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Mighty Motif Max
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Joined 04-30-2016 status: Enthusiast |
Hi! Alright, I know that the Motif XS & XF - series does not have any slots for the PLG-series of expansion boards. My question is, is there any way to use the boards, like an external reader, or software to load the voices, which I then could transfer to my XF? Thanks! -Max |
MrMotif
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Joined 10-02-2002 status: Administrator |
Interesting question. My immediate thought says not; that you need a Motif ‘host’ in order to utilize them. But maybe someone has come up with a creative solution? |
meatballfulton
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Joined 01-25-2005 status: Guru |
The only thing you can do is buy an older Yamaha instrument that accepts PLG cards and control that from the XF. |
Mighty Motif Max
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Joined 04-30-2016 status: Enthusiast |
OK. Assuming that I buy an older model of synthesizer, where could I find a complete list of all models with this compatibility? Also, would it be possible to then save a file from the older model, such as a Motif ES, like an All Voice file, and then open that file in my XF and load from there? -Max |
nbadesign
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Joined 08-20-2007 status: Guru |
OK. Assuming that I buy an older model of synthesizer, where could I find a complete list of all models with this compatibility? Also, would it be possible to then save a file from the older model, such as a Motif ES, like an All Voice file, and then open that file in my XF and load from there?
Compatible synths are Motif classic, Motif ES, S90ES, Motif Rack, Motif Rack ES and tone generators from MU serie (MU128, MU1000, MU2000/2000EX). I still have Motif ES and three plugin boards, all with different type of synthesis. PLG150-VL is so called virtual acoustic or self-oscillating that uses mathematical formulas to emulate sound path from reed through tube to the output (example of woodwind instruments). PLG150-AN is analog representative of digital emulation of analog circuits (VCOs, LFOs, etc.) known from analog synth era. The latest one that I have is PLG150-DX, a 100% compatible with famous FM synth DX7 and compatibles. So, all of them are completely different way of sound generation comparing to sampling founded in Yamaha AWM2 synths like Motif XF. And answer is now. You could not save sounds on PLG boards and load them to XF in the same manner as you do with sampled voices. The only way is to either sample voices that you like, but in most cases it could be very difficult in order to produce same voice. Or to use other synth that has plug-in synthesis capability and to connect its audio output to the XF input. In that case you could use new VCM effects found on XF to improve overall sound quality of PLGs.
Alex |
Mighty Motif Max
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Joined 04-30-2016 status: Enthusiast |
Thank you! What about the S80/S30 and CS6x? Also, do the MU-Series racks only have XG sounds, the same type as the Clavinova CVP-Series? |
nbadesign
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Joined 08-20-2007 status: Guru |
Thank you! What about the S80/S30 and CS6x? Also, do the MU-Series racks only have XG sounds, the same type as the Clavinova CVP-Series?
Yes, I have forgot to mention older synths.
Alex |
wavesequence
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Joined 07-20-2009 status: Regular |
On June 2016 I was going to sell my S90ES and I would not loose two PLG150-AN, thus I bought a Motif ES rack to host them.
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e.laforge
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Joined 02-03-2016 status: Regular |
Hi! Can you please tell me more about this? I have a Motif ES7 with those two boards, I’m not parting with it because of those boards. What did you mean regarding the need to load user sys-ex data? on the ES7, I have to load the custom AN board voices every time. what’s the difference with the rack version? |
wavesequence
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Joined 07-20-2009 status: Regular |
Due to the fact that the rack version of Motif ES has no USB/SmartMedia slot, Yamaha provided a battery backed memory for PLG boards and their Voices.
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