Yamaha Motif XS8/

[Formant024]

check it out

* Yamaha Motif XS8 Profile:
* 88-key weighted action
* New UI with large color LCD and 8 knobs and sliders
* Xpanded Articulation Synth engine with 355MB of WAVE ROM
* Studio-style mixing environment with Virtual Circuitry Modeling effects
* 4 intelligent arpeggiators with instant Performance Recording
* Integrated Sampling Sequencer with 1GB of optional memory
* Total Computer Integration and Cubase AI software included

XS7

XS6

* Yamaha MM6 Mini Mo Profile:
* Key sounds from the Motif line of synthesizers
* Real Time Knobs for controlling filter and EG
* Built-in grooves
* Performance Mode
* Cubase LE software included

 

[afriquedeluxe]

sick! when did this drop? However nice this is, isn't it about time yamaha stopped with this motif series? they really have exhausted the motif range, from motif, to motif es, to the yamaha mo, and now the xs8.

 

[Formant024]

I dunno when this is gonna drop, were one of the first I assume as google doesnt show much news about it.

In general i think its how the motif shouldve been from the start and now that they've bought steinberg you'll get really nice software/hardware platform, at least it should be a breeze to a noob hehe. Im not really into fantoms, motifs and tritons due to the boxed solution but right now the balance in features has been put more into the environment, sounds and sampling making it more of an instrument than a workstation.

 

[Ash Holmz]

all i care about is the sounds .. it doesnt say anything about new sounds so unless thats the case im passin .... but if theres a new sound set ill starve for a few weeks to get it lol..

 

[O-H-TEN]

Word. I'm with Holmzini on this one. All that other stuff is irrelevant. The sounds and possibly the manipulation of said sounds is what interests me. It looks sweet though. But for some strange reason it reminds me of one of those CME joints. Except for the color of course. Doesn't Yamaha have something to do with CME anyway? I wonder which arm I'll have to part with to get this joint. lol
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[Formant024]

nah, the key action should be in no way compaired with cme and the Xpanded Articulation Synth engine comes from the new Tyros II which also uses Yamaha Super Arcticulation thus a new engine, thus a new sound. The sampler can also load from other media via usb and the rest is really up to the user ya lazy preset gits lol

 

[O-H-TEN]

I've just seen a price on it at Andy's music online .com. It's $3999.00 and it will be available in April '07.
I was at the Yamaha site but they don't have any info on it at all. Or atleast I could'nt find it. lol
And don't get it twisted Fam' I like to tweak also. I have an old ass Yamaha CS1x that I have been tweaking forever and I still find new ish in it. (Yeah I know it's time for a new keyboard) I just would like to have rich sounds that don't sound too synthy to start off with because it's hard to tweak garbage. lol
I would imagine that this should be bangin' though because the ES already is one of the best sounding joints on the market anyway.
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[AMG]

looks dope! sounds like it has a new engine, so it'll make sense to have newer and better sounds.

 

[kojo]

according to a yamaha rep, itll be officially announced January 10th, and it DOES come with new/redone sounds. heres some of what he said:

The 355MB wave ROM includes a huge amount of new wave forms. These were developed based on the priorities for sounds that came out of the research surveys that we did here on the site.

There is a new, very large three velocity layer Acoustic Piano that includes support for half damper and the insert effect for sound board resonance found in the S90 ES. There are also new Electric Piano waves as this has always been a request.

One of the other major areas that we focused on was orchestral sounds. There are brand new ensemble and solo strings and a complete set of woodwinds. People on the site had identified this area as one that they wanted improved from previous Motifs.

The orchestral waves take advantage of the new Articulation TG System. This allows for 8 element voices and includes key off samples, true Legato wave switching, wave cycling and a new assignable function. It is simply impossible to get the level of sonic detail that the Motif XS achieves with a 2 element architecture like that found in some of the competition.

Each Voice can have three groups of elements that can switched on or off by the 2 assignable function buttons above the pitch and mod wheels.
These can be used to create one voice that has normal strings, pizzicato and spiccato in one voice that can switched via the AF 1 and 2 buttons.

Another technical improvement to the sonic palette is the inclusion of Virtual Circuit Modeling effects like those found in the DM2000. Virtual Circuitry Modeling technology rather than simply attempting to approach the desired sound using conventional digital audio methods, actually models the analog circuitry... right down to the last resistor and capacitor. This technology was originally developed at Yamaha by Toshi Kunimoto and his group, the same sonic wizards who created the VL1 and VP1 — the world's first physical modeling synthesizers. VCM technology goes well beyond simply analyzing and modeling electronic components and emulating the sound of old equipment. It is capable of capturing subtleties that simple digital simulations cannot even approach, and in fact creating ideal examples of sought-after vintage gear. This includes not only studio effects like vintage compressors and EQs, but also vintage pedal effects including flangers, wahs, phasors, etc.

On the synth side, there are four intelligent arpeggiators that can be used in each voice and many of these Arps actually have 8 velocity zones. Again you’ll have to hear these to evaluate for yourself. As far as other synth features, there is wave cycling so that elements can transition between different waveforms (think Korg Wavestation).



Theres also gonna be a ES loyalty program for people that wanna upgrade to it so if you own an ES already youre in luck.

 

[afriquedeluxe]

mp3 demos are here

http://www.yamaha-europe.com/yamaha...esizer/MOTIF_XS_6_7_8/index.php?country=spain

 

[J Rilla]

April 1st is the drop date i heard....i'll sell my Es6 and cop this one just for the hell of it

 

[Cleverwon]

Ooooh thats nice. ima have to replace the ES6.

 

[Lucky_Lucciano]

Febuary 27 Is The Date For Release!