Specifications

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So there is a high degree of compatibility
between the ES and the XS.
However, the following restrictions have to
be considered:
Voices or Performances can sound a little
different due to the updated Wave-ROM or
modified effect types in the MOTIF XS.
Performances can only be played back cor-
rectly if used User Voices are present in the
MOTIF XS on the same storage locations.
Thus, if single Performances are imported,
possibly related User Voices have to be loa-
ded, too.
The same applies to Songs and Patterns,
which can also be reproduced correct-
ly if all Users Voices are also present in
the same place in the MOTIF XS. An ele-
gant solution is to store any User Voices in
the MOTIF ES as Mixing Voices using the
VCE ED function. As Mixing Voices they are
automatically loaded along with the Song
or Pattern, without the prior User Voices
being present.
Using the detour MOTIF ES even MOTIF
Classic Voices (including Samples) can be
loaded into the MOTIF XS.
To do so, it is necessary to first store the
Voices with the file type „AllVoice“ (not
„All“) in the MOTIF Classic. Understanda-
bly this should be done before any sale of
the instrument!
Then the Voices can also be loaded into the
MOTIF ES using the file type „AllVoice“ and
stored again - this time in the MOTIF ES for-
mat. Here you can use either the file type
„AllVoice“ or „All“. The files stored with the
MOTIF ES can then be easily loaded into
the MOTIF XS.
Since the Wave-ROM of the MOTIF XS dif-
fers considerably from that of the MOTIF
Classic, significant differences in sound can
occur.
A direct conversion from the Classic to the
XS can only refer to User Voices and Wave-
forms (samples). All other data such as
Songs, Patterns, Performances and Masters
are not convertible.
For this purpose the storage structures of
the instruments are far too different.
motiF xF 6 / 7 / 8
• 61/76/88keys
• 128notesofpolyphony
• 741MBofWave-ROM(whenconver-
tedto16-bitlinearformat)
• 3,977Waveforms
• 1,024PresetVoices,64PresetDrum-
Kits,aGMDrum-Kit
• 512UserVoices,32UserDrum-Kits
• 512Performances,128Masters
• 64Songs/64Patterns
• MIDISequencerCapacity:130,000
notes
• 7,881PresetarpeggioPatterns,256
Userarpeggio
• 128MBbuilt-inSDRAMsample
memory
As preliminary climax the MOTIF XF was int-
roduced to the market in 2010 - the current
top model of the Yamaha synthesizers.
In addition to the doubling of the Wave-
ROM the optional expansion with Flash-
ROM boards for samples is the outstanding
innovation of the MOTIF XF.
Here is an overview of the major new fea-
tures in comparison to the MOTIF XS:
• Expanded741MBWave-ROM
• 1,307newWaveforms
• 128newVoices(User1),basedon
thenewWaveforms
• 128newPerformances(User1),
basedonnewVoicesandArpeggios
• 8newDrum-Kits,basedonthenew
Waveforms
• 1,248newPresetArpeggios
• 32newMasters,basedonthenew
VoicesandPerformances
• „Onboard“128MBSDRAMfor
samples
• OptionalFlash-ROMboardsfor
samples(max.2x1GB)
• Excellent,flexiblesamplemanage-
mentwithnewlydesignedfile-mode
• NewkeyboardsforMOTIFXF6,
XF7,XF8
• User-definableLCD(typeand
colorselection)
• Drum-KitEditintheMixingmodefor
UserDrumVoices
• OptimizedCategorySearchfunction
• OptimizedArpeggiofunctions
• TAPtempoinput