Link to the full playlist : tinyurl.com/labeatrie-whyilovemysynths 🙃

REALLY loved the looped stuff you played, thats some avantgard bro

@LaBeatrie

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot man !

You've demoed the CP from a perspective I haven't come across before. Thanks! It sounds a lot more useful (to me) than I thought it could.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for that amazing feedback ! 😀

@devinmichaelroberts9954

2 жыл бұрын

Or you could find any number of free plug ins that have equal or better sounds hahahaha.

@yokohamaborn

10 ай бұрын

Same, it's cool to hear it pushed into ambient sounds with tons of delay, sustain etc.

Wonderful demonstration ! Thank you for sharing. Just purchased mine after watching your video. Thank You and All The Best !

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you a looot my friend. I'm so glad to know that I've been helpful in anyway. Thank you kindly for your support 🙏Don't hesitate if you have any question about the beast

Nice trippy FX +loops

Cool video! I like your editing style. There needs to be more keyboards like this that are affordable and sound amazing.

Damn dude your editing is smooth as hell. Super chill stuff.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot my friend ! You're the best 😁

I’ve heard the “hidden” acoustic piano sound was put there by Yamaha for engineers to test units and not as an Easter egg for customers. But, who cares - it sounds great!

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, interesting ! Thank you for this info 🙂

The warmth!

Thank you for making this.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Man, thank YOU for watching this

Nice video. Thanks for the creative tips and the tip on going to the acoustic piano.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot for that feedback my friend. I'm glad I could help you !

Sweet

Thay delay at 3:56 is so natural and beautiful, I really like what Yamaha did there

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah the "analog" delay is reaaally sweet

OK, i'm conviced, a secondhand CP will come my way later this week.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Excellent my friend ! Enjoy this beauty

@musikman43204

4 жыл бұрын

They seem to hold their value well enough that they are worth $20 - $30 shy of their new price. I just bought a brand new one off Amazon for $349 & I NEVER buy anything new.

@mj.l

3 жыл бұрын

@@musikman43204 yeah, people seem to hang onto this range of instruments, which is a good sign.

I wish they would do these in a midi guitar pedal style. Take up no room, you can add on as you go, mix different ones together. Put them on your keyboard, floor, amp etc.

The secret piano pretty much settles it for me. I need a small, good sounding instrument to learn on. This is it.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

You're right it's a good product to start learning on. And you still can add a midi keyboard in the future if you want more keys...

I really love this keyboard! It has improved my playing a lot because I use it everyday, as it is very easy to attach a music player to it and play along with the songs you want. My favourite sound is Rhodes mark II with some reverb and chorus, but last year I'm using the acoustic piano a lot. I'm pretty sure this keyboard will be a classic one.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

You're right, it's a must have (and a cheap one !)

Just finding out bout the secret grand piano wow it sounds awesome and the notes sustain longer I’m never selling this board it has all my favorite classic sounds

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Hehehe enjoy your CP my friend ! So you discovered the hidden piano with this video ?

@robertclymer6948

8 ай бұрын

@@LaBeatrie ha ha I sure did not find it here. lol

Just bought one!

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

You made a good deal man ! You'll not regret it

That background music is sick

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy ! A lot of tape simulation here hehe

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

And you're the first one ever to notice it, so, thank you again !

Beautiful Demo and beautiful playing Sir. Are you using an external speaker amp please? Thank you! Cheers from Michigan usa New suscriber here.

If you smart at sound design you can turn this little guy into a mini Omisphere. If sounds good enough, the possibilities after recording are endless.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Oh nice ! What kind of process are you using ? Some granular synthesis and a lot of reverb I presume ?

Yeah, its awesome...

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

That's right !

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Do you own it ?

@EverHappyDude

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie Yes. I bought it almost two years ago at half the introduction price, which was quite high at first. Now it's a steal at around $300.-- It's the first instrument I play everyday and want to take with me anywhere I go. The realism of the patches and effects have proven to be total head-turners!! The feel is awesome due to the on-board speakers that resonate through your fingers and hands. Love it...

