Watch the Yamaha reface CP in action on our video: It feels like an instrument and is very engaging to play, fuelling creativity and inspiration. The CP was a lot of fun to play right from the start, and sure provides a much better experience than using virtual synthesisers inside of your DAW. The 2 selectable delay types can also create infinite feedback, which is great to create transitions at the quick twist of a knob.
The “drive” knob provides a wide range of useful saturation, from very subtle all the way up to full on distortion. Depending on the settings you use, you can go from a classic Rhodes piano sounds to an odd Wurlitzer for more adventurous arrangements. The sounds have enough character to really cut nicely through a mix, but they are not too quirky either that it becomes tiring. The CP responds with a surprising level of realism. The keys have a remarkably well calibrated dynamic range and once you get used to their smaller size it is possible to play very dynamic keyboard parts, as well as fast passages. The effect section is very efficient and it really contributes to the credibility of the sound.
Despite its size it delivers a dense and authoritative sound, and I’m not just throwing adjectives here: I was really amazed by how big the reface CS sounded, without coming across as a novelty instrument, maintaining instead a strong and pleasant personality. This synthesiser can really deliver all the classic analogue synthesiser repertoire: bass, leads, pads, sweeps, and so on. YAMAHA Reface CSįirst is the Reface CS, a virtual analogue synthesiser with abundant controls and a sound inspired by the the famous Yamaha CS-80, one of the most revered synthesisers from back in the 70s. We have been playing around with our prototypes and we have been very impressed with them. We were lucky enough to have them long before their release date, as we started collaborating with Yamaha while the Reface family were being developed.
They are 4 portable synthesisers and have a solid feel, internal speakers, they can be battery operated, but most importantly, they deliver a really powerful sound. Here are the brand new Reface keyboards from Yamaha.