The Yamaha Motif ES8 is an 88-key synthesizer featuring an AWM2 tone generator, 128-note polyphony, and 175MB of wave data. It includes a wide range of preset and user voices, extensive effects (reverb, chorus, insertion, master effects), and expandability with three modular synthesis plug-in slots. Key controls include a pitch bend wheel, modulation wheel, and a ribbon controller. Core specifications

• Keyboard: 88 keys, Balanced Hammer Effect (Initial Touch/Aftertouch)
• Tone Generator: AWM2 (compatible with Modular Synthesis Plug-in System)
• Polyphony: 128 notes (plus any plug-in board polyphony)
• Waveform ROM: 175MB (when converted to 16-bit linear format)
• Waveforms: 1,859 

Voices and performance

• Preset Voices: 768 Normal + 64 Drum Kits 
• GM Voices: 128 Normal + 1 Drum Kit 
• User Voices: 128 x 2 banks (Normal) + 32 Drum Kits 
• User Performances: 128 (up to 4 parts) 
• Multi-Timbral Capacity: 16 internal parts + plug-in parts + 4 stereo audio input parts 

Effects

• Reverb: 20 types
• Chorus: 49 types
• Insertion: 116 types x 8 blocks (A and B)
• Master Effect: 8 types
• Master Equalizer: 5-band
• Part EQ: 3-band (stereo) 

Connectivity and expansion

• MIDI I/O: MIDI In, Out, and Through
• USB: "TO HOST" and "TO DEVICE" ports
• Expansion: 3 slots for Modular Synthesis Plug-in boards
• Audio Expansion: Option for AIEB2 board for additional I/O