THanks Arnold! ;) hehehe

That Daft Punk sounded amazing

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man ! Actually it's not that hard to play, you just have to be very steady

Howdy and thanks for this post! It was great! I also own a Reface CP and I’m wondering how you were able to connect your CP to your keyboard, and use the CP to override the keyboard sounds while playing the CP voicing’s? I have a similar set-up at home and would love to play the CP sounds over my 88 digital keyboard? Any insight would be appreciated? Are you using your CP as a MIDI controller? I’m fairly new to this sort of keyboard integration.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Hello there, thanks for passing by ! Hehe yeah it can seem tricky, but it is pretty simple actually. I answered to this in quite a few other comments of this video. Globally, you just have to link the two keyboards with a midi cable. From the OUT of the big one, to the IN of the CP. That's it !

The toy piano is perfect for synthwavey horror stuff.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

True story !

Great demo man! While having it setup like this can you synch the delay timing with ableton?

@LaBeatrie

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man ! Noap unfortunately the delay can't be synced via midi or whatsoever... At least as far as I know :(

I wish they'd done a good upright instead of the toy piano. A Chappell or something. Would have been a big seller to Beatles fans for pumping out Lady Madonna. Almost all "upright" patches are processed samples from a grand piano and sound nothing like a proper upright.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way man ! I'm not that enthusiastic about that toy piano...

@Farold_Haltermeyer

8 ай бұрын

So glad they didn’t, love having this little gem that can fit in a backpack or squeezed under a keyboard table. Wouldn’t use it as much otherwise

Love the demo! Have you done some velocity processing? Your acoustic piano sound sounds really bright and nice. I'm having trouble with the piano sound coming out too muddy (when playing the built in keyboard).

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Hey there ! Thank you for that kind comment 🙂Actually the only thing that could impact the velocity processing here is that I use an external keyboard. An pretty old one with a poor response, so yeah maybe it sounds different than with the built in one. Because de Reface's keyboard is extremely sensitive and expressive, so it doesn't sounds really natural with the acoustic piano sound, in my opinion.

@nilsbergendal

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie That explains it! I really need to get another keyboard to use with it! Thanks!

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

@@nilsbergendal You can get any arranger keyboard (with midi out) in a second hand shop, they can cost you like 10 or 20 bucks, and do the job ! Else, a midi keyboard like an Oxygen, a Keylab or whatever will do to

@nilsbergendal

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie Yes, although I will start with trying my old synth a Roland JX-10 to use as a MIDI keyboard, problem with that is that last time I tried it, it seemed to put out very weak velocity (non adjustable). Need to check that with MIDI-OX.. Otherwise, definitely another midi keyboard needed! :-)

Damn I like toy piano sound

3:56 sounds so familiar. Are you just noodling or are you playing something well known? Great demo and I looove that abalog delay sound so much. I might need to get me a CP.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Complete messing around here 🙂But maybe I'm unconsciously inspired by something. Why does it remind you precisely ?

@OttosTheName

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie I couldn't say, the notes between 3:56 and 4:00 together with that warbly dreamy vibe just sounded lovely and familiar, but maybe I just watched this video months ago and I forgot :p (Btw, can you add Fx to the Hidden Piano sound?)

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

​@@OttosTheName (Yes you can ! all of them)

@tarkovsky3875

3 жыл бұрын

@@OttosTheName Sounds a bit Boards of Canada to me don't know if that's what you were thinking

@svobodu

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie I don't think distortion works with the hidden piano (at least on mine), but everything else does!

Can you imitate the Fendee Rhodes "bark" when you get down and funky?

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Oh yes you can with that beast !

My biggest concern with the Reface CP was not enough keys, but you’re using another connected keyboard to solve that problem - whats the keyboard you’re actually playing here and how’d you connect them?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Here I use the Yamaha PSR-300 as a midi keyboard (it's actually a cheap arranger keyboard that I almost only use as controller, because it doesn't sounds really nice haha). I just connected its MIDI output to the midi input of the Reface CP. Magic ! Feel free to ask me more question if you need 😊

your piano playing skills are excellent! but why do postprocessing? I was looking for content that demonstrates the sound of an instrument without embellishments as it is.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

I processed it because this is how I love it (there's some external reverb and delay, but most of the FX come from the unit itself) 🙃 You are not on the right channel if you're searching for standard gear reviews. Anyway, thanks for the feedback !

