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Was it responsible governance or was it subterfuge?
William E. Carter, Merri Sue Carter
Travel by sea was slow and dangerous during the age of sail. Many ships intending to carry cargo or passengers to distant ports, to wage war or to discover new lands, met disaster at sea and were never heard from again. It was not at all uncommon for coastal vessels simply transporting goods from port to port along the rugged British coastlines to get caught up in fast-moving storms and be driven ashore, at the cost of cargo, ships and lives. But it was extraordinary when, in 1707, a fleet of British naval vessels under the command of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell sailed headlong into the Isles of Scilly off the coast of Cornwall. Having the bodies of hundreds of British seamen, including members of some of the nation's leading families, wash up on homeland beaches was simply unacceptable. People demanded that an effort be made to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.
Shovell and his fleet had sailed from Gibraltar bound for England on or about October 10, 1707. They suffered stormy weather nearly continuously for the next 10 days. They were unable to make reliable astronomic observations and were forced to navigate by dead reckoning, a process that combined compass readings and speed estimates. On October 21, soundings found the water depth to be some 90 fathoms, suggesting that the fleet was nearing land, and the skies cleared enough to permit some astronomic observations. The results were inconsistent but seemed to indicate that the fleet was just offshore of Ushant, France. If that was the case, sailing northeast would carry the fleet safely into the English Channel and Admiral Shovell issued orders to do just that.
Tragically, the fleet was not off Ushant. It was nearly a degree and half to the north and a degree to the west—in the immediate vicinity of the Scilly Islands. The only reasonable explanation for such a large navigational error appears to be that the fleet made more rapid headway than reckoned, either because the current they faced was weaker than normal or because gusty winds resulted in faster sailing speeds than were estimated. Admiral Shovell's decision to try to make port immediately rather than wait for a more reliable determination of his position was simply foolhardy and cost 2,000 lives, including his own.
Ignoring the fact that the error in latitude in nautical miles had been twice that of the error in longitude, the Admiralty chose not to blame the disaster on the mistake of a highly respected member of the nobility. Instead, it focused on the notoriously difficult problem of accurately determining longitude at sea. In 1714 the British Parliament passed the Longitude Act, which established the Commission for the Discovery of Longitude at Sea, more commonly referred to as the Board of Longitude. The Act provided three prizes based on the accuracy of longitude measurement: £20,000 (equal to more than $3 million today) to anyone who could find a way to determine longitude at sea with an accuracy of one-half degree, £15,000 for two-thirds degree and £10,000 for one degree.
Forming the Board of Longitude to search for a solution to the longitude problem benefitted members of Parliament and the Admiralty. By shifting the longitude problem to the scientific community, they stifled public criticism of their inability to solve the problem. After all, if the leading scientists of the age, including even Isaac Newton, had no solution, what could anyone expect from them? Passage of the Longitude Act also benefitted the scientific community, especially astronomers. By taking on the task of finding a solution, astronomers assured themselves of continuing funding to collect and analyze observations, to travel to distant lands to observe events such as lunar and solar eclipses and to develop new instruments. Members of the Board of Longitude received reimbursement for expenses associated with carrying out their duties and appointment to the body became a coveted honor.
But was it responsible governance to pass the Longitude Act without other efforts to protect British seamen? Or might it have been subterfuge—a disingenuous attempt to shift attention away from the realities of their life at sea. Conditions were horrendous aboard most British naval vessels at the time. Scurvy and other diseases ran rampant, killing more seamen each year than all other causes combined, including combat. Few experts felt that a solution to the longitude problem would be found quickly, so there was little chance that the prize moneys would be paid out for decades. If someone did solve the longitude puzzle, it would have been well worth the prize moneys and not only for the lives saved. Improved navigation would enable British naval vessels to accurately map the shorelines of continents and islands as they sailed the globe. While doing so, Britain could record the precise locations of distant ports belonging to nations such as France and Spain, with whom Great Britain so often found itself at war.
With the approval of the Board of Longitude, astronomers set about collecting the many thousands of observations needed to determine accurately the right ascensions and declinations of bright stars covering the full sky, including the increasingly important southern hemisphere. And they worked to improve their ability to predict the motions of the Moon, the Sun and the planets relative to the background of the stars, which from Earth appear to be unmoving. Being able to accurately predict the ever-changing declinations of the Moon and Sun was particularly valuable for nautical navigation because measuring the altitudes of these bodies near transit (as they crossed the observer's meridian) was a convenient and accurate way to determine latitude. Little was needed beyond knowing the approximate day of the year. Combining reliable measurements of a ship's latitude with estimates of its longitude based on dead reckoning helped navigators recognize landmarks as they approached continental coastlines and identify specific islands among others of a group.
Newton had considered the problem of measuring the altitudes of celestial bodies from the deck of a ship at sea as early as 1699 and communicated his ideas for a reflecting quadrant to Edmund Halley. Unfortunately neither Newton nor Halley published the design and it was another three decades before John Hadley independently developed an octant of similar design. Hadley's octant soon became the standard instrument for celestial navigation at sea before being replaced by the sextant, an instrument of essentially the same design but with a larger range of observable angles—120 degrees rather than 90 degrees. The sextant made determining latitude at sea faster, easier and more accurate. It also made possible the first practical solution to the longitude problem, because it could be used to measure the angular separations, or distances, between celestial bodies—most importantly between the Moon and stars, the planets and Sun, measurements referred to as lunar distances.
Lunar distances were the key to determining longitude at sea without a clock that could carry Greenwich time accurately for months or years while exposed to changes in gravity and temperature and to the continual slap of waves. As seen from Earth, the Moon moves relatively rapidly against the background of fixed stars—approximately 13 degrees per day, or roughly one lunar diameter per hour. By measuring the lunar distances of known stars, planets or the Sun and comparing them to tables of predicted values for Greenwich (corrected for local refraction and parallax), it was possible to accurately compute Greenwich time. A pocket watch could then be used to keep time well enough during the interval required to observe altitudes of one or more celestial bodies in order to determine the difference between Greenwich and local time—that is, the observer's longitude. However, there was one catch. The motion of the Moon is anything but simple. It is so complex that Isaac Newton is said to have told his contemporary, John Machin, that his head never ached except with his study of the Moon.
Fortunately, in 1753 the German astronomer Tobias Mayer published a new set of highly accurate lunar tables. In 1765, after 11 years of negotiations, the British Parliament awarded Mayer's heirs £3,000 for use of the tables. Nevil Maskelyne, the fifth Astronomer Royal of England, set about developing step-by-step instructions and ancillary tables. A ship's captain or navigator, without extensive mathematical skills, could follow the tables to "reduce" raw lunar distance observations and obtain his vessel's longitude. Maskelyne's tables became the basis for the Nautical Almanac published in England annually beginning in 1767.
Captain James Cook took along a set of Maskelyne's tables on his first exploratory voyage to the South Pacific, from 1768 to 1771, on board the HMS Bark Endeavour. Cook and Charles Green, an astronomer aboard the ship as a member of the Transit of Venus observing party, made frequent determinations of the ship's longitude along the way. Cook reported in his journals that "By these [Maskelyne's] tables the calculations are rendered short beyond conception and easy to the meanest capacity."
