Yamaha YDS-120 Digital Saxophone
Make saxophone playing even more accessible. 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.
- 15-step volume adjustment
- Headphone Terminal , Aux in jack
- 73 voices, including 56 for saxophone
- The same key layout as an acoustic saxophone
- Specially designed mouthpiece
- Breath sensor that detects the pressure of your breath
- Dedicated YDS Controller app
- Use with a USB power source or with batteries (4×AAA batteries)
- 2 years Yamaha warranty included
Volume Control
Tamp down your volume while retaining the tonal colours 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.
4 Saxophone Types with 56 Preset Tones
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.
Rec'n'Share app
Easily shoot and share videos of your performance using the free Rec'n'Share app. Play along with audio data stored on the device and capture the performance as a sound recording or movie that can be shared online. Rec’n’Share also give you the option to change the playback tempo of the original music, an AB repeat function that repeats playback of a specified A-B section, a function that can analyze and add an appropriate click track to the original music, and other features that make practice more productive and enjoyable. *Photo shows the app being used with YDS-150.