Hello again La Beatrie! I forgot to ask if I can interface the Reface CP with my beginners Yamaha Psr-E273 keyboard? Thank you for your time sir. Robert

@Steph_7d7

Ай бұрын

If the yamaha has midi out it can be used as the keys for the cp. Midi is only note and performance data btw, sound does not pass through midi io just performance data and sysex data. Sysex means system exclusive data, like voice selection, midi preferences, effects settings, but once again no sound data. You may already know this and if so just ignore it and have a great weekend.

I think some people have tweaked the electronics +rotary knob so that it could could have an extra designated acoustic slot (+lock into position at the bottom where the word "type" is.. with the acoustic piano sound.) If there are any electronic people reading this (who know how to do that) I will pay the shipping both ways to pay someone to tweak a couple CP's for me. It's such a great keyboard with this feature but I don't want the knob to slip out of place in the middle of a song.. YAMAHA... I would pay extra for a "deluxe" CP (exactly the same as the original, -don't change anything else, please) but with just one change = a knob with a designated stopping point for the acoustic piano. (Or if U R an electronics guy who wants a fun little gig, then I have the schematics from the guy who made a youtube video tweaking the knob so that the "Rhodes 1" slot would be temporarily replaced with the acoustic piano every time u turn it off+on.. This method would also suffice.)

Hey nice delay loop jam!!! That’s one of my favorite things to do with my CP. you can make the digital one play drums too by tweaking the knob in the middle of a loop, or creating a drum pattern with any sound and a little knob chaos

@tylersmith7925

3 жыл бұрын

The tones of the “drum set” are pretty intriguing

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tip, I'll try that for sure ! 🤜💢🤛

@tylersmith7925

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie yea for sure. It’s kinda whacky but so fun

@tylersmith7925

3 жыл бұрын

And the rhythms too

Can I connect the Reface CP to my yamaha P125? Like you are doing here? Thanks.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Hello there ! Unfortunately the p125 doesn't have a classic 5 pin midi output. So you can't just link it directly to the Reface with a midi cable. You have to use the usb output via a computer / midi interface to get the signal to a midi cable that you can plug into the Reface. If anything is unclear, don't hesitate to ask !

can you add any of the effects to the Acoustic Piano?

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can !

Nailed it!

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Did you get one ?

you should defo run the co through your monotron

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

You're right ! Dunno why I never tried that

Hey do you know if I would be able to use a Yamaha dx7 as a full sized keyboard the same way you have yours set up

@LaBeatrie

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there ! The DX7 has a midi output, so yes ! You just have to connect this output to the CP's midi input with a standard midi cable. Then you should turn on the DX7, and turn down its volume. Unless you wanna hear both keyboards.

@liammurphymusic9962

2 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie thank you so much man!

How did you connect it to a bigger keyboard, is it a midi or something else and could you potentially use both of them at the same time although the sound comes only from one ?

@LaBeatrie

Жыл бұрын

Hello there ! Yes it's a midi link, coming from the midi out of the PSR to the midi in of the Reface (via an adaptor). So technically the two keyboards are playing at the same time, but I set the volume of the PSR to zero, so I hear only the Reface. And yes both of the sounds can come from only one audio out, thanks to the Aux. input of the Reface. Just plug the audio out of the PSR to this Aux input, and everything will come from the Reface CP audio out 😄

@evarsingersongwriter6228

19 күн бұрын

Yes I was wondering how the two are linked also ( new to these things / learner) Thought I was just going to hear reface solo. Thanks both of you … for the 1 question and 2 explanation

I really love E-pianos(electro mechnical) and also this honourable emulation. Im gratefull it exists, its portable, it sound really convincing, has all the effect on your fingertips to be creative :) The toy piano is abit odd to me, whish they would've put an lesser know EP there instead. Something like an Kawai EP-608 or Maestro 612p, or some other Rhodes model. Still hoping they might update it with a new e-piano or something.

@LaBeatrie

Жыл бұрын

After all this time past its release, I sadly don't think it'll ever get any update ! But it would be awesome :)

Another solution would be if someone could create (or find) a MIDI phone-"app" that would STORE the secret piano sound on an attached phone.. (so that u don't have to monkey around with balancing the knob in that precarious position +turning the keyboard on+off in the middle of a set when it's hooked up to a P.A.) Unfortunately the Yamaha "Soundmondo" app doesn't work for this... it saves the other sounds but doesn't save the hidden acoustic.

