Yamaha MX88 Synthesizer | Everything You Need To Know 

One of the best demonstrated video about the Yamaha MX88 I've seen. A lot of my questions were answered.

“That’s a progression I’m working out. It’s called the blues. I think I’ll patent it” 🤣

Best review available for this model. Phil is so enthusiastic about this piano . Love the way he explained all smoothly and nice 👍

Bought one of these. Love it. The sound thru my HS8's are incredible. Really like the ease of operation and the weighted keys.

First of all I beg to differ, it is not an entry level keyboard/synth. I just got my MX88 and I can tell you after having several synthesizers and playing on my Friend's $4000 Nord, the MX88 holds it own. It has great authentic sounds and flexibility. From the acoustic pianos, lead and pad synths to the ease of operation, it's great, especially for the money. I'm still discovery its features.

I think for a working cover band, this is the best KB for the money. Great overview, thanks!

You are a very good piano player greetings from Australia

How do I make the drumbeats start when I hit play? When I'm playing and I want to start the drums in a part of the song...they don't start right when I hit play. How do I fix that? Or if I start the song with the drums but stop the drums half way in the song for a quiet part but then try to hit play to start them again. They do not start right on the beat when I hit the button...Is there a way to fix that?

MAN?" IF I WE'RE YOU," THAT YAMAHA MX88 IS A BEAST OF THOSE TOP SHELF'S SOUNDS," I'VE GOT ONE ALREADY," THOSE STAY IN THE ART OF MOTIF XS SOUNDS ARE KING," I LOVE IT WHEN I'VE STARTING TO PLAY ON THESE KEYBOARDS," YOU'VE CAN TAKE IT TO REHEARSAL," STUDIOS," STAGE," AND EVEN AT THE CHURCH," NO MATTER WHAT YOU'VE THROW AT IT," BUT THIS YAMAHA MX88 IS A VERY HOT KEYBOARD TO PLAYED WITH," WITH ALL YOU'RE CREATIVE IDEA'S FLOWING LIKE WATER," AND THEN RELEASES YOUR ALBUM."

Wow u can play that thing I never played 1 b4 I'm looking at getting this 1

8:07 the rhythm seems to be in my saved patch. How do I get it out of there? I don’t recall setting it in my patch

You are awesome good sir

We just got one for my band. Request your advice for a good keyboard amplifier for rehearsals and small gigs ? We are a four person band - keyboards, guitars, bass, drums

Which Guitar are you playing on 03.040 0 ??? and 06.50 Piano strings ??? That screen is Small to notice - Thanks

Thank you for your review! Can you learn piano on this instrument?

How does it fare as a Controller?

Hi! thanks for this video! I have just one question...does it possible to switch signature ex. 4/4 to 3/4?

so thats it, thats the 3 sounds hes talking about, i thought its like a piano+strings+trumpet for example

How do you turn the drums down they are to loud

What stand do you recommend?

What is the main reason one would choose this over a similarly priced Yamaha electric piano? Especially if one plans to couple this with a DAW. Thanks!

How sounds can layer on mx88?

pork pie hat is the best in this synthesizer

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem...ew... yesI said the "P" word! For decades I have chosen Yamaha because I rely on the quality and I've never had a problem...Well until I got an MX88. I feel the same way about Tascam. I don't know if it's just me or what but it seems these days everything is being made so cheaply. The tech is there but the hardware has gotten cheaper every decade. ANYWAY... I got my MX88 last June specifically to tackle a project I had planned for a year. Having previously had a few Motif's I'm familiar with what the MX has and for that...no surprises. The action is good, but I also have a P255 and these actions are supposed to be the same, but they are not. It's all about the feel. ANYWAY...right out of the box after getting everything setup to start the project I noticed a crackling noise every time I turned the MX on. Consistently on every power on with first note/chord strike. All on attack of the note. BUT... after a few notes it would subside. Knowing now... I should have immediately returned it, but anxious to get the project going I made the exception since the noise consistently seemed to subside upon playing. It was like it just needed to warm up. Fast forward to project completion. After weeks of practice and many out takes I had a track I was happy with. BUT as I began to listen more carefully readying for mixdown I began to notice there were STILL crackles within the track. Be they ever so subtle... they were there, all on the strike/attack of the note! Because this noise is specific to the strike/attack of the note I was able to work around it by playing a little less aggressively and was eventually able to get a keeper track. However some crackling was still there. I performed a number of tests to ensure it wasn't another piece of equipment or a bad cable and found unanimously my MX has a problem. So yesterday I boxed it up and sent it to the nearest service center and it should be interesting to see what they find. So that said... has anyone else noticed this dilemma?

