Play and Perform- The Best Sounds Just Got Better・ The 741 MB of internal Wave ROM features ultra-realistic pianos and acoustic instrument samples, and the latest hip hop sounds. ・ The Motif XF Series features a sophisticated 8 element synth architecture with XSpanded articulation and 18 different filter types let you shape your sound anyway you want. The 8 front panel knobs and sliders make it easy to do all of this even in real time.・ 1664 Voices and 97 Drum Kits put more sounds at your fingertips than ever before. ・ A Category Search function to make the sounds you need easy to find. Create and Produce - Lightning Fast music production tools ・ 512 Performances combine 4 Voices and 4 Intelligent Arpeggios so you can instantly create backing tracks with Yamaha’s intuitive Direct Performance Recording feature.・ A 16 track Integrated Sampling Sequencer and the built-in 128 MB of sample RAM facilitate:• The loading of new sample libraries• Adding of Vocals and Guitars to your MOTIF Sequences• Slicing Audio Loops to playback at any tempo• The use of Real Time Loop Remix to create new grooves• Easy back and forth movement between the loop based Pattern Mode and tape machine style Song Mode. ・ An integrated Yamaha Digital Mixer features a 3 band EQ for each part, 8 Dual Insertion effects, 2 System Effects and overall Master effect and Master EQ, which lets you create finalized mixes of your songs. ・ Direct to USB recording &playback lets you record your final mixes as CD quality .wav files to any connected USB memory device. You can play back .wav files created on your computer on the XF. Customizing - Make It Your Own . 2GB of optional Flash Wave memory can be loaded into the two ports. This memory can be loaded in options of 512MB flash boards or 1 GB flash boards. Once loaded in Flash Memory the sound remains in your MOTIF when you turn it on.・ 128MB of on board volatile sample RAM is featured for user sampling, loading and auditioning of sample libraries or adding vocals and real instruments to your MOTIF XF sequences with the Integrated Sampling Sequencer.・ An improved User Interface with many user requested features like Tap Tempo, Drum Editing in Mix Mode, plus a new customizable UI for selecting your choice of color and positioning of key displays.Connect and Expand ・ Computer connectivity (via USB, Ethernet and the FW16E FireWire option) and DAW integration features like 8 zone Master mode, DAW remote control and cross platform editors let you integrate the MOTIF with any DAW software including the Cubase AI software bundled with the Motif XF. ・ A global community of MOTIF experts, sound programmers and software application developers lets you access discussion forums, voice libraries, MOTIF specific application software, tutorial videos and in depth application guides at www.MOTIFATOR.com.