my03 - 24 June 2015 11:43 AM

...if by any chance there is “iPad” involved in these new machines, i’m seriously going to vomit.

C’mon, give us full-size keys and don’t make it iOS editing only (i.e constrain 70% of the population from editing the thing...)

My guess is that Yamaha will have an iOS application, however, do not believe that Yamaha will target iOS editing only.

Assuming a primary target market is the EDM producer ("any sound, any time") and REFACE is an analogue synth (the CS80 sneak preview reference), I will be very surprised if Yamaha isn’t planning to bundle an iOS app with it - maybe not during the first release, but in the future.

Also, will be surprised if the REFACE doesn’t encourage physical engagement with beat making (pads) and sound shaping controls/modulation capabilities (all the usual suspects).

For myself, I am hoping it’s a monster class-compliant analogue synth (or modular synth system) with excellent iOS integration; maybe even a new release of Cubasis that integrates well with the synth’s iOS app.  If so, time to open the wallet.

5pinDIN - 22 June 2015 04:39 PM

muziksculp - 22 June 2015 01:03 PM

Here is my wild guess regarding YAMAHA’s new products plan for 2015 :
[...]
Montage :  YAMAHA’s Post-Motif Workstation.  With a completely new engine, concept, design, tighter integration with Cubase/Nuendo.  (Again, this is a very wild guess.)[...]

Whatever its architecture, I agree that Montage could be a successor to Motif. I previously noted the “Mo” connection:
http://www.motifator.com/index.php/forum/viewthread/474016/P30/

Maybe the Montage is the Yamaha project Richard Devine is working on…

New Yamaha synths will include totally alien new technology says interview

cool…
Think of That Learning Curve.
I don’t think I have another inside!  :-)

Oh No!
The “FaceMan”
11days 3hours..... there goes another $5000 !  ;-)

psychobabble - 27 June 2015 09:54 AM

I understand that it randomly chooses a new Motifator user name for you every few weeks and deletes all the nasty things you said in your last 30 posts after 5 days, right Windy?

I think you (of all people) will appreciate that kind of thing!

NO learning curve there, eh?

It automates what you normally do!

Different pen names render different incomes from work (writing).
The names represent context of work.

I must be in a good mood today.... :-)

For my 2Cents, I think ReFace refers to something like the Roland Plugout synths, enabling you to load up software to reface the keyboard into different classic synths. I guess the knobs, buttons and sliders would light up depending on what was installed!

Good point… I think I thought the same after seeing the only two available ‘preview’ videos yesterday. They spoke of ‘small in size’....

Personally, we have a black XF and the new white XF and are most contented.

Being Yamaha fans as well, and knowing they have a sense of humor,
a ‘funny’, now and then, would probably relieve some pressure. :-)

Third YAMAHA Reface Teaser Video

Looking forward to Reface Release on 7-7-15 !

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jyOX0Kib6N0/VYs9GrpXgiI/AAAAAAAJrDQ/JexLeOWImNs/s640/RefaceTeaser.png

CS analog
DX FM
CP piano
YC COMBO organ

Here is the fourth, and last teaser video of Yamaha’s upcoming Reface.

Yamaha Reface Fourth & last Teaser Video

The cat is (prematurely) out of the bag now.. :-)

http://www.99musik.se/attachment.php?attachmentid=59744&d=1436035241

http://www.99musik.se/attachment.php?attachmentid=59746&d=1436040290

Thanks for posting, my03.  I’m looking forward to finding out all the details in a few days.  For those who are into vintage synths, it looks very intriguing.  It probably isn’t for me, though.

muziksculp - 23 June 2015 03:31 PM

I think the next generation Workstation will be named ‘Montage’, and will be released later this year.

If the filing date of the trademarks is any indication, then with the Reface series being filed as a trademark in June 2014 and announced at Summer NAMM 2015, the Montage with the trademark filed in December 2014 will be announced at Winter NAMM 2016.

my03 - 04 July 2015 04:56 PM

The cat is (prematurely) out of the bag now.. :-)

http://www.99musik.se/attachment.php?attachmentid=59744&d=1436035241

http://www.99musik.se/attachment.php?attachmentid=59746&d=1436040290

Wondering if the software “plug-ins” are iPad, PC/Mac or both.  Seems the best market strategy would be all platforms?

Official features, Photos & demos of YAMAHA REFACE. Meanwhile from korea…

http://kr.yamaha.com/ko/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/synthesizers/reface/?mode=series#tab=feature

http://kr.yamaha.com/ko/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/synthesizers/reface/reface_yc/?mode=model&vmode=pc&tab=audio_and_video

http://kr.yamaha.com/ko/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/synthesizers/reface/reface_cp/?mode=model&vmode=pc&tab=audio_and_video

http://kr.yamaha.com/ko/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/synthesizers/reface/reface_dx/?mode=model

http://kr.yamaha.com/ko/products/musical-instruments/keyboards/synthesizers/reface/reface_cs/?mode=model#tab=product_lineup

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