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Yamaha MOTIF ES8

Workstation from Yamaha belonging to the MOTIF series

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«  Heavy beast »

Published on 09/03/11 at 04:06
88 keys
keyboard a little small but good size and dynamic response of the keys perfect 9 / 10

That said, a bit tiring to play in the bottom of the keyboard continuously without armotisseurs...7/10

quantity and diversity of sounds on top 10/10

Crane controllers sufficient for my use 9 / 10 (sensitive buttons and sliders)

10/10 connector

UTILIZATION

Complicated to use but with time and application and it achieves its end 5 / 10
detail:
The manual is simply unreadable if you speak French properly as usual from the wonderful DX7, but if you speak Japanese, we must understand the strange turns of phrase and terms unlikely.
The sound editing application professionalism and passion, good coffee and concentration away from the kids and the vacuum cleaner, though ...

I do not use the sequencer but small tests showed me that it made paterns that sound at once very easily: 8 / 10

I'm just patch stage: super easy 10/10

no touch screen?
no importance, adjusting brightness and colors chosen screen perfect for me in context or obscure suréclairé
I am very nearsighted, very sensitive and only one of me is functional, then crots me, the screen is 11/10

the call sounds a hurry on the panel or the wheel is relatively easy, they are tidy, then you can easily make its User bank, then: 9 / 10 (not 10, they do not m'endorsent anyway ...)

SOUNDS

ah this flute! .... those pianos!
these organs! these low! these guitars! these pads! these basses! those mojitos! the espresso! the tiramisu!
...
not when it's not even all that but not far

a sample set of high quality and diversity

to nitpick:
Why not harpsichord??
no dulcimer??

the strings "sound" is still quite ugly as most of the time
if such diffcile with onboard memory and if you want strings samplées VSL =

same for the brass except for a hideous imitation of passable baritone saxes and generally audible for models

OVERALL OPINION

6 happy years of use in all kinds of context

the keyboard is still light
and I have to tighten the hull despite a transport flight case that does not move
but simply because I stand a long time on X in concert
it is essential to the barbecue stand with 4 legs and full support,
the beast is heavy!

do I use the sequencer as patch stage, otherwise I'm on Logic, Mainstage, sequencer without interest for me, I bought it for its strength and its sounds

is one of the best keyboards I've even done it better today

but better is much more expensive

Q / P at the time: 10/10

Overall 9 / 10, although it is now "outdated"