Cook was exuberant in praising the lunar distance method of determining longitude, saying that it could "never be enough recommended to the attention of all sea officers, who now have no cause left for not making themselves acquainted with this useful and necessary part of their duty. Much credit is also due to the Mathematical Instrument makers for the improvements and accuracy with which they make their Instruments for without good Instruments the Tables would loose [sic] part of their use." Still, the measurement of lunar distances required more skill than the simpler measurements of the altitudes of celestial bodies, usually requiring anchoring in a well-sheltered harbor or going ashore to collect the necessary observations.
On his second voyage of exploration, from 1772 to 1775, Cook took four sea clocks aboard the Resolution. The primary clock was a copy of John Harrison's clock H4 (which had performed well in sea tests conducted in 1763), made by Larcom Kendall, and designated K1. The other three clocks were of different design and made by John Arnold. Cook reported that one of Arnold's clocks "kept time in such a manner as not to be complained on." However, he was much more enthusiastic about K1, stating that "it had been found to answer beyond all expectation." Cook was particularly pleased to have a clock that kept time well enough to determine longitude accurately from simple altitude observations, which could be accurately performed at sea. In his journal he noted that "Even the situation [latitude and longitude] of such islands as we past [sic] without touching at are by means of Mr. Kendall's Watch determined with almost equal accuracy."
Confident that he could determine his position generally to within a few minutes of arc, Cook could devote less time to finding his way. He could give more attention to surviving wind and ice storms, avoiding being driven onto leeward shorelines and reaching protected areas of anchorage. His journals contain entry after entry about his decisions to skip anchorage spots completely or to spend days waiting for the right combination of wind, tides and currents to enter sheltered bays, and the mouths of rivers to resupply with fresh food, water and wood. He was often forced to resort to towing his ship with rowboats, or hauling anchors out, placing them and then "warping" his ship to an anchorage by pulling in the anchor lines. It would have been so much quicker and safer if he had had a self-contained, on-demand source of propulsion, the simplest mechanical engine, rather than only the capricious wind.
It is impossible to determine with any certainty how many lives were saved by the advances in navigation that can be fairly attributed to passage of the Longitude Act. But if Parliament and the Admiralty had truly been focused first and foremost on saving the lives of common British seamen, they would logically have offered prize moneys to solve pressing problems besides the accurate determination of longitude at sea. Their ships desperately needed a better method of propulsion, and their captains needed practical methods to stop the suffering and death of seamen to scurvy. During the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) alone, it is estimated that some two-thirds of the more than 180,000 seamen conscripted into the British navy died of disease, mostly scurvy. On his own initiative, Cook implemented dietary and hygienic measures—including feeding his men greens harvested at ports during their journey—that virtually eliminated scurvy on his ships. But seemingly without concern for loss of seamen, the Admiralty continued to encourage captains who did not take these measures to sail their ships into the highly dangerous Arctic waters in search of a northwest passage from England to the Far East, a region with enormous trade potential. The Admiralty even extended the £20,000 prize they established in 1731 to their naval ships.
It was not until the Royal Society of London awarded Cook the prestigious Copley Medal in 1776 for his contribution to preventing scurvy that the Admiralty was forced to address the problem. Sir John Pringle, president of the Royal Society, in presenting the award stated that "Britain may now, on the most distant voyages preserve members of her intrepid sons, her mariners; who, braving every danger, have so liberally contributed to the fame, to the opulence, and to the Maritime Empire of this country."
Cook's voyages were widely proclaimed to be purely journeys of discovery, of great scientific value to all nations. His discoveries of new lands and the creation of accurate maps and charts did contribute profoundly to understanding of the world's remote regions. Both France and the United States provided Cook's ships safe passage, even while their nations were at war with Great Britain. But Cook actually sailed under secret orders, alluded to in his journals but not discovered and published by the Navy Records Society until 1928. These orders directed him to search for a large continent believed to exist in the southern Pacific Ocean and, with the consent of natives, to take possession of it for the king of Great Britain. He was also ordered to claim for the monarch any other lands he discovered that were not already appropriated by European nations. Failure to disclose these orders constituted a certain act of subterfuge by the Admiralty, forever tainting the remarkable discoveries of Captain James Cook.
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/num2/2012/2/the-british-longitude-act-reconsidered/1
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Young midfielder Craig Eastmond has today committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new long-term contract extension with the Club.
19-year-old Craig was one of Arsenal's outstanding performers in the FA Youth Cup and Premier Academy League last season, playing at right-back, earning himself professional terms in the summer.
However, this season Eastmond has shot to prominence in the first team, hugely impressing with performances as a holding central midfielder in the Carling Cup, which earned him a Premier League debut at Portsmouth on 30th December, when the Wandsworth-born youngster came on as a late substitute in the 4-1 win.
In the Carling Cup this season, Eastmond was an unused substitute in the Third Round match against West Brom, but then made his first-team debut in the Fourth Round victory over Liverpool, being named in the starting line-up and impressing in midfield. Craig was also in the starting line-up for the Fifth Round defeat at Manchester City.
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Crystal McCahill's wine-tasting tour will have you booking a trip to Napa now.
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If you have yet to experience your first vineyard trip and are even remotely into wine (Franzia doesn't count), my advice: Book it. Last weekend, my boyfriend surprised me with a trip to Napa (major brownie points), and I can honestly say it was one of the best trips I've taken.
Whether you're a true wine snob–booking your Sonoma tours months in advance–or prefer to make a last-minute pit stop at the more casual vineyards of Santa Barbara, there's nothing like learning about, sipping and savoring wine at the source—even if you can't tell the difference between cheap red table wine and an aged Chianti Classico.
Our trip began in San Fran. We stayed at The Palace (gorgeous hotel) and ate at Betelnut for our one and only meal in the city. My foodie brother recommended the place, well-known for their contemporary Asian cuisine, and every dish was so fresh it was worth emailing home about. Literally. We drove up to Napa the next morning and stayed at the Golden Haven Hotel in Calistoga. Two things to note: hot springs mineral pools and mud baths. Need I say more?
After checking in, our driver navigated his way through our very detailed, very packed wine tasting itinerary. (We hit 10 places in one day!) Word to the wise: If you're planning on visiting more than three vineyards in the course of a day, arrange for car service so you can enjoy your wine without worrying about getting from here to there.
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THE TASTING ROOM, NAPA WINE CO.: Taste five wines (red or white) for $20. We had a li-ttle too much fun here; be sure to pace yourself, wherever your first stop may be.
CASTELLO DI AMOROSA: Wine tasting in a castle, their motto being "the romance of Italy; the wines of Napa." Indeed.
BEAU VIGNE: "Cult" Cabernet Sauvignon reserve wine. Meaning Cabs like you've never tasted.
