Yamaha MOTIF Rack XS Sound Module

Keyboards MIDI

Yamaha

Sound Modules

SKU: YAMMOTIFRACKXS

Inspiration can strike at any time, but there's no need to wait for it. The new 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.

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Reviews

Quality:
Well made.

Value:
I am considering returning the unit for a different product and manufacturer because of the polyphony limitations.

Sound:
Do not be fooled by the 128 voice polyphony spec. I created a soequence using the Brush Drumset, Fretless bass, Vintage Rhodes, and Lyricon synthlead. I recorded the drums first. When adding the bass track, the bass tones were already being clipped! Polyhony actually refers to "Elements" not how many notes you can play at once. Apparently the brush drum set has multiple elements for each sound depending on velocity, whether or not it is stereo, what octave the note is in. So just a drum pattern and bassline used up all 128 elements. Sucks.

Ease of Use:
Easy to get around.

Support:
Good support. The techs quickly worked on figuring out the polyphony situation.