Yamaha Reface DX 4-stars Reviews

amazing sound in a great form-factor

Im loving the Reface DX. Its sounds are inspiring, ranging from cheesy 80s EP-Sounds to modern aggressive-distortion-killer-synths. First ever FM-Synthesis-Device for me, so cant compare it to dx7 or anything of that kind. Even the presets are usable, what's barely ever the case.

It a range of build-in FX. Two of them usable at the same time, thats amazing!

I use it for producing techno as well as taking it on backpacking-trips.

I love the feel of the velocity-sensitive keybed. The size of the keys is a nice compromise for me.

The integrated speakers have a clear sound, thats pretty loud. The frequency-range doesnt reach very low though.

I dont like the interface-design with the ribbon-bands. It works well for programmig sounds but its not usable in a musical context. The ribbons are very jumpy and its impossible to play them smoothly. Its a pitty cause it would be awesome to have playable operators.

Summary: great sounding device in a compact form-factor. FM-Synthesis rules! big minus are the ribbon-band-controllers.

I like it. It's a good fm synth for beginners. I use it alot for ambient music (Y)

Nice for the price!

Bought this as an addition to the classic Yama. The build quality is good ( plastic but good looking plastic ) it looks and feels sturdy.

The effects it has are well polished, worked very very good for the sound I'm looking for.

Would recomend!

Good but pricey. Aimed at players rather than producers.

Although this keyboard is more solidly-built and substantial than you might suppose given what other keyboards in this form factor are like, it still remains rather pricey for what it is, which is a four operator FM digital synth with effects and a looper.

The built in speakers are not bad and it's fun to mess around with but I think this is aimed at people who just want to play rather than producers. People playing live or people just playing for fun will appreciate the keyboard, but music producers would be better off just using FM8 which is cheaper and more versatile.