YAMAHA MOTIF ES WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS..
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- IN THIS VIDEO I EXPLAIN THE HISTORY OF THE YAMAHA MOTIF ES.
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This series is just getting better and better. Not the usual suspects, the low hanging fruit of the 909's and 808's etc - now we are getting the less known products that studios ACTUALLY used back in the day. Keep up the good work! KUDOS DyReck.
Thanks fam..I appreciate it.
Word. DyReck is actually bringing back memories of gear and software many of us had forgotten about but can remember the days when they were popular.
I still use this thing , I’ve owned it for 20 years .
Thanks to a CZcamsr JaY B who has put out an incredible EDM sound set , (you have to buy special usb sticks on Amazon to use with this )
But ya this thing is still what I use to play midi pianos .
The menu diving on the ES is way more esoteric than the XS due to the XS having a larger LCD .
I did some crazy stuff with my motif, I put ram from my cpu in it and a usb hard drive which allowed sampling , then I hooked my tonelab guitar pedal up to the motif via MIDI.
I could then sample any sound , put it as a voice on the motif , then PLAY IT on my guitar and the tonelab converted the electric guitar sounds into midi.
You could also get plug in boards to all kinds of crazy stuff I may buy the an1x .
The small screen is less a problem as he says your doing things fast. When you want to create a voice, you use a pc program that integrates with the hardware.
Part of me wants to buy a new modx the latest Yamaha keyboard workstation. I’ve heard it sounds great, but I’m more into analog gear these days .
Got a modx+ myself and couldn't be happier
What had happened was!!!..... Literally yelled that shit so loud woke up half my household!, Fuck I love this series
Lmao!
Erick Sermon is a beast for using this to make boom bap, its underrated as a sampler. I wanted an ES rack BADLY
I had one. No onboard sampling. Somehow, I didn't check that before i bought it, smh.
Yup the green eyed bandit..He stayed using this machine.
@@DyReckProductions Scott Storch as well...
DJ Battlecat
I still have the ES. I got it linked with the MPC X . I never upgraded to the XS, XF or any of the others. I love the electric Pianos in the motif es and they are still relevant today
Nice..The ES has like the best piano sounds.
Two words: R&B Soft. Ugh. 🔥🔥🔥
@@tonylancer7367 Yup.
Eric Sermons weapon🎹of choice!
👍🏻
Yes sir
Yeah man..Im kicking myself for not mentioning it lol.
I thought that was the Roland w30 🤔
@@prufrockrenegade The 'React' and 'Chilltown' Erick Sermon used the Motif.
Some of the most realistic wind instruments come from the Motif series, Guitar too, DJ Battlecat weapon of choice!
I may sound crazy but I just get so excited when I get the notification that a new video is posted!! I’m at work waiting for my lunch break so I can watch it!! What had happened was......!!!!! Fire videos bro keep it up
I agree. Love it
Lol. Thanks bro I appreciate it.
My first workstation and experience using a workstation or making music (not just playing an instrument). A great machine 👍
I feel you.
Man I have been a Yamaha fan boy since I was knee high to a fly's thigh. I got a used DX7 back in 88 for Xmas. Now I have a MODX8
The DX7 classic vintage sounds. You can definitely catch the 80's vibe off that keyboard.
That MODX is a beast!
Dx7!!!!!!!! Omg!! I saw one at pawnshop they wanted $1200!! Classic
@@DyReckProductions most def
@@qtippz man...I don't know how they can do any better, it's ahead of its time.
I have a Korg Kronos, but always been a Yamaha fan. I borrowed a ES6 years ago and loved it. The best thing about Yamaha is you can buy a trumpet and motorcycle from the same company name lol.
Lol. The Kronos is an awesome keyboard.
Just dropped my sandwich a brother lolled so hard
IMHO the XS and XF weren't such a great leap forward in sound quality to actually justify an upgrade. The larger colour screen and increased fader and knob counts are an upgrade but not enough to upgrade. IMHO the 2003 Motif ES has vastly superior acoustic and electric guitar and bass sounds in its 175mb sample ROM compared to the inferior guitar and bass sounds in the 2011 Kronos with its multi gigabyte sample ROM.
The XF wasn't that big of an upgrade to the XS sound wise and workflow wise, that's true. Except for a couple of voices that were a lot better.
However, the UI has drastically changed with Montage and it is hard to go back, once you are used to it. Also, the sounds really have improved in clarity, because they are less compressed (as in size reduction).
We got a Yamaha xs 8 at the church love it
Nice!
Still have my es6. It was my 1st major music purchase. It was in between this and the Triton. I got the motif tge 1st generation at sam ash. 2 days later the es came out. I was heated. Drove back to the store, and they hot me the newer one no cost. Still got it.👍🏼
Nice.
The ES was a massive step up compared to the Motif Classic.
