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This table provides an overview of your statutory consumer rights, compared with our standard returns policy and optional extended money back guarantee and warranty.
| UK & Europe | EU Standard | Gear4music Standard | Gear4music Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return Period | 14 days | 30 days | up to 180 days |
| Standard delivery charges refunded? | Yes | Yes | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Upgraded delivery charges refunded? | Standard costs only | Standard costs only | Standard costs only |
| Free collection on cancellation | No | No | Yes, up to 30 days |
| Free collection if defective, delivered damaged or incorrect item | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 14 days | Yes, within 30 days |
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Key Features
This instrument may show light signs of use. It has been quality checked by our team of repair technicians to ensure that it meets a high playing standard.
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The Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Wind Synthesizer is built for saxophonists wanting flexible practice with familiar acoustic-style response. Yamaha's Integrated Bell Acoustic System combines digital sound generation with a real brass bell, letting the instrument resonate and vibrate as you play. This gives you physical feedback through the mouthpiece and keys while retaining convenient volume control. Fifteen volume settings and a headphone output make quieter practice straightforward ? useful when playing at home or whenever full acoustic volume isn't practical.
You also get 56 sampled saxophone voices covering soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone, alongside additional instrument sounds for 73 voices overall. A breath sensor responds to your blowing pressure for expressive control over strength and tone, while the saxophone-style mouthpiece and Yamaha-based key layout provide a familiar playing feel. Bluetooth Audio, AUX input, and Rec'n'Share compatibility give you practical options for playing along and practising.
Ex-Demo: This product may be ex-display, have light signs of use, have slight cosmetic marks or may have non-essential parts or software missing. The original box, packaging or manual may not be included. Each item is checked by our team of repair technicians to ensure it meets our high standards. This is a great opportunity to buy a fully functioning product at a discounted price.
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Register your instrument to receive a free three-month Tomplay Premium subscription, with access to over 40,000 interactive scores and backing tracks recorded by professional musicians. Filter scores by style, composer, difficulty, or accompaniment, then adjust the tempo, create practice loops, annotate or print your music, and record yourself playing. Visit the Yamaha/Tomplay website for more information.
The Integrated Bell Acoustic System brings physical resonance into the digital playing experience. Your breath is detected at the mouthpiece and used to generate the sound, which drives an internal speaker and resonates through an acoustic pipe and real brass bell. That vibration travels through the instrument, so you can feel feedback at the mouthpiece and beneath your fingertips. The yellow brass bell uses the same material found on Yamaha acoustic saxophones, helping reproduce sustained resonance and delicate nuances at quieter playing levels. You get digital flexibility while retaining a physical connection with your performance.
Want to practise without filling the room with acoustic saxophone volume? The YDS-150 gives you 15 volume levels, so you can adjust its output to suit your surroundings while keeping the tonal character of the instrument. There's also a stereo mini headphone output for private practice. This makes it easier to fit playing around home life while still working on breath control, fingering, and expression. Battery operation using four AAA alkaline or rechargeable Ni-MH batteries also means you aren't tied to a mains socket, while USB power is available with a suitable adapter.
AWM Sampling gives you 56 saxophone voices covering soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone. Yamaha created these sounds by sampling its acoustic saxophones with professional performers, recording them in whole tones to provide a natural response across the instrument. Beyond saxophone sounds, you can explore voices including shakuhachi, flute, and electronic instruments, bringing the total to 73. A breath sensor detects your blowing pressure and lets this influence both the strength and tone of your sound, helping you shape phrases expressively rather than simply triggering notes at a fixed level.
The YDS-150 is designed around the physical playing conventions of an acoustic saxophone. Its removable mouthpiece follows an acoustic-style design for comfortable blowing and straightforward maintenance, while the key arrangement is based on Yamaha's acoustic saxophones. High F#, Front F, and Low A auxiliary keys are included, and you can change fingering through the dedicated app. For practice with other material, Bluetooth Audio and AUX input provide ways to bring external audio into your setup. Yamaha's free Rec'n'Share app also lets you play along with stored music, adjust playback tempo, repeat selected sections, and capture performances for sharing.
Take a look at our guide to electronic wind instruments. This guide will help you to choose which electronic wind instrument is right for you.
