Introduction
This page provides a basic comparison of the keyboard instruments you have selected. The specification and simple tables give the raw data for many categories based on the specification sheets provided by the manufacturers. This summary text aims to draw out the most important criteria many musicians are looking for in a musical instrument.
Types of Instrument
You are comparing synthesizers.
Manufacturers
You are comparing instruments from Yamaha. Comparing from a single brand can make comparison easier.
Instrument Age
The earliest released instruments are the Yamaha MODX6, Yamaha MODX7, and Yamaha MODX8 in 2016, and the latest released instruments are the Yamaha MODX6, Yamaha MODX7, and Yamaha MODX8 in 2016. That's a difference of 0 year, which suggests the underlying technology could be fairly similar.
Even the most recent instruments here are over five years old, which may mean they are no longer sold new by the manufacturer, and there may be newer models available.
Keyboard Type
All instruments being compared have full sized keys.
Number of Keys
The instruments you are comparing have a number of keys ranging from 61 to 88.
Synthesizers come in a wide range of key ranges, with 49 and 61 being very common.
Weight of Keys
The instruments you are comparing have either fully weighted or semi-weighted keys.
Synth and organ players often prefer keyboards with a lighter touch in order to be able to play various styles of music, synth and organ solos which becomes more difficult with weighted keys.
Touch Sensitivity and Aftertouch
All instruments have touch sensitive keys but none have aftertouch.
Synth players definitely appreciate both touch sensitivity and aftertouch. Some more expensive synths include individual note aftertouch which analyses the pressure applied to each key, whereas many simply use channel aftertouch which looks at the keys as a whole.
Polyphony
All the instruments you are comparing have 192. notes of polyphony.
Synthesizers have a very wide range of polyphony because different instruments often have very dfifferent purposes. A low polyphony count is not problematic on a monophonic synyth, for example. That said, higher polyphony often gives more scope for sound creation on a single synth.
Number of Sounds
All the instruments you are comparing have 2000. sounds.
Synths may benefit from a large number of varying sounds, although as many instruments have the ability to create, change and shape sounds, a large number of default patches may not be necessary. Storage space for modified sound patches may be more important to the user. A synth with more stock presets may be of more help and inspiration to those who are still learning to create synth sounds.
Tutorials and Learning
None of the instruments have any tutorials or learning features built in. That said, some can be used with third-party apps and software on a computer or tablet.
Synthesizers rarely have tutorials on board, and it is anticipated that users will either know how to operate the keyboards, or can find information and help elsewhere.
Price
The instruments you are comparing have a price ranging from $1649 to $2399.
range in price from a few hundred dollars to tens of thousands of pounds.
Disclaimer: This page was created automatically based on the raw data avaialble in the specification sheets. It does not use AI to generate this, but rather looks for various patterns and reports on them in plain English. Errors, omissions and unclear text may occasionally be produced, for which we apologise in advance.
