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From Our Research Team:

The MOTIF Flagship Workstation!

The Yamaha MOTIF XS8 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 XS8 is the flagship of the MOTIF line, and includes a balanced hammer effect keyboard with initial touch/aftertouch. Other features include a studio-style UI with LCD screen, eight assignable knobs, eight faders, and FireWire and Ethernet connectivity and storage of new sounds via an onboard sampling sequencer. Capture your inspiration with the Yamaha MOTIF XS8.

Yamaha MOTIF XS8 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, a free 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 XS8 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.

Get connected
The XS8 gives you several options for interfacing with your DAW, such as USB, FireWire, Ethernet, and S/PDIF. Improved DAW control lets you work seamlessly with the included Cubase AI software, opening up limitless opportunities for your creativity.

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 XS8 Keyboard Workstation Features:

• New UI with large color LCD and 8 knobs and sliders
  
• Xpanded Articulation Synth engine with 355MB of WAVE ROM
  
• 88-key balanced hammer effect keyboard 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 XS8 keyboard workstation is a complete song-making package!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number MOTIFXS8