Yamaha Motif6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer

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The MOTIF6 combines the best features of a number of recent Yamaha products into an all-in-one music production workstation that revolutionizes the way music is made. It combines the world's most advanced synthesizer with a cutting-edge groove box, then adds an advanced sampler that integrates audio sampling and MIDI in a way never before achieved. Features include 61 keys with initial and after touch, an AWM2 tone generator, 62-note polyphony, sixteen-plus multitimbres, and effects including twelve reverbs, 25 choruses, and much more. Its sampler provides both analog and digital sampling, has 4MB of memory (expandable to 64), and allows 256 maximum waveforms of multisamples. Onboard sequencer has a 200,000-note capacity. Remote external sequencing can be provided via Cubase VST, Logic Audio, Pro Tools, and Cakewalk. Expandable via three slots for Modular Synthesis Plug-in boards, one slot for mLAN8E or AIEB, and two slots for 72-pin SIMMs. External memory can be provided by SmartMedia® card or SCSI to ZIP (option), to HD (option), or CD-ROM (option). Controls include pitch-bend wheel, modulation wheel, master volume slider, assignable control slider, assignable knob, A/D input gain, and rotary encoder. Connections include left/mono, right 1/4" jacks, L/R assignable 1/4" output, two foot controller inputs, one footswitch input, one sustain pedal input, MIDI in/out/thru, A/D inputs (L/R, mic, line, stereo 1/4" jack), one breath controller input, stereo headphone output (1/4" jack), a SCSI connection, USB (MIDI 3 port), and optical (TOS-Link) digital out.

Features:

61 keys with initial and after touch
AWM2 tone generator
62-note polyphony
Sixteen-plus multitimbres
Built-in sampler with 4MB of memory expandable to 64MB
Onboard sampler with 200,000-note capacity
Compatible with Cubase VST, Logic Audio, Pro Tools, and Cakewalk for external sequencing
Complete panel of effects
Controls include pitch-bend wheel, modulation wheel, master volume slider, assignable control slider, assignable knob, A/D input gain, and rotary encoder
Comes with 128 built-in performances