Yamaha MOTIF XF6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer

Setting the standard for keyboard workstations for years to come.




The next-generation Yamaha Motif XF builds on the
decade-long heritage of Motif and breaks new ground with Flash memory
expansion capabilities that will set the standard for keyboard
workstations for years to come. It’s loaded with 741MB of internal Wave
ROM that includes incredibly realistic pianos and acoustic instruments,
vintage synths, and the hip hop sounds that all of today's top producers
are using.

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 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.

Up to 2GB of additional content available through flash memory expansion modules
Two
flashboard slots accommodate two proprietary Yamaha flashboard
options—a 512MB board and 1GB board. With two 1GB boards installed, you
have a total of 2GB of flash memory available to you. Because this is
re-writable flash memory, once you've loaded a sample, it' s always in
your Motif until you decide to replace it with something else. The
samples could be some of the new Motif Voice libraries or they could be
your own samples—the back ground vocals from your latest album that you
need to take on the road, your favorite VST sound that you've converted
to Motif format or even that coffee pot in your kitchen that you know
will make a great snare sound. Wherever you get the samples, you can now
"roll your own" customized 2GB sample library. Imagine the power of a
fully customized Motif XS with 3 GB of sounds (internal, RAM and Flash)
instantly available at your fingertips.

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. The tone generator also supports half damper pedaling through
the use of the separately sold FC3 foot pedal. Using half damper
pedaling with the damper resonance effect, you can achieve an even more
realistic and richer piano sound that simulates the sound board of a
grand piano and responds naturally to sophisticated piano pedaling
techniques.

VCM effects that reproduce the unique, natural, warm sounds of vintage instruments
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 Yamaha’s 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.

High-quality keyboards that enable high-level performance
The
Motif XF6 and XF7 use high-quality FSX keyboards with 61 and 76 keys,
respectively. The Motif XF8 uses a BH (balanced hammer) keyboard with 88
keys. The FSX keyboard uses a newly developed mechanism to provide a
smooth touch that is both comfortable to play and responsive to your
touch. It's easy to play fast passages, including glissandos and trills.
It is also worth mentioning that the keys are very quiet. The balanced
hammer keyboard is filled with the know-how and technology that Yamaha
has developed producing full concert grand pianos and stage pianos. To
make a keyboard with a piano touch that can still work comfortably with
any voice, Yamaha took a graded hammer keyboard, which is a popular
keyboard for electronic pianos, and adjusted it for use with a
synthesizer: Yamaha balanced the keys to the same weight and made
adjustments so that the synthesizer can support after touch and other
features. While pursuing the real touch of a grand piano, Yamaha also
provide a touch that is exceptionally suited to the performance of a
multitude of synthesizer sounds.

Rich arpeggiator with over 7000 patterns that expands the breadth of sound expression
You
can use the arpeggiator to perform unique instrument phrases. By
layering parts, you can give form to your composition ideas quickly. The
Motif XF excels in both arpeggio quantity and quality. In addition to
typical arpeggio patterns, the Motif XF also features simulations of
acoustic instrument performances through the combination of arpeggios
and the keyboard MegaVoices (example: video) and arpeggios in which
synthesizer parameters, such as panning and filtering, are modulated in
time MIDI clock. The Motif XF adds to the Motif XS's extensive library
of arps and has an additional 1,248 synthesizer, drum, percussion, and
ending arpeggios, for a total of 7,881 types of arpeggios.

Performance mode that makes the instant expression of your ideas possible
In
performance mode, you can layer up to four Voices, and you can split
the keyboard into 4 zones with different key ranges and velocity
windows. Also, you can create music quickly by using the arpeggiator on
the different Voices. The Motif XF interactive real time arpeggio engine
lets you run 4 different arps simultaneously and switch between 5
different variations of arpeggio patterns in real time. It's incredibly
musically interactive and many arps include chordal intelligence so they
create different phrases depending on what chords are played on the
keyboard. Thanks to the direct performance-recording feature, which
enables you to record performances in real time to songs and patterns,
you can quickly capture your song ideas sparked by the Motif
Performances to a song or pattern for further editing and refining.

Category Search feature that provides instant access to the sound you want
You
can use the Category Search feature to quickly and easily select the
Voices or performances from the Motif XF's massive arsenal of sounds.
All the Voices in the Motif are categorized by instruments and even have
sub categories. So it's easy to select Category Search, choose the
category strings, the sub-category ensemble and then see all of the
ensemble string Voices in your system. Even third party libraries are
categorized using this elegant database system. Category Search is
available wherever you want to select a Voice, so when you are looking
for just the right sound in a Song, access Category Search and easily
browse for that perfect fit for your mix. In Performance Mode,
Performances are sorted by musical genre, so you can quickly select the
type of Performance that matches your moment of inspiration. The
Favorites feature even lets you tag your favorites Voices and
Performances so they are even easier to access.

