Dan0, don't forget to give us the scoop on the Motif ES. I know this is an Arranger Forum but several of our members use non-Arrangers in addition to their Arrangers so if you could stop by the Motif ES booth it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Also it's nice to know that the Motif ES's Polyphony can be EXPANDED BEYOND the 128 note polyphony it has already by installing the PLG plugin boards. One PLG board in particular will add an additional 64 notes of polyphony. Others will add 32 notes more of it depending on which board you get. That is really a great bonus feature.

Also a quote from Yamaha:

[The Heart of the Expanded System]

"The newly designed tone generator chip offers 'true 128-note polyphony' that gives you the freedom to create intricate compositions using the full gamut of the MOTIF ES Exceptional Sonic power. These instruments are designed for serious music production. The newly developed synth engine offers new synthesizer parameters and faster, more precise envelope control."

Now if they would just start making their Arrangers with 'true note polyphony'.

Best regards,
Mike

PS: It will be interesting to see if there is indeed any note dropoff on the new Motif ES when giving it a thorough work out.




[This message has been edited by Idatrod (edited 07-10-2003).]