All you RUclipsrs, who claim to be audio professionals...note the clean balanced audio of this video. No über blasting waaaay to long intro, then barely audible v.o., and I don't have to grab the volume knob between the talking and the playing. And notice the ratio of talking to playing, that's also balanced. Yeah, so.......that. Great job Doctor Mix dudes, as always.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your comment! We do put a lot of thought into the audio mixing of our videos... and this is the first time anyone ever comments about that! We do most of this within premiere pro, after having captured them with a zoom h6. We use gentle levelling compression on each source, then more levelling compression on the master bus. Nothing crazy, 2 or 3 dBs of reduction on each compressor. If necessary we’ll tweak the clip gain of certain passages. It takes only 20 min mixing for a 7 min video... once you get the hang of it. Groove on!!!
I tried it today in the store. I dropped the octave down and thought a UFO mother ship was destroying the atmosphere with an EMP. It sounds MASSIVE. Looks like a barbie piano but can pulverize the planet.
forget the synth, that's some awesome playing right there, really feeling this synth, after not being too happy with VST sounds I might have to get it!
"You remember this one? I do!" - you can hear the smile. Personally I'm getting tired of fiddling with VSTs, the Reface keyboards are really attractive.
+Skinny Bob boutiques look not much more than nice toys for the nostalgic. Good modules? maybe, but an ipad with a midi keyboard could do more and better things. Roland Gaia is much more interesting as a standalone keyboard, and is priced properly, IMHO
I own one, this is really a nice keyboard (the best of the refaces, imho) with only two cons: 1) the mini keyboard is not so bad but a standard keyboard would have been better. They could easily have one fitted without affecting the size of this device; 2) a complete compatibility with the dx 7 sounds , with 6 operators implemented, would have been fantastic, especially with memory for patterns. On the other side, the pros are: 1) good design for on-the-fly program editing, the 4 touch sliders work very well; 2) the built-in stereo speakers are surprisingly good; 3) the little keyboards is quite good and velocity sensitive; 3) it sounds really good... great range of sound possibilities. Fm synthesis made easy and portable
Back to original DB back there... I remember it's only 16 bit which is you cannot touch so many keys at once, it gonna be cut on some notes. But I watch this one is perfect! Love it!
Impossible to program well BUT back in the day everyone used presets! I played a DX in a top 40 band in the 80s it’ll do about anything from that era adequately. Gonna get a YC first before this for Vox and Hammond sounds. I use an analog synth for programmed leads. This DX is absolutely awesome.
Luke Watts no man, I have three of them and the CS is by far the most versatile and useful. This one is great! But the CS is just all around more fun and useful.
@@evanoddleifson1817Thanks for sharing your experience! I was just about to order the DX since it has velocity sensitive keys and memory banks. What do/did you use your for? Practice, production…? I thought about using it mostly for practice on the road and maybe as a midi controller in my studio.
1st, absolutely amazing playing of Got A Match?. I truly did not realize this was possible on mini-keys. It inspired me to see what Chick played it with. For one live performance I see that he used a Yamaha KX5. Which I read had regular width keys. So massive kudos to you for pulling this off so well on the even more narrow reface keys!! ... Also, terrific review, excellent quality & depth.
The Reface DX sounds really good, Yamaha have put a lot of effort into the design of the interface and presets, which are way better than the original DX7 or the 4 OP synths such as the DX11 or TX81Z.
Seriously, great playing! Love the Corea solo you open with!. . . and for all the haters . . . REALLY? Why? I still have my DX-7 out just for fun, and would love to add this to my portable Live Rig just for fun and quality of sound, as I would not take my original on the road, and if you have to ask why, you seriously have no business commenting here. :)
I’ve always had mixed feelings towards the DX-7. One the one hand it was a complete revolution and brought a wealth of new sounds to the world, on the other hand it kind of killed the Rhodes which was always my favorite instrument.
Love this review - your commentary and playing are so much fun to listen to! I kind of want to go with a monologue, but your playing of this - particularly the pads - have sold the board to me!
