Yamaha WX5 Next Generation Wind MIDI Controller

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Yamaha

Non-Keyboard MIDI Controllers

SKU: YAMWX5

The WX5 features 4 fingering modes, pitch bend wheel (assignable), and 2 mouthpieces (sax with reed and recorder without reed). It sends program change and bank select and offers XG, GS, and VL compatibility.

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Reviews

Feature:
Saxophone B fingering is best for my use. It's convenient to have both a recorder-style and sax-style mouthpiece (the latter providing lip-pressure as well as the standard wind sensitivity).

Quality:
It's light, it's plastic. But, it's well built.

Sound:
Coupled with Yamaha's VL-70M with Patchman Music's chip installed, this sound is exceptional, given the limitations of synthesis. Try playing a little Bird or Sanborn, and it'll inspire you.

Overall:
This is a "keeper". Now I can play sax at midnight without waking anyone. If it's good enough for pros, like Tom Scott, then it's certainly good enough for a dabbler like me!