I bought one just for practising, but it's so much fun and the sounds are really good, so that I changed as tenor player completely to this digital sax in public. I don't have to care for embouchure and weight of the instrument and when I'm practising I can sit easily on my sofa. I love, that I have all different saxophones in one instrument. It's just fun and inspires all the time to play new tunes. Just perfect! Love it!❤
@willy_wombat
11 ай бұрын
As much entertaining as it is informative. Splendid video 😂😂 Love you two 😂
@kharmaviv
11 ай бұрын
Always great seeing Jon in your videos. He has the beautiful energy of Robin Williams (God rest his soul). I hope Jon sees it as a compliment because thats how i mean it. My son plays saxaphone and is willing to teach me. This would be a good way for many to learn, I"m sure. Also thanks for including the price on this one. Great video! ❤🎉❤🎉❤ 🎉
@Team_Recorder
11 ай бұрын
That’s such a lovely comment, thank you!
@2000konnie
11 ай бұрын
YAY! It's been too long since a full Jon video. I've never played a saxophone, but I'd be very tempted to ask Santa for one of these. I checked and it's $500. I would want some sort of interactive help with learning all the keys, etc. though. Yamaha should provide this.
@EmsJ1976
10 ай бұрын
I'm a sax/clarinet player and had the chance to try one of these this morning...I now definitely want one!!!
@oravenheart
11 ай бұрын
it's funny how sarah holds it like a recorder and jon holds it like a saxophone
@robynrox
11 ай бұрын
Looks decent and seems like the price is very good. Nice to see Jon again!
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
Your review is such fun, thanks! I already have a YDS-120 as well as the older YDS-150. Now that the 120 is available there is no reason to buy the 150 unless you want the Bluetooth capability that the 150 has. The YDS-120 sells for $500 in the USA. Batteries don't last very long, so it's best to connect your phone charger instead of batteries. I don't like the internal speakers, so I connect to my hi-fi receiver via the Yamaha's phones jack. Or you could connect to a powered speaker. Either way you can get more volume and the voices are quite nice through the phones output. The app allows you to modify the User voices; you can transpose the User voices to key of C or F or whatever you like. Recorder players can fairly easily learn the sax fingerings which are similar to recorder soprano or tenor fingerings. The app also allows you to change the fingerings to whatever you like.
@jcortese3300
11 ай бұрын
It's really nice to see electronic wind instruments popping up. Pianists have keyboards, string instrument players have had electric instruments and effects for ages, and wind players were left out for a long time. And one of these would be an excellent travel instrument as well. Is it the right size to fit into an airplane as a carry-on?
@Cysubtor_8vb
10 ай бұрын
Had ignored the previous model due to its price and the fact that I already have a regular alto sax, but, now that I'm gearing up to move to an apartment, the quiet practice aspect is looking beneficial. Plus, the possible midi controller option to make use of other sounds.
@BabyXiuhcoatl
11 ай бұрын
I love watching you kids have fun.
@ako1439
11 ай бұрын
Wow. Those saxophones look combat ready. Seriously though, the volume control feature might make this 1 a very feasible sax' for me.
@mynvision
11 ай бұрын
I'm actually curious, because my biggest problem with sax, as well as clarinet, which family members do play with no problems, is the mouthpiece. Since the Yamaha doesn't have the reed-based mouthpiece, and one can just blow into it, would it be more difficult once a person wants to transition over to a real saxophone and have to readjust the embouchure to play the mouthpiece with the reed? My pro-level clarinet family member actually has a hard time playing my recorders or Irish whistles because it's a different blowing style (and they tend to overblow like crazy) and they don't want to take any I've offered because they are afraid of messing up their embouchure for their actual instruments. I did give them the chalumeau I had, where I found I couldn't deal with the mouthpiece. It's so cool to see Jon getting excited over a new "toy". I'd be tempted to get this for my hubby, who actually played sax for about a year, with lessons, before he got too busy with work to really practice.
