http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP6V6JrH3BU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D6nKP6YBy0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D6nKP6YBy0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoXv-WfqTOU

[This message has been edited by Dnj (edited 04-27-2007).]

Why is it anyone thinks that using the built-in mikes in a camcorder is the right way to make a demo video...? Don't they have line in jacks? Even some big companies (Ketron, Roland and many more) are willing to put out videos recorded on the camcorder mikes. What's the point..?

They all end up sounding like bad Casio's...

Agreed Diki. He's a great player, but it's hard to judge the quality of the voices in those demos.

Some of the patterns on the last demo remind me of the old Korg Wavestation (a little bit JM Jarre as well).

I'm not sure when this machine is available in the UK, a local shop tells me not until July

Diki: I disagree completely. Lower the bar for getting media on-line and you get more content. I don't think anyone would make the decision to buy or not buy a Motif based on these videos. However, it gives you more info on what is possible. More information is a good thing. I say keep it coming and I'll sift it out and make up my own mind. If everything had to be production quality you would have much less to choose from.

Well I'll tell ya from hands on that the sounds on the Motif XS are nothing short of amazing! I even liked the synth sounds better than the Motif ES (both were side by side in the store so I was doing a lot of comparing between the two).... The new arps with the intel. chord recognition are very cool too.

Sadly though Yamaha has dropped some things that I thought were pretty critical to Motif users. There's no longer a breath control jack, no step recording, and plug ins. One guy turned away from the unit soley on the lack of breath control jack. It was odd too, he was blown away by the sound, and newer features, but said the unit was useless to him without the breath control jack. (he's was also a sax player, and loved being able to drop solos using that jack) Oh well, maybe Yamaha will add those things back with the next release.

Squeak



[This message has been edited by squeak_D (edited 04-28-2007).]

I enjoyed these videos......although I still want to see more assorted style arpeggios eg: 3/4, shuffle, cha cha , merengue, tango, salsa, polka, 6/8 etc etc ...vs all the funky stuff.....sounds wise its terrific.....demo sound and rhythm videos would be great to look at also done by real players....the Motif XS is looking very interesting.

Donny ... I agree, but don't you think they are trying to cater to a 'younger' market'?
In the meanwhile they are missing a whole market of OMB performers ...
t.

Tony: I don't think that the Motif will move alot of OMB guys from arrangers to synths. Except maybe for Squeak. It's great that the two classes of keyboards are having more and more crossover. But there is still a clear market for each.

There used to be a company called Anatek that made a breath controller input to MIDI converter. They still in business?

Might be a way to restore that functionality....

[This message has been edited by Diki (edited 04-28-2007).]