Yamaha Reface CS - custom sounds
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The most underrated synth of all time! This is a monster for the price!
Agreed. As someone who records with one the only thing I miss with it is an arpeggiator but limitations breed creativity
@@belchburp Does it do bass sounds?
Indeed
i might have to agree with you there because of 3:27
It’s videos like these that really sell a product
It sold me on it. I was debating getting it. Watched this video and was 10000% sold. Went and got it and have not ever regretted it.
After watching this video countless times I decided to buy the Reface CS. I watched other videos doing a demo on this synth and none came close to showcasing its capabilities like this one. I also went and bought your sound pack. Yamaha should be paying you for the way you showed off this product!! Great work 👍🏾 Also if you ever did tutorial classes on Synthesis I would sign up in a heartbeat 💯 thank you for this video
thanks
I guess I am doing the same thing , I can't choose between this one and the dx.
Me too !! Tank you very much for this video.
*That is the "Napoleon" among the Synthesizers, small but powerful ;)*
I now have the CS along with the rest of this fantastic Reface range, but I have to say its only after watching this vid that appreciate the versatility of this instrument. Thanks.
Now I wonder if it's capable of post 90's sounds.
Nice presets, but the video shows again, that it depends more on the dude behind the synth than the synth itself.
Wow, this sounds 1000% better than any other demo I've heard of this synth. Nice programming work!
For anyone like me that doesn't have Apple anything, you can buy an old gen ipad used for pretty cheap found some for $50. Might be worth it to save stuff!
Holy SHIT dude, you know how to make this instrument sing.
Keep coming back to the sounds, riffs and motifs in this video.. respect
thank you
A lot of those patches use a real slow LFO -> Pitch. Nice.
One of the best Yamaha Reface CS sound demos on the internet!
thanks
Thanks you for this video. That Dr. Mix vid showcases the most modern EDM keyboard sounds, and I'm glad yours is way more experimental. Sells me on this way more.
Thanks
Dr.Mix is nice with the CS imo. He made it sound good in the demo.
How come this is the only video showcasing what this thing is actually capable of? All the other reviews just create the same five 80s synth sounds.
My guesses are
1st It didn't sell well.
2nd A no-memory poly with slider-per-function is perceived by most as just too limiting. This perception is complicated by the size/portability factor bringing a 'beginner'/for-kids vibe even though it can sound close to an AN1-X in many bread&butter patches and can do a more sounds than a Juno 6/60/106...but alas, it cannot recall any of it.
Personally I find that this aspect can be _liberating_ depending how it's deployed. Which is why I have a Juno-6, CS-60 and am considering this, too.
.... but I am in a minority of a minority _Look ma, no wonky preset patch-jumps mid-jam!_
@@shaft9000 considering it’s almost always sold it and has a pretty big cult following I’d say it’s sold pretty well. I think it’s more so due to lack of creativity with the people making demos.
@@HotStrange
That is the correct assumption. I aim to put that right next year..I've been sitting on one of these for a few years..and have mastered it. I make complete tracks with mine including drums designed on the reface.
It's VERY POWERFUL once you understand it properly. It's more than a pad machine. It can do juicy synth bass and wonderful analogue drums.
It's as powerful as a Roland Juno 106. Which is what it really sounds the most like. And I'm not kidding. I owned a Roland Juno 106. And this is like its little brother. I will show its FULL potential next year linked up to a Korg microsampler to compose my tracks.
3:25 Underrated little synth for sure.
This is the most tasteful demo on reface CS. You really make this synth sound suave and really shine. Again, can’t find another one on youtube who matches this. You are a wizard, I suspect you’ve been around for some time
thank you
He knows what to aim for...this can make all the difference ;o)
I keep returning to this, already remembering the melodies well.
Wow! Thank you for featuring sounds well representative of the range of sound design for polyphonic performances. So many demos approach the instruments as if they were strictly monosynths, and or modulars with keys. Really nice. Appreciated, Daniel
dammit. just as i thought i was getting over the desire for the reface CS. really cool patches. that scarborough fair..
actually the only video you need to see the massive power behind this little baby. love your sounds! thank you
Thank you
The harmonies are very beatiful. You are a talented musician!! Love your demos cause they're very musical
Someone with great electronic knowledge should:
- Get two of these Reface CS
- Remove the guts and front panel, discard the keyboard and case
- Put the two guts together, stack them up, then house them in a 2U 19" rack case
- Full MIDI In control.
...and voila: There's the Yamaha CS-80 reissue we'd been waiting for decades!
