Yamaha MOXF8 Synthesizer - In Depth Review

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👆 Jack runs through some of the features of the Yamaha MOXF8 and gets an idea of the type of sounds available on the keyboard.
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[@WilliamFeryll]

keep these awesome demos coming, Jack is amazing!

[@MrSHABBATRONIC]

Jack, love watching your videos, keep it up!

[@markiyaodom]

I love watching your videos. My boyfriend plays the keys and I’m trying to surprise him with a new keyboard. Your reviews really help me understand keys better.

[@officialWWM]

Markiya Odom I'm available if you ever need a new boyfriend :)

[@isaacperry1180]

Music islife😂😂😂

[@kylorhys7966]

I guess im randomly asking but does any of you know of a tool to get back into an instagram account..? I was stupid forgot the password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

[@skylerelian2448]

@Kylo Rhys instablaster :)

[@luisfloresgonzalez2337]

Luckiest man on earth

[@TrebleForTheBass]

Jus tbought one, getting it tomorrow. I am MORE than psyched

[@danielcolfer4671]

I own about 12 keyboards and this is the one I take out to gig with the most. I guess you can tell by now that I think this is a great keyboard for the $.

[@izimedia]

4years later I agree with you. Im lookin @ this as upgrade from MX61.

[@shaynefernandez7145]

Thanks for the great demo man!! You sold me on the Piano tones demo, ordering this tomorrow and will definitely find it suitable for live gigs thanks to you..

[@StandForSomethingGood]

Great information. Thank you. Good to hear about the slow boot up on the older machines vs the newer and the NORD. Keep 'em coming.

[@tommyfoley]

That opening jam rules, Jack!

[@JoergPelzer]

I bought it 1 year ago, i never regretted! it made so much fun, i bought a real Fender Rhodes Mark1... but you know i play more on the MOXF... and i dont get paid by Yamaha.. i just like to play with so many different sounds

[@royallmuzikproductionzuk7912]

hi guys can you tell me where i could look for troubleshooting forums or videos. since i installed my flash the DAW remote has stopped working\1stereo doesnt go to 2stereo in utility mode and everytime i try changing the settings in other from master to voice gm \auto off (off).just not happening mate.any help would be appreciated.cheers

[@agnesr.4664]

I have this synthi. Looove it!

[@hannahcollinsart]

Jack you legend!

[@thelearningcenter]

Does anyone know if there is any tutorial on "step writing" on this board?

[@alicos2010]

Hello, what loudspeakers do you use? Thanks for the answer

[@JacobCritch]

Insane player!! Went hard in the guitar sections

[@motherofcups9374]

Man this guy is talented... I'm a guitar player... and this channel is one of my favorite! GREAT Content :)

[@obwanz1921]

Great playing Jack! 👍

[@rayansadipiano]

Hey brother I have a question....Is Fm synthesis possible in moxf?

[@drogazycia9482]

Is your moxf connecting directly to monitors by line out moxf?.I am hearing reverb effect ( piano) ,is it setting into instrument?

[@1sirgrandmastermrkingrober216]

Thank you, for the free Concert side of this demo bro! Yayy man!❤️🔒🔐

[@geoffwebber8272]

twice in one week - Lee you are spoiling us...

[@titoisquierdo3446]

Modx8 vs moxf8 which one better for layer sounds for worship in church?

[@thomjohn98]

Hi.. I just bought a MOXF8 and I love the sound quality you are getting from the keyboard.. What eq setting are you using on your outboard gear?? I am having problems getting a really good piano sound out of my mixer (Mackie CFX12) hooked up to a (Mackie Thump 15A).. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.. Love the videos and looking forward to more...

[@MP-nq5nk]

Do i just get a normal usb cable to connect it to my computer or i need to put it in ''host'' behind the mofx8, why is there no information on this.

[@danielmikkelsen5470]

Holy shit, how many hours does it take to practice that riff at 23:32 ? I will try to learn in slo-mo

[@Ajaykumarr89]

That music at 28:10 is really awesome and inspiring.

[@JacobAndJamal]

Im looking to buy the MOXF8 now. I owned a Motif ES back in days (as well as other gear from Korg, Emu, and a RS7000) and loved it; but I got tired of size/lugging gear, and thought I could get buy with just a Mac and Midi Controller... Well here I am in 2018, wishing I had a full size workstation again. Looked at the Kross 2 but Im very familiar already with Yamaha menus .

[@danielcolfer4671]

Strings are superb

[@austinsdivinetv]

Where can one buy this keyboard?

[@godders7594]

Great video Jack, and out with sommmmmme Jaaaazz mmmmm nice

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Much like how this is a scaled down version of the Motif...I hope they do one of the Montage that’s FMX only.

