Features Comprehensive high sound quality, including an enormous 741MB of waveforms including an additional 128 Voices and 8 drum kits, for a total of 1,353 high-quality Voices Up to 2GB of additional content available through separately sold flash memory Realization of unique instrument performance methods through the XA (Expanded Articulation) tone generation system Reproduction of the unique, natural, warm sounds of vintage instruments through VCM effects 88 key Balanced Hammer weighted action with initial and aftertouch Including an enormous 741MB of waveforms including an additional 128 Voices and 8 drum kits, for a total of 1,353 high-quality Voices Up to 2GB of additional content available through separately sold flash memory Description Product Description Style: 88-Note Workstation | Size: Synthesizer | Color: Black View larger Inspiration Comes In A Flash Soon after the original MOTIF was released in 2001, it was recognized as the best sounding, top-selling and most requested music workstation on the market. Over time, it has continued to evolve and improve its expressiveness and functionality. At the same time, the online community of end users, sound programmers, software developers and product support specialists on the MOTIFATOR website has expanded into a vibrant online music production community. The MOTIF breathes new life into live performances with its expressive sounds and intuitive control. In music creation, the MOTIF not only offers its own music creation capabilities, it also offers a system for integrating those capabilities with a variety of software applications. And now, the next generation XF builds on the decade-long heritage of MOTIF, and provides Flash memory expansion capabilities that will set a new standard for keyboard workstations for years to come. Play and Perform - The Best Sounds Just Got Better The 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 using.The popular FSX (Motif XF6/7) and BH (Motif XF8) keyboards let you express your passion for playing.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.1664 Voices and 97 Drum Kits put more sounds at your fingertips than ever before.A Category Search function makes it easy to find the sounds you need. A Sound Engine That Increases the Expressiveness of Instrument Sounds The tone generator that the Motif XF has inherited from the MotifXS makes an 8-element-per-voice structure possible. Combined with Yamaha’s XA (Expanded Articulation), this 8-element structure allows you to achieve stunningly accurate acoustic instruments including expressive articulations that up until now have been difficult to re-create in electronic instruments. For example, you can re-create the natural legato of wind instruments, the key release noises of pianos and other instruments, guitar slides and harmonics, and the many different articulations for string instruments (spicato, tremolo and pizzicato, etc. ). The AF1 and AF2 buttons on the front panel make it easy to control Voices with multiple articulations.For synthesizer sounds, the 18 different filter types, advanced 6-stage pitch, filter and amplitude envelopes, unique Wave Cycle feature and assignable modulation Control Sets make the Motif capable of reproducing any synth sound from vintage to modern. View larger A high-quality collection of Voices, including powerful piano Voices provided from an enormous 741MB of waveforms The Motif XF boasts a rich collection of instrument Voices that includes piano, EPs, strings, wind instruments, orchestral sounds, guitars, basses, and drums, as well as a wide variety of vintage and modern synth sounds. 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 waveforms have been added to the Motif XF, which now contains a huge total of 741 MB of waveforms.Starting with the S6 piano, the 136 newly-added Voices include keyboard sounds such as those of clavinets and organs as well as a wide range of new sounds from orchestral to hip-hop. This huge internal wave memory ensures that the Motif XF is the best sounding and most versatile keyboard workstation right out of the box. View larger VCM Effects Yamaha's proprietary VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) technology simulates the effects of vintage EQs, compressors, and phasers at the circuit level. This has enabled Yamaha to increase the Motif's instrument quality by modeling the "texture" of vintage analog compressors, EQs and stomp boxes right down to the component transistors and resistors. With the Motif XF, the high-quality effects found in our industry standard digital recording consoles are at your fingertips. Also, the Motif XF is equipped with vocoder effects. By connecting a microphone to the Motif's A/D input terminal, you can apply effects to your voice or use your own voice to create harmonies. The Motif XF also includes the award-winning "REV-X" reverb, the same professionally renowned reverb found in the SPX2000. View larger Voice Editor Essential Voice Editor Essential is a simple Core MIDI iPad editor application to edit parameters in Yamaha synthesizers.The editor focuses on detailed editing of insert effects, system effects, arpeggiator and EQ that are frequently modified and can take advantage of the iPad’s large graphic display. In addition to that, you can control parameters like EG or cutoff in real-time by using fader control or XY Pad. Some essential global parameters including tap tempo and volume control are also included. View larger Up to 2GB of additional content available through flash memory expansion modules Two flash board slots accommodate two proprietary Yamaha flash board optio