The MO6 delivers Yamaha's powerful MOTIF synth engine functions and sounds in a compact, affordable workstation. Plus, it doubles as a powerful computer recording partner, giving you sounds and controls to use with your DAW software. It has 61 weighted, touch-sensitive keys, 64-note polyphony, 256 user presets, 256 performance presets, 5-band master EQ, a backlit graphic LCD, plus USB and S/PDIF outs for digital connectivity.
MO sounds from acoustic to analog
The heart of the MO series is the same massive 175MB wave ROM and synth engine found in the flagship MOTIF ES. Complete with expressive, multi-velocity acoustic pianos and EPs, MegaVoice guitars and basses that capture all the subtle nuance of the real thing and a vast selection of string, brass and other acoustic sounds, the MO is ready for any type of music production. A huge selection of different drum kits instantly inspires new beats and grooves. Whether you need realistic rhythm tracks or orchestral backgrounds, the MO has all the sounds you need in one place.
But the MO isn't just for acoustic emulations. The four-oscillator voices feature multiband filters and snappy envelopes so there's also a complete selection of analog and digital synth sounds from funky basses, silky leads to atmospheric pads. Realtime controls and an advanced modulation matrix, let you easily shape those sounds to fit your production needs.
The MO also includes advanced effects processing including reverbs, chorus, and delays; 16 individual part EQs; and powerful dual insertion effects that can be applied to up to three parts in a mix or performance. The insertion effects feature some of the most creative and unique DSP processing on the planet including lo-fi, digital scratching, slicing, and beat change.
If you're looking for the most expressive acoustics sounds from pianos to drums, the widest selection of the freshest synth basses, leads and pads and the most powerful DSP processing available, you'll find that nothing in its price range has any MO.
The MO goes with the flow
As a musician you find yourself in lots of different situations: live gigs, song writing collaborations, studio sessions, and computer music environments loaded with DAWs and soft synths. The MO series was designed to adapt to each of these different applications with their own special demands and provide just the right feature set for each situation. The responsive voices and realtime controls allow you to express subtle emotions in live performance. The performances are not only live ensembles with splits and layers, but many use the MO's Phrase Factory Arpeggios and are complete grooves to instantly inspire song ideas. But most important of all, the MO series was designed to be not just a keyboard, but the center of a computer based music production studio. It offers a DAW remote control mode that gives you full hands on remote control of DAW and SoftSynths. The Studio Connections compatibility let you treat the MO as a VST SoftSynth inside Cubase SX 3.1 and Nuendo 3.1. The special Utility Quick Setups let you easily change from one style of working to the next. So no matter how you like to work, the MO series adapts to fit your workflow and lets you be more musically productive.
Song writing partner
Some people might wonder why you need a built-in sequencer in a workstation keyboard when there are so many powerful computer software programs like Steinberg's Cubase products available today. But the MO's Song and Pattern sequencer was actually designed to be a creative scratch pad to let you quickly and easily get your song ideas down. Much of today's music is looped based and having a Pattern sequencer let's you work in sections that can be easily chained together to try different song arrangements. So when working on new song ideas, it's often faster and easier to use the MO's on board sequencer to get your ideas down quickly while inspiration is still fresh. The Quick Setups utility also lets you transfer from the internal sequencer to your computer with a single button press.
Jam on!
The MO6 is light in weight and extremely portable so it's great for live performance situations. It also features hands-on knobs and sliders for realtime controls and a full compliment of pedal control inputs as well. The MO series also features full multizone MIDI capabilities for controlling external tone generators, SoftSynths, and other keyboards in your rig.
With it's high-quality built-in DSP effects, the MO sounds great going directly into your band's PA mixer. Light in weight and heavy on features, the MO series is a working musician's dream.
Project studio—Controlling your DAW with your MO
Today's project studios are centered around the computer and the MO series' total integration with computer production systems is what really separates it from the competition. It features both USB "TO HOST" and USB "TO DEVICE" ports. The "TO HOST" port lets you connect multi-port MIDI to your computer with a single USB cable. The "TO DEVICE" port lets you connect USB storage devices like hard disk drives and thumb drives (USB flash memory) directly the MO for saving voices, performances and songs and backing up files to your computer. Digital Audio connectivity is standard with a stereo coaxial digital output for noise free digital recording of your MO to your computer sound card, a DAT or CDR.
The MO series also features a DAW Remote Control Mode that allows full hands on control of popular DAW software including Sonar, Logic, Digital Performer and the full range of Steinberg Cubase and Nuendo products. You can control Volume, Pan, Solo, Mute, Track Arming, Track Select, and many other track specific functions. The Transport controls on the MO series can be setup to stop, start and return to zero your DAW projects. You can even edit and control VST/AU plug-ins and see their parameters displayed in the LCD display of the MO. Total control over your DAW and SoftSynths from your hardware synth has never been easier.
Home Studio—Controlling your MO with your DAW software
Perhaps the most exciting part of the MO series is the powerful cross platform software that can be downloaded from www.yamahasynth.com. Full Voice and Multi-Part Editors are available that let you edit and store MO setups via your computer. Even more amazing, using the latest versions of Cubase SX or Nuendo, you get all the benefits of full Studio Connections compatibility. No more trying to remember what Voices you used in that project you were working on three months ago. Just launch the project and the Recall function will reconfigure your MO to exactly the settings that were last used in the project.
