Yamaha reface, Manual

REFACE EssEntiAl knowlEdgE 

06|2015

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the functions [stoP] and [PaUse] work as you might 
expect them from conventional sequencers. they work 
for the recording and playback equally: [stoP] finishes 
recording or playback and sets the looper back to the zero 
position. after selecting [PaUse], the current position is 
maintained and the playback will be restarted from there. 

after a recording was finished, you can record overdubs 
by selecting [rec] again. this process can be repeated as 
often as you like, until the limit of memory is reached. from 
the first overdub the recording is used for orientation, the 
metronome function is automatically disabled.

praCtiCal hints

n o  so u n d?

certain parameter settings may cause that no audible audio signal is generated. the current positions of the sliders are 

taken both after a reboot and a factory reset. if you are at home in the world of synthesizers and their parameters, you will 

elicit an audible audio signal from the instrument with a few specific steps. However, if you do not go quite as experienced 

by synthesizers and want to demonstrate the instrument after someone (intentionally or unintentionally) has left it in "silent 

mode", a little "Backup" can spare you one or another bead of sweat on your forehead.

with the app "reface capture" (the description follows at the end of this document) on an iPad or iPhone you could send a 

working Voice to the reface cs via Bulk dump. if you just have nothing like that tangible: an easy-to-remember way is to 

actually bring all the sliders to their central position. from there it is easy to grope for new settings.

the Pitch Bend stick has a fixed 
range of +/- 12 semitones 
assigned to it. the range can 
be inverted for guitar- and 
keytar-like playing styles. see 
the manual for instructions on 
that procedure.

us i n G th e loo pe r

since both ios apps and UsB feature the possibility to make recordings, hardly no one wants to make someone  

elaborate compositions with the looper. in addition, there is a bit of a challenge to finish a recording so that the loop runs 

smooth.

the looper is rather intended to support sound editing. You might be inspired by a current parameter setting to a small 

phrase - or vice versa. after you have recorded the phrase, it's really fun to change the parameters during the playback of 

the looper. Both your hands are free, so more parameters can be varied simultaneously.

it is interesting that even the Bulk dump to the "reface capture" app on an iPad / iPhone that is connected via UsB works in 

parallel to the running looper. By this you have the ability to archive many versions of a sound.