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  • Page 1 MOBILE MINI KEYBOARD Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    This product should be used only with the components supplied When installing batteries, never mix old batteries with new ones, or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a and never mix different types of batteries. Batteries MUST be cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and...
  • Page 3 2) this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation. See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected. * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. (FCC DoC) For AC adaptor and reface CS/DX/CP/YC FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B) • This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. • Ceci ne s’applique qu’aux produits distribués par Yamaha Canada Musique Ltée. (can_b_01)
  • Page 5 For AC adaptor WARNING CAUTION • This AC adaptor is designed for use with only Yamaha electronic • When setting up, make sure that the AC outlet is easily accessible. If instruments. Do not use for any other purpose. some trouble or malfunction occurs, immediately turn off the power switch of the instrument and disconnect the AC adaptor from the •...
  • Page 6 AC outlet. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed. Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

  • Page 7: About This Manual

    • Loop phrases recorded on the reface CS and • The names of buttons, terminals, and the like reface DX cannot be stored.

  • Page 8: Welcome

    Package contents  Owner’s Manual  AC adaptor (May not be included depending on your area. Check with your Yamaha dealer.)  MIDI breakout cable (mini-DIN to MIDI IN/OUT)  Digital manuals (PDF) In addition to this Owner’s Manual, the following manuals are available in digital format for this instrument.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Using with the AC Adaptor ....6 Using the Factory Reset Function ..40 Using with Batteries......7 Appendix........41 Turning On ........8 Keyboard Settings ......41 Turning Off ........8 reface DX Messages ......45 Auto Power-Off.........8 Troubleshooting......46 Specifications .........48 Index..........49 reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 10: Functions Of Rear Panel Components

     reface CS and reface YC: Furthermore, when a separately sold foot For connection of a separately sold foot con- switch (FC4 or FC5) is connected, a sustain troller (FC7) to adjust the volume.
  • Page 11 Functions of Rear Panel Components The illustration shows a reface CS but applies to all models. Computer USB cable MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI breakout cable terminal terminal (mini-DIN to MIDI IN/OUT) Headphones MIDI device rOUTPUT [R]/[L/MONO] jacks...

  • Page 12: Turning On And Off

    • Do not insert or remove the DC plug with the ] (Standby/On) switch set to the On posi- tion ( ). Failure to observe this precaution can lead to malfunction. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Using With Batteries

     reface CS The OSC lamp will flash.  reface DX The message “Battery Low!” will be dis- played on-screen.  reface CP The TYPE lamp will flash.  reface YC The WAVE lamp will flash. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Turning On

    On position ( Auto Power-Off  reface CS, reface CP, and reface This instrument features an Auto Power-Off Multiple lamps on the front panel will light function that will help to save energy should you forget to turn it off yourself.
  • Page 15 Select the System Settings screen by pressing the [FUNCTION] button. w Tap the left-most switch in the DATA  reface CS, reface CP, and reface ENTRY section. The “off” setting for the “AUTO P.OFF” parameter at the left of the screen will change Multiple lamps on the front panel will flash.

  • Page 16: Functions Of Front Panel Components

    MIDI data by effects when playing the reface CS as a keytar. using this section. For details on how to use Inverting the pitch bend range makes the pitch the Phrase Looper, refer to page 14.
  • Page 17 When you switch from STOP to POLY phonic mode. Portamento will PLAY, playback will begin from the not be applied. start of the loop. When you switch from PLAY to PAUSE PAUSE, loop playback will be paused. STOP Stops playback. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 18 OSC2. This makes it possible to (Pulse) tion create voices with intense harmon- Produces a basic synthesizer voice ics such as those of the Yamaha by using square waves. Two DX7 and other FM synthesizers. Descrip- square waves with different pitches...
  • Page 19 !1 - 3. [RATE] slider For setting the tone when the EFFECT sec- tion’s [TYPE] slider is set to “DIST”; the rate when it is set to “CHO/FLA” or “PHASER”; or the delay time when it is set to “DELAY.” reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Using The Phrase Looper

    In addition to changing the tempo after making a recording, the Phrase Looper on the reface CS lets you control the sound using the sliders from other sections such as OSC, FILTER, and...
  • Page 21 When you switch to “PLAY” once again, • If you exceed the maximum polyphony, the playback will start from the beginning of the older notes will be overwritten with newer phrases. notes (priority is given to the newest). reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Functions Of Front Panel Components