After a full day of tasting, I could hardly wait for our dinner reservations at Bottega, the amazing Italian restaurant of Chef Michael Chiarello (Top Chef, Iron Chef) located in the quaint town of Yountville. No words can adequately describe the pan roasted potato gnocchi (a must for pesto lovers), and the chocolate soufflé was to die for.
The next day we tried out the hot springs mud bath. I'll admit it took a little getting used to, and it was definitely an effort to get squeaky clean after. But all in all, you come out with baby-soft skin…not a bad trade-off. After indulging in some other fun spa treatments, we explored more of Yountville, grabbed breakfast, picked up souvenirs and had time for one more small wine tasting before heading back to San Fran. Hey, it's 4 o'clock somewhere!
On our way back to the city, we took a detour to check out the giant redwoods of the Petrified Forest. It's amazing how small you feel out there, especially when you look up! We then drove through the famous winding road on Lombard St. (not recommended for the easily car-sick) before stopping in Fisherman's Wharf to see the adorable sea lions.
Our last day was spent hiking the six-hour trek through the lush Muir Woods (also known for their enormous redwoods), followed by a relaxing evening in a remote forest cabin so we could enjoy all the wine we bought in Napa.
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The lowdown on the slow down to 40km/h
24 April 2013 , 10:42 AM by Elliott Dunn
TAMS Minister Shane Rattenbury is bringing a 40 km/h speed limit to the town centres of Civic, Belconnen and Tuggeranong.
Starting in a matter of weeks, the new limit will apply within the Civic retail district, around the ANU, and in the commercial hub of London Circuit, Cooyong Street and Marcus Clarke Street.
Affected streets in Belconnen include Benjamin Way, Chan Street and Lathlain Street.
In Tuggeranong, the limit will lower for the shopping precinct around Athllon Drive, Anketell Street and Pitman Street.
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Attacks on the Press | Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Maldives, Mexico, Myanmar, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam
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Fahassi, a reporter for the state-run radio station Alger Chaîne III and a contributor to several Algerian newspapers, including the now-banned weekly of the Islamic Salvation Front, Al-Forqane, was abducted near his home in the al-Harrache suburb of the capital, Algiers, by four well-dressed men carrying walkie-talkies. According to eyewitnesses who later spoke with his wife, the men called out Fahassi's name and then pushed him into a waiting car. He has not been seen since, and Algerian authorities have denied any knowledge of his arrest.


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Class of 1997 college grads will find a better job market this spring than in recent years, but competition continues to be stiff, according to Gordon Gray, University of Colorado at Boulder Career Services director.
I tell 97 grads their sense of timing is wonderful. The job market is better than in each of the previous five years, said Gray.
On-campus interviews by employers are up 20 percent this spring, and employer participation in campus job fairs and career days also is up. Much of the employer interest is in students with computer skills, including computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering and information systems.
These students are head and shoulders above the rest in employability and in starting salaries. They are being recruited much like a professional athlete, said Gray. For them its a sellers market.
Jobs in Colorado are not expanding at the rate of some U.S. regions, but the growth still is economically healthy. In Colorado most growth is in the high-tech fields of computer software design and systems development.
Students getting bachelors degrees in the liberal arts and sciences need not despair. Those with experience in computers -- whether a music major or business marketing major -- will be in a good position so long as they have taken advantage of internships and summer and part-time work experience related to their career goals.
Employers are looking for grads with excellent skills in interpersonal relationships, verbal and written communication, problem solving and analytical thinking. These skills arent limited to a specific field of study, but can be mastered by anyone. But for these grads it will be a buyers market -- the student will have to convince the prospective employer of his or her skills.
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The job outlook for teachers is better now than in the last five to seven years. Openings will be available in marketing for energy companies and environmental cleanup.
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Grays own field of career counseling and career analysis also is growing.
These days companies wont help an employee with career development, he noted. Its up to the individual to be more active in managing their careers and marketing themselves.
How can a student gain the edge in the face of stiff competition for jobs? Gray has this advice:
Start with a real understanding of your own personal interest and skills. In the words of Socrates, Know thyself.
Be aware of supply and demand in the job market. Dont expect to find a job as cruise director in Wyoming.
Career preparation is vital. While in school take advantage of internships, part-time employment and experiential education, especially in the field you want to enter.
If you follow your passion in choosing a career you will make a greater contribution to society.
Hands down, there is more competition in the job market these days. It takes more effort to find a job, said Gray. The vast majority of an individuals adult life is in this thing called work, so you need to make it fun by choosing something that excites you.


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Elegant on a garden patio or in an indoor space, this sculptural live plant brings natural, majestic beauty.
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1.8 gallon automatic stainless steel waterer attaches to any garden hose and provides consistent fresh water for your pet at all times.
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The Wisconsin State Fair and Kosciuszko Community Center Advisory Board will present a State of Wisconsin Bench Press & Dead Lift Competitions at the Jeffrey Scott Activity Stage at State Fair Park on Saturday, August 14. Trophies will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in each of nine categories for both the Bench Press and the Dead Lift Events. In recent years, competitors have lifted over 600 lbs. in the bench press event. For more information call Marvin Worthington at (414) 852-8811 or the Kosciuszko Community Center at (414) 645-4624.
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Soon after the original MOTIF was released in 2001, it was recognized as the best sounding, top selling and most requested music workstation on the market. Over time, it has continued to evolve and improve its expressiveness and functionality. At the same time, the online community of end users, sound programmers, software developers and product support specialists at www.motifator.com has expanded into a vibrant online music production community. The MOTIF breathes new life into live performances with its expressive sounds and intuitive control. In music creation, the MOTIF not only offers its own music creation capabilities, it also offers a system for integrating those capabilities with a variety of software applications. And now, the next generation XF builds on the decade-long heritage of MOTIF, and provides groundbreaking expansion capabilities with flash memory that will set a new standard for keyboard workstations for years to come.
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- Cubase AI -- a DAW software application from Steinberg
- DAW integration through remote control, an editor software
- Scalability through standard-equipped USB and Ethernet and the FW16E option
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New KARMA Motif Software
KARMA Motif is an incredibly innovative algorithmic music software for Motif XF and XS. KARMA Motif is sold directly by Karmalab.
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New KARMA Motif Software
KARMA Motif is an incredibly innovative algorithmic music software for Motif XF and XS. KARMA Motif is sold directly by Karmalab.
Play and Perform - The Best Sounds Just Got Better
- The 741MB of internal Wave ROM includes incredibly realistic pianos and acoustic instruments, vintage synths and the hip hop sounds that all of today's top producers are using.
- The popular FSX (Motif XF6/7) and BH (Motif XF8) keyboards let you express your passion for playing.
- A sophisticated 8-element synth architecture with XSpanded articulation and 18 different filter types let you shape your sound anyway you want, and the 8 front panel knobs and sliders make it easy to do even in real time.
- 1664 Voices and 97 Drum Kits put more sounds at your fingertips than ever before.
- A Category Search function makes it easy to find the sounds you need.
