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)