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KARMA Motif Software - 3.1 Release (Mac/Windows)
Yamaha MOXF, MOX, Rack-XS, Mac OS X 10.9 and more!
(I hope my "Korg brothers" here at Korg Forums will put a with a Yamaha-related announcement, since some
of you may also have one of these supported Yamaha instruments. Actually, a Korg and a Yammy make a
great combination, especially with KARMA 3 involved.)
January 18, 2014 - Karma-Lab has released KARMA Motif Software Version 3.1, a major update that adds support
for several more Yamaha instruments and Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9. A free update for any current owners,
version 3.1 adds the following new features and improvements:
- supports 5 Yamaha instruments: Motif XF, XS, MOXF, MOX and Rack XS
- supports Mac OSX 10.4.11 through 10.9.x Mavericks, Universal
- supports Windows XP through Windows 8.1, 32 and 64-bit
- supports the Steinberg CMC-PD and CMC-QC external controllers, along with others
- adds additional control ports for use with more external devices at the same time
- new Previous Scene, Next Scene and Startup Scene functions
- new Phase Activity Display shows the relationship of each Module's Phase Pattern
- support for scrolling via MouseWheel/Trackpad where applicable (KDF Window, Help File)
- revised and updated Help File including .pdf version; new and updated Tutorials
- other new features, enhancements, and improvements.
KARMA Motif brings the award-winning and patented KARMA algorithmic music technology to a number of
Yamaha Motif-based models, giving them extensive new interactive groove generation, arpeggiation and
arranger-like capabilities.
The software includes the ability to use the keyboard's Remote Mode to control all of KARMA's functions
directly from the keyboard, while KARMA sends parameter information and values directly to the keyboard's
display. This allows you to control KARMA from the keyboard without looking at the computer, and makes it feel
like the KARMA software is built-in to the keyboard.
KARMA Motif uses the keyboard's Song/Multi/Mixing mode, where each of the included KARMA
Performances is a complete, 16 part multi-track six-module KARMA algorithmic music groove, with
a left hand and right hand zone for controlling KARMA and soloing on top of it, and eight fully voiced
and completely different scenes. The keyboard's arps are also additionally integrated in each
Performance as additional elements that can be added via KARMA's Intelligent Chord Trigger
Transposition features. And since you are already in Song Mode, you're just one step away from
recording your KARMA-fied musical performances into the internal sequencer - or you can route the
output to any DAW for external sequencing. Furthermore, a KARMA Performance can call up any
Voice, Performance, Song, Pattern, or Master slot when loading, so that KARMA can be used in any
of the supported model's modes.
A 13 minute Video Introduction on the Motif XF is available
demonstrating many of KARMA's interactive performance capabilities. More information,including links
to documentation, tutorials and user forums, can be found at karma-lab.com/karma-motif.
This is a FREE update for current users; however, there is no "updater" - you must uninstall/remove the
older version of the program, backing up any data you may have created first to be safe (of course), and
run the full installer to install the new version. If you are a current owner and wish to update, please see
the updates page for complete details and to request your copy of the full installer:
KARMA Motif Updates Page
To purchase the software (new users):
Buy KARMA Motif Software
Thanks for your interest and support!
