Yamaha reface, Manual

REFACE EssEntiAl knowlEdgE 

06|2015

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the data can be modified with a touch area to the left 

of the display. the function of the touch area is tailored 

with a sophisticated system to match any parameter 

situation. four touch areas are arranged side by side and 

contain backlit symbols. the following figure illustrates the 

possible gestures: 

an upward or downward movement (wiping) acts as a 

slider. the speed of movement has an influence on the 

rate the values change. faster movements generate 

larger changes in value. tap and hold on the arrow (up or 

down) provides continuous data change until you release 

or the end of the value range is reached. a single tap 

on the arrow changes the value in the smallest possible 

incr/- 1.

if there is something to turn on or off, a dot appears in the 

center and is active as a switch. 

the display gives information about the respective 

assignment. with this combination it's possible to work in 

a very intuitive way.

all buttons are backlit, many are - especially in edit mode 
- assigned with multiple functions which are reached by 
pressing the buttons repeatedly. in the upper right corner 
of the display some dots indicate the number of pages that 
are assigned to the button and which of them is currently 
active.

in this example the solid dot indicates that page 1 of 4  

is selected. 

as already mentioned, the four buttons combined under 

"fM" provide quick access to the essential parameters of 

the fM tone generator. in normal operation one of these 

buttons is always active, which is signaled by its backlight. 

at the same time, the touch panel displays its willingness 

to change data by luminescent arrows.

if one of the arrows is touched, the associated parameter 

is immediately changed. at the same time, the display 

automatically switches to the corresponding parameter 

display and shows the change in value. 

on the far right on the control panel you will find the 

button [store], which lets you store Voices.

as usual a name can be assigned and the target memory 

slot can be choosen.