| There's no denying that the Yamaha MOTIF is one of | | | | coupled with the MO8s sophisticated arpeggiator, the |
| the finest-sounding workstation keyboards around. | | | | MegaVoices recreate subtle playing nuances like guitar |
| Also hard to deny: its price. Hey, you want the best in | | | | hammer-ons and pull-offs, or clarinet grace notes and |
| the game, there's always a cost. But what if there | | | | over-breath noise. |
| were some way to get all those amazing sounds at a | | | | Also on board are the impressive analog-synth |
| fraction of the MOTIF's price? What if you could still | | | | modeling capabilities of the MOTIF ES. A four-oscillator |
| get the awesome sequencing features and DAW | | | | sound-generator architecture, multi-band filter, and |
| integration the MOTIF ES has to offer, too? There just | | | | dynamic envelope controls effortlessly recall the entire |
| so happens to be a keyboard workstation that fits that | | | | history of modern musical synthesis. Ever said to |
| exact description: the Yamaha MO8. | | | | yourself "I know exactly what this track needs"? The |
| Built off the powerful AWM2 sound engine that's at | | | | MO8 has that sound, whatever it might be; it's like |
| the core of the MOTIF ES, the Yamaha MO8 88-Key | | | | having every vintage synth you've ever heard, instantly |
| Music Production Synthesizer puts that MOTIF sound | | | | at your fingertips. The MO's array of solid sliders and |
| well within reach of most musicians, without sacrificing | | | | knobs provide assignable, real-time control over every |
| functional design or sonic power. | | | | instrument parameter, as well as over the |
| MOTIF ES Sound Engine | | | | comprehensive DSP effects. Yamaha wouldn't have |
| Sound quality is the deal-maker or -breaker on any | | | | called it a Music Production Keyboard without including |
| workstation keyboard, and the MO8 delivers. It boasts | | | | a wide array of studio-quality effects, so along with |
| the same powerful synthesis engine as the industry | | | | the hundreds of voices, they ported the MOTIF ES's |
| standard MOTIF ES, so you can show up to any gig, | | | | EQs, choruses, reverbs, compressors, and radical lo-fi, |
| session, or production date with your MO' in hand | | | | digital scratching, slicing, and beat change FX to the |
| knowing you're packing some of the most explosive | | | | MO8. More than providing you with every sound you |
| sounds in the biz. All the celebrated Yamaha | | | | can think of, the MO8 will inspire you with sounds you |
| sample-based instruments are there, including their | | | | never thought possible. |
| much-lauded acoustic grand piano patches. Percussion | | | | For the rest of the review, other user reviews and to |
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| hip-hop beats are at all your disposal. You even get | | | | page. |
| the breathtaking MegaVoice instruments; when | | | | |