@frederiquelaurent9388
11 ай бұрын
AMAZING. Tanks a lot, dear Sarah.🤗
@mccypr
11 ай бұрын
I love it!!! Awesome! Nice to see John in the video. Thanks! 🤣😁🙂😎
@Murgoh
10 ай бұрын
Loved the video, it seems you are really having fun! As I play both saxophone and keyboards I find this interesting, might be a more expressive way to control a synth than just a keyboard. I'd certainly miss the ability to control the sound with embouchure though. But this would in my opinion be of very limited use as a learning tool if the idea is to learn to play a "real" saxophone as this will only teach the fingerings and they are just a very small part of saxophone playing. The embouchure and breathing/blowing technique is so crucial that it's often recommended to first practice with just a mouthpiece to get the hang of it. The embouchure should be the first, not the last, thing to start learning as it will take the most time to master (it's not just a matter of technique but also of developing certain muscles, at first your lips will get tired in just a couple of minutes) and the fingerings can be learned at the same time. Yes, you'll sound horrible at first, so did everybody else, but you'll get better with practice. I would find a digital instrument like this to be more of a new way of expression for a person who already knows how to play or an alternative for people who want to have fun playing something saxophone-like without the time and work involved in learning the acoustic instrument. But if you want to learn to play the saxophone just get a saxophone. They can be had for not much more than the cost of one of these, especially used ones. Don't waste your time on learning a fundamentally different instrument with just a somewhat similar user interface first.
@petercane6376
9 ай бұрын
Its an electronic instrument that can be played silently ( with phones on) so as to immerse yourself with musical pleasure and not offend neighbours. Neighbours can make your life hell especially if you are learning a full blown sax!!!!!!! Its early days yet with EWIs. The embouchure bit will come. Also....you can change the sound of this thing to the unimaginable., key, the octave, transpose etc etc etc. Leaves a sax standing.
@Murgoh
9 ай бұрын
@@petercane6376 Yes, as an instrument in itself it has many advantages. But in my opinion as a tool for learning to play an acoustic saxophone it's of very limited value. As a practice tool for learning new songs for someone who already knows how to play a saxophone it might be great though, provided the keywork is realistic enough, as, as you said, it's silent.
@ZipplyZane
10 ай бұрын
It would be nice if it had other modes that more coosely reaembled recorder fingerings. The main issu would be an inability to half press a key like you can half cover a hole. It would also be nice if it had a clarinet mode (or if a virtual clarinet had a sax mode), allowing for how the sax jumps up an octave with the register key (and has a lot od overlapping notes), while the clarinet jumps up an octave and a fifth.
@noelbrucker135
11 ай бұрын
Watching the amazing Jon ask you if it was ok to drink some coffee, then subtly and SO thoughtfully step back away from you (& the mic) almost brought tears to my eyes. Having a supportive, nonjudgmental, understanding partner when you have misophonia is so incredibly important. Made me love Jon even more. Oh, and the rest of the video was marvelous, too! ❤
@ianvaughan9028
11 ай бұрын
I can't play any wind instruments, but I am sitting here playing bass along with you two. Awesome fun!
@chrisperyagh
11 ай бұрын
Even with the previous YDS-150 (with the real soprano sax bell), the alto mouthpiece/plastic reed combo is still a dummy and has no effect on the way it plays - you can play the 150 even without the mouthpiece as it only responds to breath pressure rather than lip pressure. The mouthpiece is only there for some sense of familiarity with sax players. If you tried to use the plastic reed it comes with on a normal sax, you'd die as it's probably a number 50 strength reed. The main problem I have with the keywork is the delay when using closed-standing keys (front F, high F#, F, E, Eb and D, side C and side Bb, G#, chromatic F#, low Eb and low C#) as the note will only speak once the key is at the end of its travel and not at the start and the 8ve key button is temperamental. Maybe some of these things have been ironed out on the 120. The funny thing is how the YDS-150 seems to resonate whilst you're playing it and you can feel that in your fingers just as you can on a real sax - I assume the 120 does as well. If you want to play at 415Hz, then you can always transpose it down a semitone instead.
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
The key and fingering issues I had with the YDS-150 have been fixed with the YDS-120.
@rentregagnant
10 ай бұрын
Dynamic duo! Go, guys!
@thomasfadden3394
Ай бұрын
I used to have a Yamaha Windjammer which used either sax or recorder fingerings. It was $600 back in 1990. Ended up selling it to someone for $300 that needed a spare one for parts.
