Yamaha MOTIF Rack ES
1U MOTIF Tone Generator

Discontinued

The MOTIF-Rack ES delivers a massive collection of studio quality sounds for a wide variety of musical genres. The 1152 voices and 65 drum kits are easily accessible via the front panel Category Search function. From the Emulative Sounds of acoustic piano and orchestra to the Extreme Synthesis of cutting-edge hip-hop and electronica, the Rack ES delivers the sonic power you need. Performances that layer and split up to four Voices and over 1700 arpeggios from realistic Guitar strumming, to Drum Grooves to classic techno riffs, inspire new musical ideas to get your creativity flowing.

Flexible Architecture To Meet All Your Synthesis Needs
Thanks to Yamaha's advanced synthesis technology, the MOTIF-Rack ES tone generator boasts 128 note polyphony and 16 Mix Parts so it's an ideal multi timbral sound source. The synth engine offers 18 different Filter types and faster, more precise envelope controls. There are even Mix Voices so you can edit and create your own Voices while listening to your songs and store them right along with the song data.

More Effects Give You More Control Over Your Music
The MOTIF Rack ES has more effects than any other rack module available today. In Mix Mode, you can use 8 dual insertion effects simultaneously . For instance, you can have a rotary effects on the organ, distortion on the backing guitar, delay plus overdrive on the guitar solo, Compressor and EQ on the Bass, and a unique Reverb on the Drums and still have plenty of Insert effects left over. The Two System effects let you add just the right amount of Reverb and Chorus/Delay to any Part via the effect sends and returns. After putting everything together, the 3-band EQ for each Part lets you get just the right tonal balance in your Mix. Finally the 8 types of Master effects (including Multi Band Compression) and 5 Band Master EQ, give your finished productions the same professional quality mastered sound as commercially produced CDs.

Studio Connections Recall Editors Integrate Hardware And Software
The MOTIF Rack ES was designed to integrate seamlessly into the software based music production environment. Voice and Multi Part software editors let you take full computer control over your RACK ES. You can edit and store Voices and Mixes using the graphic visual editing on your computer. But even more important these editors are Studio Connection Recall compatible. That means you can open them directly inside of DAW software like Steinberg's Nuendo and Cubase 3.0. When you save your DAW project all the settings for MOTIF Rack ES are stored along with your song. When you re-open the project file you can synchronize your studio and automatically recall all the settings for your entire studio both hardware and software.

Customize Your Music Production System
The MOTIF-Rack ES supports Yamaha's Modular Synthesis Plug-in System, so you can add up to 2 plug-in boards to the unit and add more voices, more effects, and even polyphony to your system.

Digital Interfacing Standard
The MOTIF-Rack ES features all the digital interfacing you need right on board. In many applications, you'll want to come out of the Rack ES in the digital domain and connect directly to other digital gear. Stereo S/P DIF digital outputs (coaxial and optical) allow you to connect to a wide variety of computers and music production products. The USB to Host connector gives you multi Port MIDI connectivity to your computer. For those who want to connect via analog, the Rack ES features a total of 6 analog outputs for connecting to external mixers and effect processors.

Features

• 1,152 voices and 65 different drum kits.
• 128 note polyphony, 16 part Mix architecture and 32 multi libraries.
• 2 System effects, 8 types of mastering effects a 5-band master EQ, 8 simultaneous insertion effects, and 3-band equalization for each of the 16 Parts in a Mix.
• Two Modular Synthesis Plug-in System expansion slots.
• 128 programmable Performances that layer and split up to 4 voices.
• USB Ports, Digital I/O and Studio Connections Recall compatible software editors.