    Thanks to multi-touch support, meanwhile, and drop when you move the lever up. you can simultaneously control up to four On the reface DX, pitch bend settings can be sliders changed by using the [FUNCTION] button. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 23 We recommend that you use your tion) index finger for flicking. Tap the top Tap and hold Flick up the top Flick Tap and hold Tap the bottom Tap and hold the bottom Flick down Tap a switch to operate it. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 24 When you press a button in the FM section, it will light up to indicate that the correspond- ing item can be set. You can then use the DATA ENTRY sliders to change the settings of individual parameters. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 25 For displaying the Operator Level Settings is fed back and a sine wave is produced. screen. On this screen, you can adjust the vol- ume (for carriers) or the degree to which the corresponding carrier is modulated (for mod- ulators). reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 26 3), refer to the “Reference Manual” (a digital If you open the Job screen by pressing the manual). [FUNCTION] button and then do a Voice Initial- ize, you can start editing with parameters set so as to produce a sine wave. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Set the portamento (Local ON, off (Portamento 0–127 board are discon- time. Control) Time) nected from one Sets the pitch bend another; when set to -24– (Pitch Bend range in semitone “ON” they are con- Range) units. nected. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 28 (a Initialize) sine wave). Returns the currently VOICE selected Voice to the fac- RECALL tory default settings. Returns all of the instru- FCTRY RESET ment’s parameters to the (Factory Reset) factory default settings. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 29 MIDI looper, recording, overdubbing, and playing back loop phrases. By using this section, phrases containing a maximum of 2,000 notes or ten minutes at 120 BPM can be temporarily recorded. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Using The Phrase Looper

    When you wish to end recording, tap “REC STOP.” The Phrase Looper is set to Recording Standby. In time with the tempo, a guide sound is produced and the slider and the [LOOPER] button flash. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 31 “Looper Memory Full” is displayed on-screen and no additional events are recorded after tapping “REC.” • If you exceed the maximum polyphony, the older notes will be overwritten with newer notes (priority is given to the newest). reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 32: Functions Of Front Panel Components

    “+” (1 octave up), “OCT” (no change in flat metal reeds. Often combined with pitch), “-” (1 octave down), and “--” (2 a tremolo effect, it was widely used in octaves down). 70s pop, R&B, and soul. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Modulates the volume in a cyclical fashion. music thanks to its highly unique sound. When [TYPE] is set to Rdl, Rdll, or Sets the voice of the Yamaha CP80 electric grand piano of the late 1970s. The sound will be cyclically panned left...
  • Page 34 (down position), or pass the sound through unaffected (middle position). The lamp (u-4) will light up when either chorus or the phaser is selected and go out when the sound passes through unaf- fected. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 35 For adjusting the degree to which delay is applied. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the depth of the effect. i-3. [TIME] knob For adjusting the length of the delay. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the length. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Voice Setting Examples

    DEPTH and SPEED settings.  Wr Perfect settings for playing 70s pop and the like. You might like to add some short reverberation by turning on A.DELAY and setting DEPTH to roughly 5 and TIME to roughly 1.5. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 37 These settings are great for 80s pop and the like. The chorus setting is quite light. If necessary, you could add presence in the high-frequency band by raising the DRIVE setting to around 5. In addition, it might sound good to turn on D.DELAY and set both DEPTH and TIME to 1.5. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Functions Of Front Panel Components

    “+” (1 octave up), “0” (no change in “OFF” (no effect applied). pitch), “-” (1 octave down), and “--” (2 octaves down). Examples: To switch from “SLOW” to “FAST”: Move up once. To switch from “SLOW” to “OFF”: Move down twice. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Sets the sound of a Yamaha transistor organ that was released in 1972. With harmonic content very close to that of a...
  • Page 40 [REVERB] slider u-2. [DEPTH] slider For applying reverb. For adjusting the degree to which vibrato or chorus is applied. Moving this slider all the way down turns off the vibrato or chorus effect. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 41: Voice Setting Examples

    These settings are ideal for psychedelic rock and the like. Try raising the DIST setting to increase the distortion.  F Type Ideal settings for an alternative rock band with a slightly vintage sound. Try raising the DIST setting to increase the distortion. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 42: Connecting To Other Devices

    • Play the reface from a MIDI keyboard • Play a tone generator module by using the reface • Synchronize the Phrase Loopers of a reface CS and reface DX In addition, if you connect your reface to a computer, you can also make use of the following additional recording and playing features.