Two Questions: 1)Comparing the YC, DX and CP which would you say is the one capable of making the most diverse music or sounds. That is, which one is the most flexible? 2) Does each of them work well with software like Ableton Live 9?
I'm buying this synth, already own a Analog monster (prophet 08) and a bunch of soft synths. This can give hands on controls on a DX type (FM engine) of synth fast (minus the background noise a old DX synth would make), It's the usability of this synth that makes it special. Sometimes or many times, Softsynths have so many options that you stop listening what you want to create. I think this synth might be celebrated later on as a great fun little companion. There just something with outboard gear that gives sounds a bit more depth from the start but also the hands on experience it gives.
Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha is the undisputed king of "FM Synthesis" & FM still has a big & loyal following. But before the Reface DX, the FS1R, PLG150-DX, or 30+ year old DXs were the only alternatives. I know a LOT of people who've been talking & waiting a long long time for something like this. Once they get more traction & catch on, I'm betting the Reface will be for Yamaha what the Microkorg has been for Korg. BTW, ignore some of the people whining about the $499 price. Sure, $399 would be better than $499, (& $299 better than $399, etc & so on) but $499 is NOT too expensive for this kind of synth. It's right on par with the Microkorg/XL+, Novation Mini/Ultranova, Roland SH-01 Gaia & ARAI line, Waldorf Blofeld Desktop, etc. I just pre-ordered the Reface DX & CS at Sweewater & can't wait for their arrival. Good job Yamaha.
A reservation reception has been begun already by sale on September 1 at a Japanese musical instruments store. All 4 are same and the price is 48,600 Japanese yen(=about 401 US dollars) including the consumption tax.
My friend, 4-operator FM a DX-7 does not make. This is more like an updated DX-9 than a mini DX-7. Software based FM synth plugins can do far more for far less money. Props for the well produced video.
if you're an music addicted and cannot bring your Montage to a boot camp, that little one may satisfy your needs - and you can smuggle it in your backpack.
All of these Yamaha reface series are really as good and as fun as what’s being demo’d . Yes of course it’s micro and mini- keyed , but since the price point has now dropped from 500 to 350 , the mini config vs the gargantuan sounds that they produce is entirely worth it !!
That sound... that's such a nice sounding keyboard...... someday, I'm gonna own one, I just know it. I now know the three keyboards I want. I have a PSS-140 I'v been playing lately, had it for years. I like the way it sounds, as it reminds me of the SoundBlaster, which is uses a similar chip to (SoundBlaster is a YM3812, PSS-140 is a YM2413). I want a PSS-480, because of it's more features and it would make a good pair with the PSS-140, along with the ability to save loops and custom sounds. By the way, if you feed the output of any classic 80s keyboard into a software DSP (Like Rakarrak on Linux or your favorite DAW), and it gives a whole new life to the sound. Such as adding stereo and reverb. Now, I know the missing third keyboard. I knew at the first sound in this video, the Reface DX, has the DX7-like FM sound I want. I know for sure this belongs with the other two, when I am able to build up a small home studio. As next to electronics and programming, my other main interest is in synthesizers and electronic music. I'v been trying to get better at playing the keyboard recently, and I really like it. I mean I know the keys, I'v just never learned to play anything but Ode to Joy. XDDD
Just got one for $359 CAD ($277 USD). The synth's only real weakness are the lack of separate user memory slots for custom patches and USB/SD card support to *easily* swap patches in and out of the machine. But at least the price I paid for it is more in line to what it should have been priced at when the synth was first released.
The instrument has only 4 operators so it is more like a DX11 or the DX100 than the DX7. The DX7 has 6 operators. I don't know why you said it was inspired by the DX7 because the tiny keyboard is more like the DX100.
That is an awesome synth. it reminds me of the korg volca fm(which is what I own and is loosely based on the yamaha dx7) and it sounds like you can easily can get sega genesis/mega drive like synths on this synthesizer. I would like to get this as a back up to my korg volca fm.