Create and Produce - Get Instant Inspiration & Lightning-Fast Music Production Tools
- 512 Performances combine 4 Voices and 4 Intelligent Arpeggiators so you can instantly create backing tracks with Yamaha's intuitive Direct Performance Recording feature.
- A 16-track Integrated Sampling Sequencer and the built-in 128MB of sample RAM let you:
- Load new sample libraries
- Add vocals and guitars to your Motif sequences
- Slice audio loops to playback at any tempo
- Use Real Time Loop Remix to create new grooves
- Easily move back and forth between the loop based Pattern Mode and tape machine style Song Mode
- An integrated Yamaha Digital Mixer -- that includes 3-band EQ for each part, 8 Dual Insertion effects, 2 System effects, an overall Master effect and Master EQ -- lets you create finalized mixes of your songs.
- Direct-to-USB recording and playback lets you record your final mixes to any connected USB memory device as CD-quality WAV files, or play WAV files created on your computer back on the XF.
Customize and Make It Your Own
- Up to 2GB of optional flash Wave memory – two slots accommodate proprietary Yamaha flash board options: a 512MB flash board and a 1GB flash board. Because this is flash memory, once you've loaded a sound, it's always in your Motif when you turn it on.
- 128MB of onboard volatile sample RAM -- for user sampling, loading and auditioning sample libraries or adding vocals and real instruments to your Motif XF -- sequences with the Integrated Sampling Sequencer.
- An improved User Interface with many user-requested features like Tap Tempo, Drum Editing in Mix Mode, and Auto Mapping of samples, plus a new customizable UI for selecting your choice of color and positioning of key displays will be available for Motif XF in a future OS update.
Connect and Expand With New Possibilities
- Computer connectivity (via USB, Ethernet or the FW16E FireWire option) and DAW integration features like 8 zone Master mode, DAW remote control and cross platform editors let you seamlessly integrate the Motif with any DAW software, including the bundled Cubase AI software.
- www.yamahasynth.com hosts a global community of Motif experts, sound programmers and software application developers, and allows access to discussion forums, Voice libraries, Motif specific application software, tutorial videos and in-depth application guides.
- New large format (512MB - 1GB) Voice libraries from Garritan, Sonic Reality, Easy Sounds and more plus new Motif-specific software tools, including waveform editors, sample format convertors and arp managers.
A high-quality collection of Voices, including powerful piano Voices provided from an enormous 741MB of waveforms
The MOTIF XF boasts a rich collection of instrument Voices that includes piano, EPs, strings, wind instruments, orchestral sounds, guitars, basses, and drums, as well as a wide variety of vintage and modern synth sounds. Of special note are the detailed digital re-creations of two Yamaha grand pianos (a 9' CFIII and a 7' S6) that only an acoustic piano manufacturer could achieve. The reproduction in minute detail of even very subtle nuances results in exquisitely crafted piano Voices that will satisfy even the most demanding players.
New waveforms have been added to the MOTIF XF, which now contains a huge total of 741 MB of waveforms.
Starting with the S6 piano, the 136 newly-added Voices include keyboard sounds such as those of clavinets and organs as well as a wide range of new sounds from orchestral to hip-hop. This huge internal wave memory ensures that the MOTIF XF is the best sounding and most versatile keyboard workstation right out of the box.
Up to 2GB of additional content available through flash memory expansion modules
Flash memory expansion module
Two flash board slots accommodate two proprietary Yamaha flash board options -- a 512MB board and 1GB board. With two 1GB boards installed, you have a total of 2GB of flash memory available to you. Because this is re-writable flash memory, once you've loaded a sample, it's always in your MOTIF until you decide to replace it with something else.
The samples could be some of the new MOTIF Voice libraries or they could be your own samples -- the back ground vocals from your latest album that you need to take on the road, your favorite VST sound that you've converted to MOTIF format or even that coffee pot in your kitchen that you know will make a great snare sound. Wherever you get the samples, you can now "roll your own" customized 2GB sample library.
Imagine the power of a fully customized MOTIF XS with 3 GB of sounds (internal, RAM and Flash) instantly available at your fingertips.
The MOTIF XF-specific third-party sample and Voice libraries can be purchased at yamahasynth.com, and Yamaha has made the "Inspiration In a Flash" 400MB sample Voice library available for download at www.inspirationinaflash.com and easysounds,de
Sound engine that increases the expressiveness of instrument sounds
The tone generator that the MOTIF XF has inherited from the MOTIFXS makes an 8-element-per-voice structure possible. Combined with Yamaha's XA (Expanded Articulation), this 8-element structure allows you to achieve stunningly accurate acoustic instruments including expressive articulations that up until now have been difficult to re-create in electronic instruments. For example, you can re-create the natural legato of wind instruments, the key release noises of pianos and other instruments, guitar slides and harmonics, and the many different articulations for string instruments (spicato, tremolo and pizzicato, etc.). The AF1 and AF2 buttons on the front panel make it easy to control Voices with multiple articulations.
For synthesizer sounds, the 18 different filter types, advanced 6-stage pitch, filter and amplitude envelopes, unique Wave Cycle feature and assignable modulation Control Sets make the MOTIF capable of reproducing any synth sound from vintage to modern.
The tone generator also supports half damper pedaling through the use of the separately sold FC3 foot pedal. Using half damper pedaling with the damper resonance effect, you can achieve an even more realistic and richer piano sound that simulates the sound board of a grand piano and responds naturally to sophisticated piano pedaling techniques.
VCM effects that reproduce the unique, natural, warm sounds of vintage instruments
Yamaha's proprietary VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) technology simulates the effects of vintage EQs, compressors, and phasers at the circuit level. This has enabled Yamaha to increase the MOTIF's instrument quality by modeling the "texture" of vintage analog compressors, EQs and stomp boxes right down to the component transistors and resistors. With the MOTIF XF, the high-quality effects found in our industry standard digital recording consoles are at your fingertips. Also, the MOTIF XF is equipped with vocoder effects. By connecting a microphone to the MOTIF's A/D input terminal, you can apply effects to your voice or use your own voice to create harmonies. The MOTIF XF also includes the award-winning "REV-X" reverb, the same professionally renowned reverb found in the SPX2000.
76-Key High-quality keyboards that enable high-level performance
The MOTIF XF7 uses a high-quality FSX keyboard with 76 keys. The FSX keyboard uses a newly-developed mechanism to provide a smooth touch that is both comfortable to play and responsive to your touch. It's easy to play fast passages, including glissandos and trills. It is also worth mentioning that the keys are very quiet.
The balanced hammer keyboard is filled with the know-how and technology that Yamaha has developed producing full concert grand pianos and stage pianos. To make a keyboard with a piano touch that can still work comfortably with any voice, we took a graded hammer keyboard, which is a popular keyboard for electronic pianos, and adjusted it for use with a synthesizer: we balanced the keys to the same weight and made adjustments so that the synthesizer can support after touch and other features. While pursuing the real touch of a grand piano, we also provide a touch that is exceptionally suited to the performance of a multitude of synthesizer sounds.
