All you KZreadrs, who claim to be audio professionals...note the clean balanced audio of this video. No über blasting waaaay to long intro, then barely audible v.o., and I don't have to grab the volume knob between the talking and the playing. And notice the ratio of talking to playing, that's also balanced. Yeah, so.......that. Great job Doctor Mix dudes, as always.

@Doctormix

6 жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your comment! We do put a lot of thought into the audio mixing of our videos... and this is the first time anyone ever comments about that! We do most of this within premiere pro, after having captured them with a zoom h6. We use gentle levelling compression on each source, then more levelling compression on the master bus. Nothing crazy, 2 or 3 dBs of reduction on each compressor. If necessary we’ll tweak the clip gain of certain passages. It takes only 20 min mixing for a 7 min video... once you get the hang of it. Groove on!!!

@androiduser8016

2 жыл бұрын

Well, it is after all doctor _mix_

@skriptico

Жыл бұрын

il dottore ha sempre un effetto antidepressivo. and i love that!

@SpeccyMan

2 ай бұрын

... too long ...

The best kind of keyboard player- obviously skilled, but tasteful and confident without feeling the need to show off. Great demo dude.

@Doctormix

8 жыл бұрын

+smcumber Thank you very much, really appreciate it! :)

@krzywy8873

4 жыл бұрын

ikr

@SynthApprentice

4 жыл бұрын

I am none of the above :(

@blu-rae864

4 жыл бұрын

Practice

@alexeonbel4304

3 жыл бұрын

Idk man he whipped out that Got a Match line super non-chalantly like a chad.

Dude, you are a bad-ass keyboardist. You have impeccable technique.

@Doctormix

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

After agonizing about finding a DX7 in decent shape and at an affordable price, this is just what I needed to see. Thank you, Yamaha!

@TorutheRedFox

Жыл бұрын

the DX7 has 2 extra operators and aftertouch though

@yamilpicon6998

Жыл бұрын

@@TorutheRedFox Yes, this reface looks more like a DX100.

That Chick Corea lead sound might be worth the price of admission. Gorgeous sound, great playing.

@Doctormix

9 жыл бұрын

Markus Arike Thanks man!!

@kuffertjan

8 жыл бұрын

+Ra Rodriguez If you look at him playing, the keys aren't useless at all. If you think so, you're probably just a bad key player.

@marike1100

8 жыл бұрын

kuffertjan Agree. This board is playable (which the presenter demonstrates really well) and it's actually not $500, the Reface DX is $399.

@artemisshaffer8654

7 жыл бұрын

G Got mine for $270 during last amazon prime day. Well worth the wait. Works/sounds fantastic with my dreadboxes too. Like heaven...

@ClaudioLariOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

G if u like this kind of soloing you should check Jens Johansson. He is just awesomeness

I tried it today in the store. I dropped the octave down and thought a UFO mother ship was destroying the atmosphere with an EMP. It sounds MASSIVE. Looks like a barbie piano but can pulverize the planet.

@Doctormix

8 жыл бұрын

+rachel hilgert We totally agree, it sounds MASSIVE!! :-)

@Miicrowahvei

8 жыл бұрын

This comment made my day :-D !

@javiceres

8 жыл бұрын

That's FM synthesizers my friend

@asadali2311

8 жыл бұрын

80s sounds can never be forgotten

@nicolesproducerpack

7 жыл бұрын

I prefer the Dexed vst

Why am I addicted to watching synth videos? Please help me.

@robertocarmona2833

3 жыл бұрын

Same here :-)

@willfomes406

3 жыл бұрын

Because it’s glorious.

NO MATTER WHAT THIS GUY PLAYS ITS GONNA SOUND CRAZY GOOD EITHER WAY

After that opening performance I can, without shame, say that I clapped. That was incredible

omg that tubular bells play - instant goosebumps

@aengusmacnaughton1375

Жыл бұрын

Dang -- I recognize the tune, but cannot recall what it is from -- Bonzo Dog Band????

@aengusmacnaughton1375

Жыл бұрын

Wait -- it's the end of the actual piece Tubular Bells -- duh!

Finally, a good review by somebody, who knows how play keyboard for real. Thank you!

@Doctormix

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Arthur! Glad you enjoyed it!

some of these sounds made me feel like i was young again, brought a tear to my eye

You have so much passion for music, that happiness is infectious. Thank you for education. Classic and legendary sounds are essential

forget the synth, that's some awesome playing right there, really feeling this synth, after not being too happy with VST sounds I might have to get it!

