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Motif Synthesizer from Yamaha
by Barry Rudolph

 
Yamaha Motif Motif is an advanced synthesizer, groove box, and sequencer. Featuring full 62-note polyphony, AWM2 tone generation and 85MB of ROM, Motif has stereo acoustic instruments, dance sounds, ambient textures, plus many of the best sounds from the S80, 9000 Pro and EX family of synthesizers.

Motif takes the popular "cut and paste" production technique used today seriously by way of a sequencer that handles both audio and MIDI the same way using a family of common commands. Any of the 16 tracks in the sequencer can be either MIDI or Stereo Audio Phrases.

Audio can be recorded using the built-in, high-quality stereo A/D converters, external digital sources or by digitally re-sampling internal voices, performances and sequences. These phrases may be recorded using the Integrated Sampling Sequencer (ISS) in either "Sample with Note" or "Slice with Sequence" modes. Sample with Note automatically creates a sample "voice." This voice is mapped to the keyboard and triggered with MIDI. Slice with Sequence analyzes audio and "slices" it into pieces (based on time segments and amplitude peaks). Now locked to MIDI timing, sliced phrases can then be modified and processed like MIDI data when using the sequencer.

Both Linear Song and Pattern Modes are available in the 200,000-note onboard sequencer. Sampling memory may be increased up to 64MB using PC SIMMs for a maximum time of 6 minutes, 20 seconds of stereo sampling at 44.1 kHz. Motif contains a built-in USB MIDI interface, SCSI port and SmartMedia card slot, and is compatible with Mac (iMac, G4 or G3) or USB-equipped Windows PC platforms (Windows 98 or higher).

The basic 61-key Motif 6 sells for $2,250 MSRSP, the Motif 7 with 76 keys $2,750, and the 88 weighted-key Motif 8 is $3,250. For more information write Yamaha Corporation of America, Pro Audio & Combo Division, Digital Musical Instruments, P.O. Box 6600, Buena Park, CA 90622; telephone (714) 522-9011; or visit www.yamaha.com or www.yamahasynth.com

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