Yamaha MODX unboxing and demo! 

The MODX is exciting but the best thing for me is that your channel has grown to the point where companies are now sending you gear to demo. That's a milestone if there ever was one - Well done, Woody. Thanks for the great demo, exiting to see Montage tech trickle down to an affordable level. It sounds great.

Wow! Yamaha really knows "sound" and that's why I have always loved Yamaha! I played a Yamaha Tenor Trombone with an F attachment in High school and it was the most beautiful sounding Trombone I have ever played. That got me hooked on Yamaha Brass instruments. Then in 1989, my Marine Corps buddy bought an original Yamaha DX7 (which I was coveting, but couldn't afford) and that's what got me hooked on their keyboards. Now that I play multiple instruments, I have come to the conclusion that Yamaha pays the most attention to both sound quality and product endurance over time!

This is very exciting. The Montage is the best but expensive. The DX7 was the best but gone. An affordable Montage and the The DX7 back - in one instrument? I must be dreaming! And there is no one with true passion better to introduce and explore it than Woody.

Great Yamaha send you one before launch! Shows where you have come with your channel. Congrats!

Thank you Woody. I appreciate your opinion regarding new products. Great unboxing and first look!

Well done on the pre release Woody, so well deserved as you are always the guy to turn to for honest reviews. I love the sound of this thing and am seriously considering which synths - or body parts - I can sell to get hold of one if these!! Like you I’m a massive DX fan, having started out on the good old DX 21 back in the 80s. This synth sounds massive though with those wonderful evolving pads and textures. Looking forward to your future videos in this.

Congrats Woody!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

It's great to see a guy with a lot of experience, get such a big buzz from new stuff ,so rock on mate ! I enjoyed the review.

Awesome stuff Woody, great overview and demo! So nice of Yamaha to send you the MODX for review, it sounds great! Congrats on this milestone! :)

Super sweet! Thanks for making the demo. It sounds pretty sweet! Take care, Sam.

Totally awesome that you got your hands on one before official release!This is an outstandingly good unit Watched the stream awesome warm sounds Cheers from Australia

Those presets sound really great! Congrats on the recognition from Yamaha too.

Fantastic overview and playing! Looking forward to more breakdowns and reviews. I'm so happy to have found your channel!

The MODX looks and sounds amazing! Nice unboxing and demo 😎🎹

I have seen this video so many times, and I can’t stop until my modx finally arrives :) Thanks for your videos Woody, your content is amazing 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

No way!! This is nuts!! Thanks!

Congrats at the pre-release!

Hi Woody. Great first look... I've subscribed as I'm watching this 5 years on waiting for my MODX6+😃 I'm a Roland guy but this machine looks incredible. And nice and lightweight for my gigging! Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to the rest of the videos 😃

After Roland, Yamaha found out about you. That is great news. You've come a long way, dear ;) Congratulations! A nice synth this MODX.

After viewing this video, I am certainly going to rush and purchase this instrument!! I can hardly wait to try out the wonderful sounds I've heard so far as well as all the other sounds that are in store!! WOW!! Great presentation mate!!!

Wow!!!!You got one to demo that’s awesome! I liked the montage but just too much $$$$ . So the 7 version , especially as they’ve put a sequencer in this , is now an almost certain purchase for my next main keyboard. Thanks Woody & good on Yamaha for including you (and also for making a keyboard for people like me !:)

Gratz, my man! This is a nice moment!

Thanks Woody, great demo :-)

I have a Reface CS and love it to death. I'm so happy Yamaha have made this, it looks like a winner!

My MODX is sitting here still packed. This is a perfect first step. Woody is so good I don’t even need to look at my keyboard.

I just enjoyed how happy you looked playing the keyboard and you seemed in your own element and discovering new things! That made the entire video for me! Love what ya do man! I ope to get roland or some company sending me stuff soon as i start going into these synthesizers like I need to! Keep up the good work! Stay happy!

It looks and sounds great, I am definetely getting this one.After long search for workstation jumping between MX49 and ROLAND JUNO DS61 then letting them go,looking for individual reface DX,CS AND CP looks like this can do it all and even more,wow 8 operators more than DX7 this will be so much fun.1199€ is a very good price for what Yamaha are offering.

