Yamaha reface, Manual

REFACE EssEntiAl knowlEdgE 

06|2015

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a red led indicates the current selection, which also 

applies to the effects described below. 

the effeCts

reface cP features eight Vintage effects, which are 

finely tuned to the Voices. Up to five effects can be 

simultaneously combined. the following options are 

available:

• Drive

• Tremolo

• Wah

• Chorus

• Phaser

• Digital Delay

• Analog Delay

• Reverb

d r i v e

the drive knob is right 

next to the Voice selection 

knob. this effect adds 

a distortion that is 

respectively tuned to the 

selected Voice. at the 

same time the sound is 

sonically colored and gets some more brilliance. if the 

knob is turned all to the left, the effect is turned off, a 

clockwise rotation increases the effect to the maximum 

possible level.

the following six effects are combined in pairs. for 

each pair a three-stage switch is available. at the center 

position none of the effects is active (Bypass). switching 

it up / down turns on the corresponding effect. the led 

indicates that the effect is active, the knobs are used to 

control its parameters. 

the effects are individually tailored to the different Voices.

tr e mo lo/ wa h

the tremolo effect works as stereo Panner for the Voices 
rdi, rdii, and cp. for the Voices wr, clv, and toy an 
amplitude modulation in mono is provided. the wah 
effect modulates the filter, depending on the volume of 
the signal. the knob "dePtH" controls the intensity, "rate" 
the speed of the effect. 

C h o rus/ ph a s e r

these are the well known effects that affect all Voices 
equally. the control options are similar to the other effects. 

d i G ita l  d e l ay/a n a loG  d e l ay

the two delay types differ in the precision with which 
the signal is repeated. the digital delay generates exact 
repetitions of the signal, while the analog variant works 
with slightly inaccurate repetitions - which leads to a