Yamaha MOTIF XF6 61-Key Workstation (Discontinued)
Part # MOTIF XF6
Model # MOTIF XF6

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.


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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 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 groundbreaking expansion capabilities with flash memory that will set a new standard for keyboard workstations for years to come.

Features

Features

  • Comprehensive high sound quality, including an enormous 741MB of waveforms.
  • 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.
  • 384 types of performances based on approximately 7800 types of arpeggiators.
  • Enhanced sampling through 128MB of onboard SD-RAM.
  • The popular FSX (MOTIF XF6/7) and BH (MOTIF XF8) keyboards.
  • Improvement of usability thanks to the use of a new GUI.
  • Category Search feature that provides instant access to the Voices you want.
  • Cubase AI -- a DAW software application from Steinberg.
  • DAW integration through remote control, an editor software.
  • Scalability through standard-equipped USB and Ethernet and the FW16E option.
Specification
Tone Generator block
Tone GeneratorAWM2, with Expanded Articulation
Polyphony128 notes
Multi Timbral Capacity16 Parts (internal), Audio Input Parts (A/D, FW*), *1 stereo Part
Wave741 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 3,977 waveforms
VoicePreset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits. GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit . User: 128 x 4
PerformanceUser: 128 x 4 (up to 4 Parts)
Filter18 types
Effect SystemReverb x 9 types, Chorus x 22 types, Insertion (A, B) x 53 types x 8 Parts (up to 16 units)
SamplesUp to 128 Waveforms (Multi Samples).Up to 256 Key Banks per Waveform.Up to 512 Key Banks
Sampling SourcesAnalog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling). FW (available when the FW16E has been installed)
A/D Conversion24-bit, 64x oversampling
D/A Conversion24-bit,128x oversampling
Sample Data16
Sampling Frequency44.1kHz, 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (Stereo/Mono). Sampling Frequency via FW
Sampling MemoryInternal SDRAM: 128M
Sample LengthMono: 32 MB Stereo: 64 MB
Sampling Time44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec. 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 ec. 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec. 5.0125kHz: 55 min.
Sample FormatOriginal format, WAV, AIFF
Sequencer block
Note CapacityApprox. 130,000 notes
Note Resolution480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
Maximum Polyphony124 notes
Tempo (BPM)5 – 300
Recording typeReal time replace, Real time overdub (with the exception of the Pattern Chain)
TracksPattern: 16 Phrase tracks. Pattern Chain: Pattern track, Tempo track, Scene track.
MasterUser: 128 *8 Zones (Master keyboard settings), Assignable Knob/Slider settings, Program Change Table
Sequence Software compatible with the Remote Control functionFor Windows®: Cubase 4 – 5, SONAR 5.2 – 8 For Mac®: Cubase 4 – 5, Logic 7.2 – LogicStudio
ControllersPitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Ribbon Controller, Assignable Control Sliders x 8
Display320 x 240 dot, 5.7 inch graphic color backlit LCD
ConnectorsOUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack), ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L
Power Consumption30W
Dimensions1,045 (W) x 391 (D) x 4.8 (H) inches
Weight33.3 lbs (15.01 kg)
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