Why This Tiny Yamaha Keyboard Is My New Gig Workhorse
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Guitarist Mike Scott and I demonstrate how the Yamaha Reface CP has made our Saturday night gigs a lot more fun!
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Well, now we have an idea that you exist! Thank you for the reface CP video. You're a GREAT musician! Next time I'm in LA I'll try to come see your perform. Thanks again! Regards, Blake--Yamaha Synthesizers.
Haha right on. Nice to meet you, Blake🙌🏼🙌🏼
Please reach out to the Yamaha developers to do a software update for all of us to select the function of the toy piano position between the real piano and the toy piano. It could be done holding some key until power on like the other settings on the Reface series work. - Please!
Or better yet, jettison the toy piano sound and replace it with a normal piano sound 😂
@BlessYourHeart254 you can. Just unsolder the toy piano on the board and you will have the piano instead.
@@WattSekundeIn principle, this is relatively simple if you can solder something and use an additional switch that electrically decouples the rotary knob. Ok, then you have to switch it off and on again. There are YT videos about it. LG HW
I came for the review, and stayed for the music. You're great... and so is Mike Scott (on guitar)!! What a great treat! ❤
For not being a “review” of the Reface CP, this is probably the best review of this keyboard I’ve seen.
YES! Not a gear reviewer noodling around but a working musician showing what the instrument can and is being used for in real life. What's not to love!
Wow. Came for my ignorance about this keyboard, stayed for the entire video because of talent, jazz and your incredible voice 😍
Yamaha should be really pleased with this video. They should just send you a catalog and tell you to circle anything you want! This video probably doubled their sales! Thanks.
No joke! I'm gonna buy one and I'm a guitar player that has 0 zero piano skills! Hopefully this will help.
Me too 😅
I hope they'll do!!
3 Tips for this amazing little thing:
1) Turn unit off hold down the lowest D and turn unit back on, this will mute the speakers when you use the outputs. The unit automatically mutes when you plug in the headphones, but not the outputs.
2) The attack delay is an infinite looper if you turn it all the up.
3) And the piano one you mentioned. I think the knob stays easier between the RdII and Wr.
5:10
(Statement regarding the "hidden" piano in reface CP) "We are aware that many people have found an 'Easter Egg' acoustic piano Voice in their reface CP. This particular voice is something we use for internal testing. We use this voice because it takes up very little space and provides an easy way for us to test various aspects of our instruments. This voice is purely for internal testing and is not reflective of our desire to bring you incredibly high-quality, expressive instrument Voices that are perfectly matched to both the keyboard and effects. However, if this voice works for you as-is and you can find a way to easily re-create, there's no harm to your reface CP in using it. Apologies for our delay in responding." (Yamaha, 12 September 2018)
Great video!
And yet, here we are, with a lot of people wishing they had easy access to that sound.
Aimee has the most soothing voice on the internet. Come for the lesson, stay just to hear her talk.
exactly! WTH?
Agree!
I agree, too. She's got such a beautiful voice - I could listen to her for hours
It works because of your amazing musicianship as a pair, and your guitarist's warm, balanced tone. Perfect simplicity.
Your enthusiasm for this keyboard makes me smile. As a blind keyboardist, I had the same experience you did when I found all of those keyboards on a cardboard rack in a music store about seven years ago, and I’m like finally a keyboard made for me with no screen that I can actually navigate and I bought the CP. But I actually ended up taking it back because the speakers on board were so crappy and I got another one and they were still crappy, but I’d fallen in love with it by then, and I like to take it to campfires and just play with another acoustic guitarist right with the onboard speakers on the keyboard. I also found the video on TH-cam that showed me how to get to that hidden piano sound and that’s my favorite sound on there that I probably use the most. But I just love it. I can’t believe they’re still making it. I put a guitar strap on it. I got the guitar strap attachment and I just strapped it around my hips so that I can keep it on my lap and play it with a sustained pedal And everything from Led Zeppelin to Grateful Dead Shakedown street with the wah. Stevie wonder higher ground. All kinds of stuff. I have great big fat fingers and I don’t mind the small keys. I just love that I could take it on the plane in the gator case I use little wireless transmitter and receiver, and I can sit out there in the bar and play with the band, it’s great.
Aimee, Yamaha might not have heard of you, but they will now! ❤
Isn't there a way to disable the internal speakers and send the signal to a mixer or something?
Wow!
One talented lady! And the guitarist is a perfect fit. You two compliment each other like hand and glove! I have a lot of Yamaha equipment, DX7, DM2000 board, KX88 controller and lots of modules from the past. Love them all! Never had to repair one in 40 years.
yamaha guitars are no joke too. ive got this video's keyboard along with the revstar2 element guitar and an old sg35 from 1973. the old one has plenty of ware but i can tell it was a machine back in its day, especially with how powerful my new revstar is.
