Yamaha Motif Rack Xs
Product Info
The Yamaha MOTIF-RACK XS is packed full of inspiring sounds, exciting rhythms and expressive control that spur your creativity to new heights - any time, any place.
The compact Yamaha MOTIF-RACK XS gives you an enormous selection of Voices based on the popular, professional-level MOTIF XS, studio-level effect processing, five real-time Control Knobs for tweaking 20 different parameters as you play, a wide-ranging library of convenient Multi-part presets, thousands of automatic Arpeggios at your fingertips, and seamless hardware/software integration.
Never before has such comprehensive control, music-making versatility and sheer sonic power been combined in such a small, easy-to-use package. This little powerhouse has all you need - effectively doing the work of several tone generators and processors. Simply hook it up to a laptop or a keyboard workstation and you've got an entire studio's worth ofsounds and effects at your fingertips - plus a whole world of inspiration you can tap into.
The special Editor software provides comprehensive control over all Voice, Multi and Drum settings on the MOTIF-RACK XS - and even gives you access to detailed parameters not available from the front panel.
Key features and specifications
- Wide range of dynamic and authentic Voices - total of 1,152 Voices and 65 Drum Kits
- Powerful Arpeggio function - simultaneous playback of four types, total 6,633 available
- Five real-time Control Knobs, for adjusting the sound as you perform or record
- Convenient, intuitive editing of all settings from computer with MOTIF-RACK XS Editor
- Full integration with the popular Cubase series audio/MIDI recording software
- Tone Generator: AWM2, with Expanded Articulation
- Polyphony: 128 notes
- Wave: 355MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 2,670 waveforms
- Connections: PHONES, USB TO HOST, MIDI IN/OUT, DIGITAL OUTPUT, ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L and R, OUTPUT L/MONO and R, DC/IN, mLAN (when the mLAN16E2 has been installed)
- 160 x 64-dot graphic backlit LCD
- Digital Output: 44.1kHz, 24bit (COAXIAL)
- Dimensions: 480 (W) x 379.4 (D) x 44 (H) mm
- Weight: 4.2kg
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