High Quality and Inspired Sound
New A.Piano with new soundboard resonance and EP waves
Orchestral including most strings/violins waves improved
(KeyOff/Legato/Cycle wave/RANDOM/AssignableFunction...)
8 elements per VOICE vs. 4
Keyboard Mega Voice MEGA VOICE (for Preset ARP Trigger)

Song Making Assist (Performance/Arp+Sequencer)

4 part intelligent ARP PERFORMANCE with Realtime CONTROL i.e the bass will follow left and right hand movements
Direct “PERFORMANCE RECORDING”
Approx. 6,000 ARP Phrases
SONG/PATTERN storable on board flash memory
1GB (max) DIMM for Sampling(OPTION)
Computer Integration (Studio Connections)
Firewire mLAN jack on MOTIF XS8/ High Speed transfer mLAN16E2
Ethernet File Transfer
USB2.0 (USB TO DEVICE)
SPD I/F (COAXIAL) OUTPUT on board
Vastly improved DAW Remote Control
Studio Connections
RECALL/Audio Integration/Easy Setup
QUICK SETUP Function
MOTIF XS Song Import to Cubase4
Intuitive User Interface
SELECTED CHANNEL UI (SINGLE part / MULTI part)
Full-Dot Color Graphic LCD (320x640)
8 Knobs and 8 Faders
ASSIGNABLE FUNCTION buttons(1 and 2)
Category Search(Dual category search)
New FSX keyboard(61/76keys),BH keyboards(88keys)