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Workstations from the MOTIF series by Yamaha

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Yamaha MOTIF 6 user reviews ( 8/10) - 19 user reviews

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07/31/11

yoTrakkz's review "Great Board"

Characteristics
This keyboard is great, edit your midi notes and arrange a whole song without a problem. Motif keyboards are great and very sold, dont worry about having to get this thing fixed. It is built to last!
Utilization
Everything with this board is easy to edit and set up. Its pretty much turn it on and start working. Does not require alot of manual reading, its all pretty much straight forward and ready to go right out of the box.
Sounds
The sounds are great, beautiful horns and all the synths are very clean and realistic. There are enough sounds on this board to last for a long time, and enough effects to change the dynamics of each individual sound without a problem.
Overall Opinion
This is a great board, I have used it for years and plan on staying with the motif sets. Yamaha Motif is a great quality board and it is very affordable. Yamaha offers great customer service as well, just in case you have questions.

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07/25/11

R-skillz's review "Yamaha Motif 6 Review"

Characteristics
The YAMAHA MOTIF 6 is a 61 keys synthesiser keyboard, it uses synthesis type AWM2 and has a polyphony of 62 Notes which is expandable with Modular Synthesis Plug-in System boards.

The motif 6 has 384 voice presets + 48 Drum kits

The motif also has several effects like: Reverb x 12 types, Chorus x 25 types, Insertion 1 x 25 types,Insertion 2 x 104 types, Variation x 25 types (available for Performance/Song), Master Equalizer (5 bands),Plug-in Insertion (available when the PLG100-VH is installed in slot.
Utilization
You can easily edit the sounds cutoff filter, resonance, frequency levels (Low, Mid etc.)

And adding a reverb or delay is also as simple as turning a knob.

The user manual is clear and provides all information you need to get started.
Sounds
The acoustic sounds are real nice fresh and realistic.

The synth sounds are powerful and FATT!! (I dont like them all tho)

The Reverb and delay effects sound good but i rather apply those effects in my DAW.
Overall Opinion
I really like the motif because it is real versatile, it has different sounds and for every music genre.

I think its a good value for the money because i can use most of the sounds in my music production.

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
There are plenty of features on this board that I probably will never gain complete knowledge with.

Price paid

$1,100
Utilization
I got this item in, never having even touched one, set it up, and in the matter of 20 minutes had a beat done in the Pattern Mode. So therefore, i feel it is VERY easy to operate.
Sounds
The sounds are amazing, plain and simple. The ability to make your own voices is nice as well.
Overall Opinion
This thing is built like a tank. I travel with it ever other weekend and there isn't even a scratch on it. Everything is very solid on it.

Well, if it cooked dinner then I really wouldn't be in much need for a wife. Just joking ladies.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: Riott ( 3-, 2006)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
There is a ton of features missing from this piece. The sequencer, which was what I bought it for, is amazingly lacking. The only thing that it is VERY good at is letting you choose sounds (relatively) easily from the internal sound banks. However, the editing facilities are horrible (to me, anyway). I hate that I have to extract a part in order to work on a single note; the Job functions won't let you, for instance, isolate a particular MIDI note. All of the Edit Job commands work globally on an entire track. (What I was saying about Extract means that you CAN "extract" a MIDI note, over the range of an entire track, but you must move that one set of notes to another track.) This is a BIG time kluge, in my view.

Price paid

$1,199
Utilization
Well... as for "easy," I guess that it is. But the problem is that you have sacrificed a lot of power by having things so easy.

It is built like a tank. This is the only part of this review upon which the Motif gets an A+.
Sounds
I liked the sounds, although this isn't why I bought it. I have since caused myself no end of headaches by buying a second ROMpler though, so I'm biased against sample-playback.
Overall Opinion
I don't love this piece. I feel bad about it, because I wish that I DID love it. Oh well. You'll have to read some of my other reviews to get a sense of what I DO love. Thanks!

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: SammyJames (January 0-, 2005)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
FEATURES ARE O.K. BUT THE PATTERN/VOICE MODE BRINGS THIS RATING DOWN

Price paid

1500
Utilization
FAIRLY EASY TO USE, IF YOU THINK LIKE THE GUY WHO CREATED THIS BOARD.

THIS IS OUTSTANDING. THE DAMN THING IS SO HEAVY AND STURDY THAT I WOULD BE SHOCKED TO SEE A BUMP DAMAGE IT.
Sounds
THE SOUND QUALITY IS GREAT! IN VOICE MODE THAT IS. IF YOU HERE SOMETHING IN VOICE MODE THAT YOU LIKE AND THEN WANT TO GO AND RECORD IT YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO GO INTO PATTERN MODE WHICH WILL NOT SOUND AS GOOD AS VOICE MODE BECAUSE VOICE MODE HAS SAMPLE'S. WOW THAT WAS SMART!
Overall Opinion
WELL, AFTER I FIGURED OUT HOW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO USE IT(BUY A MPC) THEN I BECAME MORE WILLING TO USE IT BECAUSE LIKE I SAID BEFORE THE SOUNDS SOUND REAL GOOD IN VOICE MODE. SO I RECOMMEND TO BUY A SEQUENCER THEN YOUR ON YOUR WAY.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: J2rel ( 7-, 2005)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
Being a workstation, you got everything aswell as some nice added features. The sequencer is a bit hard to figure out at first but once you get the hang of it, theres no problems. Everything in the sequencer mode is routed through the mixer which is nice and makes stuff easier. Job Mode in each area allows you to do nearly anything to any part of the music.

