Yamaha will be releasing the next generation music workstation Motif with the Motif XF. The XF is based on the XS but with groundbreaking Flash memory expansion capabilities that will set the standard for keyboard workstations for years to come.
The Motif XF will be announced on August 2nd with the following updated specs from the XS:
Wave rom increased to 741MB
128 new voices (user1)
128 new performances (user1)
8 new drumkits
1248 new arp styles
32 new masters
128MB SD RAM on board for samples
optional flash boards, max 2*1GB
improved file management
new keyboard action
user definable LCD colour scheme
drum kit edit within mixing mode
optimised category search
TAP tempo function
Loading time for flash is approx 2.4 seconds for 1MB. 512MB takes about 20mins to load.