Yamaha Reface CS, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MOBILE MINI KEYBOARD EN Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...the production methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain...

Page 3: ...la tions Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compli ance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in...

Page 4: ...t produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third...

Page 5: ...ontains no user serviceable parts Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble or modify the internal components in any way If it should appear to be malfunctioning discontinue use immediately...

Page 6: ...re using is easily accessible If some trouble or malfunction occurs immediately turn off the power switch and disconnect the plug from the outlet Even when the power switch is turned off electricity i...

Page 7: ...may be lost in the event of malfunction incorrect operation and the like Information About copyrights Copying of the commercially available musical data including but not limited to MIDI data and or a...

Page 8: ...mputer in order to view pdf files The newest version can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe web site Main Features The specially developed tone generator of a full fledged musical instrument...

Page 9: ...anel Components 16 Using the Phrase Looper 24 Functions of Front Panel Components 26 Voice Setting Examples 30 Functions of Front Panel Components 32 Voice Setting Examples 35 Connecting to Other Devi...

Page 10: ...arately sold foot pedal FC3 is connected a sustain effect corresponding to the half damper position can be applied Notes played while the foot switch is oper ated will sustain for longer than normal a...

Page 11: ...xed with that of this instrument u MIDI terminal page 36 For connecting other MIDI devices via the included MIDI breakout cable and standard MIDI cables sold separately MIDI mes sages can be both tran...

Page 12: ...AC adap tor page 48 The use of other adaptors may damage the instrument cause it to overheat or create a fire hazard In such a case the product warranty will immedi ately become void even if the warr...

Page 13: ...is turned on and powered by batteries it may turn off Please note that any data being recorded or not yet stored will be lost in such a case We recommend that you replace worn batteries as soon as po...

Page 14: ...as amplifiers speakers or a com puter but you do not intend to use it for some time we recommend that you turn off all devices as described in their owner s manuals Doing so eliminates the risk of da...

Page 15: ...the FUNCTION button q Select the System Settings screen by pressing the FUNCTION button w Tap the leftmost switch in the DATA ENTRY section The ON setting for the AUTO P OFF parameter at the left of t...

Page 16: ...overall vol ume When you move the slider up the sound output from the built in speakers the OUT PUT R L MONO jacks and the PHONES jack will become louder r OCTAVE slider For transposing the keyboard...

Page 17: ...slider For adjusting the tempo of loop playback When the slider is at the very bottom the tempo is 30 BPM when at the very top it is 300 BPM yLFO section For adjusting the settings of the low fre que...

Page 18: ...own as pulse width modulation Mode of use Ideal for the creation of leads pads synth basses and other sim ilar sounds Oscillator Sync Descrip tion Produces voices having two oscilla tors OSC1 and OSC2...

Page 19: ...lider all the way up The effect of the AEG can be maximized by moving the slider all the way down The FEG will have no effect in this position The FEG and AEG will each affect the sound by the same am...

Page 20: ...Standby In time with the tempo a guide sound is produced and the REC lamp flashes You can adjust the tempo by using the TEMPO slider The guide sound is produced only when recording the first phrase If...

Page 21: ...hrases You can use the sliders from the LFO POR TAMENTO OSC FILTER EG and EFFECT sections to control the sound of the recorded loop phrases as you play them back Stopping loop phrases Pausing Move the...

Page 22: ...ange makes the pitch rise when you move the lever down and drop when you move the lever up On the reface DX pitch bend settings can be changed by using the FUNCTION button e VOLUME slider For adjustin...

Page 23: ...esponding to the slider will be changed by a small or large amount We recommend that you use your index finger for flicking Flick up Flick down Tap Tap and hold A tap is a single quick touch and relea...

Page 24: ...uously On and off Type selection Tap to toggle between on and off or to switch types etc When you operate a slider the change will be dis played on screen The FM tone generator FM stands for frequency...

Page 25: ...gs screen Waveforms can be changed by feeding some of the signal generated by an operator back through that operator The reface DX allows you to set feedback levels for each of the operators If for ex...

Page 26: ...cycle through the screen s individual pages EG level For displaying the EG Level Set tings screen for operators This button can be pressed repeatedly to cycle through the four operators EG rate For di...

Page 27: ...ill be applied to all notes MONO LGATO Mono Legato Sets the Voice to Monophonic mode Portamento will be applied only to notes played legato PORTA Portamento Time 0 127 Set the portamento time PB Pitch...

Page 28: ...pe of sus tain pedal connected to the instrument If using a pedal that supports half damper operation set this to FC3 CONTRAST 0 63 Adjusts the contrast of the instrument s display EDIT RECAL Edit Rec...

Page 29: ...o the Store Name screen STORE TO Bank 1 1 to 4 8 Sets where to store the cur rent Voice CHECK Used if you wish to listen to the Voice at the location selected for storing Tap the switch to toggle betw...

Page 30: ...off by tapping the GUIDE switch 2 Record the first phrase q Tap the REC switch from the DATA ENTRY section The Phrase Looper is set to Recording Standby In time with the tempo a guide sound is produc...

Page 31: ...process Changing the sound of loop phrases You can use the FM and VOICE SELECT EDIT sections to control the sound of the recorded loop phrases as you play them back Regardless of the screen currently...

