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[Seb]

Give your opinion between Korg triton extreme and Yamaha Motif.
Cheers.
Seb

[Francois]

Asking to choose between Motif and Extreme on a Korg board and the same question on a Yamaha board. What do you think your answer will be ?

[JohnnyAardvark]

Its also a question that been thrown around Korg, Yamaha and Roland boards for some time now.

Its worth your while searching this and other Korg, Roland, Yamaha forums for "Extreme Motif Fantom" (and comninations of) to get opinions.

I asked the same question myself, before purchasing. Its understandable when making investments like this, but from your other posts you already own an Extreme?

I voted.... Extreme of course!! Would love a Motif to spend some time with though!

Steve
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[Seb]

hey guys....
Yes I already do own an extreme...but I've listened to some demos of the Motif and I thought they are pretty good.No harm in keeping an open mind.I might be getting a Motif rack.Who knows what santy will bring me this year
cheers

[Daz]

Having both with give you a broader pallette of sounds and both have complimentary pros/cons apparently. Alternately get something like Access Virus Classic or TI for a slightly different kind of sound. What kind of music do you make ?

Daz.

[Seb]

yeah thats a good idea Daz.... I am involved in different kinds of music ranging from classical(orchestral), pop, jazz, rock , hip hop, latin, and so on.Not a dance(tekno) fan tho.
I don't really know if it would be of benefit to me or mearly just a waste of money should I say.. buying a Motif rack.Wat do you think?
What are the sound characteristics of Access Virus or TI?I haven't really played them.
Thanx for everythin'
Cheers

[cnegrad]

The question is too vague. It's like asking which you like better; a hammer or a wrench. Both are tools, but each has it's own strengths and weaknesses. The answer lies in what type of music you make, and where your subjective tastes lie.
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[Daz]

The Access Virus family of synths are more "synthy" than the Extreme or Motif ... check 'em out :

http://www.accessmusic.de

... they are maybe more geared towards dance genres. I just wanted to throw something different into the pot, as the Extreme and Motif are similar kind of animals.

The thing that people traditionally say about Korg vs Yamaha (or Triton vs Motif) is that Korg are stronger in the area of more synth like sounds, strings etc. and Yamaha are stronger for electric pianos etc. I don't remember exactly what that balance is, it's something along those lines. The upshot is that, yes, it's definitely worth trying the Motif or maybe even a Roland sound module, especially for those kind of genres and also that many different genres.

To quote from a recent review of the Oasys in Sound on Sound :

[Seb]

thanx so much....
I actually found a site showing previews of access virus demos.
Very tight I must say.....very neat....
Thanx for all the help Daz... you really know your stuff:)

[cybertwin]

i find the motif sounds are more realistic ..but the korg excels in pads and motion synth stuff..and the dual arps is cool... the fact that you can have more banks which are user avaliable is sweet..sequencer is excellent and moss is cool too...motif expansions are very sweet(i have a drum/vl and vocal harmony board) ...interface is better on korg for ease but once you get the hang of the motif its not that bad and the editor yamaha supplies is cool...

i also use a supernova2 board with 48 voices and like it alot