A MORE CONVENIENT AND LIBERATING WAY TO PLAY THE SAXOPHONE
Encounter more moments that make your heart flutter, as you bring forth melodies from your saxophone with your breath and fingers. This digital saxophone eliminates restrictions on where and when you can play, while offering the same tonal diversity, deep low notes, and delicate highs of an acoustic instrument. Step into a new world where you can play the saxophone in a way that’s all you.
The YDS-120 combines acoustic and digital technologies into a new form, giving you the ability to control your volume at will, so that you can play anywhere you want.
Just lift it to your lips and blow to unlock a total of 56 voices for the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone. Enjoy the variety of expression the saxophone can deliver from the very first note.
*You can also play with the voices of other instruments, giving you a total of 73 instruments to work with.
With the same key configuration as its acoustic brethren, the YDS-120 combines a breath sensor for expression, an analog controller, and your own breath, offering you true freedom of expression.
Features
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15-step volume adjustment
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Headphone Terminal , Aux in jack
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73 voices, including 56 for saxophone
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The same key layout as an acoustic saxophone
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Specially designed mouthpiece
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Breath sensor that detects the pressure of your breath
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Dedicated YDS Controller app
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Use with a USB power source or with batteries (4×AAA batteries)
About Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone
VOLUME CONTROL
Tamp down your volume while retaining the tonal colors of a saxophone. Fifteen volume levels and a headphone jack allow you to enjoy playing, without worrying about being too loud.
ACOUSTIC SYSTEM
A breath sensor detects air blown into the mouthpiece, while a digital sound generator drives a speaker to produce sounds transmitted through a simple horn-type acoustic mechanism.
MOUTHPIECE
Simply blowing into the specially-designed mouthpiece allows you to produce sound without having to worry about your embouchure (the way you shape your mouth). The mouthpiece can also be removed for easy maintenance.
BREATH SENSOR
The breath sensor detects the strength (pressure) of your breath, allowing you to control not only the strength, but also the tone of your sound as you play.
SAXOPHONE TONE IN 4 TYPES, 56 PRESETS
Includes 56 different voices for the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, to handle a variety of genres and styles. You can also play with the voices of other instruments, like the shakuhachi, flute, electronic instruments, and more, giving you a total of 73 voices to work with.
*The voice list is also available on the owner’s manual.
KEY LAYOUT
The key layout is based on Yamaha’s acoustic saxophones, providing seamless usability. You can also change fingering using a dedicated app.
FULL-SCALE SAMPLING
We teamed up with professional performers to sample the sounds of Yamaha acoustic saxophones—soprano, alto, tenor and baritone—meticulously recorded in whole tones, so that you can enjoy a natural sound without any hint of incongruity.
EXTERNAL CONNECTION TERMINALS
The YDS-120 comes equipped with an auxiliary input terminal for connecting devices such as smartphones, allowing you to connect to an external audio source* to feel like you’re playing in an ensemble.
*Sound must be output from the headphone jack.
DEDICATED YDS CONTROLLER APP
This dedicated app enhances the performance of the YDS-120 and further expands the range of sound creation—and includes instrument settings and sound editing. You can make detailed settings intuitively and visually from the app, that cannot be done on the instrument itself.
*To use the app, you will need to connect your smart device to the YDS-120 using a USB cable and Lightning USB adapter for iPhone / iPad or OTG cable for Android.
VOLUME CONTROL
Tamp down your volume while retaining the tonal colors of a saxophone. Fifteen volume levels and a headphone jack allow you to enjoy playing, without worrying about being too loud.
ACOUSTIC SYSTEM
A breath sensor detects air blown into the mouthpiece, while a digital sound generator drives a speaker to produce sounds transmitted through a simple horn-type acoustic mechanism.
MOUTHPIECE
Simply blowing into the specially-designed mouthpiece allows you to produce sound without having to worry about your embouchure (the way you shape your mouth). The mouthpiece can also be removed for easy maintenance.
