For jazz players, both of these keyboards are good. MM6 is the synth based on PSR-S500 gear. MM6 has the real-time sound modify knobs, PSR-S has more advanced arranger functionality. MM6 also has very realistic Mega Voices, whereas PSR-S has built-in speakers. MM6 is called "smaller, cheaper Motif", PSR-S500 is called "smaller, cheaper Tyros", so the choice belongs to you :)
This presentation is amazing. Bert is amazing at finding the best sounds of a keyboard, even if sometimes he makes short clips so you don't realize the REAL quality of mm6. The MM6 seems interesting, but it doesn't have user presets for your own sounds, no aftertouch, only midi in and out, etc.
Very nice keyboard...I have my Yamaha MM6...i upgrade and sold my Roland E-28...Now i'm enjoying my Yamaha MM6, very useful since i am handling 2 Choirs and A Show Band in our Company...Also i'm the Overall Coordinator of our Music Club..So many good patches and patterns...in the Future i'm planning to Upgrade on Yamaha MO6...
Yamaha, tasty playing and to the point, can't go wrong with that. It's like with me and Ibanez. Incredible guitarist, great guitar manufacturer and straight to the point.
@sakebutor1 I mean, it takes a LOT of dedication to this keyboard to make the piano sound sweet like this, because of the lack of feel in the keys. A normal pianist would give up with this machine. This guy makes it sound like it's the best piano you've ever heard.
That guitar blows my mind. I remember when I wanted a Motif so bad a few years back, but was never able to get it, and ended up getting a QS6.1, which was still good, but oh man I wanna get this when I can!
I've used the MM6 live now for a year and a half - durable and everything this rep says it is. Looks like a toy, as light as a feather, but is filled with the big Motif features.
Awsome demo...! He reminds me a bit of Photoshop guru Russell Brown, both completely hilarious as well as seriously good at what they do. Thanks for the show...!
I have one of these Bought it for 100us... I love it. This is a great example of what it does... But no SPEAKERS. GOTTA RUN IT THRU MY BASS AMP... Sounds great.
Its Adrian Edmondson!!! Such enthusiasm, i love it. He's right, i may just buy one of these as opposed to something at £100 which i was planning, until now.
This guy is right up there with Ron Popeil, Chef Tony, Billy Mays, and the ShamWow Guy. I can honestly say Bert Smorenburg made me go from just thinking about ordering an MM6 to actually buying one. Can't wait to get mine. And to get funky.
My Gosh --I am so impressed by your talent in playing .!!! wish I knew just a little bit of how to play like you --love everything you demo'd. I should have waited --and bought this yammie --i just bought the 530 and it will have to do. Thanks for sharing this vid !
It's called being a good player - Bert knows his stuff ... if anything, sound quality here on RU-vid is atrocious. The only thing they might have done is pass the sound through a mastering compressor/EQ, but you can do the same, using even the machine's own internal effects.
I like him more and more, with every watch :D, he knows how to show product and what is going on at the moment, full profgesionalism :) I got Yamaha MM6 not long time ago and it's really fun ^_^ *violin sounds* Great video ^_^
What the hell! :D No one could make me want to buy an instrument I cannot play. This guy just did. This guy can sell anything. And his playing is excellent.
It is a PSR keyboard. The screen is from the DGX series, the knobs from the DJX line, the sequencer from the S-500. Several of the sounds are even from the PSR line. Yamaha beefed this PSR with Motif sounds and dropped the speakers. The Pre-MM6 was called the Yamaha DJX. Look that one up.
It does sound great. I have bought it myself. I am actually mostly a pianist myself so I know what you are talking about when you are disappointed that the key are not weighted, but actually you get used to the keys very quickly. I think it is a great keyboard.
Step up is HUGE! The step up is so big, it's like you're comparing two totally different instruments. You'll be going from the PSR arranger interface of the MM6 to a board that has the interface of the Motif ES. HUGE JUMP, and for some it's a large learning curve because the MM6 and the MO series are so different from eachother.
Best presentation I have ever seen! I owned this keyboard, It is cool, it is sad that Yamaha don't produce it anymore. But the guy is amazing! Where is new demo with him?
I have the Juno D and I like really like the sound quality of it. This Yamaha seems pretty good also, and looks to have a few more features than the Juno. I hope this helps.
@MeNoGud yes, it is. I have one. The guitar sounds realistic because it depends of the strenght you play it and the voice of your choice, so you have many possibilities and stuff. and the brass, well, they are terrific ;D
I think so :) ! I have a Yamaha keyboard, and a MacBook. I use Garage Band, with a midi interface. You should be able to use it with ableton too... I've tried it, and it worked!
Haha, I bought this.... It's wicked!! But then again I think the learning process for any new synthesizer takes a while. But it is worth it, from my POV
I have just found this keyboard when I took the trash out - and it works! (the AC adapter was missing, but I had one already from my RM1x.) People are either crazy or have too much money! Or both.
Lucky find! I hope it wasn't outside for very long but seriously whoever put it out with the trash must have rocks in their head. I can't remember how much the MM6 was back in the day but it was probably at least £600 which is still a lot of money.