There’s nothing as painful as spending so much money on a product only for the company to release an updated one
@@misterrandom3544 I remember loving my Korg Trinity Plus but lamenting it's limited 32 notes of polyphony compared to the completion at the time. When the Triton was released with almost double the polyphony and all those extra features, I sold the Trinity at a loss along with other music gear in order to get it. Afterwards, I realised that whilst the Triton was better in terms of features and user interface, it didn't actually sound better than the Trinity and it's increased note polyphony didn't make a radical difference to my music production.
Not me finding out about the Yamaha Motif after i bought a Yamaha MU2000EX.... 😓 looks like i'll be saving for this one lol
great video!
Thanks fam!
I used to have a Motif ES. Dope Machine.
Your tangents bro. Tight Japanese Screws? Hillarious.
Lol!
I still my MOTIF ESs as I actually own two the MOTIF ES6 and the MOTIF Rack-ES that are 20 years old now still going strong. They were really built to last just like Roland. Although I don't really use my MOTIF ES6 keyboard anymore that's in the closet as I have moved back to software sequencing after getting rid of my MPC5000. I stopped sequencing on hardware every since Mt MPC broke loosing a decade worth of beats of parts that are next to impossible to find. My MOTIF ES rack will take the place of my MOTIF keyboard after get all the beats off the keyboard.
would love to see one about the AKAI S5000, or even like early Daw stuff with FL STUDIO, REASON, LOGIC, ECT
Lol.Your reading my mind.
Man , I had the RS7000 and skipped the 1st Motif . Finally had enough money to get the Motif ES . I loved this keyboard. I liked it because it was so simple to use . Basically the RS7000 with updated sounds and a keyboard bed.
I feel you!
The Motif especially the ES was the ish...i loved this joint! It was a Triton on steroids
Its a really nice workstation and easy to use.
These series are super dope
Thanks fam.
i been waitin on this one chief ! And you killed it!! Motif was DOPE! and the sounds? Super hyper realistic sounds too! The sequencer on this was pretty dope! not to mention they had expansions that you could get for it. Shit was classic! Had to put this joint on layaway and paid quickly to get this one and start rocking with it! I miss this joint tho! oh and....."Make it tighter LMAOOOOOO! brah...you always have at least one quotable line from your vids! Good look my G!
Lol. Thanks fam..Yeah the Motif is real nice. Might pick one up if in good condition and for the right price.
I have two es6's
With the 4-soubd mixers, in a live setting, I can have eight sounds ready to mix any way I want.
Have a huge B3 patch where I can use the mixers on both boards (MIDI'd together) as drawbars. I have hundreds of songs programmed that my little group (two guitarists plus myself) play gigs with. This board has served me well for 18 years, and I've never really found anything to replace it with...I simply added a second one.
18 years!..Nice.
I love this guy's enthusiasm ha ha ha ha!
Lol. Thanks fam.
@@DyReckProductions no worries. Do your thing brother!!
Man! I'm enjoying a lot this series
You're talking about keyboard as if it was a small talking haha
Yamaha makes great keyboards.
Yup.
Use to....not anymore lol. It’s the same thing over and over and over. I traded my Montage 8 for a Nord Stage 3 best decision I’ve ever made
@@tuneunleashed i wish they still made motifs
Wow didn’t know it had a signal flow chart inside of it awesome!!! Also in my opinion Yamaha has always had the better key-bed out of the three. Great vid as always bro.
Thanks fam.
I still have my Motif rack!! Sounds dope to this day
Yeah man..The piano sounds on it are amazing.
A few years back I bought a used ES6 at Sam Ash, primarily on the strength of seeing Erick Sermon making a beat on his ES8 on Rhythm Roulette (I thought that clip would've been on this one). Love my ES, no regrets buying that piece.
I feel u..If I see one in good condition and for the right price im getting it.
Very informative, i actually own an original motif 6 (the previous model before the es) its still my favourite workstation aside from the generalmusic equinox
Yeah the Motif is nice..Great sounding.
Es6 - was my first love... xs6 after he - was like best friend!..)
Lol..I feel you.
S-1 used this when he was with Strange Fruit Project.
MOXF8 is even more sophisticated.
Oh ok.
I brought a MOXF just because it had the motif sound engine. Loving it
Lol. I feel u.
had me on the edge of my seat wondering if they would get it tight enough
Lmao!
Owned this one for like 5 years I never should have sold it. I think I might cop the rack version 😅
Still got that Motif xf6 white anniversary edition
Nice.
Fire 🔥
The Motif literally ran the game for about 11yrs(‘01-‘11) studio to stages across the globe until: A) Producers went in the box w/their DAW & B) when the touring musicians switched to the Nord’s. All hail the mighty motif! The BEST sound to my ears to date!