BREATH SENSOR
The breath sensor detects the strength (pressure) of your breath, allowing you to control not only the strength, but also the tone of your sound as you play.
SAXOPHONE TONE IN 4 TYPES, 56 PRESETS
Includes 56 different voices for the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, to handle a variety of genres and styles. You can also play with the voices of other instruments, like the shakuhachi, flute, electronic instruments, and more, giving you a total of 73 voices to work with.
*The voice list is also available on the owner’s manual.
KEY LAYOUT
The key layout is based on Yamaha’s acoustic saxophones, providing seamless usability. You can also change fingering using a dedicated app.
FULL-SCALE SAMPLING
We teamed up with professional performers to sample the sounds of Yamaha acoustic saxophones—soprano, alto, tenor and baritone—meticulously recorded in whole tones, so that you can enjoy a natural sound without any hint of incongruity.
EXTERNAL CONNECTION TERMINALS
The YDS-120 comes equipped with an auxiliary input terminal for connecting devices such as smartphones, allowing you to connect to an external audio source* to feel like you’re playing in an ensemble.
*Sound must be output from the headphone jack.
DEDICATED YDS CONTROLLER APP
This dedicated app enhances the performance of the YDS-120 and further expands the range of sound creation—and includes instrument settings and sound editing. You can make detailed settings intuitively and visually from the app, that cannot be done on the instrument itself.
*To use the app, you will need to connect your smart device to the YDS-120 using a USB cable and Lightning USB adapter for iPhone / iPad or OTG cable for Android.
Specifications Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone
Control Interface
info_outline Define qual é o tipo de sistema de chaves do instrumento.
Key Systems
Fingering same as Saxophone, High-F#, Front-F, Low A
info_outline Indicação da existência de outros controlos.
Other Controllers
Analog controller
Voices
info_outline Número de sons diferentes que o instrumento consegue simular.
Number of Voices
73 voices (incl. 56 sax voices)
Key
Eb, Bb, C (Sync with voice)
Functions
info_outline Indentifica a afinação ou grupo harmónico do artigo.
Tuning
427.0Hz〜440.0Hz〜453.0Hz, approx. 0.5Hz increments
Effects
Types
5 types (for Headphones)
Connectivity
info_outline Referente à saída de áudio para auscultadores. Indica a quantidade de saídas para auscultador disponíveis e o tipo de ligação usada. Normalmente ficha jack 6.35mm ou Jack 3.5 (ambos estéreo).
Headphones
Stereo-mini
info_outline Entrada auxiliar que permite ligar um dispositivo áudio ao equipamento.
AUX IN
Stereo-mini
info_outline Indica se o artigo permite ligação por USB a computadores. Permite por exemplo usar um Teclado/Piano Digital como Teclado MIDI e interagir com software no computador.
USB to Host
micro USB Type-B
Power Supply
info_outline Type of power supply needed for the equipment to operate.
Power Supply
USB Power Adaptors: 5V/1A (micro USB Type-B), batteries (four “AAA” size alkaline [LR3]) or Ni-MH rechargeable [HR3] batteries)
info_outline Indica o consumo elétrico do teclado, pedal ou outro dispositivo.
Power Consumption
4.5W (When using USB Power adaptor)
Auto Power Off
Yes
Accessories
info_outline Acessórios que venham incluídos no produto. Ex.: chaves para manutenção, panos, etc.
Included Accessories
Mouthpiece for YDS-120
Size & Weight
info_outline Item width. Usually measured in mm or cm. And even in inches.
Width
110mm
info_outline Altura do artigo. Por norma medida em mm ou cm. Em determinados produtos, esta medida refere-se ao comprimento.
Height
567mm
info_outline Indica a profundidade do artigo, geralmente medido em mm ou cm
Depth
94mm
info_outline Item weight. Usually given in Kg (or Pounds). Sometimes also other types of indications, such as for drum cymbals, for example.