Hello all,
I am currently looking into buying a new Yamaha MOXF8, however, I noticed that one could get a Motif XF6 for about the same price.
Since the Motif has been discontinued, there aren’t really a whole lot of comparisons out there between these two models. Could anyone chime in on what you are missing with the MOXF series? I don’t want to get the older model and find out that all I am gaining is some hardware knobs that have been replaced with soft keys. Is Yamaha able to just sell the Motif in a lighter package for a lot less money because of technology, or are there big functionality differences? I don’t plan to move this a lot so the heavy weight of the Motif is not an issue.
Also on the new vs used front, how much value do you think you lose by not getting the packaged software? I think the MOXF comes with some version of Cubase, but if it is just some dumbed down version that isn’t worth using or costs $50, then I don’t really care.
Thanks!
Eric
I am currently looking into buying a new Yamaha MOXF8, however, I noticed that one could get a Motif XF6 for about the same price.
Since the Motif has been discontinued, there aren’t really a whole lot of comparisons out there between these two models. Could anyone chime in on what you are missing with the MOXF series? I don’t want to get the older model and find out that all I am gaining is some hardware knobs that have been replaced with soft keys. Is Yamaha able to just sell the Motif in a lighter package for a lot less money because of technology, or are there big functionality differences? I don’t plan to move this a lot so the heavy weight of the Motif is not an issue.
Also on the new vs used front, how much value do you think you lose by not getting the packaged software? I think the MOXF comes with some version of Cubase, but if it is just some dumbed down version that isn’t worth using or costs $50, then I don’t really care.
Thanks!
Eric