question about the motife xs usb(to usb host,to device)

[De-God]

USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE) what does this mean? does it mean i can hook it up to play thru usb? and i dnt need a preamp mixer?


Connectors
OUTPUT L/MONO, R (standard phone jack)
ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT L, R (standard phone jack)
A/D INPUT L, R (standard phone jack)
DIGITAL OUT
PHONES (standard stereo phone jack)
FOOT CONTROLLER 1, 2
FOOT SWITCH x 2 (SUSTAIN, ASSIGNABLE)
MIDI IN/OUT/THRU
USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE)
AC IN
ETHERNET
mLAN (available on the MOTIF XS6 and 7 when the mLAN16E2 has been installed)
Power Consumption: 30W
MOTIF XS6: 1,045 (W) x 391 (D) x 122 (H) mm, 14.8 kg

[dvyce]

USB (TO HOST, TO DEVICE) what does this mean? does it mean i can hook it up to play thru usb? and i dnt need a preamp mixer?

No. It does not mean that.

(doesn't anybody even check the manual or look for documentation on their product online? I simply typed "motif usb" into google and it was right there)




Elegant System Integration with DAWs
If you use a computer-based sequencer or DAW as part of your music production setup, with press of a button you can turn the MOTIF ES into a full function control surface that supports the same protocols as the new 01X Digital Mixing Studio. Simply connect a USB cable between the instrument’s "TO HOST" USB port and your computer’s USB port, and you can directly access your sequencer/DAW software’s fader, pan, EQ effect send, track mute, transport, and other parameters from the MOTIF ES controllers. You can even open and close windows on your computer directly from your ES.

Efficient Storage via USB Hosting and SmartMedia™
In addition to the USB "TO HOST" port mentioned above, the MOTIF ES synthesizers feature a USB "TO DEVICE" port that can be connected to a USB storage device such as hard disks, flash disks, or card memory readers for convenient, safe external storage of your samples, sequences, and other production data. A built-in SmartMedia™ slot accepts memory cards with capacities up to 128 megabytes for convenient external data storage.

[dansgold]

I think he was talking about the Motif XS, not ES ... and there is quite a difference.

On the XS the "to Host" connection is for connecting to a computer for MIDI and other control data. It does NOT act as an audio interface. The "to Device" USB connection is for attaching things like USB hard drives, memory keys, etc.

There is a M-LAN connection availble as an option on the XS6 and XS7 models, which is standard on the XS8 ... this allows you you to send multitrack audio as well as MIDI and other control data over a single FireWire cable.

The XS series also has a ethernet connection ... not a lot is known about its capabilities, but they should at least include storage to PCs, etc.

[De-God]

thnks dangold uv been very help and good wit the way u xplained it,,,