Yeah the piano sounds are incredible on it..and the effects are amazing!
@@DyReckProductions Indeed, the strings are my fav.
Just so you know the secret strings that Scott Storch was using wasn't coming from his MOTIF ES8 esp in hat video clip. That was all Roland strings from the SRX-04 expansion board he had installed in his Roland XV-5080 sound module as he owned two them that's Cleary visible in that video. The Strings on Fat Joe Lean Back was all Roland. Scott Storch didn't necessarily use all the sounds from his MOTIF ES keyboard as he used as a Midi controller too, to trigger sounds from his collection of sound modules midied to his MPC.
Dude - I love your videos. The Motif ES was also a gamechanger because of the plg expansions, which Yamaha dropped in subsequent versions. I would like to have seen the sequencer have the features of their QY line.
Yeah I feel you. The Motif is very simple..But low key has everything you need to do your thing.
The sounds effects started with the yamaha DJX -2 keyboards & beat box machines.
WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS !!!
Scott ain't got that ring and bracelet now tho.
The Yamaha EX5 also had the same effect processor alongside 5 synthesis engines it has all the lo-fi stuff that the Motif had in 1998! Sadly the weak DSP processing power made it a very poor workstation by only allowing two layers out of 16 and the sequenser is a bit weird to work with. It made up for that by being a great "Swizz army knife" synthesizer. On the Motif I agree with the "just works" comment, its a workhorse, its not too exciting in comparison to its predecessor, but it has some great sounds and always get the job done for most tasks.
I think that is what killed it. DSP...the Yamaha sound cards did a good job making up for it but back them pc parts were very expensive
Yeah I feel you..A very unassuming keyboard that does alot and sounds great..I love the simplicity of it.
"just make it tighter"😂😂😂😂😂
Lmao!
Man I had the ES rack. That thing was amazing, and I have fond memories of it. The effects were amazing. I got to the point where I maxed out the capabilities of the unit and it started skipping because the cpu couldn't keep up. So I started using a software sampler with it. Next thing you know a buddy of mine stole the unit when he was off that stuff! So I ended up mainly working with software samplers. Motif XS is a good unit too, but they stopped making them now. Now the top of the line keyboard is the Montage.
Yeah man,,The XS is nice and got a bigger screen..The Montage is a beast..Real expensive lol.
Love your videos! Keep it up
Thanks fam.
Can you do what had happened was on the Roland RS 70 synthesizer?
@5:52 man your funny lol 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
Lmao!
Motif was dope!! Loved by those in the know
I feel u.
Right on, DyReck. First time visiting your channel and am pleasantly surprised -- liked and subscribed. I've got an ES6 with 2 expansion cards (analog & virtual acoustic - both are selling for a hefty price tag, too). I just can't part with this 'board. Sounds too good, plays too nicely. Like the cat below, I also added a Kronos 61 which is now my main axe. But, the ES6 ain't goin' nowhere! Peace.
Thanks bro!..Yeah alot of folks love the Motif..Yamaha did there thing with this keyboard.
Ok lovin this channel
Thanks fam.
I loved the ES.
Ahaa lol the motif was and still is on the wishlist. I've heard "mpc in keyboard form" a few times. Gotta get one
Im thinking of getting one too.Its easy to use..If I find one for a good price in good condition im jumping on it lol.
@@DyReckProductions yea they're rare these days for sure
I had this keyboard.. it was out of my league because I’m just now finding out about the effects and sampler lol 😂
Yeah the Motif was the joint back then.
This cat's voice sounds like craftmasterproductions. But yea the ES8 was my ride or die for a long time!
CMP! Lol
@@DyReckProductions right haha
Great addition! Do you plan on doing videos for sound modules such as the Proteus or Mo Phatt?
Probably..Alot of folks mentioning that Mo Phatt.
I loved the EX5 when it was released in 1998 but got a Triton in 1999 because it was much easier to use than the CPU challenged EX. I tried the Motif Classic when it came out in 2001 but was underwhelmed to be honest. My opinion towards the Motif changed markedly when the ES was released in 2003. It's doubled polyphony, vastly improved sample ROM and massive fx power with the ability to run up to 8 dual system insert fx in multi mode, each part with dedicated 3 band EQ was outstanding, not to mention those phenomenal sounding megavoiced guitars and basses that left those in my beloved Triton Classic for dead!
No doubt bro..I feel you.
Awesome video.
Thanks bro.
Goat
Lol. No doubt.
Do a video on the Roland fa-06?
Lol. no doubt.
I bought an ES over a Triton Studio back in the day. Brilliant workhouse and great for acoustic stuff. Lacked character compared to the Triton and I’ve since regretted not buying both.
