? Doesn't sound like the Yamaha we've come to know. I still don't understand this instrument - or the price - at all. I know that you love it Randy, but in the way that you use it - and the features that are not being used - what do you think that the price should really be?

 

[6441]

what do you think that the price should really be

£499 MAX - but there will be used ones, probably. Other than novelty use or practice, it's outrageously priced. I don't love it, but I find it useful and if I ever do music for cartoons, it'll be handy.

 

[Cimarron]

Yamaha yds 150 just came in today. It cawith the bell rattling/ loose. After playing 30 minutes, luckily i was over a table when a small cap nut came out of the bell. There's two cap nuts that hold the bell secured to the house. I'm very mechanically inclined. But I'm not sure how I'm going to get this tiny nut back on let alone tighten it. Have you had this problem? Do you have any idea what tool I can look for? Much obliged for any help

 

[6441]

Anyone? As the instrument isn't widely owned, there's only the possible solution of asking the place you purchased it, and/or Yamaha, or maybe a Yamaha forum (if that exists?). If you got it through Amazon, they generally will allow you to reach the seller. Online store? Should be a contact email or form.

 

[Mark Hancock]

Anyone? As the instrument isn't widely owned, there's only the possible solution of asking the place you purchased it, and/or Yamaha, or maybe a Yamaha forum (if that exists?). If you got it through Amazon, they generally will allow you to reach the seller. Online store? Should be a contact email or form.

Mine is fine. To be honest I wouldn't mind taking it off. I only ever play with the headphones or an external speaker so it's just extra weight for me. I also doubt it adds anything when played with built In speakers. It does looks kind of cool tho.

 

[6441]

I wouldn't mind taking it off.

I agree, it's useless to me, too and I don't think it looks particularly good. A matter of personal taste, but then the tube maybe needed to hiodden.

 

[Mark Hancock]

Anyone? As the instrument isn't widely owned, there's only the possible solution of asking the place you purchased it, and/or Yamaha, or maybe a Yamaha forum (if that exists?). If you got it through Amazon, they generally will allow you to reach the seller. Online store? Should be a contact email 7or form.

Mine seems to have 3 screws holding the bell to a bracket, and 4 screws holding the bracket to the instrument. Perhaps there a two or more designs. But still looks tricky to get to those screws.

 

[Cimarron]

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Mine seems to have 3 screws holding the bell to a bracket, and 4 screws holding the bracket to the instrument. Perhaps there a two or more designs. But still looks tricky to get to those screws.

Didn’t see the third screw with cap nut because it’s down in the instrument &@!&

 

[Cimarron]

Now it’s a matter of do I play it with the loose screw inside. I can return it for another but they don’t know when they will come in

 

[Cimarron]

Didn’t see the third screw with cap nut because it’s down in the instrument &@!&

Break time. I decided to dig into it. After talking to a Yamaha repair guy shop north of me he said he wouldn’t play it if there was a screw rattling inside because it could short something out. So grin and bear it I removed from the bottom 12 screws that enables you to separate the instrument. my concern was is there anything wired to the circuit boards attaching the two Halves together, there is not not to worry I took it a step further to remove the middle portion but stopped because I didn’t want to disconnect circuit boards. I did recover two screws that were rattling around and yes I can see where it could mess up things like playing live some Pink Floyd tune and suddenly it goes into a rendering Caravan tune. I’m going to have to be satisfied with two screws and not three due to the third one requires removing the circuit connections to get to it. I have more pictures of the guys it needed

 

[Mark Hancock]

Break time. I decided to dig into it. After talking to a Yamaha repair guy shop north of me he said he wouldn’t play it if there was a screw rattling inside because it could short something out. So grin and bear it I removed from the bottom 12 screws that enables you to separate the instrument. my concern was is there anything wired to the circuit boards attaching the two Halves together, there is not not to worry I took it a step further to remove the middle portion but stopped because I didn’t want to disconnect circuit boards. I did recover two screws that were rattling around and yes I can see where it could mess up things like playing live some Pink Floyd tune and suddenly it goes into a rendering Caravan tune. I’m going to have to be satisfied with two screws and not three due to the third one requires removing the circuit connections to get to it. I have more pictures of the guys it needed View attachment 16792View attachment 16794

Very brave. Well done!

 

[Cimarron]

This message is for Yamaha. One word: LOCTITE. and better quality control would alleviate this issue.

 

[Cimarron]