I've been enjoying my Volca FM. I updated with the unofficial firmware that fixed the patch compatibility issue so I could load my old DX7 patches. Now I only need to use my TX7 when I need more voices.
I'll stick to my DX100 with one octave more and the ability to see where all the parameters are on each respective buttons. Especially using my own custom created sounds which makes a DX7 look sick-albeit using only 4 Ops and 8 Algorithms
I remember there was a general consensus on this line of boutique synths being a cash grab by Yamaha, but I'm starting to change my mind now. I played around with them at the store and can say they were tons of fun and sounded great. The price point is very high for a mini keyboard but I expect that to change next holiday season.
Those touch controls look quite cumbersome in this video, it would seem that putting on some pots would have given a much more accurate control that would have been continuous rather than involving multiple swipes.
This is great for the price, but I'd love to see fully programmable 6-operator/8-operator FM with lots more front panel controls to tweak sounds and a full-size keyboard (or desktop option). The Montage comes close, but still looks like it won't be much fun to program. Hopefully Yamaha will rip out the FM part of Montage and re-package it soon.
Kicking off your vid with Got A Match?....how killer are you! And how killer are these little units. I love it! Very good video, some of the best walkthroughs i've seen.
I do to and I’m 14!! Great condition and has programed sounds in in like the harmonica from what’s love got to do with it but other sounds are factory original. Original DX7 MK1 for $150!!
Great…and how to tune it to different scales? That pitch know is only shifting pitch or is it tuning the whole instrument in whole meaning of that word?
All you RUclipsrs, who claim to be audio professionals...note the clean balanced audio of this video. No über blasting waaaay to long intro, then barely audible v.o., and I don't have to grab the volume knob between the talking and the playing. And notice the ratio of talking to playing, that's also balanced. Yeah, so.......that. Great job Doctor Mix dudes, as always.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your comment! We do put a lot of thought into the audio mixing of our videos... and this is the first time anyone ever comments about that! We do most of this within premiere pro, after having captured them with a zoom h6. We use gentle levelling compression on each source, then more levelling compression on the master bus. Nothing crazy, 2 or 3 dBs of reduction on each compressor. If necessary we’ll tweak the clip gain of certain passages. It takes only 20 min mixing for a 7 min video... once you get the hang of it. Groove on!!!
Well, it is after all doctor _mix_
il dottore ha sempre un effetto antidepressivo. and i love that!
... too long ...
The best kind of keyboard player- obviously skilled, but tasteful and confident without feeling the need to show off. Great demo dude.
+smcumber Thank you very much, really appreciate it! :)
ikr
I am none of the above :(
Practice
Idk man he whipped out that Got a Match line super non-chalantly like a chad.
Dude, you are a bad-ass keyboardist. You have impeccable technique.
Thanks
After agonizing about finding a DX7 in decent shape and at an affordable price, this is just what I needed to see. Thank you, Yamaha!
the DX7 has 2 extra operators and aftertouch though
@@TorutheRedFox Yes, this reface looks more like a DX100.
That Chick Corea lead sound might be worth the price of admission. Gorgeous sound, great playing.
Markus Arike Thanks man!!
+Ra Rodriguez If you look at him playing, the keys aren't useless at all. If you think so, you're probably just a bad key player.
kuffertjan Agree. This board is playable (which the presenter demonstrates really well) and it's actually not $500, the Reface DX is $399.
G Got mine for $270 during last amazon prime day. Well worth the wait. Works/sounds fantastic with my dreadboxes too. Like heaven...
G if u like this kind of soloing you should check Jens Johansson. He is just awesomeness
I tried it today in the store.
I dropped the octave down and thought a UFO mother ship was destroying the atmosphere with an EMP. It sounds MASSIVE. Looks like a barbie piano but can pulverize the planet.
+rachel hilgert We totally agree, it sounds MASSIVE!! :-)
This comment made my day :-D !