@jesusoliveira2
10 ай бұрын
Baritones have the low A key (which sounds C2 in concert pitch) because that gives the saxophone the same extension as the Cello, which allows musicians to play, well, "that" suite :), as well as other pieces.
@zaxzaxx4561
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for this! Memo from the Ministry of Nit-Picking: 1. Can you disable the transpositional shift when you move between 'instruments'? I've got a cheapo EWI of the kind you've reviewed previously and one of the many things I like about it is that you can play across saxophone registers easily. 2. It doesn't come with even the most basic kind of case or bag, which seems a bit mean. 3. Is there any way of cleaning the entire 'bore', such as it is? 4. You can't impale it on a stand! All that said, I'll probably get one anyway...(mutter)...😊
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
#1. The Yamaha app allows you to transpose the User voices to whatever key you want. For me it's great to be able to play alto, soprano, tenor and baritone sax voices all in the key of C. #2. The YDS-150 comes with a case and neck strap; the 120 does not. #3, no you can't, however I've had a YDS-150 for several years and that has not been a problem. #4. You can put a YDS-150 on a soprano sax stand, but I would still choose the 120 over the 150. I had fingering issues with the 150 that have been solved with the 120.
@cresshead
11 ай бұрын
this looks and sounds like a ton of fun, i had a akai ewi solo but retuned to back as there was a boot up problem, now i'm looking to either replace with another akai solo, the yamaha yds120 or a roland AE wind synth.
@ZipplyZane
10 ай бұрын
A lot of those keys are for trills. You dont use them much in regular playing, but it allows you to just change one finger to be able to play either a whole step or half step up.
@idraote
11 ай бұрын
His elder brother, the 150, is double as much but also comparatively inexpensive and has the typical sax mouthpiece (in plastic). I think they are lovely instruments, not to mention the usual up side of being able to practice whenever you want because the neighbours won't hear you.
@jimbeveridge5185
11 ай бұрын
I have this instrument ! It’s brilliant !!! Check out the video mission impossible on its brother the yds 150 to see its capability . It’s brill as a stand alone performance instrument also great as a practise for sax beginners . Luv the review !!!
@valtracy17
10 ай бұрын
I've got one and I can't seem to make it play different sounds with different keys. And I played the clarinet for about 6 years. Where do you get the keyboard chart?
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
There is a fingering chart in the user manual.
@melcrose
11 ай бұрын
The WX-5 had flute fingerings - you could use the bite sensor to switch octaves - is that they case with the 120?
@m.7271
9 ай бұрын
Great video very informative thank you
@gsco82
11 ай бұрын
A very entertaining and informative review. As a beginner instrument for teaching sax, this instrument would work well. I like its versatility in sounds programmed into the instrument. But, I have to say that, in my opinion, the saxophone sounds which the two of you demonstrated don't have the tone quality of the real instruments.
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
It sounds MUCH better when connected via the phones output to a hi-fi system or powered speaker.
@Eduardsax
11 ай бұрын
Nice video, Sarah and Jon. Fun to watch and full of useful information. So far to my knowledge, only Bob Mintzer has adpoted synth woodwind instruments in live performances (see him play Red Sea, it´s here on KZitem). Ademir Junior, (my friend and a great brazillian saxophone player) had one, but I guess he sold it. Who knows if whe are gonna see musicians playin it in concerts in the near future.
@TheOnjLouis
11 ай бұрын
Your husband’s dope! First time I’ve heard him play and yeah! Totally down with this.
@edward2448
6 ай бұрын
Never mind the 🎷 Saxophone, nice hat.!!! GO Dolphins 🐬
@williemacon30
11 ай бұрын
I love watching your videos I love when John is in your videos every time when you do one of these videos it makes me wish that I had one of these instruments of my 0:27
@arnoldjohnson4373
10 ай бұрын
LOL, lov to you guys, informative and amusing.
@CountDoucheula
10 ай бұрын
Came for the sax, stayed for the Jon *Message for Jon: Never stop interrupting Sarah; it's hilarious 😂*
@Robyn19fnq
11 ай бұрын
I also love the concept of this one. However, Jay from Better Sax noted that Yamaha has removed the bluetooth option. Not good. Also, using disposable batteries is not very environmentally aware, so that's offputting as well. But I loved your video, thanks Sarah and Jon.
