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jsegovia
Total Posts: 25
Joined 03-20-2004 status: Regular |
Hi, everyone. I am really digging my MOXF8. It’s a great sounding keyboard and I’m loving just about all the provided sounds. Perhaps the only category of voices I’m missing is straight clean synth samples or patches, like lots of DX7 voices or analog synths like the Roland Jupiters or Oberheims. Are there any sample or voice libraries available for the MOXF like this? I know there are lots of libraries containing synth sounds specifically from ‘80s songs but I’d like the clean unprocessed samples to which I can apply my own FX. Thanks very much! Jesse |
anotherscott
Total Posts: 653
Joined 06-30-2010 status: Guru |
For the old analog style synth sounds, Yamaha already provides the basic samples… check the waveform list and look in the category “Analg” and you’ll see triangle, saw, sine, PW, etc. including what appear to be samples from particular analog synths (i.e. I assume P5 is Prophet and OB is Oberheim). DX7 used a different kind of synthesis… I think at its core it’s all sine waves, but they modulate each other, in a way that can’t be duplicated in the Motif architecture… but a bunch of common DX7 tones appear to be provided there as well, i.e. the ones labeled FM in the category “Digi”. I think your issue is that you were looking for them under “Voices” but that’s where completed sounds are. If you want to make your own sounds from scratch, all the raw material is there for you to make your own Voices, by building them from the supplied waveforms. |
jsegovia
Total Posts: 25
Joined 03-20-2004 status: Regular |
Thanks very much for the reply. This sounds like an excellent way for me to begin programming voices for the MOXF. If anyone has any completed voices or any suggestions or advice in this area I’d appreciate it! Jesse |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Take a look at page 36 of the MOXF Data List, Waveforms 1360~1389 for “Analg”, and 1390~1450 for “Digi”. If you initialize a Voice, and select one of those Waveforms for Element 1, you’ll have a starting point. |
jsegovia
Total Posts: 25
Joined 03-20-2004 status: Regular |
Thanks very much, 5pinDIN - I’ll start there. Jesse |
DschoKeys
Total Posts: 109
Joined 07-08-2005 status: Pro |
In addition, you could also have a look at these two really great libraries from Easy Sounds which contain a lot of new samples/waveforms: and All the best, :) Jo |
musicman100
Total Posts: 71
Joined 08-12-2002 status: Experienced |
although you must have a flash board installed, inspiration in a flash in available free from download with some nice synth patches and waveforms
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Bad_Mister
Total Posts: 36620
Joined 07-30-2002 status: Moderator |
while it would be a good thing to expand the XF with the Flash board! you do not require it to load sample libraries to the Motif XF. It comes with 128MB of SDRAM (volatile memory) right out of the box. So you can load data up to the 128MB limit. This means you cannot load the “Inspiration In a Flash” data in its entirety (466MB) but you can load individual Banks of data using the Load TYPE = “1Bank Voice” or you can load individual Voices until you reach the 128Mb limit. The data has been broken down to smaller sets for this purpose. The Flash Board of course, allows you to keep the new Samples and a Waveforms always accessible for use (even after power down and back up). |
musicman100
Total Posts: 71
Joined 08-12-2002 status: Experienced |
although you must have a flash board installed, inspiration in a flash in available free from download with some nice synth patches and waveforms Maybe I need to clean my glasses LOL but I thought the OP said he has the MOXF and not the MOTIF XF???? |
DavePolich
Total Posts: 6820
Joined 07-27-2002 status: Guru |
Got your Rolands, Jupiters, Oberheims, Prophets, and more here: |