That's FM synthesizers my friend
80s sounds can never be forgotten
I prefer the Dexed vst
NO MATTER WHAT THIS GUY PLAYS ITS GONNA SOUND CRAZY GOOD EITHER WAY
After that opening performance I can, without shame, say that I clapped. That was incredible
some of these sounds made me feel like i was young again, brought a tear to my eye
omg that tubular bells play - instant goosebumps
Dang -- I recognize the tune, but cannot recall what it is from -- Bonzo Dog Band????
Wait -- it's the end of the actual piece Tubular Bells -- duh!
forget the synth, that's some awesome playing right there, really feeling this synth, after not being too happy with VST sounds I might have to get it!
what is not happy with vst sounds. maybe get a better audio interface and start using ASIO
Actually NI FM8 sounds awesome to me! I used to own a dx7 and I love this plug
@@ClaudioLariOfficial dexed sounds great
Dexed is a really good vst, it's literally the dx7
Finally, a good review by somebody, who knows how play keyboard for real. Thank you!
Thank you so much Arthur! Glad you enjoyed it!
I've gotta say it's a really good demonstration of a synth for me that's rather rare. Not any soon to get one but now I consider doing thanks to you.
Hahaha! Put the blame on us! :-)
You have so much passion for music, that happiness is infectious. Thank you for education. Classic and legendary sounds are essential
Everyone moaning about mini keys... Look here!!! If you can PLAY like this guy, NO PROBLEM!
+Theunis Uys Cheers mate! :)
Cool for him. I still have a tendecy to "Fat-Finger" mini-keys and lean towards the full size ones as a result. :/
@@JakeSweeper It has midi functionality, so you can plug into a master keyboard with normal key size
@@sethunderwood5525 Yeah, I plug it into my FP-4 when I'm home.
I even prefer minikeys. I cannot reach full keys with my hands!
BEST performance demo I have ever witnessed!!! Thank YOU !!!
Why am I addicted to watching synth videos? Please help me.
Same here :-)
Because it’s glorious.
I still come back to this just to hear got a match! Excellent playing!!
Some of these would be so great for films. I can already imagine scenes that could use these sounds to add a totally unique feel.
all the sounds are familiour for my... love the 80/90 synthesizers albums
"You remember this one? I do!" - you can hear the smile.
Personally I'm getting tired of fiddling with VSTs, the Reface keyboards are really attractive.
This is the best of the reface series .
Sounds great, but I wish the keys were smaller. And it should be more expensive, too.
Haha :-D Yeah, right ;-)
Lol
But you can't have it all
How come roland made so many psycho fans ? Whenever there is a talk about ANY synth there is some dumb ass starting braging about jp or juno. cmon...
Use a bigger controller.
+Skinny Bob boutiques look not much more than nice toys for the nostalgic. Good modules? maybe, but an ipad with a midi keyboard could do more and better things.
Roland Gaia is much more interesting as a standalone keyboard, and is priced properly, IMHO
I own one, this is really a nice keyboard (the best of the refaces, imho) with only two cons:
1) the mini keyboard is not so bad but a standard keyboard would have been better. They could easily have one fitted without affecting the size of this device;
2) a complete compatibility with the dx 7 sounds , with 6 operators implemented, would have been fantastic, especially with memory for patterns.
On the other side, the pros are:
1) good design for on-the-fly program editing, the 4 touch sliders work very well;
2) the built-in stereo speakers are surprisingly good;
3) the little keyboards is quite good and velocity sensitive;
3) it sounds really good... great range of sound possibilities. Fm synthesis made easy and portable
Go make it. Yamaha you know they’re kinda new at this stuff.
Back to original DB back there... I remember it's only 16 bit which is you cannot touch so many keys at once, it gonna be cut on some notes. But I watch this one is perfect! Love it!
Impossible to program well BUT back in the day everyone used presets! I played a DX in a top 40 band in the 80s it’ll do about anything from that era adequately. Gonna get a YC first before this for Vox and Hammond sounds. I use an analog synth for programmed leads. This DX is absolutely awesome.