This guy could do it youtube.com/@hulten1000?si=iBYeWDwaqpajfdRW
Finally got my hands on this gem, this video weighed in heavily in my research, very nice programming and sound design throughout! The Reface series were unfairly judged on their size and minikeys when they were announced but slowly seem to earn the respect they deserve.
No menu-diving is the biggest selling point. Makes me so happy.
As much as I appreciate having presets, its a refreshing change of pace to have instruments that just does what its settings says with no fuzz. On such a simple set of parameters like on the Reface CS or something like Juno/SH-synths its so quick to recall your sounds by hand anyways and makes for a more accessible device. @@blindboymusic8262
Congrats ! You sold me that synth !
Looks like a winner to me, with years of criticism. It survived! Classic to come, dx too
Really amazing presets reminiscent of 70s/80s movie soundtracks and artists like Tangerine Dream. It's really impressive the number of tones you get out of this small synthesizer! I need to buy one!
Bought one based on this demo. Reverberating what others have said already, you did wonderful job selling this product for them.
thank you. it’s a fun synth with a wide sweet spot
Being the Child of the AN1x , you can hear Boards of Canada all over this..
I've been looking for a synth that can make some Boards tones. I think this is the one!
If all my synths were stolen the CS is the first I'd replace. Sounds believably analogue for a digital synth (unlike my Boutique JP-08). User interface is wonderfully designed - so quick to dial-in sounds. My go-to especially for scratch parts to be replaced by synths that are slower to program - with the CS the muse never gets bored and wanders off because I'm taking too long to find a sound.
How's the sound quality? Does it sit well in a mix?
@@tylergates4075 I think the quality is good. It does subtle as well as brash depending on what you need for the part.
@@unclemick-synths Youre right, had it for a week now, love it.
The thing about the CS is how streamlined it is. Every parameter works in tandem with the synth as a whole so it’s extremely musical and actually very versatile. Lots of cool/unique things you can do with the LFO/EG/Osc section together.
@@HotStrange yep, it's excellent design.
BoC-machine.
Jesus christ, wish my life could be programmed liked this
I would study the SHIT out of life design.
Smoke weed and crack
Nice work! I thought this was a Jexus video for a sec...
If one has tastes in music or sound sensibilities this synth is fantastic. But if one doesnt have patience it could sound bland as well. I personally love it. I also own a CP which is beautiful in its own right. I wish it had a switch to make it velocity sensitive. Debating whether I need a DX, I’ll probably get one. I use to own a SY-77, that is an amazing FM synth to play with
I just bought a CS for the second time (I’ll never sell it again), and the CP and YC are high on my list. The DX doesn’t interest me as much bc I have too many other synths and VSTs that can do FM very well. But nothing seems to sound as good as the CP does in the VST/Plug-in realm. And hardware wise you have to spend $1000+ to get e. piano sounds that good.
Very Nice patches, so warm! 👏👏
I have probably watched this video over a dozen times… I ordered this synth months ago and it hasn’t come yet and I come back to this video every once in awhile in the meantime
Thanks for this awesome demo! The Reface CS is instant 80s sound. Great!
Thanks
This is a fantastic synth. The only con for me is the lack of velocity. Other than that the sounds are amazing!!!
The annoying thing is that the keys are velocity sensitive, but the synth doesn't do anything with that information. Really wish they had've had a velocity sensitivity slider next to the portamento one. I can see why you might want zero velocity sensitivity, but it definitely should be an option, not the fixed behaviour.
Damn, you've got great taste in sounds, I loved all those patches. The antique feeling of these sounds is beautiful. Really impressed with this synth. I'd love to get a regular keys version with patch memory, maybe a basic sequencer. Hmmm....
thanks, it'd be great if they made one the size of an AN1X
Yes if this had been the same size as the AN1X with at least 32 onboard patch memories. It would have drawn a much bigger fan base. But I personally see past the cosmetics. And running this through my DX7 is wonderful anyway.
Shame you need an iPhone or iPad to load patches. They should release a full size CS with onboard patches. The sound is there.
Big opportunity missed for sure.
I like it. It forces people who are new to synthesis to really get their hands dirty to figure out how it works instead of just loading the same factory patches every time.
imo the synth benefits from the lack of patches. there aren't many poly synths without patch memory.
Pair it with a sampler like the Digitakt and becomes less of an issue. Twiddle till you find a sound you like, sample the hell out of it.
Finally a real demo of this board!
thanks
Sold.
It makes ordinary analog stuff, mainly saw or square wave based... but it seems to make it quite well. It is fat and warm.
Best video on this
superb
I'm off rge fence, sold
For six years now i always come back to this video to listen to these splendid tones and arrangements. I wish Yamaha would have made the app for Android. I would buy these sounds then.
