Published
Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 11:54
- Details of the Montage emerged over the weekend.
Yamaha has revealed the Montage, a new workstation synthesiser.
After Yamaha released a teaser video on Friday, further details of the new synth were posted on the Gearslutz forum over the weekend. The sound engine combines sample-based subtractive synthesis with eight-operator FM and 128-note polyphony. A "Super Knob" gives you control over multiple parameters simultaneously, allowing users to create complex changes with a single encoder, while "Motion SEQ" are tempo-synced sequencers that can be assigned to modulate a wide variety of controls. An envelope follower can turn external audio into a modulation source and a variety of DSP effects cover ground from EDM-ready beat-repeats and sidechain compression to more sensitive takes on piano dampening and amp emulations.
The announcement comes after Yamaha returned to the spotlight in 2015 with the Reface series of synths that shrunk classic designs to meet a lower price point. Details of Montage's price and release date remain TBA, but more information is expected to drop at the NAMM conference this week.
Watch the teaser video below.