street priceMOTIF XS6 is an instrument of the Motif XS series which is represented with an AWM2 Tone Generator, 128 note polyphony, 130 000 note MIDI sequencer, 355MB of sounds and 2670 waveforms. The keyboard has weighted keys. The connectivity offers full MIDI implementation, USB host and device, A/D input, digital out, assignable output jack, output L/R phone jack, foot controller, 2 footswitch options, AC In, mLAN support, Ethernet.
XS series got some improvements comparing to the previous Motif series among which there are a larger color display, 8 faders, up to 8 waveforms per voice, Expanded Articulation, Ethernet support, bigger waveform ROM, direct performance recording to pattern, possibility of 4 simultaneous arpeggios in Performance mode. Yamaha PLG expansion cards could not be installed into Motif XS series. The units shipped with Cubase AI.
Motif XS6 released in 2007 has a 61-note keyboard with FSX key action, features 128 voices of polyphony, 355MB ROM waveforms and the total number of 2670 waves. Memory offers 1024 presets + 65 kits, 384 user ones + 32 kits, and 384 performances.
Country of origin / production: Japan
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| Usage area | |
|---|---|
| Workstation | |
| Usage Design/ Form Factor | |
| With Keys | |
| Archetype | |
| Digital (D) | |
| Polyphony | |
| Voices | 128 |
| Multi Timbral Capacity | 16 part(s) |
| Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis | |
| Yamaha | |
| VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) | |
| AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory 2) | |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count | 2670 |
| Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform ROM | 355 Mb |
| Programs/ Voices/ Timbres | |
| Single Voice Preset | 1024 |
| User-defined Single Voice | 384 |
| Multitimbral Preset | 384 |
| User-defined Multitimbral | 128 |
| Drum Kits Preset | 64 |
| Drum Kits User-defined | 32 |
| Performance/ Multitimbral Parts | 4 |
| Effects | |
| Reverb | |
| Chorus | |
| Insertion | |
| Variation | |
| Equalizer | |
| Bands | 5 |
| Sampler | |
| DAC | 24 bit |
| ADC | 20 bit |
| Resolution | 16 bit/ 11.025 kHz |
| Resolution | 16 bit/ 22.05 kHz |
| Resolution | 16 bit/ 44.1 kHz |
| Sequencer | |
| Tracks count | 16 |
| Pattern Sequencer | |
| Sequencer Resolution | 480 ppqn |
| Note Capacity | 130000 |
| Tempo (min value) | 5 |
| Tempo (max value) | 300 |
| Arpegiator/ Portamento | |
| Arpegiator | |
| Arpeggio presets | 6633 |
| Arpeggio User-defined Memory | 256 |
| MIDI | |
| General MIDI (GM) | |
| MIDI in/ out | |
| IN | |
| OUT | |
| THRU | |
| Keys | |
| Type | Synth Action |
| Type: Manufacturer part code | FSX |
| Size | 5 |
| Number of Keys | 61 |
| Display | |
| Color resolution | 65k colors/ 16bit/ High Color |
| Resolution: Horizontal | 320 |
| Resolution: Vertical | 240 |
| Resolution: Diagonal | 5.7 |
| Built-in controllers | |
| Pitch Bend Wheel | |
| Modulation Wheel | |
| Ribbon Controller | 1 |
| Slider/ Drawbar | 8 |
| Programmable | |
| Jog dial | |
| External controllers | |
| Sustain foot pedal | |
| Expression foot pedal | |
| Foot Controller | 1 |
| Audio out | |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) | 2 |
| Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm) headphones preamplified | 1 |
| Digital: optical | 1 |
| Audio in | |
| Digital: Coaxial | 1 |
| Computer Interfaces | |
| Ethernet | |
| mLAN | No |
| USB | USB PC Link |
| USB | USB Storage |
| Expandability | |
| Sampler Memory Slot | 2 |
| Power | |
| Voltage | 100-230(250)V |
| Voltage | 50-60Hz |
| Power consumption | 30 W |
| Dimensions | |
| Height | 122 mm |
| Width | 1045 mm |
| Depth | 391 mm |
| Weight | 14.8 kg |
| Case/ body | |
| Metal&plastic | |
| Production start | 2007 |
| Production ended | |
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