What kind of music can you play on a WX5?
David Jones
Published Apr 25, 2026
What kind of music can you play on a WX5?
You’ll be able to use familiar fingering and techniques to play an unlimited range of new sounds. Play the WX5 like a saxophone, for example, but sound like a trombone, piano, electric guitar, bass… literally any sound that gives you the musical effect you want. Why leave this type of sonic versatility to the keyboard players?
What kind of tone generator does the Yamaha WX5 use?
The Yamaha VL70-m Virtual Acoustic Tone generator, for example, is a perfect match for the WX5. Although a mono tone generator, it’s advanced computer-modeling technology delivers some of the most realistic and expressive wind-instrument sounds available in any tone generator system.
Is the Yamaha WX5 a MIDI wind controller?
YAMAHA WX5 Midi Wind Controller – Pre-calibrated. The Yamaha WX5 Sax-style MIDI wind controller is the latest wind controller from Yamaha, a company that has been an innovator and leader in wind controller technology since 1987. The WX5 takes MIDI wind control to new levels of performance and playability.
What is the setup button on the Yamaha WX5?
Used in conjunction with other WX5 control buttons, the Setup Button allows software wind gain, octave transpose, and other settings to be changed while playing. Like the pitch bend wheel on keyboard synthesizers, the WX5 pitch bend wheel can be used to produce smooth pitch bends.
The Yamaha VL70-m Virtual Acoustic Tone generator, for example, is a perfect match for the WX5. Although a mono tone generator, it’s advanced computer-modeling technology delivers some of the most realistic and expressive wind-instrument sounds available in any tone generator system.
You’ll be able to use familiar fingering and techniques to play an unlimited range of new sounds. Play the WX5 like a saxophone, for example, but sound like a trombone, piano, electric guitar, bass… literally any sound that gives you the musical effect you want. Why leave this type of sonic versatility to the keyboard players?
Is the Yamaha WX5 wind controller easy to learn?
The WX5 is easy to learn. You can choose a fingering that you’re most comfortable with right from the beginning. And, unlike an acoustic wind instrument, it doesn’t take months of practice just to get a decent tone. The reedless recorder type mouthpiece supplied in addition to the saxophone type mouthpiece makes playing even easier.
Used in conjunction with other WX5 control buttons, the Setup Button allows software wind gain, octave transpose, and other settings to be changed while playing. Like the pitch bend wheel on keyboard synthesizers, the WX5 pitch bend wheel can be used to produce smooth pitch bends.