And this is all done on the cp? No external effects or anything else?

@LaBeatrie

2 ай бұрын

Yes, the audio is slightly processed in Ableton Live, I guess some eq, compression, a bit of reverb maybe. I don't remerber precisely. But the processing doesn't affect truely the sonic identity of the CP, it was more about smoothing everything out

What are you using as a controller?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

I'm using the Yamaha PSR-300. I old and cheap keyboard from the 2000s. A few sounds from it can be interesting, but I'm using it mostly for its full size keyboard

@crispyexperience7782

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie how do you connect betwen them?? Super great video Sir!!!!

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

@@crispyexperience7782 Thank you man ! 😀I just plugged a midi cable from the MIDI OUT of the PSR to the MIDI IN of the Reface. The only particular thing is that the Reface has only one tiny midi socket for midi in and out. You have to use a splitter to get the two separate full sized sockets.

thanks for that secret piano. will it destroy the keyboard if you keep on doing that secret sound?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy that you discovered it with my video ! You can use it as much as you want, it will never cause any damage to your keyboard 🙂

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

@Mahen Ounet I really don't think it can cause any harm to the selector. At least, for now I have no problem ! Anyway, yeah the CP is kinda close, it's from the famous CP80, an electric grand piano release in 1978, but there's some kind of chorus/stereo effect, and some amp simulation. So it really sounds less "natural" for me.

Hi, I have a Casio cdps100 with a USB outlet, how can I connect that to my cp. Thanks

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

Hello there ! I think you have to get the usb signal to a computer / midi interface to be able to send the data through the midi in of the Reface. But if you get the right USB cable, you can try to link directly the two usb ports (Casio to Reface). I'm not sure it would work, but it's not impossible.

@ericdelalande1360

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I thought that, using a midi interface, coz a USB to USB won't work I thought as data is not known where it is going or coming from

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericdelalande1360 Yeah but USB port are used for midi in and out, so I think you should try ! The info about where the midi message is coming from is sent each time you trigger a note, so I could work...

@ericdelalande1360

3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok 😊

@dodogen582

3 жыл бұрын

You have to use a box like the Kenton Midi USB host ; m.thomann.de/fr/kenton_midi_usb_host.htm

How did you connect that to the cp?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

With a midi cable 😊 From the midi out of the big keyboard to the midi in of the CP. The thing is that the CP has no standard midi I/O, there's just one tiny midi port. You need some kind of splitter that give you the 2 midi sockets from that tiny one (the splitter was in the box when I bought the CP).

@PianoMan-hx3ev

4 жыл бұрын

La Beatrie Ah, thank you for the quick reply!

@jameswood3977

3 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie the splitter cable comes as standard with each Reface, well they came with both my CP (purchased this month) and YC (last month) love them both and especially now I know how to obtain the hidden acoustic piano, although like you wish it could’ve replaced the TOY option. At some point I will investigate into the remote keyboard (as you’ve done via midi connection) I see you mentioned above it’s a no go with the P125, would that be the same with my P255. Having said that the P series hammer keys are great for acoustic piano but not so great for other stuff like organ playing etc so I’d probably buy a cheap keyboard like you have although maybe not 88 but 61 or 73 for ease of moving about and space etc. Thanks for your brilliant video some interesting stuff you come up with including an alternative take on Green Onions love Booker T & the MGs

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameswood3977 Wow thank you for that great comment 🙏 ! I checked about the P255, and it has a midi in/out, so you can connect it directly to you CP 😊

How do you set it up with the larger keyboard?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

You just need to connect the midi out of the second keyboard to the midi in of the Reface. But the Reface has just one socket for midi in/out and it's a little smaller than normal. So you need some kind of splitter that you plug into that that gives you a normal midi in and out. For me it was given with the keyboard when I bought it. I hope I helped you ! Don't hesitate if you have other questions 😊

@nicclai

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie Thanks man, you're awesome!

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

@@nicclai You're very welcome my friend

Riders on the Storm was done o na Rhodes...not the Whirly.

