Yamaha REFACE CP Portable Electric Piano and Vintage Keyboard Sound Engine, Synthesizer

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The tone of the instrument is great especially if you decide to hook it on a pair of nearfield monitors for practice, like i did. The chorus is lovely, the phaser almost as good and the tremolo shifts to a swimmy stereo whenever the Rd and CP types are selected. An enjoyable read about the power of songs and the memories (and Rememories) they can conjure like a musical magic trick Jeff Tweedy World Within a Song: Music That. At the end of the day, it’s the sound that matters (not the size of your keys), and these Reface units impressively nail classic tones from Yamaha’s past. You’re given independent pitch control over two input oscillators and, as with the legendary CS synths, it’s your route to mad, metallic, bellish wails.

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The CS is a modern, portable take on the old CS-80, and this was probably our favorite of the bunch.It handled well in all these circumstances and it delivered great sounds and easily customizable parameters. In the ’80s, they unleashed the DX7, which changed the sound of all music from that decade virtually overnight. As Fortner noted, the YC’s Leslie emulation is a solid all around, especially when it interacts with the distortion, adding that hallmark milky grunge. As a Combo Piano, the reface CP offers six classical keyboard sounds with excellent quality thanks to SCM (Spectral Component Modelling) and AWM2 sound generation. Either way, you’re given a variety of handy envelope effects from the minimum of controls, which was surely the idea.

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I can use my hardware workstation as a controller and get that e-piano sound my workstation doesn’t have. That’s not to say that it’s incapable of sonic complexity, but the way it’s all implemented makes experimentation fun regardless of your synthesis skill level. A stop option emulates the sound of a braked Leslie, capturing its location in the stereo field at the moment of “stopping” and sounding completely different than just turning the effect off.Each of the Reface YC’s five organs can be tailored via the nine drawbars, which follow a Hammond-style footage scheme. However, in terms of sound quality, playability and features, the Reface series completely blows otherkeyboards out ofthe water. But most of all, we envision the CS being used for cool pads, phunky bass lines and by manipulating the various oscillator types, you can really hone in on textures and spacy lead tones that can make this particular unit an indispensable tool in any producer’s arsenal. Great care has been taken to ensure accuracy in the preparation of this article but neither Sound On Sound Limited nor the publishers can be held responsible for its contents. As a Combo Piano, the reface CP offers six classical keyboard sounds with excellent quality thanks to SCM (Spectral Component Modeling) and AWM2 sound generation.

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If you don't pay off your finance within the first 12 months, fixed monthly repayments begin, which will be for 48 months with a 19. Fortunately, despite the fact that the slider is notched, you can find more subtle settings in between the notches. What’s more, the Reface DX’s backlit LCD screen makes programming sounds directly on the synth much easier, thanks to its graphical envelopes and algorithms. If your thing is bell-like tones, tinkly piano or spaced-out cosmic waves, this might be your new go-to board.Moving on to the LFO, it operates over a wide range and can modulate the pitch, filter cutoff, amplitude or the oscillator’s Mod value.

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Thanks to its maturecircuitry, thesound is warm and rich and has all the artefacts and intricacies of the original.The attack is wonderfully detailed, also when playing softly, the sustain natural, and with the right pedal, it allows you to half-pedal. This could handy if you want to have a minimal mobile rig – just adjust the level of the external device using its controls. The same philosophy extends to the YC organ: only one of its inspirations comes from Yamaha’s own stable.