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

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Yamaha Leak Entire Line of Reface Synths; Here They Are". CDM Create Digital Music. 6 July 2015 . Retrieved 26 February 2023. Of the patches provided, you’ll find FM favourites such as brass, electric pianos and bells along with an echoing acoustic guitar, basses you’ll never lose in a mix, bright leads, snarky leads, weird digital gunk and even several convincingly dreamy pads. In other words, the kind of sounds that made FM a breath of fresh air when it appeared in the 1980s, aided and abetted by more contemporary efforts. While FM sounds considerably less revolutionary today, there’s still scope to explore. Users that need a starter keyboard– the CP delivers five vintage electric piano sounds (plus the toy piano sound) for less than the cost of one of the originals. Users that want a mobile keyboard for portability or compactness – the CP offers great sounds in a mini keyboard that you can take anywhere.

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from Bellevue, OH on December 5, 2022 Rated 5/5 Love the sounds, portability, usability and playability Of the two Rhodes, I was always partial to the Mk. 1 because of its rounded warmth. The CP’s version does not disappoint, recapturing that sound beautifully and immediately evoking some of my favorite Steely Dan hits. The Mk. 2 preset also nails the character of that iteration, with its emphasis on the tines. The Wurly had me jamming out old Queen and Supertramp classics with glee. It handled well in all these circumstances and it delivered great sounds and easily customizable parameters. John, Preshan (1 November 2015). "Review: Yamaha Reface Mini-Keyboards". audiotechnology.com . Retrieved 26 February 2023. Overall, very pleased with this instrument and its features from a home practice, live and studio perspective.

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The Delay is cleverly implemented and can be switched to either analog or digital mode. In analog mode, the repeats have a decidedly tape-like character that sounds fantastic in every way. The digital mode is clear and pristine, as expected, with a much wider range of delay times. The build quality is ok. It's obviously not built like a tank but it's better than most in this price range. I'm sure it will last many, many years if taken good care of. The MIDI interface cable is included and will allow the Reface CP to serve double duty as a sound module controlled by a

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Vincent, Robin (20 April 2017). "Superbooth 2017: What's Yamaha inventing with the Reface Robot?". gearnews.com . Retrieved 26 February 2023. For example, the oscillator section is actually a five-mode tone generator that’s capable of an impressive array of sounds, thanks to a pair of “macro” sliders—Texture and Mod—that shape each mode’s character in useful ways. The speakers will still be engaged if you connect cables to the L/Mono and R Outputs. If you want to disable the speakers, do this: A 3.5mm aux line input lets you connect and hear mobile devices, tablets and more through the instrument What's In The Box A looper is present here too, and it’s very similar to that of the DX, just without the benefit of a screen. The main limitation is that this looper must always start with a note and recording is ended by the rather awkward movement of the slider from record to play position at the correct time.There is also a range of 4 classic high quality effects to get that perfect electric piano sound. Featuring tremolo, phaser, delay and reverb. In the Box Identified by just two letters, they represent a broad spread of tried and trusted Yamaha gear. The DX brings FM into the 21st century, while the CS is a modelling synth aiming to deliver the flavour of much-loved analogue. When it comes to the CP model, it isn’t just Yamaha’s history that’s been re-imagined but that of several other electric piano makers too. The same philosophy extends to the YC organ: only one of its inspirations comes from Yamaha’s own stable. It results in a rounded and comprehensive collection with perhaps the only omission being some kind of ‘SK’ string machine. The toughest challenge, with four keyboards laid out to choose from, may be which of their charms to sample first. Reface The Music Still in synthesizer mood, I fired up the white CS model next. It’s the one I was most curious about since, in my youth, the CS range of synths were amongst the first I could afford (I still have a CS30, which is silky, sweet and fabulous). Here the controls are neat and plentiful, a row of smooth, well-balanced sliders ideal for speedy programming — a concept heavily associated with the polyphonic CS models. Actually, the closest Yamaha parallel could be the enduringly cute CS01, although sonically the CS is no more based on any of these than on the underrated AN1x.

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The way I see it it really doesn’t matter, lots of critics are paid in some way to review any product. The Logical Song, I Am The Walrus, just right on the spot. I also owned a small Fender Rhodes and the roar and the bells where there. The Piano is very expressive, I think Joe Zawinul used it on “Havona” (CD: Weather Report: “Heavy Weather). Conclusions. I was blown away by the attention to detail in both the Reface CP’s instruments and effects. So much so, that the tiny keys were really the only thing that became irksome over the course of my testing. Considered as a portable MIDI sound module, it’s genuinely impressive. Played from a more substantial controller, it’s even breathtaking.But come on, 128 notes simultaniously, battery fed, it’s just that it’s small but indeed, you can put it right on top of your big keys and bob’s your uncle. It sounds great, and isfun to play at home, on stage or in the studio! It can also sound very much like the old Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer keyboards. At a fraction of the price! Yamaha Reface CP Features: Easy to use effects/knobs. Very intuitive and easy to turn on effects, set levels and get the sound you want. The reface Owner’s Manual, in the reface CP Voice Setting Examples section, provides examples of combinations of effects settings useful with different instrument models to recreate vintage keyboard sounds. Connect Your reface to a Full-size MIDI Keyboard Yamaha's Reface mini keyboards put classic sounds in compact instruments". Engadget . Retrieved 26 February 2023.