The MOTIF XS series of Midi keyboard synthesizers belongs to the awesome line of music work stations from Yamaha Corporation. It was announced to the public during the 2007 National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. One of its best features is that it offers a superior 355 MB of top quality waveforms (around 2,670 when converted into 16-bit linear format) and samples. It has new acoustic piano, electric piano and orchestral samples and also richly textured and distinctly electronic synthesizer waves. Additionally, it includes a 130,000 note MIDI sequencer. It enhances from the MOTIF ES MIDI keyboard synthesizer series with features including four more faders, up to 8 elements or tones per voice, expanded articulation, up to 4 simultaneous arpeggios in performance mode, Ethernet connectivity and also a much larger color display.
The MOTIFF XS6 certainly is the tiniest of the three units in this line. It features a 61 synth action keys and coming in at 32.6 pounds. It also has pitch blend, modulation, 8 assignable control sliders, 8 assignable knobs, ribbon controller, 2 assignable function buttons as well as a data dial. It has 5.7-inch graphic color LCD that's backlit and features contrast controls. Its voices boasts a tone generation multi timbral capacity of 16 parts internal with 128 maximum polyphony at the same time number of voices including Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits, GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit, User: 128 x 3 (selected and copied from Preset bank) Normal Voice + 32 Drum Kits In terms of effects it has 9 types of reverb, 22 types of chorus, 53 x 8 types of insertions, 9 types of master effects, 5 bands of master EQ, and 3 bands of part EQ. It possesses a data capacity of 130,000 notes with note resolution set at 480 parts per quarter note and up to 1,024 waveforms.
The MOTIF XS7 is the middle child of the MOTIFF XS MIDI keyboard synthesizers and offers 76 synth action keys and a weighs of 37.5 pounds. Other than the difference in size, keyboard number and weight there are a similar functions and descriptions as the MOTIF XS6 relating to control interfaces, Voices, Effects, Songs and Sampling.
The last one is the MOTIF XS8. If you agree to the adage that "bigger is better" then potentially the MOTIF XS8 would be the one for you. It's over 4 and half feet wide and weighs a gigantic 63 pounds.
It may be the similar to its smaller sized siblings in terms of Control Interfaces, Voices, Effects, Songs and Sampling but unlike them its keys are fully weighted meaning if you're accustomed to playing the piano, you feel more comfortable and acquainted when using this unit.
Whatever MOTIF XS series Midi keyboard synthesizers you'll end up buying, you should expect to get a workstation that has the sounds as well as the cleverness to encourage and stimulate your creativeness to form good music wherever your studio may be.
The MOTIFF XS6 certainly is the tiniest of the three units in this line. It features a 61 synth action keys and coming in at 32.6 pounds. It also has pitch blend, modulation, 8 assignable control sliders, 8 assignable knobs, ribbon controller, 2 assignable function buttons as well as a data dial. It has 5.7-inch graphic color LCD that's backlit and features contrast controls. Its voices boasts a tone generation multi timbral capacity of 16 parts internal with 128 maximum polyphony at the same time number of voices including Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits, GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit, User: 128 x 3 (selected and copied from Preset bank) Normal Voice + 32 Drum Kits In terms of effects it has 9 types of reverb, 22 types of chorus, 53 x 8 types of insertions, 9 types of master effects, 5 bands of master EQ, and 3 bands of part EQ. It possesses a data capacity of 130,000 notes with note resolution set at 480 parts per quarter note and up to 1,024 waveforms.
The MOTIF XS7 is the middle child of the MOTIFF XS MIDI keyboard synthesizers and offers 76 synth action keys and a weighs of 37.5 pounds. Other than the difference in size, keyboard number and weight there are a similar functions and descriptions as the MOTIF XS6 relating to control interfaces, Voices, Effects, Songs and Sampling.
The last one is the MOTIF XS8. If you agree to the adage that "bigger is better" then potentially the MOTIF XS8 would be the one for you. It's over 4 and half feet wide and weighs a gigantic 63 pounds.
It may be the similar to its smaller sized siblings in terms of Control Interfaces, Voices, Effects, Songs and Sampling but unlike them its keys are fully weighted meaning if you're accustomed to playing the piano, you feel more comfortable and acquainted when using this unit.
Whatever MOTIF XS series Midi keyboard synthesizers you'll end up buying, you should expect to get a workstation that has the sounds as well as the cleverness to encourage and stimulate your creativeness to form good music wherever your studio may be.
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