The Yamaha MOTIF XS8 keyboard workstation gives you the power to
create, using the Xpanded Articulation Synth engine's 355 MB of WAVE
ROM, a studio-style mixing environment and Virtual Circuitry modeling
effects to fire your imagination. The XS8 is the flagship of the MOTIF
line, and includes a balanced hammer effect keyboard with initial
touch/aftertouch. Other features include a studio-style UI with LCD
screen, eight assignable knobs, eight faders, and FireWire and Ethernet
connectivity and storage of new sounds via an onboard sampling
sequencer. Capture your inspiration with the Yamaha MOTIF XS8.
Top Features:
- High-quality sounds
- Easy song creation
- Computer connectivity
- Intuitive interface
Lots of great sounds
The MOTIF XS8 gives you several great new sounds and options, such as
acoustic piano, electric piano, and orchestral waves,
key-off/legato/cycle wave/random assignable functions, eight elements
per voice, half damper, and vocorder. VCM vintage effects include EQ,
compression, reverb, phaser, flanger, and wah.
Your song-making assistant
An integrated sampling sequencer and several assignable control
parameters give you the flexibility and convenience you need to
capture, manipulate and produce the sounds that inspire you. Direct
performance recording lets you get results in real time.
Get connected
The XS8 gives you several options for interfacing with your DAW, such
as USB, FireWire, Ethernet, and S/PDIF. Improved DAW control lets you
work seamlessly with the included Cubase AI software, opening up
limitless opportunities for your creativity.
See and feel what you're doing
A large (320x640) full-dot color graphic LCD user interface lets you
easily monitor what you're doing, while assignable function buttons and
a bank of eight knobs and eight faders give you complete control over
your work. It's all integrated into a studio-style environment, right
on the keyboard!
Full Features:
- New UI with large color LCD and 8 knobs and sliders
- Xpanded Articulation Synth engine with 355MB of WAVE ROM
- 88-key balanced hammer effect keyboard with initial touch/aftertouch
- Studio-style mixing environment with Virtual Circuitry Modeling effects
- Four intelligent Arpeggiators with instant Performance Recording
- Integrated Sampling Sequencer with 1GB of optional memory
- Total computer integration and Cubase AI software included
Specs:
Keyboards
- MOTIF XS8 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard (Initial Touch/Aftertouch)
Tone Generator block
- Tone Generator AWM2 with Expanded Articulation
- Polyphony 128 notes
- Multi Timbral Capacity 16 Parts (internal), Audio Input Parts (A/D, mLAN*)
- Wave 355MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format),
- 2,670 waveforms
- Voice Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits
- GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit
- User: 128 x 3 (selected and copied from Preset bank) Normal Voice + 32 Drum Kits
- Performance User: 128 x 3 (up to 4 Parts)
- Filter 18 types
- Effect System Reverb x 9 types, Chorus x 22 types, Insertion (A, B, L) x 53 types x 8 blocks,
- Master Effect x 9 types, Master Equalizer (5 bands), Part EQ (3 bands, stereo)
Sampling block
- Samples Up to 1,024 Waveforms (Multi Samples)
- Up to 128 Key Banks per Waveform
- Up to 4,096 Key Banks
- Sampling Sources Analog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling),
- Digital output mLAN (available on the MOTIF XS6 and 7 when the mLAN16E2 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 mLAN (when the mLAN16E2 has been installed): 44.1kHz (fixed)
- Sampling Memory Optionally installed, expandable to 1GB (512MB DIMM x 2 slots)
- *DIMMs are not installed to the instrument when shipped from the factory.
- 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
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 Real time replace
- Real time overdub (with the exception of the Pattern Chain)
- Real time punch in/out (Song only)
- Tracks Pattern: 16 Phrase tracks
- Pattern Chain: Pattern track, Tempo track, Scene
- Song: 16 sequence tracks (Loop on/off can be set for each track),
- Tempo track, Scene track
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: Approx. 6,000 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, Cubase AI, SONAR 5.2
- For Macintosh: Cubase 4, Cubase AI, Logic 7.2, Digital Performer 5
- *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, 5.7 inch 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
- FOOT SWITCH x 2 (SUSTAIN, ASSIGNABLE)
- MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
- USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE)
- AC IN
- ETHERNET
- mLAN (MOTIF XS8 only)
- Power Consumption 30W
- Dimensions, Weight MOTIF XS8: 1,457 (W) x 466 (D) x 168 (H) mm, 28.6 kg