Rich arpeggiator with over 7,000 patterns that expands the breadth of sound expression
You can use the arpeggiator to perform unique instrument phrases. By layering parts, you can give form to your composition ideas quickly.
The MOTIF XF excels in both arpeggio quantity and quality. In addition to typical arpeggio patterns, the MOTIF XF also features simulations of acoustic instrument performances through the combination of arpeggios and the keyboard MegaVoices (example: video) and arpeggios in which synthesizer parameters, such as panning and filtering, are modulated in time MIDI clock. The MOTIF XF adds to the MOTIF XS's extensive library of arps and has an additional 1,248 synthesizer, drum, percussion, and ending arpeggios, for a total of 7,881 types of arpeggios.
Performance mode that makes the instant expression of your ideas possible
In performance mode, you can layer up to four Voices, and you can split the keyboard into 4 zones with different key ranges and velocity windows. Also, you can create music quickly by using the arpeggiator on the different Voices. The MOTIF XF interactive real time arpeggio engine lets you run 4 different arps simultaneously and switch between 5 different variations of arpeggio patterns in real time. It's incredibly musically interactive and many arps include chordal intelligence so they create different phrases depending on what chords are played on the keyboard.
Thanks to the direct performance recording feature, which enables you to record performances in real time to songs and patterns, you can quickly capture your song ideas sparked by the MOTIF Performances to a song or pattern for further editing and refining.
Category Search feature that provides instant access to the sound you want
You can use the Category Search feature to quickly and easily select the Voices or performances from the MOTIF XF's massive arsenal of sounds. All the Voices in the MOTIF are categorized by instruments and even have sub categories. So it's easy to select Category Search, choose the category strings, the sub-category ensemble and then see all the ensemble string Voices in your system. Even third party libraries are categorized using this elegant database system. Category Search is available wherever you want to select a Voice, so when you are looking for just the right sound in a Song, access Category Search and easily browse for that perfect fit for your mix.
In Performance Mode, Performances are sorted by musical genre, so you can quickly select the type of Performance that matches your moment of inspiration. The Favorites feature even lets you tag your favorites Voices and Performances so they are even easier to access.
Improved sampling with 128MB of internal SD-RAM
You can process your recorded samples in minute
The MOTIF XF has 128MB of internal SD-RAM. This means that you can sample external audio without installing separately purchased memory. Using the sampling feature, you can load sample Voice libraries, import WAV files or add vocals, guitars and other acoustic instruments to your MOTIF sequences.
You can connect a microphone to the A/D input and sample vocals Also, if you select the slice feature during sampling, even if you change the tempo of songs and patterns, recorded audio will follow the beat with perfect synchronization. You can process your recorded samples in minute detail to produce just the right sound using a redesign sample editing UI.
Integrated Sampling Sequencer features that provide advanced integration of audio and MIDI
Integrated Sampling Sequencer
The MOTIF XF features an Integrated Sampling Sequencer which allows you to combine MIDI and audio samples (driven by MIDI events), so you can create complete songs including vocals, guitars and acoustic instruments all right inside the MOTIF XF. Because the XF now features 128MB of onboard sampling RAM, you're able to take advantage of these powerful features right away without the need to purchase external memory. The XF sequencer also lets you work the way you prefer because it features two different sequence modes. There is a linear tape machine-style, 16-track Song sequencer for recording and punching in and out as you would on a tape machine-style DAW interface. It also includes a 16-track Pattern sequencer that lets you work in loops and build up sections of your song (verse, chorus, bridge, etc.) and chain those sections together into complete song structures. You can easily move your production back and further between song and pattern modes depending on your needs. With the bundled Cubase AI software, you can even import completed Songs directly in Cubase including all the audio samples for further editing and mastering.
- Integrated Sampling Sequencer
With the Integrated Sampling Sequencer, you can integrate audio (sampled) data and MIDI data seamlessly. WAV/AIFF loading is also supported. You can use the time slice feature to slice the sampled sounds that you load and control them in the same way that you would control MIDI data. For example, you can synchronize audio data to the same BPM as MIDI sequence data. Also, by presetting the tempo, time signature, necessary number of measures, and number of beats, you can smoothly perform trimming and easily create perfect audio loops. Also, you can use a variety of editing commands to modify your samples. The MOTIF XF supports features such as time stretching, in which the sample length is changed while the pitch remains the same; pitch shifting, in which the pitch is changed while the length of the sample remains the same; and loop remixing which instantly creates new musical variations of looped grooves. In addition, there is a resampling feature that you can use to record the performance of the MOTIF XF as a single audio sample.
Remote control and editor that make DAW integration easy
Voice edits from your computer by using MOTIF XF Editor
Features such as remote control (which you can use to remotely control the parameters of a DAW application on a computer from the MOTIF), various DAW templates, and simple setup features make the MOTIF XF easy to use. In particular, the integration between the MOTIF XF and Steinberg's Cubase 5 series is truly seamless.
Using the Yamaha MOTIF XF Editor, you can make subtle Voice edits from your computer while checking them visually. Because the communication between the MOTIF and the editor is bi-directional, whether you're moving the knobs on the MOTIF or changing parameters with the mouse in the editor, the parameters are perfectly matched. There is even a VST3 editor for use in Cubase 5 (including AI) which lets you use your MOTIF as a VST soft synth.
If you install the optional FW16E FireWire expansion board, you can record 16 tracks of audio data to the DAW software through the audio interface. After you install the necessary drivers (AI driver, extensions for Steinberg DAW), connect the MOTIF XF to a computer using an IEEE 1394 cable, and start Cubase AI. It identifies the MOTIF XF's audio I/O and multi-sound source immediately, and all you have to do to start working is select a MOTIF XF project template.
Cubase AI, a DAW software application from Steinberg
Cubase AI bundled
The MOTIF XF comes with a special Yamaha version of Cubase, the world-renowned DAW software. Cubase AI has the same engine as Cubase 5 but has been modified to integrate more efficiently with the MOTIF.
For more information....http://www.steinberg.net/en/products/partner_products/steinberg_yamaha/cubaseai5.html
Improved User Interface
An improved User Interface with many user requested features like Tap Tempo, Drum Editing in Mix Mode, and Auto Mapping of samples* plus a new customizable UI for selecting your choice of color and positioning of key displays.
*Need to update MOTIF XF OS to V.1.10 to use this function.
