Yamaha YC-73 Review from a Longtime Nord Owner

[anotherscott]

When you call up a patch that uses the expression pedal, the volume defaults to the loudest value

This behavior is user-selectable (controller reset, p.37 of the manual).

There is a master EQ, but it’s global and not programmable like on the Nord. That’s a shame.

This was addressed in the new update.

All the factory piano programs come with the expression pedal enabled as a default. What’s up with that?

It is common on many boards for expression pedal to default to volume for all programs. I think the Nord approach is actually the more unusual one, where the pedal won't do anything until you program it to do something.

One thing to add with the YC, is it has an inbuilt audio interface where you can use an Ipad or other device to layer, and setup zones/ splits in combination with the onboard sounds.

Yeah, external MIDI zones is one more "stage-but-not-electro" feature of the YC. Nord's implementation is nicer, with front panel knob access (YC is all menu diving for this function), but YC gives you 4 external zones while Stage gives you only 2 (and Electro zero).

One of the biggest advantages either Nord has over the YC is user memory into which you can load your own custom samples.