If you examine the pro line synths from the Yamaha Company, you would notice that the heart of those synths is the AWM2 (Advanced Wave Memory). Concerning the Yamaha MO8, we say ditto to that claim. The Yamaha MO8 is a loaded keyboard to say the least. For starters, it comes with 175MB of waveforms, which is sick within itself. It also has an 88-key balanced hammer action keyboard touch. It comes with four assignable knobs and sliders, it has mod and pitch wheels, an 16-track sequencer, 64 voices of polyphony, over 500 preset programs, and a host of other features that makes it a standout for its price range. Today we will delve into a few reasons you’d like to own the Yamaha MO8.

The Feel: As mentioned above, the Yamaha MO8 has a hammer action Keyboard. Real Pianist would love to play this keyboard, because it has the feel of an authenticate grand piano. Every key has the same velocity you would get from a real piano. This feel is attained because there are actually hammers built into each key.

Remote: The Remote Control on the Yamaha MO8 is a desirable one. This feature allows you to control your DAW (digital audio workstation) with the sliders and knobs. With these knobs and sliders, you can control features such as EQ, play record, etc. It has S/PDIF 24-bit 44.1 kHz digital outs, and two USB ports. One of these ports is used to communicate with your DAW, and the other one is used for interfacing with a USB drive.

Patterns and Scene Capture: In addition to the remote control feature, there are two features that I believe will impress you. The Patterns, and Scene Capture features are great enhancements to the Yamaha MO8 synthesizer. The Pattern Mode is pretty darn cool on this keyboard. It allows you to make complex sequences easily. For instance, it will permit you to create a riff into an individual element and combine it with other patterns. That’s how complex becomes easy. Another element of this feature is that its not just limited to combining patterns. Additionally, you can create the individual patterns using the arpeggios feature.

The Scene Capture is also really cool. There is a convenient feature built within this solid keyboard called Song Scene that allows you to capture up to five snapshots of sequencer track settings in each song. You can have snapshots of stuff like pan, mute, and volume settings for every track. This really comes in handy when you want to preview different mix-down settings before you commit to one.

The features that have been mentioned in the article are not generally the first ones mentioned when you research about the Yamaha MO8 S. However, I thought it would be important to mention these features for the purpose of the researcher having a more in depth understanding about this keyboard. If you are looking for a keyboard that is very solid and not too expensive, this is a good one to choose.