Revisiting the Yamaha Reface Series | Popular Vintage Tones at a Great Price
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2021
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Years after Yamaha released the Reface series, we think it's worth it to revisit all 4 units and discuss the power, value, and versatility of these affordable audio modules. These keyboards (the CP, CS, YC, and DX) pay tribute to some of Yamaha's classic tones, and allow younger musicians and musicians on a budget to explore different sonic palettes and add them to their recordings and stage performances. Take a listen to each of these demos and let us know which you like the best!
REFACE CP DEMO - 7:09
REFACE YC DEMO - 17:04
REFACE DX DEMO - 26:34
REFACE CS DEMO - 36:20
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CP and YC should've been one unit. I don't need that many el. piano and organ variations that each of them have, but I'd like to switch between those types.
I got the CS just today. But I am thinking that I may eventually want to collect all 4. I recognize these as the exact sounds in many of my favorite old records
These aren't as popular as they could be, because they're very expensive for a sound module in a toy keyboard box.
The YC seems the least interesting yet they gave it the best colour!
It's hard not to want all of these. I just got a DX, my first FM synth, and this thing is no joke. I would actually say it's the most complex but that's because it's ridiculously powerful!
The Reface CS is an absolute monster of a synth. Glorious.
The CP has a hidden sound. With the instrument off, put the dial between two sounds, then turn it on. Voila, a grand piano!
I found the information in the presentation great - like seriously good - but I didn't enjoy the actual demos; too much gain, too much constant random tweaking of knobs & playing was all over the place.
Now that the prices for these reface models are around $300, they represent a good value. Before then, it was a difficult proposition to make. I bought the DX Reface and sampled some of the iconic DX7 tones into a Casio MZ-X500 for compositional purposes. I agree that these are modules first, keyboards second.
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As a totally blind person, found that the Reface DX was quite a bit harder than the CS, mostly because of how much the reface DX relies on the use of the print display.
The Reface CP (black electric piano engine) also has a hidden grand piano sound. Now the sound selector clicks into position for each setting (RdI, RdII, Wr, Clv, Toy, and CP), but you can set the selector knob in between options before it clicks into a sound. While it's powered on, having the knob stuck between selections does not change anything, but if you do it BEFORE you turn the power on you will get the grand piano sound. You could also get the knob sitting between options while it's on, then toggle the power off and on again. The light indicator will be on the RDI setting for the grand piano, but all will go back to normal if you just let the knob click into another sound. Once the CP is back to the electric piano sounds, you would have to adjust the knob and toggle the power off and on get back to the grand piano again.
The CS was my first Reface purchase. I have a CP on order and will pick up a YC once it comes off of backorder. I took your advice and hooked the CS into my 88-key controller and WOW! I now have a CS-type synth with 88 keys and the octave switch is out of the circuit. I've also added some cheap pedals (Reverb and Multi-FX), and this thing just comes alive! I use the onboard effects as well, but now I can combine/mix/match effects nicely. I recently picked up a cheap EQ pedal, as sometimes I would like to emphasize or de-emphasize the bass. Yamaha has an app that allows you to save, recover, and share patches, so it's like having memory.
If any of these interest you, they are worth it. I have all four of them, and I love playing them.
My mom is getting me a dx as ab early Christmas gift and I'm so excited, I only had a toy Casio keyboard so this will unlock an insane amount of new sounds.
Thanks for the really well done review! I have the CP and CS on the way and can hardly wait 😁😁😁
Thank you for sharing your take and inspiring us with these little gems
Great informative video...well done.
great in depth video, thank you. thinking of getting the cs and the cp
I know a lot of keyboards these days have octave up and down buttons, but the levers on the reface are so cool. I wish synth makers would use them instead of buttons. The only one I don't have is the YC. I have a home organ so that one is a bit redundant. They're all great sounding, and the effects are really high quality. I wish they'd put out a module of just the effects, with the panel controls like the CP, CS and YC. The effects are a bit of a menu dive in the DX model, but it makes sense given the DX panel has a more complex engine to manage, along with being the only unit with built in memories for saving patches. My favorite is the CP, probably because being minimal, it's easy to tweak on the fly while playing, and except for the toy piano, the other sounds are immediately usable.