Yamaha Reface

SeedyLee · Post by **SeedyLee** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:40 am

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I made the decision to purchase a Reface CS over the weekend, and so far I am really pleased I did.

Like many, I was sceptical when the Reface series was released - they seemed light on features and high in price. I dismissed them as expensive toys and moved on.

Then I recently had a chance to try them, and was pleasantly surprised. They are well built, intuitive, portable and above all they sound really nice.

I sold my Novation Mininova and picked up a Reface CS, and the immediateness of the interface and warmth of the sound was refreshing. The way the controls are laid out makes it really easy to get lush sounds out of it, even if it doesn't offer the breadth of sound design possibilities that other synths offer.

The best way I can think to describe it is that they're kinda the iPhone of the synth world: they're more expensive than they're competitors and they do less, but they're well made and what they do, they do well.

Would I buy this as a serious piece of studio kit? Probably not. But the CS is genuinely inspiring, and I can pack it up and take it to a friend's house in a backpack without having to take stands and power supplies.

SeedyLee · Post by **SeedyLee** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:42 am

Sorry to drag up an old thread, but I made the decision to purchase a Reface CS over the weekend, and so far I am really pleased I did.

Like many, I was sceptical when the Reface series was released - they seemed light on features and high in price. I dismissed them as expensive toys and moved on.

Then I recently had a chance to try them, and was pleasantly surprised. They are well built, intuitive, portable and above all they sound really nice.

I sold my Novation Mininova and picked up a Reface CS, and the immediateness of the interface and warmth of the sound was refreshing. The way the controls are laid out makes it really easy to get lush sounds out of it, even if it doesn't offer the breadth of sound design possibilities that other synths offer.

The best way I can think to describe it is that they're kinda the iPhone of the synth world: they're more expensive than they're competitors and they do less, but they're well made and what they do, they do well.

Would I buy this as a serious piece of studio kit? Probably not. But the CS is genuinely inspiring, and I can pack it up and take it to a friend's house in a backpack without having to take stands and power supplies.