@@Benjiroyoface 👍👍
@@BirdYoumans been thinking of getting a dx7 but i settled for the volca fm2, and it seems to have a lot of the same functionality. fm synthesis confuses me either way. sounds great though
This popped up on TH-cam today as a suggestion and I watched the whole video and loved it ❤ I’m a guitarist but love watching people playing different instruments and everyone is right in their comments, you have a lovely talking voice but a beautiful singing voice and your guitarist is a perfect accompaniment - people like him get overlooked as they’re not into distortion. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and found it really interesting thanks 😊
Girl you’re so talented and that tiny tiny piano is fire 🔥
Two fantastic musicians doing so much with so little. Wow! That is the mark of real talent! Love it!❤❤
WOW!....What a beautiful, beautiful voice.......Thank You for sharing.
The CK61 solves every problem you mentioned. Has piano's, E piano's, strings brass guitars bass. Split and layer. It's a combi of all the reface models, with direct edit options and saving. Weighs 5 kg. And has normal size keys.
Oh, that’s a great keyboard! I would have to bring a stand to my gig though and that’s a dealbreaker. Lol my full size keyboard is a Korg SV-1 and when I need it, I’m really happy with it.
Thanks for this tip. I didn’t know this yamaha.
The ck61 is unbelievable light weight and got speakers, and all the cp sounds, inputs for guitar or vocals, a big effect section, you can easy put it on your lap @@AimeeNolte
Aimee, what pa speaker do you take and mic /stand?
@@AimeeNolte Leave a cheap stand at the restaurant or, use one of their tray stands…lol. You would rock the ck61. Get Yamaha to give you one! Love your videos! Thank you.
Wow! And Yamaha actually responded to you--twice! I love it.
I love how you've made this keyboard work for you, and I'm so glad you shared it here.
Very cool!
I wish I had a tiny keyboard I could travel with that had the sounds I love. Because we're in limbo, my husband and I are spending some time in one state, and some about 750 miles away. This means that keyboard-playing is a problem--my good one is at my mom's, while the one I played in high school (I'm looking at you, PSR-510) is at the home my husband and I share.
I adore the lack of menus on the 510, as a blind person, but I adore the quality of the sounds on the PSR-S970... I wish I could combine the two somehow... Menus are not my friend.
awesome video - yamaha should give you a sponsorship - best video I've ever seen on a CP reface - real life examples
why when she did the review for free. normally they need to offer stuff for a sponorship
Yamaha may not know who you are, but if you ever get to talk to them, tell them you just sold me a CP and they owe you commission.
I've watched tons of Reface CP review videos and could never make up my mind about buying one. Now I've watched yours, and you even made it clear it's NOT a review, but what you got out of that little guy was so inspiring, I just had to open another browser tab and order one.
And may I just say: yours is a truly breathtaking voice, you got amazing talent, plus an awesome guitar player, and your selection & arrangement of songs is really cool. Thank you for this fantastic video!
Made my day. 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Have fun with the CP!
I got one these a couple months back and it's been in constant use. Really amazing piece of gear.
Love my Reface CP and CS. They’re beautifully made. It’s a lesson in pricing. When the series was introduced, each went for around $700. People didn’t get the idea of mini-keys and a board with just one focus, especially at that cost. But then Yamaha lowered the price to between $285-$350. And since then, they’ve been one of their bestsellers.
That was not the problem. Yamaha sat on them long enough for small format synths to become affordable. Then released them for those prices and people didn't want to spend that much on a one trick pony when they could get cheaper synths or workstations for the same price. If they released them in the beginning of the small format synths era, they would've sold well. They even had to repurpose some of the parts on the YC line.
Amazon $449
@@fromt789 The price went up to $450 during Covid when there was a parts shortage. All of the refaces were scarce for a bit. Unfortunately, the price never went back down.
@@MosEisleySpacePort1138 Yeah that's what I'm seeing.
First of all, this was a terrific demonstration of that little instrument. I’m a gigging pro with a weighted 88 key keyboard and a portable Hammond organ on top, but there have definitely been some gigs where this would have been just perfect. I’m seriously going to check it out.
As a jazzer, I so loved the swinging quality of your improvisations. And I so want to give props to Mike - I’m sure you know this already, but you guys have terrific chemistry, staying out of each other‘s way, and turning a simple duo into more than that.
And while I’m heaping on praise, I’ve heard about “ground news” for a while, but that’s another thing that your video has inspired me to look into. All around, I’m glad I listened while I went for my morning walk with the dogs. Be well.
Such a sweet comment. Thank you so much.
I've had the CP for years.... I love it!!! I have played entire gigs using it. I absolutely love your videos.
Came for the keyboard review. And I found Aimee Nolte Music. Aimee, you are a true artist. I look forward to hearing you play and sing. Play and sing. Play and sing.
Good Lord your vocal on Walking on the Moon was kiiiiiiii-ller! Wow, great stuff.
