Yamaha WX5

Identification

Catalog Level: Model
Country: Japan
Instrument Family: Electronic wind instrument
Format: Wind MIDI controller
Product status: Discontinued
Production Years: 1998
MSRP: 750 USD

Body & neck

Weight

520 g

Dimensions

{
  "unit": "mm",
  "depth": 611,
  "width": 62,
  "height": 70
}

Electronics & sound

Connector: WX out, DC in, MIDI
Sensor type: wind-sensor, lip-sensor
Control range: 7 octaves

Keys, valves & holes

Mouthpiece type

recorder-type, saxophone-type

Fingering mode

saxophone-b, saxophone-a, saxophone-c, flute

Included accessory

wx-cable

Compatibility note

{
  "note": "Yamaha describes the WX5 as usable with MIDI tone generators and as directly connectable to compatible Yamaha tone generators via WX cable.",
  "tone_generators": [
    "Yamaha VL70-m",
    "Yamaha MU series",
    "MIDI tone generators"
  ]
}

Yamaha WX5 Overview

A concise overview of the discontinued Yamaha WX5 wind MIDI controller.

Electronic Wind Instruments

Electronic wind controllers, wind synthesizers, and related instruments.

Yamaha

Yamaha is a Japanese musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1887 and one of the largest in the world, producing pianos, guitars, wind and brass instruments, drums, and a wide range of electronic instruments.