Sounds similar to your other videos, got a good John Carpenter, 80’s VHS tape vibe. Love it man. Good job on these!
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!
If these were just rackmounts or desktop synths I would like them much more. Hate the mini keys.
Great vid! I played with one of tthese today and lost 2 glorious hours of my time. It just sounds so good. I'm buying one ASAP
Right on
That is a much greater variety of timbres than I was expecting. Wonderful stuff! Hope the price drops soon.
+milk bath thank you.
Sold mine like 2-3 years ago and it’s my biggest synth regret despite selling and owning much more powerful synths. There’s magic in that instrument. Just ordered another bc they’re hard to come by now. They’ll be worth money some day, but I’ll never sell mine again.
well, I've watched almost every single Jexus vid. I've seen a lot of vids by others trying to emulate him. This however, your style, it's like watching a parallel of Jexus, not a clone, but a sibling or relative perhaps. Great stuff! I'm torn between this and the JU-06.
Raffi Tchakmakjian I have the CS and the JP-08. The CS is far quicker to get to great sounds. It's great for beginners and experts.
That's the trick here. With just 17 sound shapers you are getting an incredible array of sounds. This immediacy has been overlooked a great deal.
That's why I don't even bother with the iPad app. In a live situation you would need it. But for home recording I just stop my patches on DROP BOX. And have a new sound programmed in less than a minute when recording tracks on my Akai dsp12
Yes. The immediacy & simplicity is the real trick with this, plus the organic sound and good effects. It looks smaller than it is. Little pimping with EQ + compressors or some nice extra FX do good.
Finally got a CS based mostly on this video and I love it. Such a deep and beautiful synth. It has its own character and sound but what it can do within that is fantastic.
right on
you convinced me, i'm buying one this week
+theycallmejpj a great synth engine imho
theycallmejpj how did it go? I think I want one. Been looking for a synth for pads a d soft sounds. I think no other come close to this for the price.
i'm enjoying it, although have been more focused on guitar and electric piano lately. mind you I am a bedroom hobbyist who enjoys having a device that runs on batteries, can keep it by the coffee table and have a noodle around whenever I want. I registered on soundmondo, but there is so much stuff on there weeding out the wheat from the chaff is taking a while. for a beginner like me I think it was a good choice
Thank you so much for this eye (and ear) opening sound demonstration. I am pretty sure this little gem can reproduce most of the moog sounds used in Switched-On Bach. It's one of my favourite records.
It sounds rather good! I was thinking about buying it for my kid, since it has speakers and runs on batteries, so he will hopefully leave my synths alone, but at the end I'll probably use it to death :)
I just wanted to say thank you. This video is why I bought one of these.
Thank you
Me too! :-) This video's amazing!
Thanks Japo
#pushinkeys
& me too either!
Still this and your microkorg demo are my favorite ever
ooh this actually sounds pretty good. I have the reface DX, and I love it, but I might have to invest in one of these too.
Ordered one based on your video. Fantastic!
ready for BOC 😁
This video makes me question if buying a minilogue over this was the right choice..
I’d love to see this type of video for it
tblv9300 I think It’s less about your patches and more about what you play. You’re a great sound designer but your playing is great. You really show off what the sounds can do
1:57 sound&play very nice!
(I don't speak English...)
Thank you
very nice!
Are all the melodies you are playing original to you?
(I am Japanese, so sorry if my English is wrong.)
Most of the melodies are mine except for one “parsley sage rosemary and thyme” which was simon and garfunkel
@@tblv9300 Thanks for letting me know, your playing is very nice.
love that 70s "lazy wavy oscillator" sound. 2:43 Ready for that 70s Horror movie score. About to buy these patches and don't even have a Reface CS yet.
thanks
Great work man!! I want to see how you play on reface dx
This video made me decide to buy it. Thank you.
Was thinking about getting a Juno 106, but this sounds too awesome not to reconsider.
If a Juno 106 and DX11 got married and had a baby it would be the REFACE CS. Its that awesome.
nice run through thanks - i'm sure that's just a small selection of what it can do as well!
0:45 I want chicken, I want liver... 🐈
These are amazing sounds dude. Will definitely pick up this preset pack when I get this synth.
Watched this video and decided to buy it. Really well done! Thanks!
0:33 Geogaddi
Also a Wow from me. I did not expect this synth sounds so good. And you have "out-garbed" WC Olo Garb!
+Milk Bath
Contrary to what a lot of negative know nothing's thought this gem is not going to drastically drop in price. Because despite its shortcomings with the mini keys and lack of onboard patch memories. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING #THE SOUND# is AWESOME. And that means it's gonna hold well. And I'm glad. All the idiots who said this is too expensive really have no idea how good this little gem is.