@TheDddkkk

5 жыл бұрын

what is not happy with vst sounds. maybe get a better audio interface and start using ASIO

@ClaudioLariOfficial

5 жыл бұрын

Actually NI FM8 sounds awesome to me! I used to own a dx7 and I love this plug

@spoderman15

5 жыл бұрын

@@ClaudioLariOfficial dexed sounds great

@Sydsydsydsud

3 жыл бұрын

Dexed is a really good vst, it's literally the dx7

This is the best of the reface series .

BEST performance demo I have ever witnessed!!! Thank YOU !!!

I've gotta say it's a really good demonstration of a synth for me that's rather rare. Not any soon to get one but now I consider doing thanks to you.

@Doctormix

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Put the blame on us! :-)

Sounds great, but I wish the keys were smaller. And it should be more expensive, too.

@bobrobertson9547

9 жыл бұрын

helioseismology That's funny. Dr Mix will send round the heavy's to you. :-)

@Miicrowahvei

8 жыл бұрын

Haha :-D Yeah, right ;-)

@bobrobertson9547

8 жыл бұрын

Its like the kinda thing you get if you rake about in a cereal box.

@javiceres

8 жыл бұрын

Lol But you can't have it all

@bobrobertson9547

8 жыл бұрын

Roland are about to change the market for ever. the have a boutique range (just like this - remakes of their once great 80's synths) except you can use it as a module so your not stuck with a toy keyboard - its sold as an add on. And.... they are now back in in the modular market with the System 500 in 19 inch Eurorack format. Now that's clever forward thinking. I'm already specing my purchase. sorry Yamaha. but.....

3:00 that's wii sports right there

@adamziolkowski2549

4 жыл бұрын

Pssst- tubular bells by Mike oldenfield

@fattybumflake

4 жыл бұрын

Oldfield

Everyone moaning about mini keys... Look here!!! If you can PLAY like this guy, NO PROBLEM!

@Doctormix

8 жыл бұрын

+Theunis Uys Cheers mate! :)

@JakeSweeper

5 жыл бұрын

Cool for him. I still have a tendecy to "Fat-Finger" mini-keys and lean towards the full size ones as a result. :/

@sethunderwood5525

5 жыл бұрын

@@JakeSweeper It has midi functionality, so you can plug into a master keyboard with normal key size

@JakeSweeper

5 жыл бұрын

@@sethunderwood5525 Yeah, I plug it into my FP-4 when I'm home.

@ruikazane5123

5 жыл бұрын

I even prefer minikeys. I cannot reach full keys with my hands!

I still come back to this just to hear got a match! Excellent playing!!

8:56 That sequence here sounds so goddamn Boards of Canada-ish!

i'm not an EDM or dubstep producer, but this little thing makes me happy in 2020

This is the only reface of the 4 I would consider spending money on. Way ahead of the others!

@evanoddleifson1817

4 жыл бұрын

Luke Watts no man, I have three of them and the CS is by far the most versatile and useful. This one is great! But the CS is just all around more fun and useful.

2:23 why is this so good?

@MrBeefMan

4 жыл бұрын

dee muss. I dunno but I could groov to that any time

@tainosavage2169

4 жыл бұрын

Madonna!!

"You remember this one? I do!" - you can hear the smile. Personally I'm getting tired of fiddling with VSTs, the Reface keyboards are really attractive.

4:00 EARTHBOUND

all the sounds are familiour for my... love the 80/90 synthesizers albums

Some of these would be so great for films. I can already imagine scenes that could use these sounds to add a totally unique feel.

Back to original DB back there... I remember it's only 16 bit which is you cannot touch so many keys at once, it gonna be cut on some notes. But I watch this one is perfect! Love it!

You playing Got A Match has sold me this beauty buying right now!

Subscribed after his first sentence! That accent, voice pattern, and comedic sensibility... marry me! 😋

Impossible to program well BUT back in the day everyone used presets! I played a DX in a top 40 band in the 80s it’ll do about anything from that era adequately. Gonna get a YC first before this for Vox and Hammond sounds. I use an analog synth for programmed leads. This DX is absolutely awesome.

Your Oldfield tease was dope! That's a classic piece when he finally says TUBULAR BELLS! Great little keyboard

8:15 "S.T.A.Y." from Interstellar?