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The New MOTIF XF
Yamaha Synth Book
|Yamaha celebrates over 40 years of Yamaha Synthesizers with the "Yamaha Synth Book" iOS app. Yamaha Synth Book features a complete history of Yamaha Synthesizers, AN2015: an integrated virtual analog softsynth, Music Remixer: a DJ audio phrase performance app, and serves as a portal to Yamaha's online synth communities.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5
Download on the App Store
Cloud Audio Recorder for MOTIF XF
|Cloud Audio Recorder for MOTIF XF allows you to record MOTIF XF sound via Wi-Fi. And you can share your MOTIF sound on SoundCloud. Also you can copy & paste your sound to another iOS apps.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPhone3GS, iPhone4/4S, iPhone5, iPod touch 3rd gen or later and iPad
Download on the App Store
Voice Editor Essential
|Voice Editor Essential is a simple Core MIDI iPad editor application to edit parameters in Yamaha synthesizers. The editor focuses on detailed editing of insert effects, system effects, arpeggiator and EQ that are frequently modified and can take advantage of the iPad's large graphic display. In addition to that, you can control parameters like EG or cutoff in real-time by using fader control or XY Pad. Some essential global parameters including tap tempo and volume control are also included.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad / iPad 2
Download from the App Store
Performance Editor Essential
|Performance Editor Essential is a Core MIDI application that enables you to edit the performances of a Yamaha synthesizer from your iPad. You can configure the MEQ and effects, which are often used in editing, in addition to arpeggiator settings, voice combinations, and each voice's key range. Performance Editor Essential also has an XY pad for controlling parameters in real time. You can also control the tap tempo and volume.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad / iPad 2
Download from the App Store
Multi Editor Essential
|Multi Editor Essential is a Core MIDI application which gives you all the tools you need to mix your songs and patterns of Yamaha synthesizer on your iPad. You can control volume, pan, chorus send and reverb send for each part as well as detailed editing of the mix effects and the master EQ. You can also control the transport sections of sequencer.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad / iPad 2
Download from the App Store
Mobile Music Sequencer
|Wherever you are, you can now sketch the outline of a composition and use the ingredients to delicately craft songs on a Yamaha synthesizer, or in Steinberg Cubase.
|Compatible instruments:
| iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch 4th/5th Generation, iPad (3rd/4th generation), iPad2 (2nd generation), iPad mini
Download from the App Store
Set List Organizer
|Set List Organizer can be used to edit and display the set list for a live performance. It's a must-have application for any musician. Set List Organizer is a Core MIDI application that can send MIDI program change messages for each song in a live performance from your iPad to a synthesizer or other devices. You can use Set List Organizer to write detailed notes for each song.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad / iPad 2
Download from the App Store
Faders & XY Pad
|Faders & XY Pad is a Core MIDI application that controls external MIDI devices by sending MIDI control change messages from your iPad. 8 faders each with up to 3 control change parameters can be assigned for each of 50 templates. A unique XY-Pad mode let's you control multiple faders by flicking a ball that bounces off the sides of the XY grid for vector synthesis type control. This application offers unique new ways for sonically tweaking the synthesizer.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad / iPad 2
Download from the App Store
TNR-i - US
|The iOS version of the world-renowned TENORI-ON brings you a completely new musical interface. Even if you don't know much about music, you can create music intuitively as if you were arranging sounds in space. The music that you see on the 16 × 16 grid of buttons is the music that is performed.
On the 16 × 16 grid of buttons, basically, the horizontal direction is time, and the vertical direction is pitch.By laying sounds on these buttons, you can combine rhythms and melodies to produce music. A button will glow when its sound is produced. The movements of the glowing lights produce a visual performance.
TNR-i can produce 16 types of sounds at the same time (16 layers), and it can remember up to 16 song patterns produced using those sounds (16 blocks). By switching between song patterns in real time, you can produce a rich variety of musical expressions.
There are six different types of performance modes that you can select for each layer. You can make elaborate music by combining different modes. In score mode, the most fundamental of the modes, you can arrange sounds horizontally (temporally) and vertically (by pitch). In the exciting random mode, the sounds that you arrange are not just played in order—the melody and rhythm constantly change as twists are added. In draw mode, you can perform music by tracing your finger across the buttons as if drawing a picture. In bounce mode, the glowing lights are like bouncing balls that produce sound when they fall. In push mode, you can continuously change the sound as you perform. In solo mode, which is fun for solo performances, you can easily adjust the speed of repetition and the pitch.
|Compatible instruments:
|Phone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.
Download from the App Store
Cloud Audio Recorder
|Cloud Audio Recorder allows you to record the sound of musical instruments to your iOS devices via the built-in microphone. The recorded data can be normalized, trimmed and signal processed on the iOS devices. Recorded data can be freely uploaded to or downloaded from SoundCloud. Also you can copy & paste your sound to another iOS apps.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPod touch 3rd gen or later, iPhone3GS, iPhone4, iPhone4S, iPad 2, iPad
Download from the App Store
|No matter what level of musical ability Yamaha's Metronome is easy to use. Whether you're a drummer, guitarist, pianist, producer, DJ, student, teacher or a live performer, in music timing is everything.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad 2 / iPad / iPhone 4S / iPhone 4 / iPhone 3GS / iPod touch (4th generation, 3rd generation)
Download from the App Store
Synth Arp & Drum Pad
|The latest version of Synth Arp & Drum Pad that lets you create fabulous phrases and beats of your own design! It's more powerful than ever with these new features.
- Audiobus support (input only) (V1.2.0)
- Perform an audio mixdown of recorded songs (V1.1.0)
- Audio library (compatible with SoundCloud and AudioCopy) (V1.1.0)
- An additional 19 tones and 24 arpeggiator patterns (V1.1.0)
There are 366 arppegiator patterns that can play phrases from all kinds of music genres like dance music, hip-hop, rock, pops, with one finger. The app has an internal synthesizer with 80 high-quality voices including 13 drum kits so you can hear the output as you play. You can save your phrases by recording them in an easy-to-use loop sequencer. You can freely modify the tonal qualities of the sound even after recording.
* This application is Core MIDI compatible. Wi-Fi communication possible with Yamaha MOTIF XF (body version 1.2 or above) Alternatively, use the MIDI Interface i-MX1 or i-UX1 to communicate with all MIDI devices.
* A USB Wi-Fi adaptor, sold separately, is necessary for Wi-Fi communications.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad (3rd/1st generation), iPad2 (2nd generation)
* For best performance, we recommend that you use iPad2 or later.
Download from the App Store
Visual Performer
|Visual Performer is a new type of application for graphically visualizing your musical performance from any MIDI device. A variety of built-in animations respond to the pitch and velocity from your instrument. It's a great way to add cool imagery to your performances!
|Compatible instruments:
|iPad (3rd/1st generation), iPad2 (2nd generation)
* For best performance, we recommend that you use iPad2 or later.
Download from the App Store
|Faders is a Core MIDI application that controls external MIDI devices by sending MIDI control change messages from your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
4 sliders each with up to 3 control change parameters can be assigned for each of 50 templates. This application offers unique new ways for sonically tweaking the synthesizer.
In V1.3.0, we've added a firmware update feature of Yamaha i-MX1. For more details, please refer to the product page of i-MX1.
|Compatible instruments:
|iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (4th/5th Generation), iPad (3rd/4th generation), iPad 2 (2nd generation), iPad mini.
