What is the Yamaha WX7?
The WX7 was the first wind controller offered by Yamaha. It was released in 1987 and is now out of production. The WX7 was an excellent MIDI wind controller. Some people prefer it over later offerings from Yamaha- some don’t. As on the WX5, it includes a set of pots to adjust the feel of the instrument, and a set of DIP switches for various configurations. These make it highly customizable, but it can be difficult to set up if you are new to this. The WX7 featured: • Adjustable Breath Controller (threshold and pressure) • Lip Pitch Bend • Pitchbend Wheel • Two playing modes (tight lip and loose lip) • Selectable wind flow to adjust wind resistance • Standard Boehm fingering system (14 keys) with adjustable key height (using shims) • Key select (C, Bb, Eb and C one octave up) • Key range -2 to +3 octaves • Program Change button • Key Hold facility (if key hold is pressed while playing, that note will sound in addition to all subsequent notes) • Dual-Play mode similar to key hold but the
The WX7 was the first wind controller offered by Yamaha. It was released in 1987 and is now out of production. The WX7 was an excellent MIDI wind controller. Some people prefer it over later offerings from Yamaha- some don’t. As on the WX5, it includes a set of pots to adjust the feel of the instrument, and a set of DIP switches for various configurations. These make it highly customizable, but it can be difficult to set up if you are new to this.
