The new Motif Rack ES from Yamaha is perhaps the most requested Yamaha product of the year. The Motif Rack is not just affordable, it uses a newly designed sound chip that includes expanded polyphony ( 128 Notes) and insert effects. The Motif Rack ES is perfect for both Motif owners who want to expand the power of their Motif system or those who already have plenty of other keyboards and want Motif ES sounds in a convenient rack mount size.

The MOTIF RACK ES delivers a massive collection of studio quality sounds for a wide variety of musical genres. The 1,152 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 electronics, the MOTIF RACK ES delivers the sonic power you need. Performances that layer and split up to four Voices and over 1,700 arpeggios from realistic Guitar strumming, to Drum Grooves to classic techno riffs, inspire new musical ideas to get your creativity flowing.

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 Insertion 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.

Thanks to Yamaha's advanced synthesis technology, the MOTIF-RACK ES tone generator boasts 128 note polyphony and 16 Mix Parts so its 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.

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 MOTIF-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 MOTIF RACK ES features a total of 6 analog outputs for connecting to external mixers and effect processors.

• Motif Rack ES Features:
• 128 note polyphony, 16 part Mix architecture
• 32 Multi libraries
• 2 system effects, 8 types of Mastering Effects, 5-band master EQ
• 8 simultaneous insertion effects
• 3-band EQ for each of the 16 parts in a Mix
• 2 Modular Synthesis plug-in expansion slots
• 128 programmable performances that layer and split up to 4 voices
• USB port, digital I/O, studio connections recall software editors