Ahhh so nice to hear someone refer to Tubular Bells without playing the more famous piano riff. Great piece of music, all half an hour of it.

8:30 remembers me of minecraft survival... the nice music i felt in love a few jears ago...

1st, absolutely amazing playing of Got A Match?. I truly did not realize this was possible on mini-keys. It inspired me to see what Chick played it with. For one live performance I see that he used a Yamaha KX5. Which I read had regular width keys. So massive kudos to you for pulling this off so well on the even more narrow reface keys!! ... Also, terrific review, excellent quality & depth.

@jazzatnight

Жыл бұрын

I knew it was a chick corea tune but I couldn't remember the song, kudos to you!

this is an awesome new synth, well done Yamaha and thanks for the demo Doctor Mix

@Doctormix

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Williams Thank you!

@YamahaMusicUSA

9 жыл бұрын

Richard Williams Glad you like the product!

The Legend EP sound really did define an era, an era that I miss so much.

Love this review - your commentary and playing are so much fun to listen to! I kind of want to go with a monologue, but your playing of this - particularly the pads - have sold the board to me!

@parafysh

5 жыл бұрын

Ayyy a fellow 2hu fan

I really don't know who can give a thumb down for this material!

I own one, this is really a nice keyboard (the best of the refaces, imho) with only two cons: 1) the mini keyboard is not so bad but a standard keyboard would have been better. They could easily have one fitted without affecting the size of this device; 2) a complete compatibility with the dx 7 sounds , with 6 operators implemented, would have been fantastic, especially with memory for patterns. On the other side, the pros are: 1) good design for on-the-fly program editing, the 4 touch sliders work very well; 2) the built-in stereo speakers are surprisingly good; 3) the little keyboards is quite good and velocity sensitive; 3) it sounds really good... great range of sound possibilities. Fm synthesis made easy and portable

@brooklynboy1000

Жыл бұрын

Go make it. Yamaha you know they’re kinda new at this stuff.

You're the best, Doc! Feels good to see a real pro showing off an awesome synth. I know what I'm gonna ask Santa for this year! Big props Doc.

@liamjjg

4 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

The Reface DX sounds really good, Yamaha have put a lot of effort into the design of the interface and presets, which are way better than the original DX7 or the 4 OP synths such as the DX11 or TX81Z.

Like for playing Tubular Bells with the tubular bells preset. And for an impressive rendition of 'Got a Match?'.

2019 and still watching this!

3:23 sounds like the kind of thing you'd hear from Radiohead. Love it!

@hockeyexpress7808

5 жыл бұрын

philibuster914 so trueee

@anton_borovoy

4 жыл бұрын

More like thom yorke

Seriously, great playing! Love the Corea solo you open with!. . . and for all the haters . . . REALLY? Why? I still have my DX-7 out just for fun, and would love to add this to my portable Live Rig just for fun and quality of sound, as I would not take my original on the road, and if you have to ask why, you seriously have no business commenting here. :)

@Doctormix

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Casciato Thank you!!

That sound at 6:52 reminds me of Sampha’s “Plastic 100°C” for the NPR Tiny Desk geez.

rocking Mike Oldfield like nobody's business...get outta here ^^ great vid, thanks

With be able to loop back operators you get super close to a real dx7, great value.

Excellent demo,thanks.I love the FM sound and this small synth seems very capable-would love to have a play!

@YamahaMusicUSA

9 жыл бұрын

giddygavin It's coming soon!

To Reface dx 7 owners : I'd like to recreate the DynaLead preset on a softsynth like Fm8 or Arturia Dx7... I can see the algorithm, can someone tell me about the ratio's, and the basic shape of the envelope? Thank you!

That thing does such good vibrato and slides.

Love your demos. Thinking about getting one.

I’ve always had mixed feelings towards the DX-7. One the one hand it was a complete revolution and brought a wealth of new sounds to the world, on the other hand it kind of killed the Rhodes which was always my favorite instrument.

The instrument has only 4 operators so it is more like a DX11 or the DX100 than the DX7. The DX7 has 6 operators. I don't know why you said it was inspired by the DX7 because the tiny keyboard is more like the DX100.

@jcBurton2094

Жыл бұрын

It's inspired by the DX range of synths. And DX7 is the most well-known

Fantastic playing! Of the four, I gotta have this one.

@Doctormix

9 жыл бұрын

John Hart Thanks man. I do have a soft spot for this one

if you're an music addicted and cannot bring your Montage to a boot camp, that little one may satisfy your needs - and you can smuggle it in your backpack.