@chrisking7603
11 ай бұрын
Rechargeable cells can work! Have two or more sets, and swap between charger.
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
You can use rechargeable batteries or just connect a phone charger to the USB port and not use batteries at all. I have the older YDS-150 (with Bluetooth), and the new YDS-120. The lack of Bluetooth is not a problem for me, but that will depend on how you use the instrument.
@Robyn19fnq
10 ай бұрын
@@robertnoblitt518 thanks Robert, but it's the concept of disposable batteries that is so out of date. As a photographer, I'm used to the rechargeable ones, and a lot of them have a very finite life too. I am drawn to the portability of this practice instrument, but bluetooth is actually an expected component in 2023. Our phone batteries last for years with constant recharging, and I'm sure lithium ion batteries are not expensive to include.
@oscardirector2144
10 ай бұрын
I have both the 150 and 120 and don’t miss the Bluetooth at all . IMHO the cables work perfectly and the 120 has the same functionality as the 150 at a super price point !
@EmsJ1976
10 ай бұрын
I'd love to see you try the next model up in comparison - it uses a mouthpiece and reed!
@fantomebambou
11 ай бұрын
THAT's sooo cool can you make video with more wood wind player one day ?
@demos113
11 ай бұрын
Jon sounds like he has only just been defrosted, let the lad out more! 😉👍
@ZipplyZane
10 ай бұрын
It's weird to me that it's playing octaves. But only for Jon. So I guess it's a setting? Is it a specific voice? Or maybe every sax offers it?
@simonbartalan
2 ай бұрын
I'm little bit strugguling with english so i prefer to ask directly I'll like to play trumpet on it , is it possible or am i dreaming ?
@DanGvoiceovers
11 ай бұрын
I just recently bought this myself and it's great I do have a question though about the user buttons U01 through U20 what are those for and how do I use those and access them is this to add your own sounds from your VST Instruments?
@portlyoldman
11 ай бұрын
I’m blaming you for me now having recorder lessons as well as the violin and piano lessons I was already having! (And buying a re.corder 😁)
@cesarvidelac
11 ай бұрын
Some Clockwork Orange vibes there 😂 Great video!
@austinhackney3906
11 ай бұрын
I guess I know what Jon's getting for Christmas😉🥰💖🌈
@christophertsiliacos8958
11 ай бұрын
Nice presentation! 😃 But, I being old school, 😌I’ll stick with my acoustic saxophones being both the soprano and alto saxophones. 😊🎷🎶 There’s nothing quite like the sound of a pure acoustic instrument. 😉 👍
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
I also play a genuine soprano sax, and you can't beat the sound of a real sax. But the YDS-120 is much easier to play, and has good-sounding alto, soprano, tenor and baritone voices that sound great via the phones output.
@herb2968
11 ай бұрын
hello Sarah, I hope you dont mind if i ask a question that is off topic from this video. im a long time subscriber and recently began playing tenor recorder after playing alto for about two years. I think you are probably the best source for a solution to my question, if there is a solution. question: is it possible to play a (two above the low register) E on the tenor recorder? Ive figured out a c# (two above the low register, and of course there is the D) but i cannot seem to be able to get above the highest D. There must be some trick to get this because i saw a short that somebody posted and he hit at least a very high E (2 +) but did not offer any instruction. any help would be appreciated. i love your videos and youre personality is just lovely. thank you for your time, in advance. from Herb, an aspiring recorder player from the states.
@hannahgough8589
9 ай бұрын
Love it when you two do videos together. You need get another video with your daughter too.
@austinhackney3906
11 ай бұрын
Sarah, are you wearing Loops in this video? Or am I just imagining that?
@j.lietka9406
10 ай бұрын
Not sure how much you paid for these, but a quick check puts them at roughly $500!! (U S.) How accurate does it sound compared to the the brass / reed one?
@HollandHiking
11 ай бұрын
No recorder sounds? It looks awesome, do you give Jon one for his next birthday?
@BoneySkylord
8 ай бұрын
I’ve got one of these. Love it. 😊
@Random_guy901
2 ай бұрын
Does is come with a case?
@martinpaul-mh9rv
22 күн бұрын
thank you for your movie.
