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Fred160656
Published on 04/04/10 at 23:48
The Motif Rack XS is definitely now one of the most powerful expanders market.
1U expander is incorporating the sounds of the Motif XS.
It is equipped with a new sound engine, 355 MB of waveforms and stunning effects VCM enable it to produce and integrate all types of music: Orchestral, Rock, Hip Hop, R & B, Electro etc.. GM mode, 4 simultaneous arpeggios, 6000 pre-programmed patterns
It has 5 assignable knobs for instant control.
Assignable outputs, digital output, USB, MIDI, Firewire / mLAN option (thanks to the map mLAN16E2 optional)
UTILIZATION
The manual is very complete
The Motif Rack XS is relatively simple to implement, but like all expanders of this type are difficult to edit sounds from the front panel and LCD.
Yamaha provides a free editor for Mac and PC that allows access to all features of Motif Rack XS.
OS upgrades, drivers from the publisher, the studio manager (for managing multiple devices in the same environment Yamaha) are downloadable on the site YamahaSynth.com
drivers and other utilities are now available for Win 7 (32 and 64bit)
It comes with a lighter version of Cubase 4AI
It fits perfectly into the environment of the editor of Cubase Motif Rack XS is seen as a VSTi for Cubase (without taking any resources from the computer) it is also possible thanks to the card to record digital mLan 8 tracks simultaneously in Cubase and apply to sounds from the Motif XS Rack VST effects while playing or recording.
SOUNDS
The polyphony is 128 possible pathways
The sound palette is extremely broad Voices 1.152 and 65 Drum Kits are availables and made from 355 MB of waveforms, for a total of 2670 waveforms. (128 General MIDI voices GM)
main categories of sounds are:
MAIN CATEGORY
- Piano (Acoustic Piano) - Keys (Keyboard) - Organ - Guitar - Bass - String (String) - Brass - SaxWW (Sax / Woodwind) - SynLd (Synth Lead) - Pads (Pad Synth / Choir) - SyCmp (Synth Comp ) - CEPROC (Chromatic Percussion) - Dr / Pc (Drum / Percussion) - S. EFX (Sound Effect) - Mr. EFX (Musical Effect) - Ethnc (Ethnic)
Multi-mode can be pre programmed sets of mix and arrangement of "voices" for different styles of music besides there are already three banks of 128 presets, programmed for different styles of music such as R & B, hip-hop, jazz, film soundtrack, electronica, Latin styles, ballad, rock and others.
The sounds sound excellent in every category and have good dynamics (very few of them are not usable as is)
The quality of the effects is also very high level and not only allows the insertion of two voices but also by effects of general effects.
6.633 Arpeggiator types are available 4 can operate simultaneously allowing combinasonts similar to those of an arranger (he is indeed possible to have a battery for the arpeggio, arpeggio playing a bass line, a guitar arpeggio playing a rhythmic and one for a piano it is possible to assign out different areas on the keyboard ..)
OVERALL OPINION
I have this module for over a year and I could not find on the market module more versatile, and possesses such a quality sound.
What I can blame the Motif Rack XS is the inability to add expansion cards as it was possible to do on the previous model (Motif Rack ES) and the absence of the module as the sampling keyboard versions, but this is offset by the sound quality and impressive capabilities and seamless integration with Cubase and is communications capabilities with other peripherals Yamaha (KX8, N12, N8, ...) and integration Editor's also in Cubase.
Since purchasing e module I also purchased the card that allows me mLan the recording 8 PSTE simultaneously in Cubase.
The price may seem high, but the first uses of this module, the quality of timbles, the potential effects and integration with music environment (DAW) you quickly reinforces your choice
I would do the purchase without any restriction
1U expander is incorporating the sounds of the Motif XS.
It is equipped with a new sound engine, 355 MB of waveforms and stunning effects VCM enable it to produce and integrate all types of music: Orchestral, Rock, Hip Hop, R & B, Electro etc.. GM mode, 4 simultaneous arpeggios, 6000 pre-programmed patterns
It has 5 assignable knobs for instant control.
Assignable outputs, digital output, USB, MIDI, Firewire / mLAN option (thanks to the map mLAN16E2 optional)
UTILIZATION
The manual is very complete
The Motif Rack XS is relatively simple to implement, but like all expanders of this type are difficult to edit sounds from the front panel and LCD.
Yamaha provides a free editor for Mac and PC that allows access to all features of Motif Rack XS.
OS upgrades, drivers from the publisher, the studio manager (for managing multiple devices in the same environment Yamaha) are downloadable on the site YamahaSynth.com
drivers and other utilities are now available for Win 7 (32 and 64bit)
It comes with a lighter version of Cubase 4AI
It fits perfectly into the environment of the editor of Cubase Motif Rack XS is seen as a VSTi for Cubase (without taking any resources from the computer) it is also possible thanks to the card to record digital mLan 8 tracks simultaneously in Cubase and apply to sounds from the Motif XS Rack VST effects while playing or recording.
SOUNDS
The polyphony is 128 possible pathways
The sound palette is extremely broad Voices 1.152 and 65 Drum Kits are availables and made from 355 MB of waveforms, for a total of 2670 waveforms. (128 General MIDI voices GM)
main categories of sounds are:
MAIN CATEGORY
- Piano (Acoustic Piano) - Keys (Keyboard) - Organ - Guitar - Bass - String (String) - Brass - SaxWW (Sax / Woodwind) - SynLd (Synth Lead) - Pads (Pad Synth / Choir) - SyCmp (Synth Comp ) - CEPROC (Chromatic Percussion) - Dr / Pc (Drum / Percussion) - S. EFX (Sound Effect) - Mr. EFX (Musical Effect) - Ethnc (Ethnic)
Multi-mode can be pre programmed sets of mix and arrangement of "voices" for different styles of music besides there are already three banks of 128 presets, programmed for different styles of music such as R & B, hip-hop, jazz, film soundtrack, electronica, Latin styles, ballad, rock and others.
The sounds sound excellent in every category and have good dynamics (very few of them are not usable as is)
The quality of the effects is also very high level and not only allows the insertion of two voices but also by effects of general effects.
6.633 Arpeggiator types are available 4 can operate simultaneously allowing combinasonts similar to those of an arranger (he is indeed possible to have a battery for the arpeggio, arpeggio playing a bass line, a guitar arpeggio playing a rhythmic and one for a piano it is possible to assign out different areas on the keyboard ..)
OVERALL OPINION
I have this module for over a year and I could not find on the market module more versatile, and possesses such a quality sound.
What I can blame the Motif Rack XS is the inability to add expansion cards as it was possible to do on the previous model (Motif Rack ES) and the absence of the module as the sampling keyboard versions, but this is offset by the sound quality and impressive capabilities and seamless integration with Cubase and is communications capabilities with other peripherals Yamaha (KX8, N12, N8, ...) and integration Editor's also in Cubase.
Since purchasing e module I also purchased the card that allows me mLan the recording 8 PSTE simultaneously in Cubase.
The price may seem high, but the first uses of this module, the quality of timbles, the potential effects and integration with music environment (DAW) you quickly reinforces your choice
I would do the purchase without any restriction