Yamaha MOTIF XF8  boasts plenty of instrument Voices that contains piano, EPs, strings, wind instruments, orchestral sounds, guitars, basses, drums, and a wide variety of vintage and modern synth sounds as well. Of special note are the detailed digital re-creations of two Yamaha grand pianos (a 9' CFIII and a 7' S6) that only an acoustic piano manufacturer could achieve. The reproduction in minute detail of even very subtle nuances results in exquisitely crafted piano Voices that will satisfy even the most demanding players.New MOTIF XF8 88 key is the culmination of 10 years of continuous MOTIF evolution. Yamaha has added more sounds, advanced music production features and are breaking new ground with 2GB Flash wave memory expansion capabilities that will set the new standard for keyboard workstations for years to come. The 88 key version has a weighted balanced hammer action. The balanced hammer keyboard is filled with the know-how and technology that Yamaha has developed producing full concert grand pianos and stage pianos. To make a keyboard with a piano touch that can still work comfortably with any voice, Yamaha took a graded hammer keyboard, which is a popular keyboard for electronic pianos, and adjusted it for use with a synthesizer: They balanced the keys to the same weight and made adjustments so that the synthesizer can support after touch and other features. While pursuing the real touch of a grand piano, Yamaha also provide a touch that is exceptionally suited to the performance of a multitude of synthesizer sounds.
88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard (Initial Touch/Aftertouch) 128 note polyphonyThe 741MB of internal wave ROM includes incredibly realistic pianos and acoustic instruments, vintage synths and the hip-hop sounds all of todayÂ’s top producers are using.A sophisticated 8-element synth architecture with XSpanded articulation and 18 different filter types let you shape your sound anyway you want and the 8 front panel knobs and sliders make it easy to do even in real time.An additional 128 Voices and 8 drum kits, for a total of 1,353 high-quality VoicesUp to 2GB of additional content available through separately sold flash memoryRealization of unique instrument performance methods through the XA (Expanded Articulation) tone generation systemReproduction of the unique, natural, warm sounds of vintage instruments through VCM effects384 types of performances based on approximately 7800 types of arpeggiatorsEnhanced sampling through 128MB of onboard SD-RAMThe popular FSX keyboardImprovement of usability thanks to the use of a new GUICategory Search feature that provides instant access to the Voices you wantCubase AI -- a DAW software application from SteinbergDAW integration through remote control, an editor softwareScalability through standard-equipped USB and Ethernet and the FW16E optioEasily move back and forth between the loop-based Pattern Mode and tape machine-style Song ModeKeyboard
Number of Keys: 88 
Type: Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard (Initial Touch/Aftertouch)Tone Generator
AWM2, with Expanded ArticulationMaximum Polyphony
128 notesMulti Timbral Capacity
16 Parts (internal), Audio Input Parts (A/D, FW*) *1 stereo PartWave
741 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 3,977 waveformsVoice
Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits
GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit
User: 128 x 4 (Bank 1: original, Bank 2 – 4: selected and copied from Preset bank) + 32 Drum Kits (No. 1 – 8: original, No. 9 – 32: selected and copied from Preset bank)Performance
User: 128 x 4 (up to 4 Parts)Filter
18 typesEffect System
Reverb x 9 types, Chorus x 22 types, Insertion (A, B) x 53 types x 8 Parts (up to 16 units), Vocoder x 1 (uses both Insertion Effect A and B blocks), Master Effect x 9 types (Preset settings for parameters of each effect type are provided as templates; total 320) Master EQ (5 bands), Part EQ (3 bands, stereo)Samples
Up to 128 Waveforms