It's has the warmest sweetest filter I've heard on ANY SYNTH since the JUNO 60. Can produce an extraordinary spectrum of sounds. From drums and percussion to speaker shaking bass. Etheral heavenly sounds and deep warm strings. Cosmic special effects. Sequencer lines.
It's the first synth I've bought in 24 years. And the first to pull me away from my DX7 in 24 years. And that means it's SPECIAL.
Actually it has nailed the 2 most important features the sound AND the interface
First off, these sounds and this vid are incredible. I bought this for 300 bucks online and I'm really happy with it. I've got it hooked up to an iOS midi LFO app for more modulation options. I'm curious if you've played an AN1x and if so, does the Reface CS have any tricks up its sleeve that make it worth holding onto if I decide to buy an AN1x? Like is there anything this can do that the AN1x can't? I'm just so blown away by the sound that now I'm really lusting after its origins.
yes I think the an1x is one of the best sounding VAs out there. There's no comparing the two when it comes to depth of editing possibilities, the an1x wins in that regard. I think it's great as a master keyboard as far as the feel of the keys and wheels. The ribbon strip can sometimes go bad on those so watch out for that when you pick one up. My only minor thing with the an1x is that editing can be a little tedious. I've heard the reface engine was based on the an1x but i never A/B'd the two to see. The thing I like about the reface (besides the sound) is the fast editing and the wide variety of sounds you can get at without any menu diving. It's so easy to change the sound from one to another quickly that it prevents you from losing inspiration.
one thing I wouldn't recommend is the an200 groovebox, some people say it's the same as an an1x but i don't agree, and the encoders go bad on those pretty quickly.
Thanks for the response! I'm in the market for a master keyboard to replace my crap Casio I bought in the 90's. Kinda had my heart set on something else, but now I will have to reconsider.
The AN1x can't do drum sounds or better bass than the CS REFACE.. This little synth is amazing. You can recreate that old synth pop sound from the kick drum up with ease.
You could still get the AN1X or JP8000 they are both great pad machines.
Me I use the DX7 as my master board. As its keyboard action is one of the greatest in history. The CS REFACE sits on top of it. And is used more like a sound module.
I will be uploading several demos this year. To show the wonderful sounds I've pulled out of the CS in the last year.
I really believe f Yamaha had brought this out as a full sized 37 key board with onboard user memories. It would already be considered a classic. Because a lot of people passed the CS over because to them it looked like a toy.
But sonically this thing sounds like a legend. It really does.
great performance !!!
The Reface CS is a great little synth! Very easy to find good sounds.
+J K yep
J K very cheap as well.
0:15/2:43 Adorable Chill' Mod
0:34 "Boards of Canada" looks like'
Sold American!
Great demo. Slightly of topic but what did you use to create the vhs video effects?
after effects
@@tblv9300 Great thanks, did you use any Plugins in after Effects? Cheers
no, just some adjustment layers and expressions. ECAbrams tutorial ruclips.net/video/USqw_JItvBg/видео.html
Good sound designing, synthesis, and playing!
Thanks
Where can you buy your patches? The product page on the site where I found this video doesn't seem to be working
so many people seem to be fooled by its looks hahah
LOL fuck yeah. 4 years and this demo still sounds like heaven synth. And the bitch still costs 300! LOL what a delicious gem that yamaha did here...
@@ZElTGElST yep. I still have it and play it more often then many expensive analogs
5:44 the Public Television music.
I really enjoy these sounds, I've ordered mine. Can't wait to try it tomorrow!
+Anton Fruytier thank you. Where did you buy them?
www.bax-shop.be/nl/synthesizer/yamaha-reface-cs-synthesizer @ €278
wow....I must buy this synth now.
Dude... every time I watch your custom sound videos, I wonder if you put your music out anywhere... Please tell me you do.
i’ll post some material here
That would be awesome!
100% agreed!!!!!!!
Very first sound sounds exactly like Plantasia
had to look that one up, interesting concept
Thought the same exact thing
+Vedabou
Well of course it does. I've heard people make a JUPITER 8 or CS80 sound awful. Someone with great skill can make a simple synth sound amazing with skilful production and playing skill/ideas. There's a guy on here called peahix. And you should hear what he can do with an old Yamaha CSO1 II. He did a version of Depeche Modes NEW LIFE. And most including me agree it sounds better than the original.
BOC much?