Download from the App Store
1. The following new Effect types are now available
- Reverb
3 new High Definition reverbs
(HD Hall, HD Room, HD Plate)
- Insertion Effect(Guitar Efx)
8 new distortion effect types with featured guitar amplifier sounds
(US Combo, Jazz Combo, US High Gain, British Lead, Multi Efx, Small Stereo, British Combo, British Legend)
2. New 32 Voices are now available
- 16 Voices utilizing the new reverbs
- Another 16 Voices utilizing the new Guitar Efx
- 8 Performances which include these new Voices
3. Various Editors compatible with V1.50
- MOTIF XF Editor V1.6.3 for Win/Mac(compatible with Cubase 7.5)
- iOS Apps (Smart device applications)
4. Other updates
- The MOTIF XF now supports the Yamaha USB Wireless
LAN Adaptor UD-WL01.
(Please note that only IEEE802.11b/g is available)
- Other problems have been solved.
- In case you have updated the firmware version to V1.50, please use the MOTIF XF Editor version of V1.6.3 or later.
- In case you attempt to load a file that was saved in a firmware version of V1.50 or later into a firmware version of V1.40 or earlier, the new Effect types that have been added to firmware version V1.50 would be replaced as "No Effect" or "Thru".
|76 keys, FSX Keyboard (Initial Touch/Aftertouch)
Tone Generator block
|Tone Generator
|AWM2, with Expanded Articulation
|128 notes
|Multi Timbral Capacity
|16 Parts (internal), Audio Input Parts (A/D, FW*) *1 stereo Part
|741 MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format), 3,977 waveforms
|Preset: 1,024 Normal Voices + 64 Drum Kits GM: 128 Normal Voices + 1 Drum Kit User: 128 x 4 (Bank 1: original, Bank 2 – 4: selected and copied from Preset bank) + 32 Drum Kits (No. 1 – 8: original, No. 9 – 32: selected and copied from Preset bank)
|User: 128 x 4 (up to 4 Parts)
|18 types
|Effect System
|Reverb x 9 types, Chorus x 22 types, Insertion (A, B) x 53 types x 8 Parts (up to 16 units), Vocoder x 1 (uses both Insertion Effect A and B blocks), Master Effect x 9 types (Preset settings for parameters of each effect type are provided as templates; total 320) Master EQ (5 bands), Part EQ (3 bands, stereo)
Sampling block
|Up to 128 Waveforms (Multi Samples) Up to 256 Key Banks per Waveform Up to 512 Key Banks
|Sampling Sources
|Analog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling) FW (available when the FW16E has been installed)
|A/D Conversion
|24-bit, 64x oversampling
|D/A Conversion
|24-bit,128x oversampling
|Sample Data Bits
|Sampling Frequency
|44.1kHz, 22.05kHz, 11.025kHz, 5.5125kHz (Stereo/Mono) Sampling Frequency via FW (when the FW16E has been installed): 44.1kHz (fixed)
|Sampling Memory
|Internal SDRAM: 128M
|Sample Length
|Mono: 32 MB Stereo: 64 MB
|Sampling Time
|44.1kHz: 6 min. 20 sec. 22.05kHz: 12 min. 40 sec. 11.025kHz: 25 min. 20 sec. 5.0125kHz: 55 min. 40 sec. *Mono/Stereo
|Sample Format
|Original format, WAV, AIFF
|Sampling Sources
|Analog input L/R, Stereo output (Resampling) FW (available when the FW16E has been installed)
Sequencer block
|Note Capacity
|Approx. 130,000 notes
|Note Resolution
|480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
|Maximum Polyphony
|124 notes
|Tempo (BPM)
|5 – 300
|Recording type
|Real time replace Real time overdub (with the exception of the Pattern Chain) Real time punch in/out (Song only)
|Pattern: 16 Phrase tracks Pattern Chain: Pattern track, Tempo track, Scene track Song: 16 sequence tracks (Loop on/off can be set for each track), Tempo track, Scene track
|64 Patterns (x 16 sections), Measures: 256 maximum Mixing Voices: 16 Voices per Pattern and up to 256 Voices for all Patterns Mixing Templates: 32 for all Songs and Patterns
|User Phrases: 256 per Pattern
|64 Songs Mixing Voices: 16 Voices per Song and up to 256 Voices for all Songs Mixing Templates: 32 for all Songs and Patterns
|Preset: 7,881 types User: 256 types *MIDI Sync, MIDI transmit/receive channel, Velocity Limit, and Note Limit can be set.
|Scene Memory
|5 per Song
|Sequence Format
|Original format, SMF format 0, 1 (Format 1 load only)
|User: 128 *8 Zones (Master keyboard settings), Assignable Knob/Slider settings, Program Change Table
|Sequence Software compatible with the Remote Control function
|For Windows®: Cubase 4 – 5, SONAR 5.2 – 8 For Mac®: Cubase 4 – 5, Logic 7.2 – LogicStudio, Digital Performer 5.1 – 6 *Functions to be controlled differ depending on the software.
|Pitch Bend wheel, Modulation wheel, Ribbon Controller, Assignable Control Sliders x 8, Assignable Knobs x 8, Assignable Function buttons x 2, Data dial
|320 x 240 dot, 5.7 inch graphic color backlit LCD
|OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack) ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L, R (standard phone jack) A/D INPUT L, R (standard phone jack) DIGITAL OUT PHONES (standard stereo phone jack) FOOT CONTROLLER 1, 2 FOOT SWITCH x 2 (SUSTAIN, ASSIGNABLE) MIDI IN/OUT/THRU USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE) AC IN ETHERNET (100BASE-TX) IEEE1394 (available when the FW16E has been installed)
|Power Consumption
|Dimensions, Weight
|MOTIF XF8: 1,439 (W) x 466 (D) x 6.6 (H) inches, 63.7 lbs MOTIF XF7: 1,252 (W) x 391 (D) x 4.8 (H) inches, 37.9 lbs MOTIF XF6: 1,045 (W) x 391 (D) x 4.8 (H) inches, 33.3 lbs
|AC Power cord, Owner's Manual (this book), Owner's Manual CD-ROM (containing Reference Manual and Data List), DVD-ROM (containing DAW software)
Optional Accessories
Motif XF/XS: Avoiding Notes Cutting Off When Selecting Voices.
MOTIF XF6, MOTIF XF7, MOTIF XF8: In Performance Mode How to Transmit Pedal Sustain, Minus Note Data
Online Help
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Comments about Yamaha motif_xf7:
Bought this keyboard 4 years, and still proves to be an excellent buy. We use it for our church choir performances and studio recordings, and it has got rich quality voices and endless features. Firmware updates prove how extensible expandable this keyboard hardware is. Thank you Yamaha!
- Easy To Set Up
- Easy To Use
- Low Power Consumption
- Outstanding product
- Quality Construction
Best Uses
- Upgrade
- Xf7 Was My Upgrade
Comments about Yamaha motif_xf7:
I use for recording and live production, plus what I love so much about it, is that its seems to be unlimited on what you can do with it, I record all my tracks at home go to the studio hook up to the main mixer, drink coffie, while it plays each track another great point is that it is perfectly mixed straight from the keyboard, so mastering is easier,Live the sounds are unexplainable, flash drives is a must have,plus the usb pin,I have my entire cd right on my board so if I dont take my band live , the motif takes the stage while I perform.