Two Questions: 1)Comparing the YC, DX and CP which would you say is the one capable of making the most diverse music or sounds. That is, which one is the most flexible? 2) Does each of them work well with software like Ableton Live 9?

A reservation reception has been begun already by sale on September 1 at a Japanese musical instruments store. All 4 are same and the price is 48,600 Japanese yen(=about 401 US dollars) including the consumption tax.

@konxxxq

9 жыл бұрын

Addition (scheduled release date in Japan) DX and the CS are September 1 CP and YC are November 2

sounds amazing. love this little fella

Warren from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds uses one of these. You can hear it in Spinning Song and Hollywood, plus probably tons of other songs.

Cheers for playing Tubular Bells!

Good medium-deep dive - And you mastered those teeny keys, well done!

I want my new Sega Mega Drive music machine for Christmas!!

0:35 RIP Chick

@MosEisleySpacePort1138

2 жыл бұрын

What track of Chick’s is this solo from?

That Legend EP sound was so good

My friend, 4-operator FM a DX-7 does not make. This is more like an updated DX-9 than a mini DX-7. Software based FM synth plugins can do far more for far less money. Props for the well produced video.

You even played the theme from tubular bells

Just got one for $359 CAD ($277 USD). The synth's only real weakness are the lack of separate user memory slots for custom patches and USB/SD card support to *easily* swap patches in and out of the machine. But at least the price I paid for it is more in line to what it should have been priced at when the synth was first released.

@danielantoniak8530

5 жыл бұрын

where from?

Killing it! Great playing and great demo

I'm buying this synth, already own a Analog monster (prophet 08) and a bunch of soft synths. This can give hands on controls on a DX type (FM engine) of synth fast (minus the background noise a old DX synth would make), It's the usability of this synth that makes it special. Sometimes or many times, Softsynths have so many options that you stop listening what you want to create. I think this synth might be celebrated later on as a great fun little companion. There just something with outboard gear that gives sounds a bit more depth from the start but also the hands on experience it gives.

@YamahaMusicUSA

9 жыл бұрын

Acekorv We're glad you'll be able to find a good home for the synth!

@gjc82071

9 жыл бұрын

Yamaha Corporation of America Yamaha is the undisputed king of "FM Synthesis" & FM still has a big & loyal following. But before the Reface DX, the FS1R, PLG150-DX, or 30+ year old DXs were the only alternatives. I know a LOT of people who've been talking & waiting a long long time for something like this. Once they get more traction & catch on, I'm betting the Reface will be for Yamaha what the Microkorg has been for Korg. BTW, ignore some of the people whining about the $499 price. Sure, $399 would be better than $499, (& $299 better than $399, etc & so on) but $499 is NOT too expensive for this kind of synth. It's right on par with the Microkorg/XL+, Novation Mini/Ultranova, Roland SH-01 Gaia & ARAI line, Waldorf Blofeld Desktop, etc. I just pre-ordered the Reface DX & CS at Sweewater & can't wait for their arrival. Good job Yamaha.

@YamahaMusicUSA

9 жыл бұрын

gjc82071 We most DEFINITELY appreciate your support!

@Acekorv

9 жыл бұрын

Wow hey, thank you guys!

9:24 got chills!

Should I get this or the ju06a for 100 more? My first synth btw

"Gotta Match" - amazing intro. Great playing!

Great demo, love your enthusiasm and wonderful playing as well :-) I'm gonna get me a Reface DX!

@YamahaMusicUSA

9 жыл бұрын

Esben Schack Excellent choice!

@karlhaese7183

5 жыл бұрын

I'll stick to my DX100 with one octave more and the ability to see where all the parameters are on each respective buttons. Especially using my own custom created sounds which makes a DX7 look sick-albeit using only 4 Ops and 8 Algorithms

9:15 onwards sounds like the music for a vhs logo

It's all done at the begining. The fantastic lead sound played on ... ON ... The famous "Got A Match" ... WAAAOOOUUUUUUU ...

tublar bells, great instrumental music pieces

6:47 that was amazing

Kicking off your vid with Got A Match?....how killer are you! And how killer are these little units. I love it! Very good video, some of the best walkthroughs i've seen.

these touch sliders don't look trustworthy to me and he seems to be struggling with them (even though he states otherwise). I'd prefer just some regular sliders or knobs.

