Yamaha Montage M PGX Controllers Give You Immediate Control Over Synth’s Deep Engines
At Superbooth 2025 – held May 8-10 at the FEZ-Berlin – Yamaha was showing the PG-ANX and PG-FMX– a pair of hardware controllers that bring deep tactile control to their flagship Montage M synthesizer.
The two hardware programmers were designed to unlock the full potential of the AN-X and FM-X sound engines found in the MONTAGE M synthesizer, with a focus on immediate tactile interaction. They describe it as “a radically hands-on approach to synthesis, with hundreds of dedicated controls at your fingertips.”
“As part of the Yamaha Synthesizer 50th Anniversary Project, we developed a hardware programmer that can narrow down the number of controls by carefully selecting parameters and linking multiple parameters and deliberately abandoning the direction of fitting it tightly into a set space, eliminating the physical constraints of the instrument and fully controlling the sound potential of the sound engine,” notes Shinichi Ohta, Producer of MONTAGE M / PG-ANX / PG-FMX.
“In the MONTAGE M, the AN-X and FM-X sound engine sections alone control all these parameters. We hope that by experiencing this hardware programmer, you will be able to feel even more profoundly the sound of the MONTAGE M.”
The PG-ANX gives you physical access to nearly every parameter of the MONTAGE M’s AN-X engine. With 164 knobs and 40 switches, it brings greater immediacy to sound design. Connected via USB and powered separately, it works seamlessly alongside the main unit, giving you unprecedented control with your hands.
The PG-FMX delivers 247 knobs and 60 switches for precise FM synthesis programming. Connected to the PG-ANX via LAN, it allows deep editing of FM architecture, all with a user interface designed to reveal the structure and flow of FM sound creation intuitively.
*Note: The two controllers are concept designs at this point. Visit the Yamaha site for details.