Improved sampling with 128MB of internal SD-RAM
The
Motif XF has 128MB of internal SD-RAM. This means that you can sample
external audio without installing separately purchased memory. Using the
sampling feature, you can load sample Voice libraries, import WAV files
or add vocals, guitars and other acoustic instruments to your Motif
sequences. You can connect a microphone to the A/D input and sample
vocals Also, if you select the slice feature during sampling, even if
you change the tempo of songs and patterns, recorded audio will follow
the beat with perfect synchronization. You can process your recorded
samples in minute detail to produce just the right sound using a
redesign sample editing UI.

Integrated Sampling Sequencer features that provide advanced integration of audio and MIDI
The
Motif XF features an Integrated Sampling Sequencer, which allows you to
combine MIDI and audio samples (driven by MIDI events), so you can
create complete songs including vocals, guitars and acoustic instruments
all right inside the Motif XF. Because the XF now features 128MB of
onboard sampling RAM, you're able to take advantage of these powerful
features right away without the need to purchase external memory. The XF
sequencer also lets you work the way you prefer because it features two
different sequence modes. There is a linear tape machine-style,
16-track Song sequencer for recording and punching in and out as you
would on a tape machine-style DAW interface. It also includes a 16-track
Pattern sequencer that lets you work in loops and build up sections of
your song (verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) and chain those sections
together into complete song structures. You can easily move your
production back and further between song and pattern modes depending on
your needs. With the bundled Cubase AI software, you can even import
completed Songs directly in Cubase including all the audio samples for
further editing and mastering.

•Integrated Sampling Sequencer
With
the Integrated Sampling Sequencer, you can integrate audio (sampled)
data and MIDI data seamlessly. WAV/AIFF loading is also supported. You
can use the time slice feature to slice the sampled sounds that you load
and control them in the same way that you would control MIDI data. For
example, you can synchronize audio data to the same BPM as MIDI sequence
data. Also, by presetting the tempo, time signature, necessary number
of measures, and number of beats, you can smoothly perform trimming and
easily create perfect audio loops. Also, you can use a variety of
editing commands to modify your samples. The Motif XF supports features
such as time stretching, in which the sample length is changed while the
pitch remains the same; pitch shifting, in which the pitch is changed
while the length of the sample remains the same; and loop remixing which
instantly creates new musical variations of looped grooves. In
addition, there is a resampling feature that you can use to record the
performance of the Motif XF as a single audio sample.

Remote control and editor that make DAW integration easy
Features
such as remote control (which you can use to remotely control the
parameters of a DAW application on a PC from the Motif), various DAW
templates, and simple setup features make the Motif XF easy to use. In
particular, the integration between the Motif XF and Steinberg's Cubase 5
series is truly seamless. Using the Yamaha Motif XF Editor, you can
make subtle Voice edits from your PC while checking them visually.
Because the communication between the Motif and the editor is
bi-directional, whether you're moving the knobs on the Motif or changing
parameters with the mouse in the editor, the parameters are perfectly
matched. There is even a VST3 editor for use in Cubase 5 (including AI),
which lets you use your Motif as a VST soft synth. If you install the
optional FW16E FireWire expansion board, you can record 16 tracks of
audio data to the DAW software through the audio interface. After you
install the necessary drivers (AI driver, extensions for Steinberg DAW),
connect the Motif XF to a PC using an IEEE 1394 cable, and start Cubase
AI. It identifies the Motif XF's audio I/O and multi-sound source
immediately, and all you have to do to start working is select a Motif
XF project template.

Cubase AI, a DAW software application from Steinberg
The
Motif XF comes with a special Yamaha version of Cubase, the
world-renowned DAW software. Cubase AI has the same engine as Cubase 5
but has been modified to integrate more efficiently with the Motif.






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 using
Sophisticated 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 time
1664 Voices and 97 Drum Kits put more sounds at your fingertips than ever before
Category 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 feature
16-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 Mode
Integrated 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 songs
Direct-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 XF
Up 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 on
128MB 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 Sequencer
Improved 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 update
Computer 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
software
www.Motifator.com 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 guides
New 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 managers




MOTIF XF6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer Specifications:

Tone 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: 41-1/8" (W) x 15-3/8" (D) x 4-13/16" (H)
Weight: 33.3 lbs
Accessories:
AC Power cord, Owner's Manual (book), Owner's Manual CD-ROM (containing
Reference Manual and Data List), DVD-ROM (containing DAW software)

















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