Yamaha Motif Rack XS Tone Generator

The Yamaha 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.

The compact Yamaha MOTIF-RACK XS gives you an enormous selection of Voices based on the popular, professional-level MOTIF XS, studio-level effect processing, five real-time Control Knobs for tweaking 20 different parameters as you play, a wide-ranging library of convenient Multi-part presets, thousands of automatic Arpeggios at your fingertips, and seamless hardware/software integration.

Never before has such comprehensive control, music-making versatility and sheer sonic power been combined in such a small, easy-to-use package. This little powerhouse has all you need - effectively doing the work of several tone generators and processors. Simply hook it up to a laptop or a keyboard workstation and you've got an entire studio's worth ofsounds and effects at your fingertips - plus a whole world of inspiration you can tap into.

The special Editor software provides comprehensive control over all Voice, Multi and Drum settings on the MOTIF-RACK XS - and even gives you access to detailed parameters not available from the front panel.

Yamaha MOTIF-RACK XS main features:

• Wide range of dynamic and authentic Voices - total of 1,152 Voices and 65 Drum Kits
• Powerful Arpeggio function - simultaneous playback of four types, total 6,633 available
• Five real-time Control Knobs, for adjusting the sound as you perform or record
• Convenient, intuitive editing of all settings from computer with MOTIF-RACK XS Editor
• Full integration with the popular Cubase series audio/MIDI recording software
• Tone Generator: AWM2, with Expanded Articulation
• Polyphony: 128 notes
• Wave: 355MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 2,670 waveforms
• Connections: PHONES, USB TO HOST, MIDI IN/OUT, DIGITAL OUTPUT, ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L and R, OUTPUT L/MONO and R, DC/IN, mLAN (when the mLAN16E2 has been installed)
• 160 x 64-dot graphic backlit LCD
• Digital Output: 44.1kHz, 24bit (COAXIAL)
• Dimensions: 480 (W) x 379.4 (D) x 44 (H) mm
• Weight: 4.2kg