Yamaha MOTIF XS8 Music Production Synthesizer Workstation Keyboard $794.9

• MOTIF XS8: 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect Keyboard (Initial Touch/Aftertouch)
• Tone Generator: AWM2 with Expanded Articulation
• Polyphony: 128 notes
• Multi-timbral capacity: 16 parts; audio input parts (A/D, mLAN*) *1 stereo part
• Wave: 355MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 2,670 waveforms
  
  Voice
• Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits
• GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit
• User: 128 x 3 (selected and copied from Preset bank) Normal Voice + 32 Drum Kits
• Performance User: 128 x 3 (up to 4 Parts)
• Filter: 18 types
• Effect System: Reverb x 9 types, Chorus x 22 types, Insertion (A, B, L) x 53 types x 8 blocks, Master Effect x 9 types, Master Equalizer (5 bands), Part EQ (3 bands, stereo)
• Samples: Up to 1,024 Waveforms (Multi Samples), up to 128 Key Banks per Waveform, up to 4,096 Key Banks
• Sampling sources: analog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling), digital output mLAN (available on the MOTIF XS6 and 7 when the mLAN16E2 has been installed)
• A/D Conversion: 24-bit, 64x oversampling
• D/A Conversion; 24-bit, 128x oversampling
• Sample Data Bits: 16
• Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz, 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (Stereo/Mono), via mLAN (when the mLAN16E2 has been installed) 44.1kHz (fixed)
• Sampling Memory: Optionally installed, expandable to 1GB (512MB DIMM x 2 slots)
• Sample Length: 32MB mono, 64MB stereo
• Sampling Time: 44.1kHz—6 min. 20 sec.; 22.05kHz—12 min. 40 sec.; 11.025kHz—25 min. 20 sec.; 5.0125kHz—55 min. 40 sec.
• Sample format: original format, WAV, AIFF
  
  Sequencer block
• Note Capacity: Approx. 130,000 notes
• Note Resolution: 480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
• Maximum Polyphony; 124 notes
• Tempo (BPM); 5 300
• Recording type: realtime replace; realtime overdub (with the exception of the Pattern Chain); realtime punch in/out (Song only)
• Tracks: Pattern—16 Phrase tracks; Pattern Chain—Pattern track, Tempo track, Scene; Song—16 sequence tracks (Loop on/off can be set for each track), Tempo track, Scene track
  
  Track
• Patterns: 64 Patterns (x 16 sections); 256 measures (maximum); 16 Voices per Pattern, up to 256 Voices for all Patterns; 32 mixing templates for all songs and Patterns
• Phrases: 256 User Phrases per Pattern
• Songs: 64 Songs; 16 Mixing Voices per Song, up to 256 for all Songs; 32 Mixing Templates for all Songs and Patterns
• Arpeggio: Approx. 6,000 Preset types; 256 User types (MIDI Sync, MIDI transmit/receive channel, Velocity Limit, and Note Limit can be set)
• Scene Memory: 5 per Song
• Sequence Format: Original format, SMF format 0, 1 (Format 1 load only)
• Master: 128 User (8 Zones (Master keyboard settings), Assignable Knob/Slider settings, Program Change Table)
• Sequence Software compatible with the Remote Control function: Cubase 4, Cubase AI, SONAR 5.2 for Windows; Cubase 4, Cubase AI, Logic 7.2, Digital Performer 5 for Macintosh (Functions to be controlled differ depending on the software)
• Controllers: Pitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Ribbon Controller, Assignable Control Sliders x 8, Assignable Knobs x 8, Assignable Function buttons x 2, Data dial
• Display: 320 x 240 dot, 5.7 inch graphic color backlit LCD
  
  Connectors
• OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack)
• ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L, R (standard phone jack)
• A/D INPUT L, R (standard phone jack)
• DIGITAL OUT
• PHONES (standard stereo phone jack)
• FOOT CONTROLLER 1, 2
• FOOT SWITCH x 2 (SUSTAIN, ASSIGNABLE)
• MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
• USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE)
• AC IN
• ETHERNET
• mLAN (available on the MOTIF XS6 and 7 when the mLAN16E2 has been installed)
• Power Consumption: 30W
• MOTIF XS8: 1,457 (W) x 466 (D) x 168 (H) mm, 28.6 kg