[@kgbinfo]

EverettDudgeon138 that would be awesome.

[@vervetech9395]

They have. It's the MODX

[@VaggosWho]

Fantastic ! Can you add the 3 feet pedals???

[@csharp57]

At 8:27 I agree with you about the Montage screen. I have access to both MOFX8 and Montage. That screen always looks busy and confusing 😓

[@andresec680]

Is this the only key size it comes in???

[@thaddeus2447]

Looking for a new piano, still not sure, should i go for quite old MOXF8 or something newer like korg krome 73 ex. Any suggestions ?

[@michaeljeremybrown6853]

Have you Checked out Roland RD2000 ?

[@VimyScout]

Ooh dat synth power

[@uhoh007]

The last Motif.....they lost the plot after this one.

[@sdsskyapp]

Why does this Moxf8 sound so much better than mine? I have the sound coming through a pair of Yamaha HS8 studio monitors and it doesn't seem to sound as bright and full as this. Is it the speakers?

[@solojim]

No piano sounds good through HS8s. They are too flat and the piano patches have frequencies that cannot be duplicated through monitors. Through headphones and in the mix, they are fabulous, as we are hearing. This is done in a studio digital format I would say.

[@mikegeeguitarman8991]

Jack you are a nutter( like the Jim carey of Andertons) but what I like about your reviews is I totally trust your views from a working gigging musician so I would ignore them at my peril. I actually think you represent what musicians out on the road need to know better than anyone else I know doing t hese vids and appreciate your uploads very much. Also you sure make us laugh with that wicked sense of humour.

[@xavierbrown8053]

What was that type of style call at 6:06 that he was playing. Trying to Learn that type of style

[@dylanaguilar6545]

Xavier Brown same thing here, I love his playing style, but I have no clue what it’s called or how to start learning it

[@jacobbarnwell8999]

@@dylanaguilar6545 start learning by playing

[@shaunmadison99]

I was trying to decide between this, and an MX49. Which would be the better buy?

[@Jason75913]

MODX MOXF is discontinued MX is almost a toy but if on a very tight budget, MX49 is your best choice

[@narutofanm4878]

The moxf8. Is not discontinued

[@narutofanm4878]

I bought at guitar center not to long ago

[@shaunmadison99]

@@narutofanm4878 I wond up getting the 49. But I might invest in that as well. Thanks for the info!!!

[@EDMJosephS]

Can you connect subwoofer directly to Moxf8

[@albertcole8590]

I'd think I you could plug a phone into your speaker than u probably can. Idk

[@tedg7882]

This World needs a lot of people like Jack.

[@tylerm6296]

great video! would be nice to have the keyboard sounds a little louder then talking so you can turn it up without getting your face ripped off when Jack talks haha

[@ElektronicCricket]

Hi Jack , were are the favorite buttons ? change a favorite sound with one button ...

[@sojimani7616]

What you will think, Yamaha MODX or Yamaha MOXF better ?

[@renatogalesi7219]

If you have to control/get controlled by other boards using MIDI, MODX/Montage is a pain, and can only use more or less 3 zones (using that crazy KBD CTRL bandaid of a solution)

[@goldfish777]

What type of speakers are you using in this video?

[@lindadsouza3755]

The ones you're listening on

[@mariehayward1365]

It would be nice when you do your tutorials, if you zoomed in on tye keyboard. It will help to see the buttons much clearer.

[@grproteus]

Yamaha has a patented sample compression system. the 800MB of wave rom on the MOXF is equivalent to around 1.6 Gb of wave rom. This is why their pianos (and other acoustic instruments) and have such a long sustain.

[@vincentpaula3184]

Prot Eus best piano quality. Closest virtual equivalent would be Nexus

[@visualperception8169]

no mention of freeeeeee cubase plus control of DAW from keyboard way better than nord. plus audio input and playback through integrated amp for recording guitar or other straight to DAW. cooool

[@dougross2256]

I think that moxf is still the best 👌 keyboard

[@diederikslob]

You're a true sit-down comedian!

[@danielcolfer4671]

Best keyboard sounds for gigging musician period. Covers all genre at a great price and weighs practically nothing for a weighted action. Other than the organ and clav this blows away the Nord for a fraction of the price. I have a modx8 and I prefer this over that.

[@Leono22]

hey! why do you prefer this one over the modx? im between those two, so your info could be reeeeealy usefull!! thxs in advance man!

