Hello all,

I think it’s been 4 years since i posted here hence i no longer own a Motif and bought a Kronos in 2012.

I used to own the classic Motif 7, then switched to Kronos.

The motif was amazing and i have so many memories with it (gigs, an entire album played by it ec..). The Kronos was a fresh change and bought some interesting inspiration to my songwriting as well, specifically the SGX-1 Engine.

But there is something about the Yamaha sound that i miss. Could be the warm mids, i don’t know. All i know is that there’s something i miss.

I’m considering buying a MOXF6 to replace my Kronos 61. I already have an 88 controller so an 88 key is not needed.

I thought about the XF but then after i noticed the benefits in price, weight and DAW integration of the MOXF, i’m seriously tempted.

Should i come back home now? or maybe wait until Yamaha releases the next flagship?

Awesome to post here again and hope all is well !
Regards
http://www.rabihrihana.com

Rumours say there will be some new “big” instrument called “Montage”, possibly the Motif successor… maybe they will show it at the Winter NAMM?!

So it could make sense to wait for that one. The MOXF, on the other hand, is good value for the money, if you can cope with the “plastic feel” ;-)

Wait

tdwctdwc - 12 September 2015 04:53 AM

[...]Should i come back home now? or maybe wait until Yamaha releases the next flagship? [...]

Yes.  ;-)

Your question has been discussed on Motifator literally for years.
I suppose “wait” gains more “weight” as time goes by…

 

tdwctdwc -

Awesome to post here again and hope all is well !

Welcome back! Good luck, no matter what you decide.

tdwctdwc - 12 September 2015 04:53 AM

I’m considering buying a MOXF6 to replace my Kronos 61. I already have an 88 controller so an 88 key is not needed.

I thought about the XF but then after i noticed the benefits in price, weight and DAW integration of the MOXF, i’m seriously tempted.

You could always buy either of them used for a lot less than new.

Nobody knows anything about what a new Yamaha holds or when it will be out. Yamaha employees themselves will be under strict non disclosure agreements.

Just play a MoXF6 first - it’s a massively different feeling keyboard action if that sort of thing matters to you. The Kronos is very high quality with some weight and heft to it, the MoXF6 is not. Personally I skipped the MoXF6 for that reason alone. It sounds great - but the keyboard action gets in the way of any technically challenging playing. Even the Motif 6XF has an inferior action to the Kronos.

Thank you everyone for the responses.

Waiting seems to be a good idea for now and honestly i haven’t heard of that mysterious “Montage” until now (!), which makes sense since i haven’t been frequenting here at all.

Let’s hope for amazing things to come out from Yamaha in NAMM. I seriously have a soft spot for the Yamaha sound, could be stupid Nostalgia, could be because of the good memories i had with my Motif, or could be the mysterious signature warm mids i mentioned earlier.

Thanks again.
Regards
http://www.rabihrihana.com

5pinDIN - 13 September 2015 06:13 PM

tdwctdwc - 12 September 2015 04:53 AM

[...]Should i come back home now? or maybe wait until Yamaha releases the next flagship? [...]

 

tdwctdwc -

Awesome to post here again and hope all is well !

Welcome back! Good luck, no matter what you decide.

Thank you 5pinDIN !

Double post sorry.

See http://www.motifator.com/index.php/forum/index.php/viewthread/475995/