Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone | Integrated Bell Acoustic System, Includes Mouthpiece, Synthetic Reed, Soft Storage Case
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Features
- Portable Performance: Play anytime, anywhere with this versatile digital saxophone designed for musicians on the go
- Authentic Playing Experience: Acoustic saxophone mouthpiece and fingerings provide realistic feel and natural playability
- Extensive Sound Library: 73 preset voices offer a wide range of tones and musical styles to explore
- Customizable Settings: Dedicated app for further customization of sound adjustments, fingerings, and instrument controls
- Versatile Connectivity Options: Headphone, AUX in, and micro USB connections for practice, recording, and performance flexibility
- Complete Package: Includes mouthpiece, synthetic reed, strap and dedicated soft case for convenient storage and transport
- Integrated Bell Acoustic System: Advanced acoustic resonance technology delivers natural expressive musicianship and realistic feedback
Description
This digital saxophone is a fusion of two technologies: acoustic and digital. It is a new saxophone with the latest acoustic resonance technology yet gives you the natural sense of expressive musicianship you'd expect from an acoustic saxophone. The mouthpiece, key layout, and variety of preset voices provide realistic feedback for your music to move with you. Further personalize the settings, sound adjustments, fingerings, and other controls of the instrument to your liking with the dedicated smartphone app.
Color: YDS-150
Brand: Yamaha
Instrument Key: A
Material: Brass
Style: YDS-150
Brand Name: Yamaha
Included Components: Case, Mouthpiece with cap and ligature, Neckstrap, Synthetic Reed
UPC: 889025133265
Manufacturer: Yamaha
Unit Count: 1 Count
Item Type Name: Soprano Saxophone
Model Name: YDS-150
Model Number: YDS-150
Manufacturer Part Number: YDS-150
Set Name: Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone Set
Warranty Description: 1 year manufacturer warranty yamaha corporation of america (yamaha) is proud of the experience and craftsmanship that goes into every product we represent. Yamaha sells its products through a network of authorized yamaha retailers. Only these authorized retailers are equipped with sales and service support materials and training that are not readily available to non-authorized retailers. The yamaha limited warranty applies only to products that have been purchased from an authorized yamaha retailer in the fifty united states (including the district of columbia) and used in this area. For more information, please review the yamaha limited warranty for this product on our website.
Color: YDS-150
Style: YDS-150
Finish Type: Polished
Instrument Key: A
Material Type: Brass
Connector Type: AUX, micro USB
Item Weight: 7.1 pounds
Item Dimensions: 32 x 8.5 x 7.5 inches
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Size: YDS-150
My short and sweet review is this instrument is good for anyone who plays sax and either has a noise issue that prevents them from practicing, wants to experiment with alternate sounds no different than a pianist who also owns an electronic keyboard, or just wants a lighter more convenient instrument for travel or playing in a local park. This instrument is NOT for someone who has never played sax and is looking to pick it up. This is a new product on the market so I'll also give a wordy review for potential buyers. I'll start off with the bad first: Cleaning the inside of this thing seems difficult. It's not included in the instructions. I seem to generate more spit with this than with my tenor sax and it gets everywhere. I think it's because the fake reed doesn't soak it up like an ordinary reed. There's a drain tube in the bell. I think removing the mouthpiece and blowing compressed air both into the "neck" and into the drain tube in the bell is all that's needed to dry it out but there will be no scrubbing of the inside of this thing. I'm storing mine vertically so that the spit can effectively drain out of the drain tube. It doesn't sound like a sax. I think that's the #1 complaint from others and I do agree. My tenor sax sounds way better. The sound is less rich like a real horn. There's no nuanced change to the tone from me changing my embouchure. There's a toggle on the bottom for mimicking that effect but it'll take some practice before it's useful to me and using it will not back-translate to bending notes on my tenor. For a total beginner purchasing their first sax, this instrument shouldn't be considered unless they are buying it along with a real sax. This instrument will not allow a new player to develop their embouchure the way they need to in the beginning. Without headphones or a speaker, it's pretty quiet and it does sound like a toy. It's fine for playing alone but if you are playing with a band or you are performing for others, you should run this into an amp or a speaker. It doesn't take a lot to get volume and a clearer sound out of it. I use a 10 dollar portable speaker and it makes a big difference. The soft case has limited storage. The manual says only carry the instrument and the neck strap in there but you can probably stuff some earbud headphones and maybe a 2 foot long usb power cable in there too. It'd be a stretch to put anything else in there. Ipads, songbooks, and sheet music would be better off in a second backpack. The