Here's a link to the one of several excellent quality demo videos of the new Yamaha MOX6/MOX8 Workstations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob_vt3XHLfI

It was officially announced today and the videos were up this morning as well as full info and sound demos on the Yamaha site.

These workstations look really nice. I may get a MOX6 which is essentially a Motif XS without the Sampler but with a few features not on the Motif such as the USB Audio/MIDI and a few from the SX90/70 Series.

I am hoping this will MAP at around $1099. If so what a deal. Plus its only 15 pounds. A nice economical and portable alternative to the full Motif. The 88 key only weighs 32 pounds.

Wov.. that thing makes me regret getting the M50!! Oh man... gotta sweettalk my wife to let me buy another keyboard this year

Ohhhh Nooooo! Yamaha why did you do it again.?.? I saw those YouTube vids.., drooled all over my laptop, and cracked a smile from one ear to the next.

That smile turned into a frown as soon as I saw something on the spec sheet at Yammies site. Please tell me it doesn't say 64 note poly again

They've increased the voice set and all these new goodies.., but didn't bump the poly up?

I used to own the MO8. Amazing board to play. Good sounds, great patch editing, ect. However.., the MO6/8 were choking on a 64 note Mofit ES based sound engine. How is this new MO line going to fair driving an XS sound engine with 64 notes under the hood? If Yamaha upped the poly on this thing it would be a budget workstation market KILLER! THe M50 has more poly... Even the new Juno-Gi has more poly.

just curious is the MO series made in Japan?

Looks like there is a 76 key model above the 88 on the stand behind the demo-er. Am I wrong?

Different variations and a mic input (no VH ,but well), it may serve as a arranger ( partiallly at least).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f11PZuSu_tU&feature=related

Different variations and a mic input (no VH ,but well), it may serve as a arranger ( partiallly at least).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f11PZuSu_tU&feature=related

Different variations and a mic input (no VH ,but well), it may serve as a arranger ( partiallly at least).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f11PZuSu_tU&feature=related

Different variations and a mic input (no VH ,but well), it may serve as a arranger ( partiallly at least).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f11PZuSu_tU&feature=related

Doesn't matter HOW many times you post it...!

A WS is a very poor substitute for an arranger. Nothing drops in on the fly, all patterns have to be called up a bar in advance, destinations have to be hand selected. It's a LOT of button pushing to do something that takes ONE on an arranger.