Page 32: ...2 octaves up 1 octave up OCT no change in pitch 1 octave down and 2 octaves down r TYPE knob For selecting different voice types q w e r t y y 3 y 1 y 2 y 4 C3 C2 RdI Sets a distinctive electric piano...

Page 33: ...ut volume This produces a cyclical change in tone q u i o u 3 u 1 u 2 u 4 i 3 i 1 i 2 i 4 o 1 o 2 C4 C5 Clv Sets the voice of a struck string type of electric keyboard that arrived on the scene in the...

Page 34: ...n With wah Adjusts the resonance offset value This changes the character of the modulated sound uCHORUS PHASER This section lets you add a chorus or phaser effect CHORUS Adds richness and depth making...

Page 35: ...lay sound of analog gear i 1 D DELAY A DELAY switch Set this three position switch to the up posi tion for Digital Delay to the down position for Analog Delay or to the middle position to pass the sou...

Page 36: ...he phaser s DEPTH setting to a relatively high level between 6 and 7 or to turn on the tremolo and move each of the DEPTH and RATE settings to around 5 Rd II These wet sounding settings are ideal for...

Page 37: ...ttle reverb Toy Simple settings are probably the best choice for the toy piano You might however like to raise the DRIVE setting to 5 or even 10 to get a vintage radio like sound CP These settings are...

Page 38: ...on SLOW slow rotation STOP no rotation and OFF no effect applied Examples To switch from SLOW to FAST Move up once To switch from SLOW to OFF Move down twice e VOLUME slider For adjusting the instrume...

Page 39: ...f a square wave it is notable for highly present tones This type of organ was often used in psyche delic rock and ska F Sets the sound of a transistor organ from the 1960s This organ is notable for a...

Page 40: ...e pitch of the percussion i 1 ON OFF switch For turning the percussion sounds on and off When the off side is pressed down no per cussion sounds will be produced i 2 TYPE switch For switching the perc...

Page 41: ...T rotary speeds and add distortion and reverb to taste H Type 2 Settings like these are often used for bossa nova and reggae music The fact that the H type organ pro duces no 1 tones when percussion i...

Page 42: ...eyboard q Connect the MIDI OUT terminal on the MIDI keyboard to the reface s MIDI IN ter minal w Play the MIDI keyboard and confirm that the reface produces sound in response Playing a tone generator...

Page 43: ...example the reface DX r Switch the Phrase Looper on the reface CS to PLAY to also start simultaneous playback of the Phrase Looper on the reface DX at the same tempo Using both of the Phrase Loop ers...

Page 44: ...g the USB terminal If your computer does not recognize the reface or you experience other similar prob lems refer to Yamaha USB MIDI Driver page 39 USB cable reface CS Computer DAW application NOTE Be...

Page 45: ...orm the following steps before turning the instrument on or off standby and either plugging in or unplugging a USB cable Quit all applications Ensure that no data is being trans mitted from the instru...

Page 46: ...Reset has finished the lamps will stop flashing or the message will disappear w When the lamps stop flashing or the message is no longer displayed remove your finger from the keyboard reface DX You c...

Page 47: ...e made by using the FUNCTION button For details refer to Functions of Front Panel Components for the reface DX page 16 Auto Power Off ON enabled To conserve power the instrument will turn off automati...

Page 48: ...buttons but not when any other settings are changed For more information about the correspondence between controllers control change num bers and values refer to the MIDI Reference a digital manual F...

Page 49: ...Factory default settings 1 ch Channel 1 Display when set On the reface DX channels 2 to 16 can also be selected on the MIDI Settings screen which is dis played by using the FUNCTION button For details...

Page 50: ...parameters set by using the keyboard Display when confirming CS 12 The lamps from the LOOPER section light up 12 The lamps from the LOOPER section flash CS DX Presented on screen CP Auto Power Off ON...

Page 51: ...atteries or correctly connect the AC adaptor Looper Memory Full Indicates that the memory allocated to the Phrase Looper is full preventing recorded data from being stored Stopping Looper OK Indicates...

Page 52: ...ed off Turn on Speaker Output Page 42 CS YC MIDI volume or expression has been set to a very low level by a foot controller If a foot controller has been connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER jack try usin...

Page 53: ...ring the 1 FOOTAGE slider does not cause organ sounds to be produced Instead it produces only percussion sounds This is normal Sounds con tinue without end Changing a set ting caused sounds to con tin...

Page 54: ...ects Distortion Chorus Flanger Phaser Delay Distortion Touch Wah Chorus Flanger Phaser Delay Reverb Drive Tremolo Wah Chorus Phaser Digital Delay Analog Type Delay Reverb Rotary Speaker Distortion Rev...

Page 55: ...terminal 5 MIDI transmit channel 21 MOD Modulation slider 12 modulator 18 MONO POLY 21 O OCT Octave slider 26 OCTAVE slider 10 16 32 ON OFF switch 34 OP1 OP4 buttons 20 operators 18 OSC Oscillator sec...

Page 56: ...tive effects on human health and the environment which could otherwise arise from inappropriate waste handling For more information about collection and recycling of old products and batteries please...

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