  • Page 43: Connecting A Computer

    • Be sure to read “Precautions when Using the tings” (page 41). [USB] Terminal” (page 39) before using the w Create a phrase loop on each of the reface CS [USB] terminal. and the reface DX. • If your computer does not recognize the...
  • Page 44 • If your computer does not recognize the • If your computer does not recognize the reface or you experience other similar prob- reface or you experience other similar prob- lems, refer to “Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver” lems, refer to “Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver” (page 39). (page 39).

  • Page 45: Precautions When

    For details on how to connect the devices, refer to the “iPhone/iPad Connection Manual,” which is available from the Yamaha web site. Details of compatible smart devices and apps can be found on the following page from the Yamaha web site.

  • Page 46: Restoring The Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset)

    Select the Job screen by pressing the [FUNC- keyboard, turn on the instrument. TION] button.  reface CS, reface CP, and reface w Tap the “FCTRY RESET” switch. A confirmation message will be displayed The instrument’s lamps will flash.

  • Page 47: Appendix

    Display when turned off (disabled) The lamps from the LOOPER section flash. “Auto power off disabled” is displayed on-screen. The [TYPE] knob’s Clv lamp and the lamps from the TREMOLO/WAH to D.DELAY/A.DELAY sections flash. The ROTARY SPEED lamps flash. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 48 Appendix  Factory Reset For returning all settings, including keyboard settings, to their factory defaults. On the reface CS and the reface DX, loop phrases are also restored to the factory default condition. For details, refer to “Restoring the Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset)” (page 40).

  • Page 49: Local Control

    FC4/5: The [TYPE] knob’s Clv lamp and the lamps from the TREMOLO/WAH to D.DELAY/ A.DELAY sections flash.  Transmit Channel (reface CS and reface DX) For setting the MIDI transmit channel. This parameter can be set to either “1 ch” (Channel 1) or “off.”...
  • Page 50 By changing the direction in which note pitches are changed by the [PITCH BEND] lever, you can produce guitar-like note bending effects when playing the reface CS as a keytar. Factory default settings: +12 (the pitch rises when you move the lever up) ...

  • Page 51: Reface Dx Messages

    Indicates that the memory allocated to the Phrase Looper is full, Looper Memory Full preventing recorded data from being stored. Indicates that playback or recording with the Phrase Looper must Stopping Looper, OK? be stopped before performing an operation. reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    Many issues can also be resolved by doing a Factory Reset (page 40). If any specific issue should persist, please contact your Yamaha dealer or a service center (see the back of this booklet). Issue...
  • Page 53 Looper. The depth for D.DELAY or Lower the D.DELAY or A.DELAY is set too high. A.DELAY depth. On the reface CS, change the OSC, resonance, or distortion effect settings; on the reface DX, change modulator values Parameters used to distort Sounds are distorted.

  • Page 54: Specifications

    * The contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the printing date. Since Yamaha makes continuous improvements to the product, this manual may not apply to the specifications of your particular product. To obtain the latest manual, access the Yamaha website then download the manual file.

  • Page 55: Index

    Factory Reset ....22, 40, 42 [WAVE] knob ......33 [FB] (Feedback) button ....19 FILTER section ......13 [RATE] knob ......28 Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver ..39 Flick ...........17 [RATE] slider ......13 FM section ........18 Rear Panel ......... 4 FM tone generator .....18 [RESONANCE] slider ....
  • Page 56 Entsorgung leerer Batterien (nur innerhalb Deutschlands) Leisten Sie einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz. Verbrauchte Batterien oder Akkumulatoren dürfen nicht in den Hausmüll. Sie können bei einer Sammelstelle für Altbatterien bzw. Sondermüll abgegeben werden. Informie- ren Sie sich bei Ihrer Kommune. (battery) reface CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 57 CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 58 CS/DX/CP/YC Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 59 Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshändlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungsländern erhältlich. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. Para detalles sobre productos, contacte su tienda Yamaha más cercana o el distribuidor autorizado que se lista debajo.
  • Page 60 Yamaha Web Site (English only) http://www.yamahasynth.com/ Yamaha Downloads http://download.yamaha.com/ Manual Development Department © 2015 Yamaha Corporation Published 06/2015 POBL*.*- **B0 Printed in China ZP87460...

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