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Yamaha MOTIF XS6

Sampling Keyboard Workstation with 61 Keys, LCD User Interface, Mixer Section, and Sequencer

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Sweetwater's FREE Motif XSpert upgrade includes 512MB of RAM and 1GB USB 2.0 flash drive, gigabytes of samples, loops, and MIDI grooves, Cubase AI, tutorial DVDs, and much more! It's all FREE, and it's available only at Sweetwater! Call your Sales Engineer for details.

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A Powerful, Integrated Keyboard Workstation!

The Yamaha MOTIF XS6 keyboard workstation gives you the power to create, using the Xpanded Articulation Synth engine's 355 MB of WAVE ROM, a studio-style mixing environment and Virtual Circuitry modeling effects to fire your imagination. The user interface on the 61-key XS6 features a large color LCD screen with eight knobs and sliders. Other features include FireWire and Ethernet connectivity and storage of new sounds via an onboard sampling sequencer. Capture your inspiration with the Yamaha MOTIF XS6.


Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Keyboard Workstation at a Glance:
  • Exclusive XSpert upgrade with memory, storage, and new sounds!
  • High-quality sounds
  • Easy song creation
  • Computer connectivity
  • Intuitive interface

Sweetwater Exclusive - $1,175 in Extras FREE!
The Yamaha Motif XS keyboard workstation features great ROM sounds, top-notch effects, and powerful arpeggiators and sequencer. But did you know the Motif XS possesses robust sampling capabilities as well? Sweetwater's Director of Product Optimization, Daniel Fisher, developed the ultimate bundle to enhance this feature: the Motif XSpert, a sampling powerhouse and ideal DAW companion, with added RAM, an internal flash drive, bonus samples, and a ton of extras. Best of all, this upgrade - an $1,175 value - is FREE!

Sweetwater's FREE Motif XSpert Upgrade Includes:
  • 512MB of RAM and 1GB USB 2.0 flash drive
  • Sweetwater-exclusive internal flash drive mounting plate
  • DVD-ROM with samples of $250,000 S700 piano
  • Bonus XS bank of instruments and 64 analog synth emulations
  • All Motif ES and MO8 preset banks converted to Motif XS format
  • "The World of Motif XS" 4-hour tutorial DVD
  • Cubase AI DAW software with 2-hour tutorial DVD
  • Gigabytes of samples, loops, and MIDI grooves
  • Plus much more!

Lots of great sounds
The MOTIF XS6 gives you several great new sounds and options, such as acoustic piano, electric piano, and orchestral waves, key-off/legato/cycle wave/random assignable functions, eight elements per voice, half damper, and vocorder. VCM vintage effects include EQ, compression, reverb, phaser, flanger, and wah.

Your song-making assistant
An integrated sampling sequencer and several assignable control parameters give you the flexibility and convenience you need to capture, manipulate and produce the sounds that inspire you. Direct performance recording lets you get results in real time.

See and feel what you're doing
A large (320x640) full-dot color graphic LCD user interface lets you easily monitor what you're doing, while assignable function buttons and a bank of eight knobs and eight faders give you complete control over your work. It's all integrated into a studio-style environment, right on the keyboard!

Yamaha MOTIF XS6 Keyboard Workstation Features:
  • New UI with large color LCD and 8 knobs and sliders
  • Xpanded Articulation Synth engine with 355MB of WAVE ROM
  • 61 keys with initial touch/aftertouch
  • Studio-style mixing environment with Virtual Circuitry Modeling effects
  • Four intelligent Arpeggiators with instant Performance Recording
  • Integrated Sampling Sequencer with 1GB of optional memory
  • Total computer integration and Cubase AI software included

The Yamaha MOTIF XS6 keyboard workstation is a complete songcrafting machine!
Specification Detail
Dimensions 41.1 x 15.5 x 6.6 in
Weight 32.6 lbs

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based on 5 customer reviews

king motif

by Dereck brothers from west cocoa fl
December 13, 2007
Music Background: rapper/singer investor
move over fathom theres a new king in town,for all you fathom fans out there theres a beast out there.
don't get me wrong i own a fathom x6 with two expansion boards. but let tell you this board ... read more [+]its nothing but the truth.SO LET IT BE TOLD! THE SOUNDS
ARE AMAZEING REPEAT THE SOUNDS ARE AMAZEING.everthing sounds so real. no explaining here, you have to SEE it and HEAR it for yourself!!!!!!!!!! close [-]

OFF THE CHAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Full Blown, LLC. from MISSISSIPPI
June 19, 2007
Music Background: Record Label
I been tryin to get the xs6 for a minute and no one had it in stock. I finally got it, and boy the sounds are mind blowning. I don't see myself ever getting tired of this board. It is truely a board o... read more [+]f the future. They gonna have to come with it to top this 1!!!!!!! close [-]

THIS MACHINE IS GREAT

by JOSH from
May 9, 2007
Music Background: PRO MUSICIAN
GREAT ITS INCREDIBLE SOUND I CALLED EVERYDAY 4 A MONTH 2 GET THIS MACHINE ITS WORTH IT

A Must

by Pastor Martin from Seattle Wa. USA
April 24, 2007
Music Background: Pro Musician, Recording Artist
I've owned the motif classic, I currently have a ES7 and now a XS6 which by far is the best ever ther sounds are awesome, the looks are sharp and the large screen is off the hook.

How did they do it?

by D. Williams from Atlanta,GA 30038
April 6, 2007
Music Background: Recording Producer, Pro Musician
This keyboard has blown my expectation. I cant believe how much stuff came with this bad boy. My friend bought it and i made music for days. I dont think you will ever get tired of this board. How can... read more [+] you...its everything a musician DREAMS of. close [-]

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