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Yamaha | Motif Rack

Description

Perhaps the most requested Yamaha product of the last year has been a rack mount module version of the award winning Motif synthesizer. We probably could have just scaled the Motif down into a rack version, but we wanted to take Motif technology to the next level. So the new rack is not just affordable, it uses a newly designed sound chip that includes expanded polyphony ( 128 Notes) and inserts effects ( 4 Inserts in Mix Mode). The Motif Rack is perfect for both Motif owners who want to expand the power of their Motif system or those who already have plenty of other keyboards and want Motif sounds in a convenient rack mount size.

The core Voices are identical to Motif plus an additional two new Preset Voice Banks and 256 User Editable Voices (twice the user area of Motif). Motif Voices can be loaded directly in to the rack via MIDI.

Effects processing is where the new tone generation chip really shines. In addition to a newly developed Reverb algorithm, in the Motif Rack's 16 Part Multi Timbral Mode up to 4 Voices can have their insertion effects enabled simultaneously, and each of the 16 Parts has it's own 3-band EQ.

+ 128 Notes of polyphony
+ Preset Voices: 896 normal voices (incl. GM bank), 65 drum kits
+ User Voices: 256 normal voices, 32 drum kits
+ Stereo OUT, 4 individual OUT, Digital Out (optical and coaxial
+ USB-MIDI, MIDI IN, OUT, THRU
+ MSPS plug-in slot x 2
+ Motif Effects plus: Newly designed Reverb algorithm, 4 Insert Effects and 3 band EQs per Part in Multi Mode
BrandYamaha
ModelMotif Rack
DeviceSynth
TypeRack
Engine TypeDigital
EngineAWM2, Sample
Voices (max)128
Multitimbral16
Oscillators4
LFO1 Noise, Sample & Hold, Saw Up, Saw Down, Sine, Square, Triangle, Clocked, Delay, Key Sync
Engine DetailedAWM2 (sample playback). 84MB Waveform ROM (1,309 mutisamples and drum samples).
Sampler4MB (expandable to 64MB via 32MB SIMM x 2 Slots); Sample Rates: 5.5125 - 48kHz, 20-bit stereo. Formats: Akai S1000/3000, Yamaha A3000/4000/5000, AIFF, WAV.
Filter (VCF)1 4-pole resonant multi-mode with 21 types.
Envelope (VCA)1 Initional Level, Delay, Rate 1, Level 1, Rate 2, Level 2, Rate 3, Level 3, Rate 4, Level 4
FXReverb, Chorus, Insertion FX types, Master Effects section, Master Equalizer (5 bands). 4 inserts in mix mode.
Memory896 presets + 65 kits, 256 user, 32 kits, 128 performances, 128 master
Sequencer1024 patterns; 128 ROM/256 user phrases
Arpeggiator256 Preset Patterns, 128 User Patterns.
Recording16-Track, 110,000 notes, 64 songs 480 ppqn; 
Keys0
Key typeN/A
VelocityN/A
AftertouchN/A
MidiI-O-T
Extra infoModular Synthesis Plug-in System boards.
Produced:2001 - 2002
Legend: Obvious Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator DCO Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO Low Frequency Oscillator Sub Sub Oscillator
VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key. Aftertouch Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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