Yamaha Motif XF8 Workstation Keyboard Walkthrough, Part One Of Three (Video)

[doctorshabs]

Is there like mic input jacks, or phantom power for condenser mic like they have in roland phantom?

[MRJOSHmo44]

wow you can hear the warm

[xlmusic1]

I know this is contradictory to the market but I feel no workstation should cost more than a thousand bucks these days. Think about it. Virtually all keyboardist are also producers. I've seen most keyboardist either use an older board or run software with a controller. Think about it a $3500 keyboard compared to purchasing software for a few hundred bucks, that sounds just as good if not better, easier to navigate through, and gets the job done.

[doctorshabs]

@xlmusic1 Yes I hope that an expert could clear it up if they really should cost that much or if there are things u can do on motif that u cant do on computer. But now I come to think about it, a good computer cost about 2000$, software=600$ MIDI= $700, so actually its pretty close

[xlmusic1]

@doctorshabs I think you should consider that most keyboardist who are also producers already have a good computer with the appropriate software and either an older workstation or controller. So most of the keyboardists I know are saying, "yeah thats nice, but I'd rather save a couple of grand and keep using my software."

[doctorshabs]

@xlmusic1 Well thats if moneys tight and they are simply producers, but if u were to tour and shit u need something like this running a MIDI software its laggy hassle and dont look professional

[noveltycurtains]

how do these keyboards compare to the tyros range?

[TomAndJerry87]

I got to use this for band. I LOVE IT

[JakobMoog]

VERY GOOD REVIEW!!!



[prototypep4]

only 700 and something mb? Compared to the 12.6 gb of the korg kronos... I think yamaha missed a huge step there. Lets look at the top 4 keyboards on the market right now. The korg kronos, the motif xf, the fantom g and the korg OASYS. What comes out on top of those four?

[mr4y]

@prototypep4 That's also why the kronos takes more than 2 minutes to boot.

[prototypep4]

@mr4y Who gives a flying shit? That is the only arguement I ever hear against the kronos. Wow it takes a couple of minutes to start up so what? Worth the wait for the quality of it.

[mr4y]

@prototypep4 Also it has a series of issues. Sampler size is not everything really. Most stuff nowdays come with huge libraries and subjective sound quality. Also, if you want to keep some samples you have to trade them for other ones. You also forgot two very strong contenders on the workstation market: Roland Jupiter 80 and Kurzweil PC3K.

[prototypep4]

@mr4y As far as I know the issues you mentioned are mostly on the 61 key versions. As for the others I might like to mention that none have the customization and user interface that the kronos has. To me that means more. Plus touch screen technology is the future.

[giftededdy14]

on the next model if you guys make one im a EP/RHODES. the kronos has the eps/rhodes down packed but im not a korg guy. Also the synths need to have the slide like on yamahas old school keyboard the ex-5 had that slide down packed. so next model of the motif make sure those are on there PLEASE

[Tranqvillia]

Korg kronos is actually alot better

[antmantkant]

Amazing. It's my dream keyboard.

[ccfunk1]

after watching this, i definately want one.

[ytjhhh]

plz what amp are you using ?

[RGMultimedia]

Hey Blake Angelos!!!!

[keyboardprince]

hi i have the motif 8 and the xs7 the power grand on the motir 8 is better