Yamaha MX49 Version 2 Review - The Cheapest Keyboard Workstation

Gaz reviews the Yamaha MX49 Version 2, a cheap keyboard workstation that offers professional control and studio quality sounds in a budget friendly unit. The Yamaha MX49 Version 2 Synthesizer 49 Key Edition proves that “cheap” just means “budget friendly”! This fantastic keyboard workstation makes a stunning addition to any professional level set up but sits firmly in the beginner and intermediate price bracket. You have an arsenal of Motif XS sounds at your fingertips, all wrapped up in a highly portable, lightweight yet full-sized keyboard workstation. This is one of the best keyboard workstations for iOS users and those who enjoy making music on the fly. The iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch audio/MIDI compatibility means you can utilise a full studio’s worth of sounds anywhere and at anytime via the Yamaha FM Essential Synthesizer and Steinberg Cubasis iOS apps. This means you have 1000 Voices built in, including realistic acoustic and electric pianos, orchestral strings and drums and you can access them anywhere and at any time! The 49 full-sized velocity-sensitive keys can be used to full effect and your sounds respond beautifully to the dynamics of your playing. In addition, you have a world of effects at your fingertips including Phaser, Flanger, Wah, Vintage modeling, Reverb, Delay and 16-Part Multi timbral and 128-note polyphony. Watch the video and see why we think this is one of the best keyboard workstations around! Find us on social media: