YDS Controller

Name: YDS Controller
Rating: 4.7 (155 reviews)
Author: Yamaha Corporation

By: Yamaha Corporation

Music

Features & Capabilities

YDS Controller is a dedicated companion app that unlocks advanced sound design for the YDS-150. It lets you edit voices—covering sax tones (alto, soprano, tenor, baritone), as well as synthesizer and shakuhachi tones—plus fine-tune effects and craft detailed sounds. You can customize fingering configurations and view a fingering list for quick reference.

With intuitive visuals and controls, the app expands instrument settings like breath resistance, response, and tuning, letting performance-ready tweaks that aren’t possible on the instrument alone. It’s designed to make complex configurations accessible and fast, so you can shape your performances with confidence.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Music & Audio

By:

Yamaha Corporation

Rating:

4.70

(155)

Version:

2.3.1 Last updated: 2026-06-04

Version code:

886461464

Creation date:

2020-09-24

Compatible devices:

Size:

86.48MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 125,195 ▼ 5

Other platforms

YDS Controller (v2.3.1)

33,546 3.90

(669)

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Developed by:

Yamaha Corporation

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/yds-controller/id1502495217

User Reviews

The reviews show the app has potential, but is hampered by reliability issues: startup failures, spotty connectivity with the YDS120 and Bluetooth/cable problems, and poor documentation. Saving edits like fingerings or presets often fails, reducing usefulness. Some mentions of updates and teaching aids exist, but overall the experience is dominated by instability and limited guidance. A more robust, well-documented, and reliably connected app would improve usability for Yamaha’s horn/controller setup.

Pros

Cons

Unreliable connectivity with YDS120 and devices (needs Bluetooth, cables; presets and user banks not saving or functional).
App won’t open or gets stuck on the agreements page during startup.
Sparse documentation and guidance (sparse manual; lacking orientation for motion sensors).
Fingerings edits and user banks do not save or get recognized, leading to non-functional customizations.

Recent reviews

The app loads in the language of origin. The app does not provide for or ask language of choice. For me, this makes the app unusable.

by Bo*****, 2025-08-31

It is a must but there is little documentation. There needs a way to reorient the motion sensors for playing like an alto using a bent neck. Needs motion curves and range adjustment.

by mh*****, 2024-11-04

The app utility is very spotty when connected to the YDS120. Presets don't save and the user bank is not functional. The app manual is sparse and overall needs a major update