Yamaha Reface Yc Midi With Computer

Introduction

The Yamaha reface Yc Midi with Computer is a musical instrument used mainly by musicians. Its latest version of connecting with a computer is also for listening to songs. Yamaha Reface YC Yamaha made some exciting YC-badged transistor combo organs back in the ’70s, and the Reface YC is a throwback to those intense times.

 Description of Yamaha Reface Yc Midi With Computer

The Reface YC is red like its age families, the sound group is created on Yamaha’s well-respect .AWM sample-based synthesis rather than transistors and complex wiring. Using the marvels of modern expertise, the tiny 2015 YC features not just Yamaha structures but all the typical organ types you could want, including emulations of the fabulous.

Build excellence is solid and like the extra Reface models, the YC sorts speakers, USB, MIDI. And an Aux input, plus an unexpectedly playable 37-key mini keyboard (three octaves). The action feels like a miniaturized Motif-series synth-action keyboard (which is what it is!). And our sausage fingers had no complex playing it. Though we would have preferred a four or five-octave mini-keyboard like those found on the DX100.

To keep effects authentic, the keyboard isn’t velocity-sensitive when monitoring the internal engine, but velocity is transmitted over MIDI. Which is countless for controlling outward tools. Also, while on the subject, the YC makes an attired mini MIDI-controller. As all the opposite panel sliders and switches send and receive MIDI CC information. If you’re looking for a compact MIDI controller with plenty of front panel control, the YC is therefore worth a serious look.

Accurate noises

Yamaha Reface Yc Midi With Computer -There’s a versatile set of organ emulations onboard. However, for this evaluation, we’ll pay attention primarily to the Hammond Tone wheel emulation. As we dare say for most folks, it will be the most-used model. First, the basic sound (without the onboard rotary-speaker emulation engaged) is solid and nicely authentic. Though definitely on the clean side as there are no options for altering key-click or tone wheel leakage.

As you would suppose, here are nine ‘footage’ sliders (like drawbars on a Hammond), allowing you to fade harmonics to fill out or thin out the sound on the fly. These sliders all touch solid, and the short throw helps you make adjustments quickly. Unfortunately, there’s no way to supply your sounds once you hit an excessive sound (though you can connect an iPad or iPhone and use Yamaha’s iOS Capture App). The rotary-speaker competition is usable, reminding us of many emulations onboard the Motif series.

However, while the emulation sounds authentic at slower speeds (and it’s great that there’s a ‘stop’ function too. Which allows you to have the dry rotary sound without the spinning of the rotors). The fast speed sounds a little too fast/wobbly for my liking and also the acceleration from slow to fast quite abrupt, with no way to adjust the ramp-up time. Effects-wise, the percussion sounds authentic (and it’s great to have a variable-length slider for the decay). The reverb also sounds very nice, adding some welcome musical ambiance and atmosphere to the dry sound.

Keyboard To Keyboard Connection Thru A Laptop Possible?

I have a new Yamaha Reface YC keyboard and a Casio piano, now each has midi in and out. But the Casio is not compatible (as are Yamaha keyboards) to connect the two with midi in and out  cables . So that each can transmit to the other. With two Yamaha products, this is a snap, and the results are a lot of fun, full-size piano keyboard playing through the organ.

However, Casio tech support tells me Casio cannot be connected this way (it uses a USB B jack for midi in and out. And this, the tech says, is only suitable for connecting to a laptop. Whereas the regular din type jack on the Yamaha can connect to another keyboard, a separate USB . A jack on the reface is available to the computer.) Casio says the only way to communicate between the two keyboards with midi is to use the laptop in between with some midi software.

Conclusion

The Yamaha Reface CS is a digital subtractive keyboard synthesizer released in September 2015. It is connected to the top of the range in Yamaha’s original line-up of analog synthesizers. Since the iconic CS-80 polyphonic analog synthesizer primarily inspired it. It features five distinct oscillator models. An Atlanta-based electronic musician and sound designer known for his layered, treated sound that combines influences from various genres spanning electronic, hip-hop, and more.