MM Series

La caratteristica principale richiesta a un sintetizzatore è la capacità di riprodurre i suoni del leggendario Motif. Il sintetizzatore MM è in grado di offrirla. Dispone, infatti, di 418 voci e di 22 kit di batteria, basati sui suoni dei celebri sintetizzatori della serie MOTIF di livello professionale. Questi suoni di qualità straordinaria provengono sia da strumenti acustici naturali e autentici, sia da voci sintetizzate non modificate, uniche e di grande impatto. Nello strumento è inoltre disponibile una serie di voci GM (128 Normal e 1 kit di batteria) che consente di riprodurre le song registrate in questo celebre formato. Dato il numero delle voci fornite, l'unità è dotata della pratica funzione Category Search. È sufficiente selezionare il tipo di voce che si desidera riprodurre: organo, chitarra, voci soliste sintetizzate, strumenti a corda, e successivamente scegliere la voce specifica. Tutti i suoni preferiti sono a portata di mano.

The MM series is all about control. Take a look at some of the ways you can use it to power your performance and make your songs really stand out.

Generate some excitement, and tap into even more inspiration while you play with the Arpeggio feature. This lets you automatically trigger repeating rhythmic phrases, riffs, broken chords and melodic patterns - and even change them harmonically by the notes or chords you play with your left hand. The MM8 and MM6 come with 213 different Arpeggio types built in, providing a variety of musically useful and exciting patterns to get the house jumping or to jump start your song writing. Bass arpeggios and Drum Voice rhythm loops are included as well for setting up dynamic riffs and beats to jam over.

Once you've called up a synth Voice, you can simply play it as a static sound by pressing the keys - or you can take it another level up, and tweak the sound while you play with the four control knobs. Make it sing and weep or make it scream and holler. Change the filter cutoff and resonance settings for real-time texture shifts, and tweak the EG attack and release to completely alter the dynamic feel of the Voice as you play.

Want some instant inspiration? The MM8 and MM6 have a full set of Patterns that give you powerful rhythmic backing in a wide variety of music styles - including Hip Hop, Rap, R&B, Dance, Ambient, Pop, Rock, Jazz and even World styles. These Patterns are just what you need to get your music moving in the right direction. What's more, these Patterns are as close to the real thing as you can get. Patterns that stay solidly in the groove, but never sound mechanical. Drum loops with a truly human feel that dance and float around the beat, yet remain firmly in the pocket. Riffs and licks that get you inspired, make you move, and help you create some serious music.

Drawing on its long experience (over 100 years!) in crafting fine acoustic pianos, Yamaha has equipped the MM8 with a remarkably expressive GHS (Graded Hammer Standard) keyboard. If you're a piano player, you'll notice and appreciate the difference as soon as you touch the keys - the instrument feels and responds like a grand piano! The GHS keys are weighted heavier on the lower notes and gradually become lighter as you play up the keyboard, giving you detailed expressive control over the sound.

When you play live, you want to be able to make sound changes quickly - not just between songs, but right in the middle as well. The Performance Memory feature is the perfect tool for doing this, letting you seamlessly switch gears in the middle of a performance (or recording) and take things up a notch, or bring the dynamics down instantly. Each Performance can store combined settings for the Voices you want to use (including keyboard splits and layers), the Patterns you'll use for backing, and any other crucial settings you may need - then select them simply by pressing a single button. Up to 64 Performances (eight banks of eight each) can be saved to the instrument, and you can save even more to USB memory stick.

The MM8 and MM6 are also ideal tools for song writing and demo making. The powerful, authentic sounds of the MM series as well as its dynamic Patterns and Arpeggios ensure that your tracks sound completely professional. Up to five User Songs can be recorded to the instrument, and with the built-in rear panel USB terminal, you can store up to 400 Songs to a USB memory stick or thumb drive. In fact, the USB connection lets you store Pattern files, Performance settings and all other important data you've created, and then bring it to a computer for archiving and organizing. Songs can also be saved in the universal SMF (Standard MIDI File) format for use on any SMF-compatible device, including DAW software.

A casa oppure in studio, l'MM può essere utilizzato come elemento centrale del sistema di produzione musicale. Oggigiorno la maggior parte della musica viene creata sui computer e la serie MM perfetta per adattarsi perfettamente a qualsiasi programma musicale su computer. È sufficiente collegare il terminale USB To Host dello strumento al computer tramite una cavo USB standard e sarà possibile disporre subito di una configurazione per la registrazione compatta e completa. Infine, l'unità MM include una copia gratuita di Cubase AI 4, un software di produzione musicale sofisticato che consente di registrare i dati delle performance dal sintetizzatore MM attraverso il protocollo MIDI (è persino utilizzare sintetizzatori plug-in nel software), di modificare i dati, di elaborare i suoni attraverso gli effetti, di organizzarli in tracce multiple e di eseguire un mixdown finale.

Building on the same core technologies found in Steinberg’s Cubase 8 advanced music production, Cubase AI 8 is a special compact version offering all the basic tools for recording, editing and mixing everything from the basic idea to the final masterpiece. Cubase AI 8 offers powerful yet easy-to-use software tools for a large range of music styles.

Access the www.steinberg.net/getcubaseai URL written on the "CUBASE AI DOWNLOAD INFORMATION" sheet in the box, create an account, and download the software.