You playing Got A Match has sold me this beauty buying right now!
This is the only reface of the 4 I would consider spending money on. Way ahead of the others!
Luke Watts no man, I have three of them and the CS is by far the most versatile and useful. This one is great! But the CS is just all around more fun and useful.
@@evanoddleifson1817Thanks for sharing your experience! I was just about to order the DX since it has velocity sensitive keys and memory banks. What do/did you use your for? Practice, production…? I thought about using it mostly for practice on the road and maybe as a midi controller in my studio.
Your Oldfield tease was dope! That's a classic piece when he finally says TUBULAR BELLS! Great little keyboard
3:00 that's wii sports right there
Pssst- tubular bells by Mike oldenfield
Oldfield
The Legend EP sound really did define an era, an era that I miss so much.
1st, absolutely amazing playing of Got A Match?. I truly did not realize this was possible on mini-keys. It inspired me to see what Chick played it with. For one live performance I see that he used a Yamaha KX5. Which I read had regular width keys. So massive kudos to you for pulling this off so well on the even more narrow reface keys!! ... Also, terrific review, excellent quality & depth.
I knew it was a chick corea tune but I couldn't remember the song, kudos to you!
8:30 remembers me of minecraft survival... the nice music i felt in love a few jears ago...
The Reface DX sounds really good, Yamaha have put a lot of effort into the design of the interface and presets, which are way better than the original DX7 or the 4 OP synths such as the DX11 or TX81Z.
Seriously, great playing! Love the Corea solo you open with!. . . and for all the haters . . . REALLY? Why? I still have my DX-7 out just for fun, and would love to add this to my portable Live Rig just for fun and quality of sound, as I would not take my original on the road, and if you have to ask why, you seriously have no business commenting here. :)
+Andy Casciato Thank you!!
Subscribed after his first sentence! That accent, voice pattern, and comedic sensibility... marry me! 😋
I’ve always had mixed feelings towards the DX-7. One the one hand it was a complete revolution and brought a wealth of new sounds to the world, on the other hand it kind of killed the Rhodes which was always my favorite instrument.
this is an awesome new synth, well done Yamaha and thanks for the demo Doctor Mix
Richard Williams Thank you!
Richard Williams Glad you like the product!
Ahhh so nice to hear someone refer to Tubular Bells without playing the more famous piano riff. Great piece of music, all half an hour of it.
8:56
That sequence here sounds so goddamn Boards of Canada-ish!
Love this review - your commentary and playing are so much fun to listen to! I kind of want to go with a monologue, but your playing of this - particularly the pads - have sold the board to me!
Ayyy a fellow 2hu fan
2019 and still watching this!
4:00 EARTHBOUND
That thing does such good vibrato and slides.
You're the best, Doc! Feels good to see a real pro showing off an awesome synth. I know what I'm gonna ask Santa for this year! Big props Doc.
You and me both!
With be able to loop back operators you get super close to a real dx7, great value.
8:15 "S.T.A.Y." from Interstellar?
Excellent demo,thanks.I love the FM sound and this small synth seems very capable-would love to have a play!
giddygavin It's coming soon!
Like for playing Tubular Bells with the tubular bells preset. And for an impressive rendition of 'Got a Match?'.
Legend EP - The sound of 80s love ballads.
Fantastic playing! Of the four, I gotta have this one.
John Hart Thanks man. I do have a soft spot for this one
Two Questions: 1)Comparing the YC, DX and CP which would you say is the one capable of making the most diverse music or sounds. That is, which one is the most flexible? 2) Does each of them work well with software like Ableton Live 9?
2:23 why is this so good?
dee muss. I dunno but I could groov to that any time
Madonna!!
I'm buying this synth, already own a Analog monster (prophet 08) and a bunch of soft synths. This can give hands on controls on a DX type (FM engine) of synth fast (minus the background noise a old DX synth would make), It's the usability of this synth that makes it special. Sometimes or many times, Softsynths have so many options that you stop listening what you want to create. I think this synth might be celebrated later on as a great fun little companion. There just something with outboard gear that gives sounds a bit more depth from the start but also the hands on experience it gives.
