At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show, one of the most surprising introductions was the new Yamaha Reface line of mini keyboards. While some were hoping for a new monster synth, what we got instead was four new mini keyboards – and mini keyboards that are designed with very different goals than minisynths like the Korg microKorg or Novation MiniNova.
At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show: Yamaha introduced its new Reface Mobile Mini Keyboards line. The line was inspired by the form factor of the vintage Yamaha CS-01, a mini synth that featured a built-in speaker. The new keyboards use a similar form factor, but have sound engines designed to recall four different Yamaha keyboard lines. The Yamaha Reface DX is the… Read More Yamaha Reface DX Synthesizer Review – User-Friendly FM Programming In A Hardware Keyboard
Sunday Synth Jam: This synth jam, via Manuele Montesanti aka Drift-Lab, is a fusion jam that features the sounds of the Yamaha Reface CS and DX. Here’s what he has to say about the jam:
This video, via muzykujkropkacom, pits the new Yamaha Reface DX mini synth, head-to-head against a vintage Yamaha DX-7.