Can’t remember if I told you, sold my Motif XF8. Too heavy to take anywhere. Got myself the Montage 7, amazing keyboard. They look like they’ve done a brilliant job of making budget models there. Good score Woody!.

Oh boy that superknob is like the filter res and drive sweetspots all in one controller sounds awesome, I'm really looking forward to this series of videos

Congrats Woody... sign of many good things to come!

Great video Woody. Thank you!

This is definitely a contender for me, i rarely buy Yamaha stuff but this looks amazing without breaking the bank.

Great video Woody! I'm seriously considering getting the MODX 7!

thank you woody for the video!

Thanks! just bought it, will watch your vids about the synth!

Loved the Noone Is To Blame part of the demo. Gorgeous sounding instrument.

Congratulations!

MONTAGE and MODX, best synths on planet earth. Love my MODX.

I love that the audio interface is class compliant - my inference from the "even for iOS" bit in the manual. I recently tried the latest Yamaha model PSR 4xx series arrangers in the local store with my iPad, and it just works, which was pretty cool to be able to layer stuff onto the arranger sounds via the iPad on a single USB line - MIDI out, audio back, or vice versa. Kudos, Yamaha.

Thanx for the video! It's so inspiring! Now I know what will my next instrument be)

Who doesn't love to unwrap a new synth !!! Great demo, Woody :~) 👍

Great intro video. I find your vids really helpful and entertaining. Nice one

Oh yes I'll be waiting ? Waiting for what ? For You're next installment, & in depth look at the new MODX as I too had purchased the MOFX about a week before you reviewed. Which only proved my thoughts were on track. Now I heard about the MODX the other day during my weekly visit at Sonic State. Now Nick refused to spill the secret but he did say he was leaving for New York to attend a Product Revell by Yamaha ? It took me about two minutes to find a leak about the two new Yamaha products and my next logical place to visit was right here of course. I was proud to hear you have been included into the Makers World. Especially when they are sending you pre-release info & an actual product(s) to fiddle with. You looked very happy while exploring the functions on Box Opening day. You're becoming more & more important and respected. It surely happened quite quickly. Time moves quickly doesn't it specifically when we own products that have the ability of tweaking & manipulating , time in relationship to Audio past & present pre & post itself. Keep up the great work & I mean keep up the great work , don't wait months for that Review ? Why and let others beat you to the punch. There is no reason you can't have an initial Review & Revisits at 6 months & 1 year. This could be a test ? The time is now , so please keep that light bright & shinny. I have always been very vocal & against the old practice of giving away brand new Gear to the well known and most visible players. They seldom care little for those things that come their way for free. After all they can afford anything they want. They too just like us, the Celebrity Players love to do the same stuff we enjoy. They like us still do enjoy a bi monthly visit to the local Music Store, to see old friends & other neighborhood players who come in all flavors & levels of ability. Those still struggling & hoping to become as successful as you are in their eyes. They enjoy seeing that you're still a real Human being the store love it too. When I worked at Kawai I convinced them not to offer free gear to Pro for their endorsement. No one believes they're serious users of new products. Instead let's give the public a chance to win one of our many give away's Synth's. which are the products many of them can only hope to buy one day as a used item. I will share the results of that time another time. And Now to think back when you were concerned about that job ? What job ? Oh come on Woody you must remember the one you were laid off from ? and also the one you were ( Not Fired ) from one you could have kept if you were willing to move ? Aha Take on Thee, take on me take it home Karma for keeps. See how the universe works ? You're getting a bit of a taste right now ! you deserve it God be with you as he is. May it last as long as you want. Here's to continued success to you & yours. The family all of them remember to treat them well. Love is all we need. our gear comes second ...

Congrats on being picked by Yamaha to do a demo,hope its the first of many for you.

I like that. The "new" technology of the montage available in an (more) affordable package. Long video but worthwhile, never boring. One thing though: Is it possible to turn the light effects of the super knob off? Probably the first mod I would be making is getting that RGB led out of there. First impression of the sounds is really good. Really SY territory quality and dynamics. Thank you Woody, and although already subscribed you've got me hooked now for this MODX series.