Acekorv We're glad you'll be able to find a good home for the synth!
Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha is the undisputed king of "FM Synthesis" & FM still has a big & loyal following. But before the Reface DX, the FS1R, PLG150-DX, or 30+ year old DXs were the only alternatives.
I know a LOT of people who've been talking & waiting a long long time for something like this. Once they get more traction & catch on, I'm betting the Reface will be for Yamaha what the Microkorg has been for Korg.
BTW, ignore some of the people whining about the $499 price. Sure, $399 would be better than $499, (& $299 better than $399, etc & so on) but $499 is NOT too expensive for this kind of synth. It's right on par with the Microkorg/XL+, Novation Mini/Ultranova, Roland SH-01 Gaia & ARAI line, Waldorf Blofeld Desktop, etc. I just pre-ordered the Reface DX & CS at Sweewater & can't wait for their arrival. Good job Yamaha.
gjc82071 We most DEFINITELY appreciate your support!
Wow hey, thank you guys!
I really don't know who can give a thumb down for this material!
Warren from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds uses one of these. You can hear it in Spinning Song and Hollywood, plus probably tons of other songs.
sounds amazing. love this little fella
A reservation reception has been begun already by sale on September 1 at a Japanese musical instruments store. All 4 are same and the price is 48,600 Japanese yen(=about 401 US dollars) including the consumption tax.
Addition (scheduled release date in Japan)
DX and the CS are September 1
CP and YC are November 2
rocking Mike Oldfield like nobody's business...get outta here ^^ great vid, thanks
My friend, 4-operator FM a DX-7 does not make. This is more like an updated DX-9 than a mini DX-7. Software based FM synth plugins can do far more for far less money. Props for the well produced video.
3:23 sounds like the kind of thing you'd hear from Radiohead. Love it!
philibuster914 so trueee
More like thom yorke
Love your demos. Thinking about getting one.
i'm not an EDM or dubstep producer, but this little thing makes me happy in 2020
if you're an music addicted and cannot bring your Montage to a boot camp, that little one may satisfy your needs - and you can smuggle it in your backpack.
All of these Yamaha reface series are really as good and as fun as what’s being demo’d . Yes of course it’s micro and mini- keyed , but since the price point has now dropped from 500 to 350 , the mini config vs the gargantuan sounds that they produce is entirely worth it !!
Yep, bags of mojo.
That Legend EP sound was so good
Cheers for playing Tubular Bells!
You even played the theme from tubular bells
That sound... that's such a nice sounding keyboard...... someday, I'm gonna own one, I just know it.
I now know the three keyboards I want. I have a PSS-140 I'v been playing lately, had it for years. I like the way it sounds, as it reminds me of the SoundBlaster, which is uses a similar chip to (SoundBlaster is a YM3812, PSS-140 is a YM2413). I want a PSS-480, because of it's more features and it would make a good pair with the PSS-140, along with the ability to save loops and custom sounds. By the way, if you feed the output of any classic 80s keyboard into a software DSP (Like Rakarrak on Linux or your favorite DAW), and it gives a whole new life to the sound. Such as adding stereo and reverb.
Now, I know the missing third keyboard. I knew at the first sound in this video, the Reface DX, has the DX7-like FM sound I want. I know for sure this belongs with the other two, when I am able to build up a small home studio. As next to electronics and programming, my other main interest is in synthesizers and electronic music. I'v been trying to get better at playing the keyboard recently, and I really like it. I mean I know the keys, I'v just never learned to play anything but Ode to Joy. XDDD
It's all done at the begining.
The fantastic lead sound played on ... ON ... The famous "Got A Match" ...
WAAAOOOUUUUUUU ...
You play so beautifuuulDoc!!!!