good: The sounds are good enough for playing. I have a Casio electronic keyboard with a few sax sounds on it. All of the sax sounds on this instrument sounds better. If I'm playing a piece that is built on the rich but nuanced sounds of a sax, I'll only get an impression of what the song sounds like with this instrument. However unlike my tenor sax, I can practice that song all night without disturbing my fiance. Plus, music can still be made with synthetic sounds. If you read other reviews, people say the synth sounds are better than the sax sounds. I disagree. The synth sounds are awesome but as long as you understand the sound is that of a synthetic sax and not a real sax, the sax sounds are also great. It's not a replacement for the real deal but it's a solid musical instrument in it's own right. I don't gig but I could see someone gigging with most of the sounds this instrument produces. Go to youtube and you'll see professionals playing their favorite genres on this. It's not fake or a sales gimmick. I've played a lot of music that I'm very pleased with. I like the interface. I picked it up and was immediately playing my favorite sax songs and scales and I even did a little jazz improv for the fiance over a backing track. The only real difference is the high octave key is a high octave button but it takes a few minutes of playing to get used to it. Out of the box, the key response is just a tad bit slow but that's easy to fix if you read the manual. I played it for hours before I decided to change that. The keys do feel plastic but so do the keys on my Casio keyboard. I like the bluetooth/aux in and aux out. It keeps things simple. If you can connect your device to a bluetooth speaker, you can connect to this thing and run your favorite backing tracks into it wirelessly without downloading any apps. Others have said this is difficult. I disagree. The manual has instructions and there is a youtube video on how to do it. I think if they did bluetooth in AND bluetooth out, it'd be more complicated to set up that feature. My set up is backing tracks from my ipad to the instrument through bluetooth, and backing track plus the sax out to my headphones or my speaker via auxiliary cable. I've seen where other owners plug a wireless transmitter into the aux out to play on a speaker or amp wirelessly. I'll be investing in one of those soon and with that, I'll be able to play with backing tracks 100% wireless. I like that all of wires enter the lower left side of the instrument. They are very much out of the way. The breath control is extremely responsive and that's fun. I like the tremelo effect. I like the ergonomics. I'm glad that they built it like a straight soprano as opposed to a curved sax. I never realized how nice it is to play while reclining back on my couch. There's a thread on the internet debating if this thing can be carried on an airplane in the factory soft case. I've flown a lot and this is absolutely allowed to be taken on the plane. At least it is here in America. I doubt you can fit it under the seat in front of you but it'll fit in an overhead bin or you could always ask the flight attendant to store it in the closet. It's light in the case. It would be easy to carry this to a park at lunch to play. It's a lot more portable than my tenor sax. Tenor and barry sax players should really appreciate this. If you think this is an instrument to replace your horn, don't get it. Maybe you used to play in grade school, sold your horn, and 20 years later you're looking to get back into it. Go buy a regular horn. Save this for later. If you are looking to expand your playing to different sounds, this is a great instrument. If you would like something that is more portable and quiet so that you can practice more often, it's better than a great instrument. It's a gamechanger.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2021 by Harry
Size: YDS-150
I have about 10 years of saxophone experience, up through my college days but stopped largely because it's a loud instrument and I moved into a city & apartment units. There's no good space to wail without bugging everyone around and the alternative is spending time and money tracking down a studio just to diddle around in. This Yamaha is a fantastic solution for anyone who's not die-hard about getting a 100% perfect sax sound & feel, and just wants to be able to pick up and play without worrying about noise for others. The controller lets you switch between soprano, alto, tenor, and bari very easily, and each of those saxophones has 15 different voice types. Some are robust and classic, some breathy, and some have their own vibrato built-in. There are also voice pre-sets that let you play as a chorus of saxophones simiultaneously, by playing at 3rd or 5th intervals to what you're actually fingering. I mention vibrato settings and the not 100%-accurate playing feel because this digital sax doesn't make noise through a vibrating reed. There's a mouth piece, and a plastic/faux reed to give you the embouchure feel, but this thing makes noise by detecting your air flow and subtle changes to it. There IS a volume up/down control, so you can configure it to let you put as much or as little air into it as you want, while keeping the volume as high or low as you need at the same time. There are some available configurations for how the sax feels as you play like the sensitivity of the airflow response and key assistance. The key assistance