The heart of the ES is a brand new tone generator chip featuring 128
notes of polyphony, new filter algorithms and massive DSP power (try 16
three band Part EQs, 8 Insert effects, 2 system effects and 2 master
effects in Song and Pattern Mode). To compliment all this sonic power,
the ES has the largest and most musical wave ROM ever featured in a
workstation (175MB in 16-bit linear format). New features like Phrase
Factory with 1700 arpeggios, Mega Voice technology and real time loop
remix makes it easier than ever to create great tracks. Its advanced
Integrated Sampling Sequencer lets you add audio tracks into your songs.
The
latest in digital technologies including support for 512 MB of DIMM
Sample RAM, USB storage hosting and 2nd generation mLAN computer
connectivity guarantee future expandability. Yamaha added bigger &
better knobs, sliders and transport controls, even a ribbon controller.
In fact, ES might stand for Every Suggestion Yamaha ever heard for
improving MOTIF.
Features
True 128-note polyphony
"Keyboard
Mega Voices" technology which makes it possible to include all the
nuances of an instrument?s realtime performance, such as hammer-ons,
pull-offs, harmonics, slides, fret noises, and other elements
"Phrase Factory" for creating sequenced phrases
ISS Sampling
Four rotary controllers and four faders
Ribbon controller
USB Port
SmartMedia slot
Expansion Slot for mLAN Networking or more Audio I/O
Modular Synthesis Plug-in System which lets you simply plug-in appropriate optional expansion boards
Expressive Sampled Sounds with the New "Keyboard Mega Voices"
A
significant leap forward from simple single layer samples, "Keyboard
Mega Voices" technology makes it possible to include all the nuances of
an instrument?s realtime performance. Imagine a guitar voice, for
example, with hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, slides, fret noises,
and other elements of the "real thing" all accessible from the keyboard
at the same time. Keyboard Mega Voice technology takes MOTIF ES guitar,
bass, and other instrument voices to new expressive heights.
Enhanced Signal Processing Effects System
If
you?ve ever felt limited by the Effect Systems in other keyboards, be
prepared for total liberation: system effects include 20 reverb types
and 49 chorus/delay types, while each Voice can have two large blocks
of 116 insertion effect types. In the song or pattern modes, up to
Eight Separate parts can have their voice insertion Effects
Simultaneously. There?s also independent three-band part EQ Settings
for each of the 16 parts in Mix, eight types of mastering effects
including multi band compression, and a five-band master EQ to complete
your productions right to the final mastering stage. New reverbs,
vintage phasers, flangers and wah-wahs ensure that you get the highest
quality effects that are available in Yamaha?s vast arsenal of DSP
algorithms.
Easy Song Making with new ES "Phrase Factory"
Much
more than a simple arpeggiator, the MOTIF ES Phrase Factory offers
unprecedented versatility for creating sequenced phrases. Use it with
the drum kits to produce innovative rhythm patterns, or take advantage
of its chord-recognition capabilities to generate pitched phrases using
the normal voices. You have 1,787 preset arpeggiator phrases to start
with - from standard synth arps to drum loops to natural-sounding
acoustic-instrument grooves. The Phrase Factory system works seamlessly
with Keyboard Mega Voice technology so you can take advantage of all
the expressive Keyboard Mega Voice nuances. You can even assign five
different arp phrases to the switches below the display and switch them
in real time. Plus the arpeggiator?s new chord recognition and
performance play parameters let you easily create your own user arps or
modify presets to make them your own. Finally if your creative runs
dry, Real Time Loop Remix let?s you generate literally thousands of
instant variations on any phrase either MIDI or audio.
Exceptional Sampling & Extensive Sequencing with ISS
The
Integrated Sampling Sequencer in the ES provides the seamless
integration of MIDI and audio sample sequencing places the MOTIF ES
synthesizers right on the leading edge of music production. Of course
you can BPM-sync playback of MIDI and sample loops, and our Time Slice
function lets you handle samples with the same freedom as MIDI sequence
data without altering pitch or losing audio quality. A maximum sample
RAM (DIMM) capacity of 512 MB places the MOTIF ES sampler section in
the same league as some of the most advanced stand-alone samplers
available. The ES comes with a bundled CD-ROM with over 170 MB of
sample voices including the S90 three layer piano, sweet sax and
woodwind voices and drum loops. The sequencer section can handle up to
226,000 notes in 16 tracks, and with lots of new features like
Rehearsal Rec mode. You are only limited by your imagination.
Expressive Surface for Real Time Control
For
truly musical expression there?s no substitute for realtime hands-on
control. The MOTIF ES gives you four rotary controllers and four faders
that can be assigned to control filters, volume, effects, envelopes?
any of an extensive range of voice parameters. These same controls
provide a digital mixer feel when mixing multiple sequenced parts. They
can also be used as MIDI controllers to control external MIDI devices.
Yamaha has even added a ribbon controller for intimate fingertip voice
control. And since you need to be able to find and recall voices as
quickly as possible, the MOTIF ES synthesizers feature a Category
Search function. The Category Search function includes a Favorite
category that can store up to 128 of the voices that you use most
frequently for instant recall from any mode.
Elegant System Integration with DAWs
If
you use a computer-based sequencer or DAW as part of your music
production setup, with press of a button you can turn the MOTIF ES into
a full function control surface that supports the same protocols as the
new 01X Digital Mixing Studio. Simply connect a USB cable between the
instrument?s "TO HOST" USB port and your computer?s USB port, and you
can directly access your sequencer/DAW software?s fader, pan, EQ effect
send, track mute, transport, and other parameters from the MOTIF ES
controllers. You can even open and close windows on your computer
directly from your ES.
Efficient Storage via USB Hosting and SmartMedia?
In
addition to the USB "TO HOST" port mentioned above, the MOTIF ES
synthesizers feature a USB "TO DEVICE" port that can be connected to a
USB storage device such as hard disks, flash disks, or card memory
readers for convenient, safe external storage of your samples,
sequences, and other production data. A built-in SmartMedia? slot
accepts memory cards with capacities up to 128 megabytes for convenient
external data storage.
Expansion Slot for mLAN Networking or more Audio I/O
When
you want to move up to mLAN networking - Yamaha?s high-performance
music networking protocol - simply install the optional mLAN16E
expansion board (available soon) in your MOTIF ES synthesizer and
you?re ready to network and share multiple ports of MIDI data and
multiple channels of 24-bit/96 kHz audio data with other mLAN
compatible devices or computers with 1394 Firewire connectors. If your
system requires more audio inputs and outputs than come standard with
the MOTIF ES, add an optional AIEB2 I/O Expansion Board for an
additional six independent analog inputs and outputs as well as coaxial
and optical stereo digital inputs and outputs.
Modular Synthesis Plug-in System
Right
out of the box the MOTIF ES synthesizers are powerhouses of music
production features and sounds. If you want additional capabilities,
however, the Modular Synthesis Plug-in System lets you simply plug-in
appropriate optional expansion boards. For analog-modeling synthesis
there?s the PLG150-AN, or for advanced 6-operator FM synthesis there?s
the PLG150-DX. The incredibly real sound of virtual analog synthesis is
available via the PLG150-VL board, the PLG150-DR delivers outstanding
AWM-generated drum sounds, choose the PLG150-PC for percussion, or
install the PLG150-PF for outstanding piano sound. The MOTIF ES
synthesizers have three expansion slots that can accommodate the extra
features you need.
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