Ahhh the ultimate question..."So what is better-Motif,Fantom, or Triton?". That my friend has been and still gets debated all over the place.... You see where I settled. I'm a Motif fan. What got me into the Motif line was the S90. A few years ago I was looking for a weighted 88 performance synth. Of all the synths I could play at the time, I liked the feel, sound, and response from the S90 then from any of the Korg or Roland boards, But I do love the Roland FP seriers, but they are just stage pianos. After bying and using the S90 and becomeing more familiar with the OS and tweaking sounds to near perfection (for my ears), I just decided Motif was great for me. When I wanted to upgraded my semi-weight 76 keyboard Roland XP-80, and needed better B3 sounds, I shopped around and found the ES7 to be the best for me again. So I sold my XP-80, and some other non-used studio gear, saved a litte dough, got all the price quotes I could find and got my ES7 for $2,000. Yet I did miss a small handfull of the XP-80's pads, and eventually I picked up a used JV1080 to get those sounds back into my arsenal. I've heard some folks complain a bit about the Motif's brass/horns, and that the Triton has better brass/horns. I don't use brass/horns much at all so it's not been an issue for me. Once in a while I'll use a softer solo horn in a mix, like a french horn, from the Motif and I have no quams about the sound quality.

I also have heard from many that the user interfaces are much easier with Fantom and Triton than with Motif. They have bigger touch screens and all, But I never saw that as something that important. The learning curve on the Motif is an issue with some folks. Yamaha has put out a instructional DVD. I still use the manual, which can be a bit of a pain. But still in all, I'm still digging and loving my S90 and ES7.

So this is just one person's opinion, Motif beats Fantom and Korg. I know others will have a different opinion.

Best wishes
Bob
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