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Hardware => Synthesizers + Romplers => synths - 2000s => Topic started by: chrisNova777 on June 09, 2017, 11:01:04 PM
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http://www.vintagesynth.com/yamaha/motif.php (keyboard)
http://media.soundonsound.com/sos/jun03/articles/yamahamotifrack.asp (rack module)
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It's not a vintage synthesizer, but it has definitely earned a place in history! Originally released in 2001 by Yamaha, the Motif is a music workstation that really has it all and has grown over the years in polyphony and waveform memory with the ES (2003) and XS (2007) series. Its features include Yamaha's AWM2 tone generators, massive polyphony (62 to 128 notes), an excellent sequencer, a sampler, A/D Audio inputs, AIEB2, mLAN compatibility, and stereo inputs. Between the various models, it has anywhere from 84MB to 355MB of sounds for thousands of waveforms.
Its mLAN compatibility works great with Cubase LE (which usually comes included in the package). The Motif Classic, Motif ES, and Motif XS all came in 61, 76, and 88 key versions, and the 88-key models are always balanced hammer-action as well.
The Motif is a perfect synthesizer/workstation for studio use as well as live applications.