Late to the discussion. Can we not control an inaccessible work station in Sonar using instrument deffinitions? What about the Roland stage pianos such as the RD series? Bob. From: D!J!X! Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2015 2:37 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Your Vote for most Accessible Drum Machine Mike, the motif 8 (first gen), motif es8 (2nd gen), motif xs8 (third gen) and motif xf8 (4th gen) are all 88 key keyboards. The 7’s are 76 keys, and the 6’s are 61 keys. They each get better with each new generation, the xf being the top of the line right now, with flash memory expandibility, so you don’t have to reload samples/sounds every time you power up the keyboard, virtual modeled Yamaha effects, pattern sequencer and regular sequencer, performances (almost like styles), master setups for live gigs, and a plethora of sounds! They also have integrated sampling capabilities, you can edit just about anything on the entire workstation, either through the keyboard panel/controls or with John melas’s accessible editors, use it in studio or live… They are awesome instruments, and best of all, very accessible and easy to use. Regards, D!J!X! From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Tyo Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 9:04 PM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Your Vote for most Accessible Drum Machine Excellent! Is that an 88-note keyboard? I'm not familiar with the Motif line in terms of models, etc. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Steel To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 19:47 Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Your Vote for most Accessible Drum Machine I have the Motif es8 and I love it. I use it as my midi controller when programming my superior drummer parts and to control my grooveboxes too.