Yamaha MODX M update (v1.10) - Sand, software and soundSand, software and sound

I’m pretty excited about the new Yamaha MODX M series. My original MODX6 gets played almost every day and is getting a little beat out. I have developed tons of Performances and content for MODX6 and a MODX M6 or M7 replacement would be a logical choice.

The MODX M series Quick Guide, Operation Manual and Data List PDFs are available at your favorite Yamaha web site. Thank goodness Yamaha released the Data List in PDF as well as EXCEL format. I absolutely detest reading the Genos Data List in spreadsheet form.

Yamaha have also released a MODX M update v1.10. The release notes identify the following changes:

New features
    * Now supports Rec’n’Share.
Fixed problems
    * Improved stability of USB (audio, MIDI) connections with 
      computers and smart devices.
    * Fixed an issue where more than 17 libraries could not be 
      loaded correctly.
    * Fixed other minor problems.

Glad to see the Rec’n’Share support and would love to see more integration with Yamaha apps.

I will add more comments here as I learn. In the meantime, I recommend reading Blake’s Take Introducing MODX M. Blake is an excellent writer. If you’re like me, you don’t have gobs of time to watch videos. Blake’s Take should answer most of your immediate questions.

Yamaha MODX M6 synthesizer [Yamaha]

First, we need a proper MODX M6 picture! [Click images to enlarge.] The “leak” image came from a really sketchy site. I don’t have a clue how they obtained it.

Yamaha MODX M comparison [Yamaha]

Next, I have reproduced an image from Blake’s Take. This image compares the MODX M against the original MODX and Montage M series. I will be referring back to this comparison often while I weigh a MODX M purchase.

As a reminder, MODX M has 1.9GB of User Wave memory versus the 1GB of User Wave memory in the original MODX. The MODX M inherits most (all?) of the Montage M preset waveform DNA (10.7 GB when converted to 16-bit linear format). I will study the list of preset waveforms carefully.

Yamaha MODX M virtual drawbars [Yamaha]

My only criticism of Blake’s Take — he buried the lead! MODX M has the shimmer reverb and the VCM rotary speaker sim. That shimmer reverb is sweet. Need I say how many organ players have awaited eight sliders and the VCM rotary speaker? And the MODX M display shows virtual drawbars. Hurray!