Price paid

990 euro
Utilization
Not easy to start with, but once you get the hang of everything its easy and quick to use. The small screen makes it a bit harder too but again once you know the layout its fine.

Big and pretty heavy so its a solid construction. The keys are very good quality, aswell as all the buttons and pitch/mod wheels.
Sounds
The flute, string, brass, piano and organ voices all sound real. Most the basses are nice and the synth sounds are good enough to use in any genre. The drums are good, alot of nice 'phat' kicks and acoustic snares, great for hip hop. Some good percussion too and lots of good FX sounds.
Overall Opinion
I love this because it does everything in one box, which is what i need. You can make a beat start to finish from scratch. Definately worth the money and i hope i will be using it for a long time.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: vexman ( 8-, 2004)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
I love the faders and knobs, you don't even need to buy a seperate interface for your recording program if you didn't want to. The only thing I didn't like is the one setting for all the channels dynamics & eq (but that is what sequencing programs are for).

Price paid

1800
Utilization
There isn't too much missing from the board I recently bought another board but find myself using the motif's sequencer. I can't understand how people say that it isn't easy to use. Quantize is off the chain it is so easy to set until it's not funny. I think if people read the book to see how to use the basic parameters of the board then they would love it to death.

This thing is a tank built tough real tough. The only thing is the buttons begin to wear after a while (I fixed my own board so I am not complaining).
Sounds
This board is loaded with sounds. They aren't then like those of the triton and boards similar. If you use the program to tweak each sound you can get some real creative instruments.
Overall Opinion
Yamaha nailed it on this board! Creation can be done in a matter of seconds. Compared to other boards I can sequence almost as fast as I think. I wish they would have came up with the skip back sampling then this board would have no equal.The sequencing on this board blows the competition away, you can scroll to select different sounds while playing, sample, tweak sounds, and lay (record) almost what ever you could imagine.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: Man_Unlimited ( 5-, 2004)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
Features...Love em all. More than the Fantom had which I sold for more money than I bought the Motif for. Plus it samples. Awesome. Different ways to sample. Asign to one key or track or octaves up and down or sliced over a section of keys. Easy to reverse edit and manipulate. Has everything but vari-phrase technology. I was stuck between this and a Triton. This was my choice and I am very happy.

Price paid

$950
Utilization
Easy to use? Hmmm, Ive had so much equipment over the last 17 years. I read a couple lil items in the manual and havent touched it since. It all makes sense once I made my first original track. The only thing that sucks about this board is you cant scan through sounds/voices while playing your pattern. Thats a waste of time and the only thing I hate.

Quality.. I bought it used and it has been flawless so far. Strong heavy and powerful. My first Yamaha product so I was a little skeptical when I sold my Fantom.
Sounds
Sound quality I feel is great. Everybody else says they can tell the difference between my old equipment. Not enough Trance Synths like a Virus etc... But for my Hip-Hop it rules.
Overall Opinion
So far it is my favorite piece of equipment I have ever had. I never run out of voices like I did on the Roland stuff. I use samples and everything and fill alot of tracks thick and never lost sound or quality yet.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: Unknown (January 2-, 2003)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
It has all I need. I do real heavy sequencing.

Price paid

$1.435
Utilization
Easy to use. The manual could explain the parameters a little more in detail. I can't get the damn Crescendo function to work. The explanation is to vague. Korg was better at this.

Tough
Sounds
The sound quality is great. But the orchestral sound, especially the strings don't pull through. I have tweaked and tweaked and can't get them to sound natural. I try to do some fast bowing on the string ensembles and it just doesn't pull through. Each notes gets sucked in, and not because of polypony. Also, the sounds are more hip hop, rap oriented. Not my type
Overall Opinion
Almost there. Needs better strings and less hip hop. Maybe some real orchestral persussion. The orch cymbal sounds lifeless. No control at all.

Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: Unknown (January 1-, 2003)

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10/31/08

FP User Reviews's review

Characteristics
Very sad to see all those bad ratings on my Favourite workstation of all time. Think they just need some Xtra time to go through the manual as this baby has got way more functions than what they thought.I have no problems with the effects & definately die without using those fat fat acoustic sounds no other keyboard at this price range could produce.Give it a try & listen to the demo.U'll know what i mean....

Price paid

$1600
Utilization
Have to read through manual a few times.I'm using them blind folded now.

Not really a performance keyboard.Triton is a better choice for this category but sadly the sound of the Triton don't even come close.
Sounds
Superb acoustic sounds!!
Overall Opinion
Originally posted on FutureProducers.com

Posted by: Unknown ( 6-, 2003)

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