@LaBeatrie

2 жыл бұрын

True story, but I prefer the Wurli on the CP.

the Piano patch sounds like coming from PSR models

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

Is this a good thing or a bad thing for you ? (I know the "piano" sound from my PSR-300 is pretty shitty...). Anyway, this is not one of the 6 main sounds of the keyboard, it's not even supposed to be playable by customers... Check @Keith Edwin Smith comment right there on this video, he explains well why this piano sound is embed in this machine.

@handel1111

4 жыл бұрын

La Beatrie yeah PSR piano sounds very midi, but at least there’s a secret piano patch embedded there, everybody needs piano sounds even of it’s not that good sounding. The engineers embedded that sound for testing purposes

What do you think is better the dx or cp?

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

I think the DX is way more versatile, because it's a proper synth. You can probably get some nice electric piano sounds from it too. I never tried it tho... The CP is different. This is only emulation of real electric pianos (and an acoustic one). High quality emulation. And it is much more plug and play I think, no sub menus and stuff... Both seems really powerful and fun to play. I wish I got both !

@lalaelien

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie I like the patch memory on dx but couldn't I just get the sounds using dexted or another vst. The CP sounds likes its a lot harder to find a vst for I'm mainly going go use this with my pc as a midi too.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

@@lalaelien You are probably right. The DX is easier to replace with a VSTs in my opinion... Even if Rhodes and pianos can be as well (Arturia V collection, Kontakt...). I think the CP is a more essential physical tool in a studio (eventually in addition to a nice fullsize midi keyboard... but the inner keyboard is already very very expressive and playable).

@lalaelien

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie Thanks, I think I'll go with the CP for sure.

@EverHappyDude

4 жыл бұрын

@@lalaelien There's a connecting app by Yamaha to store and select your different (endless) personal CP sound settings...

These are very cool but if you spend about 30 more bucks you can get keyscape.

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

True story, but my point now is to have plug-and-play machines, no virtual instruments anymore that require a PC. Do you own a Keyscape licence ?

@uyauabing

4 жыл бұрын

the Reface hardware may cost 30 bucks less, but may last 30+ more years

@dentninja

4 жыл бұрын

uyauabing why would the hardware last longer than software that you can take with you onto a new computer? Once you buy keyscape you can put it on a flash drive and transfer it through the years. The hardware gets used and is mechanical which eventually wears out

@uyauabing

4 жыл бұрын

@@dentninja It may be true. Hardware 'wears out'. I'm still working with a 37-year old DX7 that was never serviced. Ditto with a 42-year old CP-80. Software, though they may be better jack-of-all trades , usually won't last more than 5 major OS cycle updates. Software may be discontinued. Licenses expire. Software companies may go under. I can't even use favourite VST plugins from 2007 anymore.

@dentninja

4 жыл бұрын

uyauabing Yamaha does make great stuff!

Dr Mix at 0:19 😂

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂 Hehe yeah he's always that enthusiastic

cp

@LaBeatrie

2 жыл бұрын

oui

Seems expensive to me. This demo shows you really also need a larger keyboard connected to the CP which makes it practically just an effects unit

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

I'm talking about sound here. The larger keyboard is only here to have more keys, but doesn't produce any sound. The Reface sounds exactly the same with it's inner keyboard. It's even more expressive because the quality of the keys is way better than the one I use in the video.

@LaBeatrie

3 жыл бұрын

However, I understand your feeling. It is a bit expensive, but it definitely worth the price in my opinion.

Toy piano sound is a waste. All the others are great. Why would Yamaha put that in there?

Next time pls play the actual keyboard... Jesus Christ

@LaBeatrie

4 жыл бұрын

You can call me La Beatrie

@deauvillevrienden

4 жыл бұрын

That will sound exactly the same :-))))) LOL or look at kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHeEs7esgsWqo8Y.html if you want to hear :-))

@pineapple3037

4 жыл бұрын

Shivan Smyth : you are an idiot the sounds are still coming from the reface CP

@squirrelguy2195

4 жыл бұрын

He is, he's just using the other keyboard as a controller in order to have more flexibility.

@edwardsywulkacustomaccompa8099

4 жыл бұрын

@@LaBeatrie Best reply :)