With Studio Connections Audio Integration capabilities, you can even turn your MO into a Virtual Synth complete with phase-accurate latency compensation and add VST effects directly to your MO inside your VST mixer. This allows you the convenience of freezing a track on a hardware synths and being able to continue working on your project even when the hardware is not connected.
Total Integration = Total Control
Total control over your DAW and SoftSynths with the MO's DAW Remote Control Mode has never been easier. Total control of your hardware synth from your DAW software with the MO's Studio Connection compatible software has never been easier. Now you can utilize all the power of the total computer integration in the MO series to make more music.
What is Total Recall?
Total Recall is the first phase of the Studio Connections project. The Voice and Multi Part Editors for the MO Series are Total Recall compatible so they work inside the Studio Manager system available in the latest versions of Cubase and Nuendo. Studio Manager can be opened directly from inside your Steinberg software and contains editors for a variety of Yamaha synthesizers, mixer and effects. Saving a project in Cubase and Nuendo saves all your Studio Manager editor settings right along with your project file. Just open your project file again and Studio Manager will restore your MO (and the rest of your MIDI Studio) to the exact same settings as when you last worked on that project.
What is Audio Integration?
Audio Integration is the next phase of the Studio Connections project. It allows you to setup the MO Series as a VST Instruments via the "External Instrument" function found in Cubase SX 3.1/Nuendo 3.1. Now you can use the MO Series just like a plug-in, routing it to the DAWs Audio mixer, applying VST effects and even using unique VST functions such as "mix down" and "freeze". Finally youve got a seamless environment where both hardware synthesizers and software synthesizers can be completely integrated together.
Yamaha MO6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer Workstation with DAW Control Features:
61 keys, LC keyboard with weighted, touch-sensitive keys
DAW Remote Control supporting Mackie and Logic protocols
Studio Connections compatible
USB port
Tone Generator AWM2
64-note polyphony
16 internal multitimbral parts
175MB wave memory
1,859 waveforms
512 voices
64 drum kits
128 GM voices
1 GM drum kit
User: 128 x 2 banks + 32 drum kits
User performances: 256 (up to 4 parts)
18 filter types
20 reverbs
49 chorus effects
116 insert effects x 3 blocks
8 mastering effects
5-band master EQ
3-band stereo EQ
Note capacity: 226,000
Note resolution: 480 ppq (parts per quarter note)
Realtime recording
5 scenes per song
Pitch bend wheel
Modulation wheel
4 assignable control sliders
4 assignable knobs
Data dial performances
Dedicated front panel switch and store display pages
Stereo coaxial digital output
MIDI I/O
The MO6 is the perfect partner for all your musical aspirations. Get it and gather your musical needs into one powerful unit.
Yamaha MO6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer Workstation with DAW Control Specifications:
All drivers and available editors for Yamaha synths can be downloaded from www.yamahasynth.com.
Yamaha MO6 61-Key Music Production Synthesizer Workstation with DAW Control
Posted by Anonymous Musician from Mississippi on Nov 17, 2009
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Contemporary Chrisian and Gospel music
I had been looking for a nice board to practice on at home and for use at church when I ran cross the MO 6. For a long time, I have been a fan of the motif keyboards and absolutely love the MO 6. I am use to playing a motif 7 at church but have found this board to also have a quality, rich piano sound. I have also used my MO 6 at church for synthesized keyboard and string filler. Overall, this is a great board for those who want a nice keyboard with quality piano sounds but don't want to pay high-end money for one. I recommend the MO 6.
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Posted by bubbainsc from South Carolina on Mar 25, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: variety
This keyboard is junk and in no way can or ever will compare with Roland. After 3 months 6 keys no longer worked and I had to send it to another state to be fixed. It was returned 2 months later and I was told that the contacts were "dirty". Now three months later I am beginning to have the same thing happen again - this time the warranty has expired. Buying this workstation was a major mistake - Take my advice - buy a Juno.
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Yamaha Mo Series Rocks!
Posted by Murph in Spokane from Spokane WA on Jan 21, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician, songwriter
Reviewer's Play Style: R & B, Classic Rock, Funk
After my main keyboard went down and was rendered non-repairable I began searching for a quality board with great sounds and features. Having played the Motif I knew Yamaha was a top conteder. However, not having the means to afford the Motif I was surprised to find that the MO Series has the same sounds found on the more expensive board. I purchased the MO6 due to the size, features and cost. I have been studying the manual and getting familiar with all the features and I know in time I will know it inside and out. My only disappointment was finding out it does not have weighted keys. I should have done more research on the specs from Yamaha. All in all I am happy with the purchase though.
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Posted by GrangerK16 from Atlanta, GA on Jul 25, 2008
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Christian, Rock, Indie
the capabilities for this keyboard are great for the price you are paying...many of the synthesizer settings require little or no effort to compose something great.
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Solid keyboard
Posted by esecon from Outside New York on Jul 2, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Everything
This board wears a lot of different hats. It's a nice performance instrument while it can also work with your computer and/or workstation. The sounds are realistic though I found some of the orchestral sounds a bit tinny. Overall, it kicks carcass!!
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