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Open-Box MOTIF XF8 88-Key Music Production Synthesizer

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Overview

Setting the bar-higher for keyboard workstations for years to come.

The next-generation Yamaha MOTIF XF 88-Key Music Production Synthesizer builds on the decade-long heritage of MOTIF and breaks new ground with Flash memory expansion capabilities that will set the stShow More
Specs

MOTIF XF8 88-Key Music Production Synthesizer Specifications:

  • Tone generator: AWM2, with Expanded Articulation
  • 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
  • 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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