[@cotuzo33]

I just got one today in mint condition for only $350.00

[@pollotenders5329]

Dam u got lucky m8

[@elyad67]

wow, u are a legend

[@narutofanm4878]

Cheap you fell better if you buy it newer

[@DomonickRoman]

Só what’s the difference between the Yamaha Moxf vs the Yamaha MX

[@Jason75913]

MX is rubbish next to a MOXF, MODX, Juno-DS, or Krome EX

[@narutofanm4878]

Facts

[@TrebleForTheBass]

I owned the MX88 and while I LOVED that it had rhythym/accompaniment you could play to live, it was limited on the sound banks and capibilites for production/recording. I played the MOXF8 at Guitar Center and was blown away. The keybed is also supposed to be less-noisy and prone to wearing out from what I heard. MY MX88 had loud clicky keys after one year of use

[@miyurandenzil460]

is this mortif XF8 ? abbriviation MOXF?

[@Jason75913]

mobile Motif XF8, MOXF8 but the original Motif XF8 has an analogue filter that beefs up the sound

[@danielcolfer4671]

If your program brass patches in performance mode by stacking them in various octaves ect it’s fat.

[@vabbes]

You need to make a full track of that "Synth Power" performance demo. That sound/music...wow ;-)

[@TheTruthIsFiction]

Some of the sounds are good. Some are not. The drums, pianos and acoustic guitar are all good. The strings sound too orchestral for me. I use other instruments for synth sounds and strings. Each instrument has its own uses. You can't do an entire performance just on one instrument. That's why so many artists use racks and racks of gear.

[@Jason75913]

@@TheTruthIsFiction MOXF is made to do an entire performance in it alone, same as the other workstation synths - any particular sound being a bit too x or y is nitpicking (not to mention that these can be changed anyway in the synth itself as you have access to all sound design parameters down to the oscillators), but if you have to have only one keyboard, MOXF will do in a studio setting, Kontakt and sample libraries are better anyway, and you can have tons of rack gear and whatever else if that floats your boat

[@baassman]

23:33 My fav part of the video!

[@danielcolfer4671]

You can get fat poly synth sounds too by stacking them in layers of four.

[@lacretiawatson8561]

Can I ask what kind of speakers do you have plugged into your moxf8?

[@Jayjay73179]

I just want to know what he was doing that made it sound so nice when he was playing at 3:08

[@TheTruthIsFiction]

You are probably hearing the sound through USB Audio through the computer because I know that the sound coming directly out of the synth sounds muffled. There's something wrong with the audio converters built in the synth.

[@danielcolfer4671]

You can find these in like new condition for $900 us. And that’s for a moxf8

[@hlcotten6587]

I saw one that sold for $771.00 (American dollars).😱😂 EBay😎

[@officialWWM]

They are getting old now.

[@danielcolfer4671]

Music Islife They may be “old” by technology standards but the sound set especially for playing cover music and covering many genre is still hard to beat.

[@officialWWM]

Daniel Colfer I'd be worried that as soon as I buy one, a new model will be released. It must be due for an update!

[@alexsouthgate7551]

Oh my goodness lol the ending...

[@filmscorelife4225]

There's actually ways to edit each string instrument to make it sound more real. I have a moxf8 and have 3 songs on my new channel that shows what this keyboard is capable of. Check it out!

[@Anthony-gy9ze]

Do you have a video how you edit them?

[@filmscorelife4225]

@@Anthony-gy9ze No but I've thought about it!

[@danielcolfer4671]

Guitar sounds blow away the Kronos.

[@6410daniel]

how about the 2018 new kazoos

[@mthokozisikhumalo8526]

Rnb sample?

[@danielcolfer4671]

This has a built in sequencer too. The modx does not.

[@danielcolfer4671]

If Yamaha could come up with the Nord organ sound and the brass from the Roland and the lead sounds of the Kronos they would have the perfect gigging synth.

[@aliakseikatarkevich2444]

Korg leads require korg's x/y joystick.

[@musicismyreligion5213]

Man this guy plays Waaaay better than he talks.

[@lolsucks3599]

wtf the Pianos on the older Yamah Montages sound much better, full and in your face and on the new MODX Series it sounds really thin and weak. Definetly gonna go for the older Piano Series then. Especially cause I think I can get it for cheaper but like Montage Quality if I get an older version.

[@baldeagle2313]

Which keyboard workstation has like spectacular sounds ?

[@isabelanica8001]

only? i want sint arpegio combination... i don t want piano and hamond...

[@fcf8269]

Every time I want to watch a review from this channel, for some reason, if I am a bit high, the whole thing looks better and the whole review makes more sense :P

[@TheTimothy8136]

Can a adult beginner learn on this?

