Yamaha Motif Keyboard Guide

Yamaha Motif 6, Yamah Motif 7, Yamaha Motif 8

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Yamaha Motif Specs

Keyboards

YAMAHA MOTIF 8 : 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard
(Initial Touch/Aftertouch)

YAMAHA MOTIF 7 : 76 keys, FS Keyboard
(Initial Touch/Aftertouch)

YAMAHA MOTIF 6 : 61 keys, FS Keyboard
(Initial Touch/Aftertouch)

Tone Generator
Synthesis Type AWM2, Modular Synthesis Plug-in System

Polyphony 62 Notes (Expandable with Modular Synthesis Plug-in System boards)

Multitimbres 16 parts (internal) + 3 or more Plug-in Board parts
(1 for each Single Plug-in Board; 16 for Multi Plug-in Boards), A/D Input

Voices Preset:
384 normal voices + 48 drum kits

GM:
128 normal voices + 1 drum kit

User:
128 normal voices + 16 drum kits

Plug-in Preset Bank:
64 (for AN, PF, DX), 192 (for VL)

Plug-in User Bank:
64 (for each Plug-in Slot)

Performances User: 128 (up to 4 parts)

Filter 21 types

Effects Reverb x 12 types, Chorus x 25 types, Insertion 1 x 25 types,Insertion 2 x 104 types, Variation x 25 types (available for Performance/Song),Master Equalizer (5 bands),Plug-in Insertion (available when the PLG100-VH is installed in slot 1)

Expandability 3 Slots for Modular Synthesis Plug-in Boards

Sampler
Maximum samples 256 Waveforms (Multi Samples)
128 Key Banks per Waveform
8,192 Key Banks

A/D Conversion 20-bit, 64x oversampling

D/A Conversion 24-bit, 128x oversampling

Sampling Frequencies 44.1kHz, 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (Stereo/Mono)

Sampling frequencies of 48kHz, 44.1kHz, and 32kHz can be input digitally when the AIEB2 is installed.

A sampling frequency of 44.1kHz (fixed) can be input digitally when the mLAN8E is installed.

Sampling Memory 4MB, expandable to 64MB (32MB SIMM x 2 Slots)

Note: The original 4MB are disabled when a pair of 32MB SIMMs is installed.

Maximum Sample Length Mono: 32 MB, Stereo: 64 MB

Maximum Sample Time (With two 32MB SIMMs installed)
44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec., 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 sec., 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec.,5.0125kHz: 55 min. 40 sec. Figures are for both mono and stereo samples.
Sample Format Original format, WAV, AIFF, A3000/4000/5000/SU700 format (loadable only via SCSI), AKAI S1000/S3000 format (loadable only via SCSI)
Sequencer

Memory Capacity Approx. 111,000 notes

Note Resolution 480ppq

BPM (Tempo) 1