@templarseries

7 жыл бұрын

Sliders or knobs can break - the touch sliders are much more likely to last without breaking. Indeed,I have at least one broken slider on an MCS2 - whereas all my touch sliders are intact and functional.

@leo197777

6 жыл бұрын

There is no question that these sliders touch are infamous, being forced to handle 4 or 5x to go from -130 to +110 is much too, not practical, waste of time, useless electronic display, more to handle them 4-5 times from top to bottom can easily skid on the touch slider nearby, totally agree the most pertinent comment,these touch sliders are a big shit.

@slothperson78

6 жыл бұрын

Albert Sirup when you get to the 4 minute mark he seems to get used to it, and you can see him begin to move the slides more specifically if that makes sense lol

@leo197777

6 жыл бұрын

You will observe a much higher mastery/ergonomic with analog slides on Reface CS: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gadmubuxoZTLibA.html

@UnitedPebbles

5 жыл бұрын

Hey is it metal casing or plastic like the old DX, that only Berlin would use. Me, I think I like the Nord if have the space and the monies!?

Dr Mix .........the master himself .... great vid !!! I like the DX

OMG!!! That little tune that you made starting at 6:06, can I put that in a song I’m making? I’ll give that section of it to you.

That is an awesome synth. it reminds me of the korg volca fm(which is what I own and is loosely based on the yamaha dx7) and it sounds like you can easily can get sega genesis/mega drive like synths on this synthesizer. I would like to get this as a back up to my korg volca fm.

@mikeellisonhimself

3 жыл бұрын

I've been enjoying my Volca FM. I updated with the unofficial firmware that fixed the patch compatibility issue so I could load my old DX7 patches. Now I only need to use my TX7 when I need more voices.

Oh snap! First demo song by Chick Corea which you played flawlessly on this tiny keyboard! BRAVO, you bad-ass! Liked and subscribed.

You play so beautifuuulDoc!!!!

I found a fitting Christmas present. Edit: I couldn’t be bothered to wait that long and it’s under my fingers now lol

That sound... that's such a nice sounding keyboard...... someday, I'm gonna own one, I just know it. I now know the three keyboards I want. I have a PSS-140 I'v been playing lately, had it for years. I like the way it sounds, as it reminds me of the SoundBlaster, which is uses a similar chip to (SoundBlaster is a YM3812, PSS-140 is a YM2413). I want a PSS-480, because of it's more features and it would make a good pair with the PSS-140, along with the ability to save loops and custom sounds. By the way, if you feed the output of any classic 80s keyboard into a software DSP (Like Rakarrak on Linux or your favorite DAW), and it gives a whole new life to the sound. Such as adding stereo and reverb. Now, I know the missing third keyboard. I knew at the first sound in this video, the Reface DX, has the DX7-like FM sound I want. I know for sure this belongs with the other two, when I am able to build up a small home studio. As next to electronics and programming, my other main interest is in synthesizers and electronic music. I'v been trying to get better at playing the keyboard recently, and I really like it. I mean I know the keys, I'v just never learned to play anything but Ode to Joy. XDDD

Your presentation was great. Thank you!

Some keyboard skillz there

@Doctormix

7 жыл бұрын

;-) Thanks man!

Hello Claudio. I'm from Brazil and i have a DX7 that was off for years. This year (2020) i tryed to turn on and the display shows the number "0" and no timbres. What can i do ? Thanks and i hope you can help me with some ideas

@daangraanbanaan

3 жыл бұрын

I hope someone here can help you with this!

@FabioBrazilil

3 жыл бұрын

@@daangraanbanaan Thanks for your message.

All of these Yamaha reface series are really as good and as fun as what’s being demo’d . Yes of course it’s micro and mini- keyed , but since the price point has now dropped from 500 to 350 , the mini config vs the gargantuan sounds that they produce is entirely worth it !!

@mikeellisonhimself

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, bags of mojo.

3:00 my man just be playing wii sports resort like that

If you're complaining about it being miniature you need to expand your horizons as far as synths go.

Dr Mix. Awesome as always. bravo!!

Looks great, going to get one, what was the song at 06:01.. I recognise it

@docsnyderistda

9 жыл бұрын

Matthew Loughlin Waht is the song? Sounds pretty nice!

@larsuk9578

6 жыл бұрын

+1 what is that song??? :-)

Great stuff, I'm not so sure about the small keyboard though.