Comments on: How To Sell A $3,200 Yamaha Motif Keyboard Using YouTube Videos http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/ Chronicles of a Yamaha Motif Enthusiast Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:38:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Mark http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-21 Mark Sun, 23 Mar 2008 04:40:40 +0000 http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-21 Due to the superb hammer action of the Motif series weighted boards, you can play far more expressively on the 8 than you can on the 6 or 7. Play the 6 or 7 piano and then go play the 8. No comparison. Also, I recommend the ES series over the XS. The XS is just an ES with a bigger screen and a few more patches. overall the ES is every bit as capable AND is far easier to navigate if you are sequencing on board. My .02. -Mark Due to the superb hammer action of the Motif series weighted boards, you can play far more expressively on the 8 than you can on the 6 or 7. Play the 6 or 7 piano and then go play the 8. No comparison. Also, I recommend the ES series over the XS. The XS is just an ES with a bigger screen and a few more patches. overall the ES is every bit as capable AND is far easier to navigate if you are sequencing on board. My .02. -Mark

]]> By: Ravi Jayagopal http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-9 Ravi Jayagopal Sat, 05 Jan 2008 18:53:42 +0000 http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-9 Jeff, Features wise, there isn't much difference between the 6/7/8. It is quite possible that you get more voice variations - for example, different drum sounds by individual keys - when you have more keys. I was torn between the 7 and 8, but I somehow convinced myself that I needed more keys to get the full feel of a grand piano. Other than that, if you are already a piano player and can do with lesser keys, I would still recommend going for the 7 (rather than the 6). The 7 would be a good in-between, not too many keys, not too few keys. And the weight of the keyboard would also be a lot less than the whopping weight of the 8, which I cannot lift alone! So, if you're planning to take it on performances and gigs, you are actually better off with the 6. But, if you can manage the extra weight of the 7, it would still be better than the 6 or the 8. But if you're going to use it in a studio setup, where you are primarily going to be creating and recording music, I don't think you can beat the 8. I love having the extra octaves. Man, it rocks! Hope this helps. Ravi Jayagopal http://www.MotiFreak.com Jeff,

Features wise, there isn’t much difference between the 6/7/8.

It is quite possible that you get more voice variations - for example, different drum sounds by individual keys - when you have more keys.

I was torn between the 7 and 8, but I somehow convinced myself that I needed more keys to get the full feel of a grand piano.

Other than that, if you are already a piano player and can do with lesser keys, I would still recommend going for the 7 (rather than the 6). The 7 would be a good in-between, not too many keys, not too few keys. And the weight of the keyboard would also be a lot less than the whopping weight of the 8, which I cannot lift alone!

So, if you’re planning to take it on performances and gigs, you are actually better off with the 6. But, if you can manage the extra weight of the 7, it would still be better than the 6 or the 8.

But if you’re going to use it in a studio setup, where you are primarily going to be creating and recording music, I don’t think you can beat the 8. I love having the extra octaves.

Man, it rocks!

Hope this helps.

Ravi Jayagopal
http://www.MotiFreak.com

]]> By: jd http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-8 jd Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:51:29 +0000 http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-8 So, what specifically made you want the 8 vs the 7 or 6 ... I mean ... I look @ the $1k difference between the two and go ... I don't need the extra keys *that* much. ... I'm in the market so, I'm just trying to think outside how I see things. Thanks for your blog. So, what specifically made you want the 8 vs the 7 or 6 … I mean … I look @ the $1k difference between the two and go … I don’t need the extra keys *that* much.

… I’m in the market so, I’m just trying to think outside how I see things. Thanks for your blog.

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]]> By: How To Sell A $3,200 Product Using Free YouTube Videos - Ravi’s Rants http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-3 How To Sell A $3,200 Product Using Free YouTube Videos - Ravi’s Rants Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:04:39 +0000 http://motifreak.com/2007/11/30/how-to-sell-yamaha-motif-keyboard-youtube-videos/#comment-3 [...] I’ve chronicled it in my rather new blog, MotiFreak.com. [...] […] I’ve chronicled it in my rather new blog, MotiFreak.com. […]

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