[@Jason75913]

adult beginner can start on anything, but if you are mainly concerned about piano and the rest of the features and sonic arsenal of a MOXF is overkill, look at the Yamaha P-125, kills even Montage at piano but is a far simpler instrument with a tiny number of sounds

[@TheTimothy8136]

@@Jason75913 Interested in all 88 key keyboards,Is the Yamaha MOXF8 hard to figure out?

[@Jason75913]

@@TheTimothy8136 sort of, there's both a user manual and reference or parameter manual to read as well for any of these excapt the P-125

[@kambermusic]

"anyway I'm blabbering on" I love British folk

[@sudanjackson]

ewww... the piano sound is, ummm.... dunno, a bit thin. Coming from a dedicated stage piano (CP 73), it's so hard to dig the piano and EP sounds on these workstations/synths - like this, the MX88, the FA08, Juno DS, etc.

[@Jason75913]

the sound can be beefed up with compression and other post-effects but for solo piano, workstation synths are never the best

[@petermoss5341]

Just play it, don't talk

[@DudeMannn]

The first eight and a half minutes of this video it's just talking and two piano solos. lol. My biggest wish watching these videos ABOUT pianos is always that nobody talks and nobody plays a long piano solo and instead go through as many sounds including drums and accompaniment sounds and bass guitar sounds as possible. The rest about how to operate the piano we can watch other tutorial videos about that and we can read the manuals. But, without fail, most videos on pianos is just dudes talking. What a waste of valuable time. It's all about the sounds. That's the most important thing. Then if you go through a lot of sound in 15 minutes, then take the last 10 minutes to explain how the piano works. It's only fair to the viewers instead of being selfish and just playing solos and talking for over 8 and a half painful minutes at the beginning.

[@k.stanaitis6491]

Много говорит а играет очень мало - плохой обзор.😢

[@berserker523]

Wow these comments! I think this guy is annoying AF...

[@jhonsmith6384]

I purchased this keyboard to continue my work when my Ensoniq finally died, early this past Summer. After doing as much research as I could online, I purchased the MOXF6 with high hope. I gave it one star because the voices and samples are excellent. Unfortunately, if I can't figure out the interface, due to a thoroughly worthless manual, I'm dead in the water. And, to be clear - this user interface is one of the most abysmally 'non-intuitive' I've ever encountered. Absolutely horrendous. Added to the fact that Yamaha support is only available during what, for most of us, are week day working hours, they were as useless as the manual. Long-story-short, I took the unit back to the store. So... If you have all the free time in the world to figure out the interface, or... if you're a performer and NOT a songwriter/composer, you'll probably love the sounds. As for the rest? Sorry to say it's garbage.

[@TheRavenousDrifter]

I'm sorry but your ignorance doesn't make this a bad product. People dont take his review seriously this is a great board.

[@xander.deanna]

Pretty sure you copy and pasted this from somewhere else. I read this same exact review elsewhere before I purchased mine, and boy am I glad I ignored it 😂

[@abdeton1899]

You talk way damn too much!

[@BadmashFactory]

Man you talk too much!

[@mortarmopp3919]

Too much yakking, not enough playing.

[@isabelanica8001]

You only show banal tones, we are wasting our time. I suppose it has many more sounds than the few banal ones you showed.

[@commodoor6549]

_Banal_ ? The College Board called... they want their SAT word back. You're looking at the wrong keyboard. Try an OB X8 and go troll somewhere else.

[@sompotrol]

Fortunately Yamaha came up with a new model (modx ) And discontinued (I hope) one of the most crappy synth i ever played(moxf). I wonder what kind of shit are thinking the yamaha ingineers When decide save money inventing this Aberrant keyboard. I suppose that yamaha "cheap" sometimes Means "complicated".. Could they make it any more complicated? Every single thing or programing is a nightmare, the manual is and insult.. doesn't say Anything about certain and important operations.. daw integracions are difficult and Many times ..imposible. Yamaha sometimes doesn't realize we're in the 21st century AND not all musicians think Like engineers. "inspiration in a FLASH"? WHAT A JOKE.

[@danielcolfer4671]

sompotrol Totally disagree. Has most sounds you will ever need for covering many different genre. Take some time and learn how to use it. Light weight great action great price. For a giggling musician this is a great value. Other than the organ and clav this blows away the Nord stuff at a fraction of the price. Do yourself a favor and rethink your evaluation.

[@SuperSy99]

I have a roland fantom and moxf.the roland stay in the room for practice.the moxf is for my gig.its much better sound and easy to program too.

[@titoisquierdo3446]

Modx8 vs moxf8 which one better for layer sounds for worship in church?

[@Jason75913]

whichever, but MOXF is discontinued, may as well go MODX