Well, ok...
You're exactly right MM, but not quite, and besides, with a few tweaks and turns, the RS stomps
the Motif 8. I've got both of them (the board as my main, and the RS for beats in the bathtub and it's sample capabilities - I even bought them at the same time vs
the MPC4000, which was too expensive for what it does.) And yeah, the RS is really geared to battle with MPs & the old ASR-Xs. I'd take my chances with
a triton LE for example vs. a triton, and I doubt if anybody could tell the difference give or take a few sounds (unless the MOSS board's in place).
But that's just me.
RM1X, huh? Maybe I need to bone up on some shit. If you're right, money, I stand corrected. Sorry, jumpingflash. Go hear 'em both and decide which serve you best. If you need a dedicated board and the biggest batch of sounds, then go Motif, I did (but I got the RS, too). But I could still get by w/out it - the Motif, I mean. MAybe that's because I do a lot of twistin'. Hmmm...