Love the way you was brave enough to demo a keyboard straight out of the box without a behind the scenes look first. 😂 Look forward to seeing you getting to grips with this nice looking instrument. And great to see Yamaha continuing with FM synthesis. Time to upgrade my trusty DX11🤣

Great synth, great video. I think yahama did a good job with this machine. I was surprised to see this big screen. The sounds are amazing. By the way : Yamaha did a really intelligent decision to push it to you as your video are the best : nice guy, nice music, not "too nerdy" (just enough) and perfectly understandable English for me (I'm French) and we all know we can trust you.

i barely found out about this thing two days ago and you have a video? whaaaaaaaat!!!!

Woody, loving the sounds of the MODX6. Bass was rocking my study! Super knob is a great addition. Changes the whole soundscape with a couple of turns. Looking forward to future videos featuring this keyboard. Kudos on getting it from Yamaha, they must respect your channel enough to forward a pre-release product.

good video I have got I 1 coming soon can not wait

Just arrived today. You pulled my trigger!

Damn, nice playingskills there! That keyboard also sounds pretty sweet.

Holy crap, this is on my wish list now.

Modx sounds super nice and futuristic 👌🏻

34:16 I saw no comments about the "1999 riff" being played and had to make one. I loved the video and am thinking about switching brands again lol (From Roland to Korg to Yamaha). Now that I know you're a Prince fan you have my subscription sir! Superb detail in the breakdown!

Great video. Thx for sharing

Good work woody I'm glad I waited I almost got the korg krome one but thin this beast came out and now I have it in my position love it I also have a korg x3 karma and dw8000 if I want korg sounds love your videos.

@29:36 - LOVE that ambiance! I have all Yamaha boards, well, one Korg, but I am so going to get this board as a top board for gigs. The only thing about Yamaha I have a gripe with is allowing more flexibility to create richer EP's. I loved playing my brother's Roland G8. Those EP's were nuts! I hope this board allows that and look forward to seeing you develop the sounds as you learn this board. BTW, you sound like a soundtrack musician. That's a great skill to have. =] You've been subbed my friend!

Last time I was on Woody's Channel he had just under 20K subscribers, now he has 45k !!!!!! MODX6 now under £850 as of May 2020 excellent price for great synth.

Not bought a synth since my SY22 over 30 years ago. This one excites me, even though my hands aren't up to it any more

You did a cracking job Woody. As they’d say in Wales, fair do’s butty!

The smiles as you were playing said a lot!

I had the same smile on my face when I started to play my Montage two years ago!!!

Cool you got one.

Yamaha is hitting the nail right to the head!!!

Congrats Woody on your first company collaboration. On a first model release even. 8D

Awsome sounding synth. Looks like a great synth for creating soundtracks and film scores. The combination of FM synthesis with the other synth engine is quite novel. It also feels a bit like a modern wavestation in a way, in how the sounds sort blends and evolves.

Some of those sounds!!!!!!!! Ya know every time I think software is catching hardware up, I hear reverb on sounds like that and then I think not a chance. Those sounds are just gorgeous! Could Omnisphere get even close? OK just finished watching the whole vid and I have a criticism with the synth. They shouldn't make it so easy to get to the best sounds straight away. That means everything else is a step backwards! Not your fault though Woody. Great enjoyable video.. thanks/

Good stuff!

What a great demo. I really enjoyed it. Despite the small hitch over the name, why aren't you on TV. You are a natural. Hope to see you with your own show soon. Thank you for sharing.

Wow. Thanks Woody. I appreciate so much this. It's an interesting hybrid instrument. And you don't need to buy the more expensive montage. I follow near you about the next video About this modx

Awesome 👏 woody 👍

Meus parabéns pela aquisição deste excelente sintetizador

Amazing woody! Looks great! I just bought an original dx-7 mk 1 with the harmonica sound from what’s love got to do with it on there!! Got it for $150 in great working order! Goes with my super JX-10 now! Getting an M1 in 2 days as well!!

Wow that’s a really sweet looking box

Certamente o melhor review do instrumento que assisti até agora!

Thanks, Woody! I have a itch on my pocket, now... It's time to save money for this!

Awesome video Woody! I had heard of a possible montage sibling in the pipeline and I was hoping it would be a light weight version of the montage without compromising on the features. And from your video, it looks like MODX is everything we could hope for! I was not aware that this sibling had been released and I was pleasantly surprised to learn about it from your channel. I could not have asked for a better introduction to this BEAST. Looks like it is time for me to upgrade from my lovely MOX keyboard :) Thanks for the introduction Woody. Yamaha chose well!