- Primary use:
- Business
- Was this a gift?:
- Yes
- Easy to Use
- Realistic Sound
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Best Uses
- Concerts
Comments about Yamaha motif_xf7:
Used in my studio and stage.


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Bomba Estereo - Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic Cover)
Yes yes y'all...this is the one installment of the Levi's Pioneer Sessions series that I'd been most looking forward to. And, as expected, it does not disappoint. Olé, olé, olé!
Twenty-one years after Technotronic created a dancefloor masterpiece with Pump Up The Jam, Bomba Estereo have re-crafted the song in their unique big-beat, bi-lingual style. It sounds like Bomba Estereo doing Technotronic's Pump Up The Jam, only totally fresh and relevantly modern.
Video of some behind-the-scenes footage is below.
mp3: Bomba Estereo - Pump Up The Jam (Technotronic Cover)


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After trying a sample of the toweldry for thick hair styling paste I knew I had to have this product. The shampoo in this duo is also really nice and gives my hair a nice volume. I have really thick hair and these two products work perfectly to help keep me looking amazing all day long.4
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A wholly owned subsidiary of Ei Electronics, Aico are market leaders in residential fire and CO protection in the UK. All alarms are designed and built in Ireland specifically to meet the UK standards and regulations.
2015 sees Aico's 25th anniversary. With more mains powered domestic smoke alarms installed in the UK's social housing than any other manufacturer, Aico is tried, tested and trusted.
Aico are innovators, regularly bringing new technology to the market place, such as:
Aico's award winning RadioLINK was the very first domestic fire alarm system to feature wireless alarm interconnection. Aico has continued to develop RadioLINK to allow for integration with third party systems such as sprinkler and, most recently, warden call systems. These flexible solutions provide comprehensive fire and CO protection in any domestic dwelling, using quality and reliable alarms.
RadioLINK has evolved to RadioLINK+. As well as enabling wireless interconnection, RadioLINK's capabilities have grown making it simpler to control, test and asset manage alarm systems even when access to the property is not possible. RadioLINK+ is only available in the new 160e Series and is achieved by a plug in module, the Ei100MRF, which just slots into the alarm.
AudioLINK from Aico that allows the user to extract useful information from a Carbon Monoxide Alarm using a phone or tablet via a FREE App. It will be available in all Aico Carbon Monoxide Alarms from May 2015. The App is available on the Google Play store. Find out more at www.aico.co.uk/audiolink
Aico have a dedicated team of Regional Managers to support specifications and supply of products. They also train contractors on relevant British Standards and Regulations, how to select and site smoke, heat and CO alarms correctly on the AFPTIS courses. Aico also offer technical support over the phone and an internal sales team to help with any enquiries.
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Adactus Housing, which owns and manages over 13,000 properties across the North West of England, has announced it will be fitting Aico Ei208 Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms featuring new AudioLINK™ data retrieval technology.
Aico, UK's market leader in domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detection, has launched the new Multi-Sensor Fire Alarm.
Aico is pleased to announce that AudioLINK™, the revolutionary data extraction technology integrated into all of its Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarms, is now available for Apple device users, following the launch of its new iOS App.
Fife Council is undergoing a programme to install 30,000 Aico Ei414 Fire/Carbon Monoxide (CO) Alarm Interfaces throughout its housing stock.
Southwark Council is installing Aico's RadioLINK smoke alarms as part of the Council's commitment to its fire risk assessment programme and associated fire safety works for its social housing stock in the borough.
Aico, UK's market leader in domestic mains powered Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) detection, unveils the latest in Smoke and Heat Alarm technology with its new 160e Series.
Pembrokeshire Housing Association recently initiated a move to fit Aico AudioLINK™ Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms in to all of its properties in West Wales.
First Choice Housing Association based in Penarth, the Vale of Glamorgan is installing Aico AudioLINK™ Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarms throughout all of its properties in Wales and Shropshire.
Aico launches new technology for its Carbon Monoxide alarms.
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Ice storm potential remains high in Missouri
Missouri has highest average number of days with freezing rain in the country
Every winter brings freezing temperatures, which when accompanied by moisture, can cause dangerous conditions on the roads.
Snow is not the only precipitation threat during the winter months. Ice storms, caused by freezing rain, can cripple entire cities and they are not unusual for Missouri winters.
In fact, Missouri has some of the highest average number of days with freezing rain per year and the average number of continuous hours with freezing rain in the country.
The most recent freezing rain event in central Missouri happened January 2007. On the 12th and 13th, less than a half-inch of ice fell in parts of Mid-Missouri.
The ice knocked out power to more than 300,000 people across the state, killed one person and led the governor to declare a state of emergency. Damage from the storm ended up costing about $350 million.
Ice storms occur when snow or ice particles fall through a layer of air that is above freezing. That causes the ice to turn to liquid rain. When the rain passes through a shallow layer of cold, below freezing air near the surface, it becomes super-cooled.
As it hits the ground, it freezes on contact and creates a glaze of ice.
A tiny bit of ice can create huge problems. Just hundredths of an inch of ice causes slick roads, leading to car accidents. And less than half an inch of ice on power lines can add nearly 500 pounds of extra weight per line. That same amount makes tree branches 30 times heavier.
The effects of ice storms also last much longer than snow storms. Roads are nearly impassible and downed trees and power lines are more likely.
Mid-Missouri has been spared major ice storms for nearly six years, but what about this year?
For a major ice storm to form, cold Canadian air flows in around an area of high pressure to the north. To the south, a storm system will feed warm air and moisture northward. The warm air will rise above the cold air, creating clouds, rain and freezing rain at the surface.
As we've already seen this fall, the battle between warm and arctic air masses will likely continue as we head into winter.
As long as Missouri remains between the battling air masses and we get a southern-moving winter storm, our chances of seeing a potential ice storm will remain high.
It's difficult to forecast ice amounts, but just a minor amount can lead to trouble.


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[quote user="MattMeyerBud"][quote user="Kase-1"][quote user="MattMeyerBud"]i can't deal wtih the TAGF after yesterday
How could anybody think even for arguments sake that trading our first rounder for Mike Wallace would be better than just signing Vincent Jackson is beyond me
[/quote]I would LOVE either one of them, expect we dont have the money. If this was an uncapped year in MADDEN maybe a different story, but cmon lets get real about this. We dont even have the cap space for Super Mario or DJax
na its clear that both are completely ridiculous
but Slipknottin think that it would be worth it to give up the first rounder for Wallace, opposed to just signing VJack and keeping the first rounder
what a waste that would be
[/quote]Well good thing we dont have to worry about either happening.
There's no way Pittsburgh lets Mike Wallace walk, just aint happening....
VJax has been trying to leave San Diggy for a minute and if they dont franchise him then he's as good as gone. He's a damned good WR and Im sure there'll be teams that dump the farm to get a chance at VJ, NYG's aint one of those teams
Slip knows his stuff, no question about it he isnt a people person and tends to come off as a pompus yackoff, but for the most part the guy knows his stuff