@fantomebambou
11 ай бұрын
Hey sarah a got an idea ca you make a video where you teach use about irish dance
@nessmalone
11 ай бұрын
Sarah and Jon RULES!!!! \m/Ò_ó\m/
@eolianflute5965
11 ай бұрын
Very insteresting Sarah !!!!
@DigitalWindInstrument
8 ай бұрын
Cool❤
@cinephagus272
11 ай бұрын
but it looks like a machine gun
@Keith_Untitled
28 күн бұрын
How?
@БекетУсенбаев
7 күн бұрын
Ююююююююююююю@@Keith_Untitled
@NetoBz1
11 ай бұрын
Shoooow...Digital Sax....Flutist In The Rain (Dress Rehearsal)
@Resgerr
11 ай бұрын
Interesting 😊
@64242359
8 ай бұрын
dont get it, why 56 sax sounds?
@bloemundude
6 ай бұрын
I hope these don't catch on too quickly. Half the joy of playing with saxophonists is tossing ping-pong balls in their horn and seeing how long it takes them to figure out what happened.
@Team_Recorder
6 ай бұрын
Bwa ha ha
@sacmusich
11 ай бұрын
No Baroque saxophone funny comment!! 😂😂
@arthurvalentine3524
11 ай бұрын
Jon speaks in jazz... like the same intonations
@luckybarrel7829
11 ай бұрын
Wait is Daphne sad??? Also, Jon looks hotter with a thiccer beard (and the where's Waldo hat). Also, I have not seen you play an actual pan flute yet. But if I had 388 euros I'd first buy a wooden recorder, just sayin'
@ivrz
10 ай бұрын
Is there 1 good sax sound please?
@oscardirector2144
10 ай бұрын
I luv the sax sounds and variety of patches. Check out the KZitem video of Mission Impossible played on the 150 using a variety of voices .
@marcovalentini704
10 ай бұрын
terrifying; but I could buy it. But why is not possible to have 1 Sax decent sound indeed of 888 unusable sound?
@michaellee2731
11 ай бұрын
I would love to see the telescope, flutes video
@cicalinarrot
11 ай бұрын
Looks like the lovechild of a clarinet and a sax-a-boom.
@ActivelyVacant
10 ай бұрын
These look like the key thing from the He-Man movie.
@debthompson4498
11 ай бұрын
It looks like some futuristic weapon from a sci-fi movie.
@ivrz
10 ай бұрын
325 euros thomann Nov 2023
@edwinlee4981
9 ай бұрын
참 애매한 제품. 아날로그 섹소폰하고는 텅강도 안되서 거리가 멀고 디지털 연습용으로는 쓸떼없이 비싸고... 초보자들을 겨냥한 상술
@lesliefranklin1870
11 ай бұрын
"Baroque saxophone"? LOL!
@frantisekklempar1310
9 ай бұрын
Digital saxophones are good when a person records in a studio and does not need more players for different instruments. However, they will never replace a classic saxophone. Saxophonists are distinguished mainly by the tone they develop over time, and that is what distinguishes saxophonists.. This is a keyboard that cannot affect the player emotionally and performance.
@alexgrunde6682
11 ай бұрын
This is how brass/woodwind players get sucked into the synth rabbit hole
@ofiterpunte
11 ай бұрын
Cries in analogue-and-very-loud flute :(
@copenh21
11 ай бұрын
Great video. Horrible sounds :-D
@richardthomas1566
10 ай бұрын
Sorry man you all are great but that ain’t a sax sound at all
@thepenguinofspace9291
11 ай бұрын
first
@GenWivern2
11 ай бұрын
Thank you, splendid people! I'd like to think that we've just witnessed the birth of the world's premier baroque klezmer bebop electronic crossover duo. 🙂
@chrisking7603
11 ай бұрын
I absolutely can afford one of these, in lieu of fifty saxophones. Double trouble with reeds begone!!
@jessicavaliente9342
11 ай бұрын
😂😂 Just absolutely love Jon, he is SUCH a badass. I hope he is getting ALL the gigs there in the Netherlands. But that sax....wow, the sound is nasty. I hope some of the other 56 sax sounds are less artificial and...science-fictiony-sounding.
@robertnoblitt518
10 ай бұрын
It sounds MUCH better if the Phones jack is connected to a hi-fi system or powered speaker, or headphones. The Yamaha's internal speakers are not great.
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