Sounds good so far, just hope those hidden multi-arpeggios don't stay hidden or difficult to navigate to as it could become a long term frustration. Looks good as well. I bet you're well chuffed to be given one to review.

Dang some of those sets sounded pretty lush yet disgusting (in a good way). Very interesting, can't wait to hear more!

nice one! thank you!

I can’t wait for mine to get in. Especially since I have this week off... yeah, I’m one of those sorry sods who can and has to work remote. 2 years ago I sold my PSR6xx and MOXF6 and despite getting back a system8 and a JDXA, which I adore! I do miss the MOXF6. I’m sure that the MODX7 will fill that void.

I have a Montage 7 and like the lightness the new model good job Yamaha, but i notice it has a wall wart shame!!! A cut down Montage is a good idea sells more units ! I think you will enjoy your new toy Woody be interested to see how you find all the complex features it has!! A new era for cheaper synths nice to see the big screen survived the cut down, the scene functions are killer so have a delve into those , they are great for live playing!!

subbed! great video!

great job...and for the record...i love the super knob :)

man, sounds amazing @29:36, what a lovely evolving pad/sequence.

GAS GO AWAY!!!!! 🤣

It looks like you may have some late nights playing with this. When I bought my first Korg Kronos I wouldn't get to bed till early hours in the morning. Looks like a great keyboard. Thanks for sharing.

Great, man!!

Hello Woody , sorry i am late here , i must have been asleep or something but i didn't know it was Christmas over there in Sweden ! , your new present looks and sounds superb , you wont get much sleep either , your going to have a lot of brilliant fun playing with the new MODX6 , brilliant video once again and a nice little jamming session too at the end , looking forward to hearing and seeing what you make and think of your Christmas present ! , big thumbs are way up , have fun and enjoy it and enjoy your weekend too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😎AK☘ 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘

Woody, no way! This is true: I just went to my mail app to send you the info about this release in case you hadn't seen it. And there was your RU-vid notification of your UNBOXING video! I can't wait to hear you demo this beast. Check out the YT Doctor Mix demo. The MODX looks very cool, including some of the Montage fun at a much lower price. For your future demos, I'd really be interested in seeing if you could set up a couple sounds (e.g. pno, ep, org, and synth)and use the faders/Superknob to mix and switch. Thanks for the initial sounds demo; nice stuff. LOVED the second, synth-y patch with arp that you played. And, as always, it's a blast to watch the delight on your face as you play appealing sounds. Cheers, Cliff

Great first look! Looking into this now as an alternative to the Montage, and to complement the trusty old DX7 of course - it seems Yamaha have struck a good balance between cost/features while still keeping the possibility to dive deep into sound design.

Woody, so pleased for you. Hope this brings you a ton of views. I’d really like to know how the fm basses sound vs awm, particularly how clean they are in the lower octaves. Also the moxf had an annoyance on the cutoff knob as those knobs would step, if you could address how the knobs on the modx are in comparison would be really interesting. Due to the modulation options on the moxf I never found the stepping to be an issue as I would use an expression pedal, lfo or mod wheel for cutoff control live. However, it did bug me that Yamaha didn’t pick it up in design. Also, the moxf has 6 arps for each performance so it could be used similar to an arranger, I.e. moving between verse, chorus, bridge arps - would be interested in what the modx offers, it looks like 4 on the Andertons video I just watched and they referred to them as scenes I believe?

Thanx Woody, you just destroyed my plans to save some cash. :) Time to start selling of my old machines :)

I have been getting ready to get a Prophet 6. Now I want one of these. I know, they're totally different animals. But this thing is really nice.

I just don't know what is better, a Woody's video at Friday or this amazing synth!

Great demo, Woody! Looking forward to you digging into this one deeper. Lovely instrument! (Does it have aftertouch?)

I had a Play on one yesterday, sounds awesome. Always been a big Yamaha fan. Much more interesting than my Korg Kronos.

29:36 Nice little piece you have going there. I'd put a light sax or trumpet lead melody over that and add a chorus part or bridge. Nice sounds.

Congrats getting an exclusive Woody! I was interested in buying an upmarket Midi controller soon for mostly getting sounds from VSTs going along with my workstation but this in its 76 key version could just be the ticket as a second tier synth that could do both.