Hi, if I load a VOICE with sampled components, such as Organ Session, when I turn off the keyboard I cancel the samples causing the VOICE not to work? If I put this VOICE in a PERFORMANCE, do I only lose in real time volume controls (drowbars effect) or also the samples? So the solution is to put the usb stick in AUTOLOAD and always load the samples every time the keyboard is turned on? Thank you
Might have to try the old Motif forums..Im sure someone had the same issue your having.
Love my es8 although it weighs a ton
Lol..I feel you.
I’m a fan keep up the great work
Same with my s90es
@@dennissotomayor6440 Thanks bro.
In my personal experience, amongst the strongest points, are the filters, and the extraordinary ammount of control through MIDI messages: EVERYTHING can be programmed via MIDI, trust me. Effects quality, on the other hand, to me is not always good: reverbs and eq are just decent, to give an expample.
Oh ok.
Of the BIG THREE, which had the most powerful and useful sampler?
The Fantom and the Motif are very close..But I might say the Fantom because it has the 16 pads that are interchangeable with the keyboard..So you can auto chop samples to pads and suff.
This is really fuckin' funny and also exciting. Many thanks from PEI, Canada.
Wat up Canada! Thanks.
Akai Should have jumped into the keyboard game and made an MPCKEY's The Key board version of the MP... That would've been Game over...
Yeah..I think they feel people dont buy keyboard samplers.
@@DyReckProductionsNostradamus over here predicted the future 😂
@@mont-doggBeats LMAO!!!
Is the Motif ES rack the same as this without the keys? Some say the rack didn’t sample…I dunno…seems like a dope machine that could still be a very capable workhorse in a studio today…
Thanks for the great video series….I’ve had a blast running through them…me and my kid saying now is what had happened waaaas :)
Lol thanks fam..The Motif Rack didn't sample, it was a sound module. But it did have some of the same sounds of the Motif ES like the Rhodes, Clavinet waves and Wurlie..I think the keyboard also had more effects.
W video as always
Lol. Thanks.
Yamaha were always outstanding when it comes to FX.
The other side of the coin is that their rack mounted fx units are bloody hellish when it comes to their menu system. To be perfectly honest, Yamaha's programers must wake up in the morning thinking "how can we make it even more complicated than it needs to be".
I wanted the Yamaha or the Triton hella bad back then. Too broke to buy anything 😂
I feel you.
I have a xs6 is there a difference between the Es6 and Xf6?
More of everything, lost the plg expansions, added some smarter arpeggios, and added lots of non-volatile flash memory.
I want the XF rack. But the es rack is nice at 450.00
Xf rack?
@@gpr4eva xs rack
I had the original Motif
Made over 100 slammin beats on that thing
Nice.
Damn i want one
Lol. I feel u.
Guitar Center has them used every now and then for about $700
Just get a Yamaha Montage
How do you know about all theses products? Where you a salesman?
Lol..Just a gear head..Some of the equipment are things I wish I had back in the day.. But I remember the commotion alot of these pieces caused when they came out.
@@DyReckProductions When you describe the individual pieces of equipment. It sounds like you know your way around them. As if you ever use them yourself that’s why I asked. Because back in the day these things were very expensive.
@@TheNumbasign2 Yeah I MC too So sometimes I was in the studio or had friends with these pieces and tried to pick up what I could to make beats..Paying for beats was getting expensive lol.
@@DyReckProductions nj or ny? I hear the accent. Cause though I’m in Phila. I started in north nj with the mc thing too when I was nine and haven’t stopped yet.
@@TheNumbasign2 I feel you.. BK all day!..NY fam..I know alot of good people from Philly.
ebay price of Yamaha Motif in 2022: $1,000
Oh wow.
I still have mine I don't use it any more
Oh ok..Its a cool piece.
Yamaha's Screw story is toO Cold... lol
What had happened was….the Motif XS! LOL …then the XF!!!!
Lol.
I have the es7 and i want to sell it in 2000$
I didnt use it. Its sleeping in my garage
WHAD HAD HAOPPPENED WAZZZZZZZZ......................
Korg Triton and the following Korg synths have lofi FX and a turntable effect tooo - deep in the fx, but they are there - I dig the low sub oscillator FX and Overdrive on BASS
Whad had happened waaazzzz!!! 😆
Lol . No doubt.
don't forget that the black churches love this board too
Your so right about that..I cut off the part where I mentioned that in the video..I think the Motif is the universal official church keyboard Lmao!
@@DyReckProductions facts plus a much have keyboard for reggae in Jamaica 🇯🇲🎶🎵 where I'm from
@@DanielEdwards-er1vw Oh ok no doubt.
Naaa!!!!!!! homie the es was a beast but the triton effects my goodness the lofi effect in the triton is pretty ill too and that came out in 99 Just saying.
The Triton was a monster!!
Bruh
Lol.
are you saying Yama - huh or Yama - ha ?? lol
Lol.