Just got one for $359 CAD ($277 USD). The synth's only real weakness are the lack of separate user memory slots for custom patches and USB/SD card support to *easily* swap patches in and out of the machine. But at least the price I paid for it is more in line to what it should have been priced at when the synth was first released.
where from?
Good medium-deep dive - And you mastered those teeny keys, well done!
The instrument has only 4 operators so it is more like a DX11 or the DX100 than the DX7. The DX7 has 6 operators. I don't know why you said it was inspired by the DX7 because the tiny keyboard is more like the DX100.
It's inspired by the DX range of synths. And DX7 is the most well-known
tublar bells, great instrumental music pieces
That is an awesome synth. it reminds me of the korg volca fm(which is what I own and is loosely based on the yamaha dx7) and it sounds like you can easily can get sega genesis/mega drive like synths on this synthesizer. I would like to get this as a back up to my korg volca fm.
I've been enjoying my Volca FM. I updated with the unofficial firmware that fixed the patch compatibility issue so I could load my old DX7 patches. Now I only need to use my TX7 when I need more voices.
I want my new Sega Mega Drive music machine for Christmas!!
OMG!!! That little tune that you made starting at 6:06, can I put that in a song I’m making? I’ll give that section of it to you.
Great demo, love your enthusiasm and wonderful playing as well :-) I'm gonna get me a Reface DX!
Esben Schack Excellent choice!
I'll stick to my DX100 with one octave more and the ability to see where all the parameters are on each respective buttons. Especially using my own custom created sounds which makes a DX7 look sick-albeit using only 4 Ops and 8 Algorithms
9:24 got chills!
That sound at 6:52 reminds me of Sampha’s “Plastic 100°C” for the NPR Tiny Desk geez.
Great sales pitch I’m going to have to get one now, love it.
Hahaha! Thank man! Enjoy and groove on!
Killing it! Great playing and great demo
Great stuff, I'm not so sure about the small keyboard though.
If you're complaining about it being miniature you need to expand your horizons as far as synths go.
9:27 That StarPad, MY GOD it sounds so good. I'm amazed
It was so beautiful
i love this is like a dream
Your presentation was great. Thank you!
I remember there was a general consensus on this line of boutique synths being a cash grab by Yamaha, but I'm starting to change my mind now. I played around with them at the store and can say they were tons of fun and sounded great. The price point is very high for a mini keyboard but I expect that to change next holiday season.
+nova scudi Glad you gave them a test! I don't think you can properly appreciate how good they are until you've given them a go. :)
Those touch controls look quite cumbersome in this video, it would seem that putting on some pots would have given a much more accurate control that would have been continuous rather than involving multiple swipes.
fantastic review!! those presets sound good.. that SoIPhase dripping with VH goodness
This is great for the price, but I'd love to see fully programmable 6-operator/8-operator FM with lots more front panel controls to tweak sounds and a full-size keyboard (or desktop option). The Montage comes close, but still looks like it won't be much fun to program. Hopefully Yamaha will rip out the FM part of Montage and re-package it soon.
I want this I want that. Some people are never satisfied. Go make your own
Kicking off your vid with Got A Match?....how killer are you! And how killer are these little units. I love it! Very good video, some of the best walkthroughs i've seen.
It's the first time I see this k-board. Is interesting. I love it.
didn't expect you to pull out got a match, nice!
Should I get this or the ju06a for 100 more? My first synth btw
I have a DX7, great keyboard.
lucky bugger, I was going to get one but thought I wouldn't use it enough to justify the price.
I do to and I’m 14!! Great condition and has programed sounds in in like the harmonica from what’s love got to do with it but other sounds are factory original. Original DX7 MK1 for $150!!
Eres un maniaco viejo, que talento bb
Oh snap! First demo song by Chick Corea which you played flawlessly on this tiny keyboard! BRAVO, you bad-ass! Liked and subscribed.
Great…and how to tune it to different scales? That pitch know is only shifting pitch or is it tuning the whole instrument in whole meaning of that word?