TIP: Many of the Yamaha Keyboards came at one time with a Breath Controller input on them.

Usually located on the front, below the keyboard, easy to spot in the used instrument stores, thrift shops, garage sales, etc. - and often can be purchased for pennies on the dollar.

An upside is that those keyboards were built like tanks and generally speaking, all functions still work.

Most were purchased by folks who never really used 'em much, never took them out on gigs, virtually near brand new except for that layer of dust from sitting when the interest soon waned.

Since the Street Price of devices such as the MIDI Solutions Breath Controller box is around the $200 mark, sans mouthpiece device, which will add even more to the purchase price, but these older 61-key Yamaha keyboards can be found and purchased for as little as $20 used (!) it can represent a very viable option and does not require a PC. Overdubbing BC data works pretty much the same, too, if that is the goal.

The actual Yamaha Breath Control mouthpiece and associated hookup is typically not included as many of these keyboards were offered w/o it, the BC being sold as an accessory.

"BC2" can be used with any of the Yamaha stuff that has a BC input.

http://usa.yamaha.com/products/music-production/accessories/breathcontrollers/bc2/?mode=model


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