is designed to reduce bobbles as you transition from note to note. It's a cool feature and is set to 5 out of 10 by default. I turned this feature off completely in order to make playing feel as realistic as possible - real saxophones don't assist the player that way, but it's easy to turn off once and forget about it. As with any wind instrument, spit is a factor. This digital sax has a tube running down the entire body and out the bell, so saliva from playing will drip out the end, as opposed to accumulating around the electronics. As for cleanliness, I make a point to just take the reed off and dry off it and the mouthpiece when I'm done playing. The saliva tube does curl up into the bell, if you place the sax on an upright floor stand. It's easy to stick a pen up there and pop it back out, but be careful not to store it this way with too much force. When I'm not playing, I simply hang this thing off a nearby guitar stand by the strap, rather than letting the tube sit with pressure on it over time. I know the unit has a standard headphone jack and bluetooth capability, although I haven't played with either of these modes yet. The headphone option seems great for practice without bothering others, or potentially as a monitor during performance. I haven't experimented with any other types of connectivity, but I'm hoping to be able to find a way to get this usable with a looper, so that I can record and play over multiple different samples at the same time. All in all, this was definitely pricier than just buying a real, beginner-intermediate saxophone, but it's absolutely worth the cost to have a quick and easy way to pickup and play, without disturbing neighbors, and while being able to easily switch between different saxophones in a single unit.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2021 by Sam
Size: YDS-150
This digital sax is a great supplement for practicing and memorizing tunes when you have to have the volume of your practicing reduced to low, like late at night, etc. The main problems with the sax is the keys click a lot, so if you want to practice while your significant other is sleeping you will have to go to another room. May I suggest that Yamaha maybe add some felt or some material which would prevents the keys from clicking? Also the octave key has to be pressed on the right side of the button instead of the middle like a real saxophone. One positive is if you practice on it for over an hour, when you play your real sax the next day ( if you haven't practiced for a few days or a week) your embouchure actually will be in sort of decent shape since you use a sax mouthpiece. Your wind though, the digital sax will not help.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021 by Charles E. Rey
Size: YDS-150
I am a retired professional woodwind player. I have many instruments in my home but I've downsized. For example, I own a soprano sax and an alto sax but would generally rent an instrument if I needed to play a tenor or a bari. This looked intriguing. The pros: The instrument's response to your breath control and articulation and vibrato are remarkable for an electronic instrument. Build quality is good. The key work is plastic rather than metal but it is very responsive and fits under your fingers nicely. It's very light weight. It's the size of a soprano sax but is lighter. Still, I ended up using the included strap because it aids in stability for figuring etc. It's great to be able to play with headphones. The mouthpiece is a version of a basic Yamaha 4c but the neck has o-rings rather than cork to hold it in place. The reed is a Legere type synthetic read. It's vibration is not what generates your sound but it's key for doing the articulation. It will vibrate, especially when you flutter tongue but it's isn't what is driving your sound. A regular cane reed works two if you prefer. Shifting from Soprano, to Alto, To Tenor to Bari with a push of a button is great. It also works as a Midi input device. There aux-in jack is useful. You can feed backing tracks into the aux-in, for example. plug your headphones in and practice with accompaniment. Cons, The digital voices (samples) are just that, samples. So you'll get a pretty great sound but you sound like a digital instrument, not an acoustic saxophone. The key work is good but the instrument is so light weight that it feels a little fragile. I definitely feel like I have to be very careful with it. This instrument doesn't replace an acoustic sax per se. It's a fun addition for a player than already plays sax and perhaps has an instrument or two. The way you approach the breathing/blowing part is different enough from a regular sax that I'd say it's not so great for a beginner. Overall, I feel it's worth its price and I would recommend it, especially for an established player than wants to try some different things but still be in the sax world.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2021 by MichaelP
Size: YDS-150
Like another reviewer, I put mine away for a few months and when I tried to use it about 3/4 of the keys would not function. I sent it to the address that the service center told me top. Fedex said it was undeliverable and the service center outside of Chicago just tole me to re-send it. Based on what I saw other people reporting, It's going to be a minimum of $250 to fix it plus the now $50 that I will have to pay for shipping it twice. I contacted Yamaha and told them all of this and they never even responded. I would recommend getting the new ASM Diosynth instead. I have one of their synthesizers and the quality and customer service with their stuff is excellent. Also, you can never go wrong with Roland. The AE-30 while twice the cost, won't stop working while sitting in it's case like this piece of junk did.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2026 by Gregory P. Stewart
