Yamaha Motif XF First Video Preview - part 2 of 2

[BruinBrass]

prince4d, you now have the MOX-6. Really nice keyboard, esp. for the price.

[rbfsun]

Bert Smorenburg, always entertaining. Great keyboard!

[elsalvi430]

im trying to decide between the XF8 or the Korg Kronos...

i love Xf8 quality nd ive been a yamaha die hard fan but the Kronos has revolutionized the workstation nd has a good synthesizther(i think i spelled it wrong:P)...so i feel stuck, HELP!!

[toml71]

@elsalvi430 I have the XF7 and i love it. The instruments are awesome and it's also user friendly. As far as the Korg Kronos goes it looks pretty awesome. In my opinion the Kronos may take the lead from the Motif but it really comes down to choice. If I had another 3 grand to spare I'd get the Kronos and have a Kronos/Motif setup. Good luck in your decision!

[TomZentra]

@elsalvi430 If you can't afford both workstations, then wait until the end of the summer. By then Kronos bug reports will be available and users will have reported any design shortcomings. Or get the XF now and buy the Kronos in a year or so.

[andresogorman]

to much talking and no sound??

[sitokid117]

im getting this instrument and im 13, i ordered it and i am getting it this week.

[guitarharpsichord]

I think I would be interestd in the XF8..though I would have thot the polyphony would be greater than 128.

[TomZentra]

@guitarharpsichord More than likely you will never reach the limit. Record the audio into tracks and then mixdown.

[guitarharpsichord]

@TomZentra hey thanks...I'm not sure how they allocate the polyphony..however my softpiano(pianoteq) easily hits 80 to 120 poly all by itself..& Im only using a 61 key controller..!

[jonesboy35757]

Hey he looks like the guy from myth busters!!!!!

[garydupuis]

GAWD! So many damn features to this thing, it almost makes my head explode! I checked the price tag, expensive machine, but if one had the cabbage, this thing could be a very good investment indeed!

[ballademaker]

smorenburg is the best demo man inEurope he has this enthusiasm and he is funny too he knows to explaine use of a yamaha keyboard and get you run to the store :)) motif is a great keyboard the big keyboard player in the world use yamaha motif , so kkep on smorgenburg you are the best!!!!

[LittleNegrillio]

It's 6 am in the morning, you are way too "ACTIVE" for me man. slow the hell down! Slow down!

[snowfox77]

@prince4d Agree.

A question is troubling me though... Why should I get this and not the old Roland G? ... and is it worth to go straight into the new XF models or just wait for a price cut on the discontinued XS?

[Islandboyy02]

They've Definitely improved on the piano sound...

[TheLeonski]

hey with the motif xs, do u need ram to get audio files from a usb stick? i heard it only works with .wav and .aiff how do i get it to work? Oh and do you know if you can get the voices from the motif and use them with logic? what cable do you need? USB (Printer cable)? Firewire??

[prince4d]

nice instrument but its too costly for most of the home studios. I need a newer version of MO6.

[jeevespreston]

@prince4d you can find a reasonably priced XS on EBay that would be about 90% of the XF functionality... That's what I did... the entire Motif line is exceptional!!!!

[2002race]

I m in UAE Dubai I dont Know when it will be Available in dubai..I m ready to buy motif xf

[CHRISSTOREY1]

so the xf has all the same sounds as the xs and more?

[MrJackanthony]

@CHRISSTOREY1 Yes...

[NickScala]

Bert Smorenburg is the Steve Jobs of Yamaha.

[acetatostereo]

@NickScala lol

[2002race]

If it is THe best Keyboard why price same like Motif Xs .. Motif xf is 100$ more than Motif xs

[cepilla]

@2002race ...Sure!... 'til the XF get to the market this same week...... meanwhile stores will be trying to sell as many XS's as they can at $3500 before the price goes down $1,000 US and start losing money with too many boards on stock.........

[Vodje01]

this awesome thing is the same price as the xs in the netherlands

[TonyFowlerTV]

i dont know why, BUt i like this guy pause

[Patrick19702210]

does this new XF sounds so different then the motif XS ?

[Dadee3]

@Patrick19702210 I doubt it.

[kizz06]

I would think about it seriously if it 's 1k cheaper

[kb1629]

How does it sound then?