Can you record with this

Who still got one in 2021☺️☺️???

What makes this "entry level"?

Wonderful instrument nicely demonstrated.

Does it come with inbuilt system speakers or requires to be connected to an external speaker

I like this keyboard for its simplicity and great sounds. But one thing I like about the MOX over this is the ability to have the different drum pattern phrases that can be switched through while playing.

Hey Phil...you opened saying the MX could play up to three sounds simultaneously, and although you did bounce around a lot playing multiple sounds together, you didn't focus on this tutorially, so I missed that. If I can get three voices together this would solve a problem I encountered regarding a shortcoming in this unit.

Sir you are an awesome teacher..........hope you make more videos

That was a pleasure to watch, great presentation 👌 thank you

Great presentation finally...

Always the best....You got me to buy this instrument man...thanks again...

what do you use for speaker or amp for the mx88?

I just purchased the MX88!! Love it .

what speakers do you recommend?

Where is the power on off switch

Wonderful salesman. Great product.

pure genius

Can u recall sounds on this???

At 4:33 that’s the Strange 12 which is my favorite Guitar Patch.

I connected my Mx88 to my audio interface and its just sounds amazing , this is the keyboard i use for recording pianos, brass and some synth sounds

Great overview man love you man

I'm currently learning on dinky battery powered piece of plastic keyboard (I only been at it for like a month) made alot of progress on it but im looking to move up to an arranger then maybe lots and lots of practicing . . . A SYNTHESIZER

Thanks for the Demo! We have had our MX88 for a couple of years. It has been our "piano" for our ensembles, but are now wanting to make use of the excellent sounds and abilities that it has. Do you know if it has the capability to download new sounds to the keyboard? I would love to know if we can create new sounds and add it to personal libraries, if possible! Thanks!

Attempting to figure out how to play percussion in background. Nvm, the keyboard background rhythm doesn't work when connected to DAW like cubase

Hi Phil, very good video for the mx88bk. I’ve owned mine for a couple of months and have struggled at times with the various functions. Your video has provided some answers. Thanks.

The power cord used in this line is simply preposterous. Portability should not mean weaker contruction elements in the keyboard..

Can you layer more that 2 sounds?

What a great device and demonstration

Best Demo for this Yamaha. Thank you. Just bought one

Which one is better, yamaha mx88 or korg krome 88?

great job but no android

I have one ☝🏻 of them too! Lol

Love this guy.

Great Presentation.!!!

you can only play 2 sounds at the same time NOT 3, please tell how to play 3

The key phrase here is "based on". That's just in case you think this thing has Motif sounds. It doesn't, because it's a cheap excuse for a synthesizer. Play the same sounds side by side with an actual Motif and you'll know what I mean. It's a great MIDI keyboard though.

The problem with the mx is you can't use the fills in the drums like start n stop n interlude drums n more for drums patterns n that is the main minus point of the mx ... So pls help us

Brilliant overview. Thanks and loved your playing! 😉👍 I heard you say a couple of times that you can have up to 3 sounds at once. Does that mean that layering is limited to only 3 voices, or is that a different thing altogether? I'm looking to programme multiple layers to be saved for live performance.

Would be nice if he could record his videos on a place with more lights.God explanations congratulations

This filled in a lot of blanks for me on this. I'm in a Contemporary Christian Rock Band, and this is the piano I have. You've answered a lot of questions I had. I'm hoping to make sure I learn as much as I can!