Yamaha Motif ES-8 Synthesizer Keyboard Sampler 88 Key +

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Click to get free auction templates at Yamaha Motif ES-8 Synthesizer Keyboard Sampler 88 Key + Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image Click to open supersize image You are bidding on a used but good condition Yamaha Motif ES8 keyboard. The instrument is in good condition and plays well. T is some scratching on the surface but no major defects. Cosmetic rating on this item is 7 of 10, it’s full functionality will be backed by our 30 day satisfaction guarantee. Introduced in 2003 this synthesizer keyboard had an MSRP of $3499, lists today’s used retail at $1349. Our auction including the stand will start at 99 cents a reserve well under the used retail. For full specs, the user’s manual, and other downloads visit Yamaha’s model page The all new MOTIF "Expanded System" Music Production Synthesizers - completely redesigned from the inside out to be the most powerful MOTIFs yet. The heart of the ES is a brand new tone generator chip featuring 128 notes of polyphony, new filter algorithms and massive DSP power (try 16 three band Part EQs, 8 Insert effects, 2 system effects and 2 master effects in Song and Pattern Mode). To compliment all this sonic power, the ES has the largest and most musical wave ROM ever featured in a workstation (175MB in 16-bit linear format). New features like Phrase Factory with 1700 arpeggios, Mega Voice technology and real time loop remix makes it easier than ever to create great tracks. Its advanced Integrated Sampling Sequencer lets you add audio tracks into your songs. The latest in digital technologies including support for 512 MB of DIMM Sample RAM, USB storage hosting and 2nd generation mLAN computer connectivity guarantee future expandability. Yamaha added bigger & better knobs, sliders and transport controls, even a ribbon controller. In fact, ES might stand for Every Suggestion Yamaha ever heard for improving MOTIF. Features · True 128-note polyphony · "Keyboard Mega Voices" technology which makes it possible to include all the nuances of an instrument's realtime performance, such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, slides, fret noises, and other elements · "Phrase Factory" for creating sequenced phrases · ISS Sampling · Four rotary controllers and four faders · Ribbon controller · USB Port · SmartMedia slot · Expansion Slot for mLAN Networking or more Audio I/O · Modular Synthesis Plug-in System which lets you simply plug-in appropriate optional expansion boards Expressive Sampled Sounds with the New "Keyboard Mega Voices" A significant leap forward from simple single layer samples, "Keyboard Mega Voices" technology makes it possible to include all the nuances of an instrument's realtime performance. Imagine a guitar voice, for example, with hammer-ons, pull-offs, harmonics, slides, fret noises, and other elements of the "real thing" all accessible from the keyboard at the same time. Keyboard Mega Voice technology takes MOTIF ES guitar, bass, and other instrument voices to new expressive heights. Enhanced Signal Processing Effects System If you've ever felt limited by the Effect Systems in other keyboards, be prepared for total liberation: system effects include 20 reverb types and 49 chorus/delay types, while each Voice can have two large blocks of 116 insertion effect types. In the song or pattern modes, up to Eight Separate parts can have their voice insertion Effects Simultaneously. T's also independent three-band part EQ Settings for each of the 16 parts in Mix, eight types of mastering effects including multi band compression, and a five-band master EQ to complete your productions right to... read more

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