Yamaha YC88 88-Key Organ Focused Stage Keyboard

For pianists needing the best piano action feel and a variety of keyboard-focused sounds.

Designed for gigging keyboardists, the YC88 features a newly designed Virtual Circuitry Modeling (VCM) Organ engine with physical drawbars, extensive real-time control and authentic Acoustic/Electric Piano and FM synth sound. 

When it comes to versatility, the YC88 is a virtuoso. Featuring premium keyboard sound with more possibilities than ever. Choose from authentic Yamaha grand/upright pianos, electric pianos and keyboards to a tonewheel organ with rotary speaker, synths, acoustic sounds and more. Our proprietary VCM recreates the circuits of vintage analog EQs, compressors and phasers right down to the transistors and resistors to capture the subtleties other digital simulations can’t. It’s like having an incredible sounding keyboard with everything, to go.

The natural wood keys and graded action of the YC88 reproduce the weight and response of a grand piano right down to the feel of the heavy or light hammers in the low and high ends. YC88 also features a triple sensor action for pianists accustomed to the response and speed of grand pianos. You get the touch of a Yamaha acoustic piano with the unmatched versatility of the YC88.

The nine drawbars on the YC88 have the footages and ratcheting you expect in an organ. But there’s more to our drawbars than meets the eye. See-through drawbar stops with customizable LED light color make it easy to see differences between simulated upper and lower configurations and play in split mode. It’s like having a virtual set of drawbars to give you more sounds, more flexibility and more choices than you ever thought possible in a stage keyboard.

The VCM Organ engine provides vintage organ character by modeling component-level circuit behavior
VCM Rotary Speaker features two authentic rotary speaker sounds with customizable speeds, balances and more
Dual 1/4" AUX line inputs connects second keyboards, mobile devices and more
Four-zone Master Keyboard mode lets you control external hardware and software
Yamaha Stage OS updates enhance features and add new instrument Voices
Drawbars with LED indicators and transparent window allow classic control with modern convenience and recall
1:1 User Interfaces allow direct, immediate and intuitive parameter control without menu diving
Soundmondo social sound sharing gives access to thousands of free sounds
FM Organ provides pure synth sound with massive low end and simple drawbar control
Dual Keys Sections provide realistic acoustic & electric pianos, strings, brass & more to real FM DX EPs & synths
Nine FX processors let you customize the sound on the fly with dedicated panel controls
Seamless Sound Switching: change sounds while holding notes without sound cutoff
2 Ch. USB Audio/MIDI Interface for audio recording and playback & MIDI control OS updates occur on a semi regular basis and brings new sounds, effects, features and workflow improvements

88 Keys 
NW-GH3 (Natural Wood Graded Hammer) keyboard: synthetic ebony and ivory keytops
VCM Organ, AWM2, FM Tone Generation
128 Note Polyphony
Pitch Bend Lever, Mod Lever
9x Drawbars
160 Live Set Sounds
145 Voices
36 Effect Types
7 Amp Types
1 Reverb Type
3 Band Master EQ
Stereo Balanced XLR Outputs, Unbalanced Stereo 1/4" Outputs

Dimensions: 51-1/8" W x 5-9/16" H x 14-5/16" D
Weight: 41 lb