General
The most beautiful Motif ever? Quite possibly. In any case, the inspiration for this Yamaha XF8 WH is certainly beautiful, as it was created in honour of Yamaha's 40th anniversary of bringing out their first synth. To celebrate the amazing success the brand has had with developing electronic keyboard instruments in the decades since, they've given the Anniversary Motif XF series a sleek white finish. This top-of-the-line model also comes with a beautiful 40th anniversary box, including a 4GB USB stick with extra sounds, a sticker, a message card, a coupon, and 1,024MB of extra flash memory so you can give your best performances yet and use your own samples.
Yamaha Motif XF8 WH: keyboard and sounds
The largest Motif model was traditionally intended for piano keyboardists. As such, the Motif XF8 WH offers an impressive keyboard with 88 weighted keys with aftertouch. With this Balanced Hammer Effect keyboard, you can get the most out of the beautiful sounds hidden away in no less than 741 MB of memory. You won't want to miss out on the samples from Yamaha's own CFIII and S6 grand pianos either! With their layered, stereo format you get a pure, organic sound, and the same goes for the other instrument groups. From guitars, horns and strings to pads and synth leads, everything that you need for creating serious productions is included. Inspiring to play and breathtaking to hear live.
VCM effects and digital integration
Good sounds are a must, but they really come to life with the DSP effects, which sound just as great. Yamaha has always been strong when it comes to effects, but the virtual Circuitry Modeling effects featured in the Motif really have that high-grade sound of studio plugins. Moreover, most of the effects have been edited in great detail, so the sound that you hear in your head is easy to produce with the Motif. Furthermore, the XF8 WH is equipped with a Remote Control function, so it can be fully integrated with your DAW. It's compatible with Cubase, Sonar, ProTools, Logic and Digital Performer, so you can use the various faders and rotary knobs to control the software functions. Perfect for studio use. With this anniversary edition, Yamaha offers everything and more for the modern professional keyboard player.
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