Size: YDS-150
I own electronic wind controllers (EWI 4000S, 5000, WX5 paired with VL-70m/Patchman and DynaSample XPressO) but could not master them after years due to unnatural in playing or air flow. I am a Yamaha fan so when I saw their first digital saxophone, I pre-ordered it almost immediately. I am impressed and having fun playing this instrument. I play instruments only for fun though and used to learn Tenor saxophone in school. What I like: - Natural feel with air flow. May be the closet to the real saxophone that I have experienced so far. Once blowing hard, it's louder. Easily to play staccato than my wind controllers, as I like playing Marches - Similar to saxophone keys. No touch sensitive like EWI or roller - Can change fingering and settings easily trough YDS app. EWI is painful to change or setup correctly and it impacts play ability immensely - Very light weight - Many patches to choose from - Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Customs, Users - Comes with a bag and neck strap - Good for practice and can adjust sensitivity. This is good to play for fun as my lungs are not strong because of walking pneumonia years ago. What I don't like: - Did not seem to have function to change keys like EWI e.g. if I want to play in Trumpet key - Use phone out as lineout while there is Aux in but I don't see real use of it. - Internal speaker is not great. Using headphones provide much better sound. - Battery seemed to last a few hours and they are not so easy to take out. Would be good if can charge through USB port. However, can provide power through USB port instead of battery. - Keys are light, quite noisy and feel a bit cheap - Instruction in manual quite inaccurate e.g. how to connect Bluetooth - needed to follow on the app instead. - YDS app on app store is used to configure but there was no guide on the manual These are what I added: - Stand: K & M 15213 Portable Trumpet Stand - Reed: Rico Plasticover Alto Sax Reeds, Strength 2.0 (doesn't matter to the sound, I think) - Wireless: LEKATO Wireless Guitar System Stereo Wireless Guitar Transmitter and Receiver - USB cable: CableCreation Angle Micro USB Cable
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Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2020 by Bach
Size: YDS-150
I have managed to gather a slew of Saxophones over the years. One of the most significant issues with playing the analog instruments is that they are LOUD. Practice is difficult if you live in an apartment or have occupants of your home that would prefer not hear the same scale or riff play hundreds of times. You will end up just paying for more saxophones and saxophone repairs as a consequence. This Digital saxophone has a headphone and auxiliary jack built in; so, slip on your headphones and honk away. If you don't want to be playing a harmony with your dog playing vocals, then this is the instrument for you. Please keep in mind the drawbacks of this instrument. It is fantastic for learning your fingering and practicing your songs/riffs/scales/rhythm/etc. This instrument will not help you with your embouchure work, techniques [especially bending notes], and overtones. This saxophone plays the same tone regardless of how you adjust your mouth. One of the essentials to mastering saxophone and what make it so difficult an instrument is that you must work countless hours on developing your tone. This instrument is calibrated for specific tones per selectable instrument [soprano, alto, tenor, bari]. You will STILL need to have a traditional saxophone to practice in conjunction with this digital one. However, if you have a choice between NOT practicing OR play with these limitations, the choice should be clear. Another thing to note; the mouthpiece is an alto size mouthpiece while the body is similar to a soprano. I personally do not have problems with this, but beginners might feel uncomfortable switching instruments. Especially when you go from this to a Bari sax. With all that said, this is a masterpiece and I'm sure anyone who plays saxophone will love this instrument.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021 by MunkyFu_Amazon
Size: YDS-150
Pros: can practice all night without bothering anybody - I like how the low C# is elevated from B so you can quickly play between the two if needed... - mouth piece is the size of alto. With the plastic reed, it's designed not to vibrate or make a sound... Not so pros: - I was expecting the key action to be like it's acoustic brass cousin. Nope it's just a spring. Feels like a toy saxophone... Reminds me of the $100 keyboard you'd buy at a big box store. - the sound out of the speakers are disappointing.... Through a headphone is better... But even then, it doesn't do justice. - Plenty of complaints about the companion app, YDS Controller... Just read the reviews. - I would buy this 2nd hand for $400 max - Hopefully the next iteration will be treated like how Yamaha did their CP series stage pianos.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2021 by Al E