ALL
Being able to save presets or not isn't exactly a deal breaker for me - I like what I'm hearing - really nice patches - it's a bit quirky too, particularly with respect to its fm/audio rate modulation capabilities, etc. I think it would sit well along side my korg arp odyssey. You have to have a smart phone to save presets though? You can't just do it on your computer? I know I'm like the last of a dying bread who doesn't have a smart phone. Sort of a luxury not having one though.
There are two ways to store/load presets. You can use the capture app on a mobile device and save/load the presets as QR codes (this is what I do) or you can go to the yamaha soundmondo website. I believe you can load and save through this website using the USB connection. The reason I don't use soundmondo is because you have to be using the chrome browser to access that site and for a variety of security reasons I don't ever use chrome. I also don't like the idea of being tethered to a website to change a preset.
Thanks for the reply. I didn't know that about chrome - I'd probably avoid using it too if that's the case. I'm sort of tempted by I pads so I might go that route at some point - there are some seemingly very nice synth apps out there - the moog model 15 app is apparently great. I had a system 1 for a while - really not bad sounding in its own and it has a pretty interesting set of features - it always tended to sound significantly more modern and glossy or extreme or something - basically not a good compliment to the arp's much more natural kind of sound. The cs does sound a bit more old school or gritty or something. They can be had for like 300 or so used at the moment so too - tempting.
Picked up the CS today and I love it! It's pretty fast to program - not really dying to save presets quite yet. It sits well with the arp and is basically better sounding or maybe just more up my alley than the system 1 it replaced. They really nailed the modeling on this thing - sounds massive - it'd be nice to see yamaha do a more fleshed out v.a. synth in this style - full keys, more controls - like if they made something that was just that much closer to a cs80 I think I'd just about die for it. Today is a day of great sounds - got to screw around with a Jupiter 6 at my local music store today too - wasn't expecting to see one of those - the thing howls.
Wow, KARP Odyssey is my next buy as a first true analogue synth. I just got this reface CS as an impulse buy, but I'm loving it instantly more than the microKORG it's replacing. Would be nice to know how Odyssey and reface CS combined sounds, CS-sounds through Odysseys filters is probably nice :)
The Odyssey is truly awesome. It's my all time favorite of the synths I've owned. I have a small eurorack system and recently picked up a prophet 6 and I still find myself playing/programming the odyssey more than the others - perhaps because it's simpler and more immediate - it's a very cleverly designed and cohesive instrument - not to mention it's the fundamentally sweetest sounding synth I've heard. Running anything into it's filters sounds great, though I never tried that with the cs - I sort of got obsessed with wanting a fully analog poly (what can I say, I'm obsessed with tone) so my cs was a casualty of a pretty substantial gear purge to buy the prophet 6. CS is great among va synths though - smokes a microkorg.
here's a quick video on the way I transfer and load the patches using the capture app. at the end of the vid there are 4 presets from the collection. Just pause the vid and scan the screen ruclips.net/video/kbmIi9fXbC4/видео.html
Does this even make bad sounds?
Nope! It's just one giant sweet spot. Like a Juno 6 actually. Put a TAL chorus on it and you have something very close to a Juno 6 actually.
@@Screaming-Trees
Exactly what I thought when I first heard it. Its like a mini Juno. 6/60/106.
with the additional osc types it has an even wider sweet spot than most synths
Great sounds! Many sound very analog!
beautiful sounds and a great demo of this cool instrument, thank you
badass tones dude!!!!!!
Amazing programming ... BEST that I've seen on YT ... you make this sound better than the AN1x 🔥
Dude, can you please sell me this after effects lut? I want this kind of effect for one of my videos. I can pay, say $10-15 pay-pal!
This vid will get you there ruclips.net/video/USqw_JItvBg/видео.html
Great demo, nice playing! Can you use the cs with a sustain pedal?
+tblv9300
Right, you cannot please everyone. But I've had several synths in my time and there is something very special about the sonic capability of this synth. It has the sweetest filter I've heard since the JUNO 60. Listen to that patches at 2.14---2.36--3.00--3.26--4.00--5.05--5.56 Absolute magic. They're as good as anything that's ever come out of any analogue synth in history. And the guys not even using EQ or outboard effects. Anyone who knows me knows I am a DX7 fanatic, just check my channel. And no other synth has had a look in since 1992. UNTIL 3 months ago when I tried this out. Sure it would be nice to have a full size board and 32 patch memories.
Shallow people who dote over cosmetics and features will never realize just how good this synth can sound. Not to mention the drum kits it can make. I will be uploading complete demos from mid April once I get a multitrack recorder. To show why this synth has grabbed my attention.
Yes - I am hoping that Yamaha with come out with a full size keyboard of this synth and also with patch memory etc.......