FEATURES 741MB of internal Wave ROM includes incredibly realistic pianos and acoustic instruments, vintage synths and the hip-hop sounds that all of today's top producers are usingSophisticated 8-element synth architecture with XSpanded articulation and 18 different filter types let you shape your sound anyway you want;8 front-panel knobs and sliders make it easy to do even in real time1664 Voices and 97 Drum Kits put more sounds at your fingertips than ever beforeCategory Search function makes it easy to find the sounds you need.512 Performances combine 4 Voices and 4 Intelligent arpeggiators so you can instantly create backing tracks with Yamaha's intuitive Direct Performance Recording featureSustain pedal sold separately16-track Integrated Sampling Sequencer and built-in 128MB of sample RAM let you:- Load new sample libraries- Add vocals and guitars to your Motif sequences- Slice audio loops to playback at any tempo- Use Real Time Loop Remix to create new grooves- Easily move back and forth between the loop based Pattern Mode and tape machine style Song ModeIntegrated Yamaha digital mixer includes 3-band EQ for each part, 8 dual insertion effects, 2 System effects, overall master effect, and master EQ let you create finalized mixes of your songsDirect-to-USB recording and playback let you record your final mixes to any connected USB memory device as CD-quality WAV files, or play WAV files created on your computer back on the XFUp to 2GB of optional flash Wave memory”two slots accommodate proprietary Yamaha flash board options: a 512MB flash board and a 1GB flash board. Once you've loaded a sound, it's always in your Motif when you turn it on128MB of onboard volatile sample RAM”for user sampling, loading and auditioning sample libraries or adding vocals and real instruments to your Motif XF sequences with the Integrated Sampling SequencerImproved User Interface with many user-requested features, such as Tap Tempo, Drum Editing in Mix Mode, and Auto Mapping of samples, plus a new customizable UI for selecting your choice of color and positioning of key displays will be available for Motif XF in a future OS updateComputer connectivity (via USB, Ethernet or the FW16E FireWire option) and DAW integration features, such as 8 zone Master mode, DAW remote control and cross platform editors let you seamlessly integrate the Motif with any DAW software, including the bundled Cubase AI softwareMotifator hosts a global community of Motif experts, sound programmers and software application developers, and allows access to discussion forums, Voice libraries, Motif specific application software, tutorial videos and in-depth application guidesNew large format (512MB - 1GB) Voice libraries from Garritan, Sonic Reality, Easy Sounds and more, plus new Motif-specific software tools, including waveform editors, sample format convertors and arp managersTone generator: AWM2, with Expanded Articulation
Polyphony: 128 notes
Multi-timbral capacity: 16 Parts (internal), Audio Input Parts (A/D, FW*)
*1 stereo Part
Wave: 741 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 3,977 waveforms
Voice: 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 types
Effects 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) Sampling block
Samples: Up to 128 Waveforms (Multi Samples)
Up to 256 Key Banks per Waveform
Up to 512 Key Banks
Sampling sources: Analog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling)
FW (available when the FW16E has been installed)
A/D conversion: 24-bit, 64x oversampling
D/A conversion: 24-bit, 128x oversampling
Sample data bits: 16
Sampling frequency: 44.1kHz, 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (Stereo/Mono)
Sampling Frequency via FW (when the FW16E has been installed): 44.1kHz (fixed)
Sampling memory: Internal SDRAM: 128M
Sample length: Mono: 32 MB; stereo: 64 MB
Sampling time:
- 44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec.
- 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 sec.
- 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec.
- 5.0125kHz: 55 min. 40 sec.
*Mono/Stereo
Sample format: Original format, WAV, AIFF
Sampling sources: Analog input L/R, Stereo output (resampling) FW (available when the FW16E has been installed) Sequencer block
Note capacity: Approx. 130,000 notes
Note resolution: 480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
Maximum polyphony: 124 notes
Tempo (BPM): 5 - 300
Recording type: Realtime replace; realtime overdub (with the exception of the Pattern Chain); realtime punch in/out (Song only)
Tracks: Pattern: 16 Phrase tracks
- Pattern Chain: Pattern track, Tempo track, Scene track
- Song: 16 sequence tracks (Loop on/off can be set for each track), Tempo track, Scene track
Patterns: 64 - Patterns (x 16 sections), Measures: 256 maximum
- Mixing Voices: 16 Voices per Pattern and up to 256 Voices for all Patterns
- Mixing Templates: 32 for all Songs and Patterns
Phrases: User Phrases: 256 per Pattern
Songs: 64 Songs
- Mixing Voices: 16 Voices per Song and up to 256 Voices for all Songs
- Mixing Templates: 32 for all Songs and Patterns
Arpeggio: Preset: 7,881 types
User: 256 types
*MIDI Sync, MIDI transmit/receive channel, Velocity Limit, and Note Limit can be set.
Scene memory: 5 per Song
Sequence format: Original format, SMF format 0, 1 (Format 1 load only) Others
Master: User: 128
*8 Zones (Master keyboard settings), Assignable Knob/Slider settings, Program Change Table
Sequence Software compatible with the Remote Control function:
- For Windows: Cubase 4 - 5, SONAR 5.2 - 8
- For Mac: Cubase 4 - 5, Logic 7.2 - LogicStudio, Digital Performer 5.1 - 6
*Functions to be controlled differ depending on the software.
Controllers: Pitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Ribbon Controller, Assignable Control Sliders x 8,
Assignable Knobs x 8, Assignable Function buttons x 2, Data dial
Display: 320 x 240 dot, 5-11/16" graphic color backlit LCD
Connectors:
- Output L/mono, R (standard phone jack)
- Assignable output L, R (standard phone jack)
- A/D input L, R (standard phone jack)
- Digital out
- Phones (standard stereo phone jack)
- Foot controller 1, 2
- Footswitch X 2 (Sustain, Assignable)
- Midi In/Out/Thru
- USB (to host, to device)
- AC in
- Ethernet (100BASE-TX)
IEEE1394 (available when the FW16E has been installed)
Power consumption: 30W
Dimensions: 49-5/16" (W) x 15-3/8" (D) x 4-13/16" (H)
Weight: 37.9 lbs