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REFACE EssEntiAl knowlEdgE 06|2015
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the effect section offers two parallel effects. simply
press the button [effect] to get to the selection and the
parameters of the first insert effect. the following effect
types are available:
• Distortion
• Touch Wah
• Chorus
• Flanger
• Phaser
• Delay
• Reverb
each effect has two type-related parameters that can
be controlled via the touch sliders. Press on [effect] a
second time to select the second effect.
funCtions & looper
the button [fUnction] features four areas with
corresponding sub-functions. these are:
• VOICE
> Transpose
> Mono/Poly
> Portamento
> Pitch Bend Range
• MIDI
> Transmit Channel
> Receive Channel
> Controller On/Off
> Local On/Off
• SYSTEM
> Auto Power Off - On/Off
> Speaker On/Off
> Sustain FC4/FC5
> Display Contrast
• JOB
> Edit Recall
> Voice Init
> Voice Recall
> Factory Reset
the looper and its functions are exactly the same as
of reface cs. its operation is only adjusted to the user
interface of the reface dX and requires no renewed
description.
praCtiCal hints
e a sy vo i C e e d it
with its intuitive operating concept reface dX has the
potential to bring the fM synthesis close to even those
musicians, that would not necessarily be described as
synth nerds.
for the demonstration, it may be useful under certain
circumstances, to focus initially on a single operator. in
order to isolate it acoustically, just change the level of the
other operators to 0.
• Choose one of the Presets, for example,
Bank 1, No. 5 "DynaLead"
• Press [LEVEL]
• Reduce the Level of the Operators 2, 3, and 4 to the
value 0
• Press [FB]
• Use slider 1 to demonstrate the different Feedback
Shapes and their effect on the sound of the individual
Operators
there is no exit button. Usually [BanK] leads back to the
normal Voice mode.
important: if you want to save your changes, do so before
choosing a different Voice. in an emergency you can fall
back on the job "edit recall" in [fUnction].
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if you want to give a short and simple sense of the "real"
Voice edit mode, the lfo is your easiest choice. Here's a
short example:
• Choose one of the Presets, for example,
Bank 3, No. 1 „WoodEP“
• Press [EDIT]
• Press button 7 [LFO] (if necessary several times) until
"LFO AMD" is shown on the display
• Change the values of the Carrier Operators 1 and 3
from 0 to about 50