Description | Not only do the new MOTIF ES Music Production Synthesizers feature the largest wave ROM of any workstation keyboard available (175 MB in 16-bit linear format), but that Extensive Sonic library is at the heart of the most expressive, most musical synthesis system on the planet, bar none.
The Enhanced Sound set of the ES 1,859 waveforms - the majority of them newly sampled specifically for the MOTIF ES series - provide the foundation for 1,024 outstanding normal voices plus 65 drum kits. There are even Mix Voices so you can edit and create your own Voices will listening to your songs and store them right along with the song data. The MOTIF ES delivers an extraordinary sonic depth and musical response.
The range of sounds it produces is stunning - from the Emulative Sounds of acoustic piano and orchestra to the Extreme Synthesis of cutting-edge hiphop and electronica. You only have to hear the ES once to know this is the best sounding, most Evolved Synthesizer Yamaha has ever made.
The newly designed tone generator chip offers true 128-note polyphony that gives you the freedom to create intricate compositions using the full gamut of the MOTIF ES Exceptional Sonic power. These instruments are designed for serious music production. The newly developed synth engine offers new synthesizer parameters and faster, more precise envelope control. |
| Brand | Yamaha |
| Model | Motif ES8 |
| Device | Synth |
| Type | Keys |
| Engine Type | Digital |
| Engine | AWM2, Sample |
| Voices (max) | 128 |
| Multitimbral | 16 |
| Oscillators | 4 |
| LFO | 1 Noise, Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle, Clocked, Delay, Freerun, Key Sync |
| Engine Detailed | AWM2 (sample playback). 175MB Waveform ROM (1,859 mutisamples and drum samples). |
| Sampler | 4MB (expandable to 64MB via 32MB SIMM x 2 Slots); Sample Rates: 5.5125 - 48kHz, 20-bit stereo. Formats: Akai S1000/3000, Yamaha A3000/4000/5000, AIFF, WAV. |
| Filter (VCF) | 2 6dB Slope, 12dB Slope (2-pole), 18dB Slope, 24dB Slope (4-pole), 36dB Slope , 48dB Slope (8-pole), Band Limit, Band Pass, High Pass, Low Pass, Resonance, Serial, Parallel |
| Envelope (VCA) | 1 Initional Level, Delay, Rate 1, Level 1, Rate 2, Level 2, Rate 3, Level 3, Rate 4, Level 4, Polyphonic, Time |
| FX | Reverb, Chorus, Insertion FX types, Master Effects section, Master Equalizer (5 bands). |
| Memory | 768 presets + 64 kits, 384 user + 32 kits, 128 performances, 128 multis |
| Sequencer | 1024 patterns; 128 ROM/256 user phrases |
| Arpeggiator | 256 Preset Patterns, 128 User Patterns. |
| Recording | 16-Track, 110,000 notes, 64 songs 480 ppqn; |
| Keys | 88 |
| Key type | Keys, Hammer action |
| Velocity | Y |
| Aftertouch | Channel |
| Midi | I-O-T |
| Extra info | Modular Synthesis Plug-in System boards. |
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Produced: | 2003 - 2004 |
| Legend: |
Obvious |
Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable |
| VCO |
Voltage Controlled Oscillator |
DCO |
Digital Controlled Oscillator |
| LFO |
Low Frequency Oscillator |
Sub |
Sub Oscillator |
| VCF |
Voltage Controlled Filter |
VCA |
Voltage Controlled Amplifier |
| Velocity |
As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. |
Aftertouch |
Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel. |
| Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise. |