Great review! But what really stood out for me was Mike’s fantastic playing, both comping and soloing. You two complement each other perfectly! -Tom
I have started using a small synth with just one ossilator. It has taught me so much about creating sounds with limitations.
Now I take this approach with all my music.
I apologise for spelling mistake if I made any but I struggle due to being dyslexic.
Great upload ❤ keep sharing
I thought I'd never use the toy piano setting either - but then I needed a bell sound for a Christmas gig and toy piano was perfect!
Well, that is some dreamy jazz singing
Beautiful voice, both singing and talking! Nice guitar and keyboard duo.
Hi Aimee. Listening to you from the UK. What a great jazz voice you have. I could definitely listen to you singing anytime. Best wishes.
The instrument is cool... but it's YOU and YOUR VOICE that are AMAZING❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The keyboard is awesome as are you abilities, however you have an amazing voice for teaching and communicating, it is very warm. You have probably heard this before, kudos
What a brilliant duo/musicianship !
As a guitar player, I've learned a lot about comping, chords inversions and octave management on keyboard just by watching you play.
If a talented musician like you can do all that stuff on that small thing, as a beginner on keyboard I should be able to play more simple things.
It gave me a little boost that convinced me that it is the kind of "couch-keyboard" I need.
Greetings from France !
This is what I call an insight into an instrument, the best review of this little gem of a keyboard I have seen. Thank you, love from Norway :)
those yamaha dudes should really pay some bucks for this video... goddamn, I'm sold!
such a warm sound it nails the Rhodes sound
Yea, I get it. You looked comfortable with that on your lap and a mic to sing on. Certainly didn't stop you playing a load of different styles/sounds.
NO WAY MAKE SCOTT!??!! He was one of my favorite teachers at fullerton college back in 2007. I can not believe he is sitting in a freaking cajón, the most iconic instrument from my country! This is too much of a coincidence. I am from Peru. Tell him Fraco, the kyboard player from Peru, says hello, please! P.S. I have been wanting to buy that keyboard for a lonnnnng time for these reasons exactly :D
Awesome feedback. Loved it. Solid & simple. You have a beautiful voice and I love how you and friend make a perfect duo. You both are great monster musicians. Thank you such a great video.
The Yamaha reface CP is one of the best keyboards I’ve ever purchased and it sounds incredible
how many have you played on tho. any old things it’s trying to emulate? not to sound all snuffy but kinda surprised it’s the best for someone
@@chinmeysway I’ve played on and owned everything and I use it in the studio. I’m a studio player producer recording artist. This is one of my tools for live, writing on the go etc .
Despite it not being a "review" video, you've reviewed it very well. Yamaha - quite a remarkable company.
Not remarkabke selling dated overpriced bulky plastic-sounding keyboards for amateurs at 200/500$ its all drat. But this thing seems neat.
Hi, Aimee. I’m a guitar player in Japan. I love your voice! For me, Your voice is so pleasant and comfortable, whether you are singing or just talking. Also your friend, guitar guy is so good. So relaxing music😊
As a guitarist looking to homeschool little ones this is great for music!! You and your guitarist sound wonderful! Love your excitement for music and the instruments!
Hi Aimee. I also have it and I love it. Especially as I travel for work, it’s easy to carry around and goes with me everywhere. ❤
I have this thing - I love it! I've been taking it to community jazz band rehearsals when I don't want to bring my whole 88 key. Works well in a pinch!
The rhodes and wurli sounds alone are almost worth the price of admission. And the fact that you can run it off AA batteries!!
Yeah I can’t believe I forgot to mention that it runs on batteries too!
aimee 👍🏻 you’re amazing, no one else could get the sounds out of that keyboard that you do ☝️
what!?! such a great intro. You've a lovely voice and you're playing seems to be on point as well!! So glad I clicked the link!!
Awesome, many thanks Aimee! Great video.
I also have the reface CP - great instrument.
Best thing I ever bought!! Glad it’s going to such great use by such a fantastic professional musician!! Love it so much I got the DX when it was 50% off. Love that so much I plan to eventually have the YC & CS Refaces. They’re incredible. But the CP is king. I’ve seen plenty of people say they’ve ended up playing it more than their e-pianos. I’m a Wurli girl too, and that’s my favorite on this.
You say Yamaha doesn't know you, but I think they know you very well and met a need in your music career. You sound amazing and this just embellishes your sound.
As a keyboardist, I really enjoyed the excellent review, but your vocals what kept me watching and listening… your voice is SO freaking delicious! I subbed so I can hear more. Much respect, Aimee! 👏👍🙏
I love this little keyboard! I was sold on it by watching Nahre Sol, she used to make quite a few videos with it. Thank you for sharing your experience!
In your hands, any instrument will be very musical. Congratulations. Thank you
thanks for the demo!You have a great voice and great pitch, too!
The secret Grand Piano sound is pretty useful too. Turn it off, set the knob halfway between Toy and CP (takes a bit of balancing, but it will stay there) then turn it on. Works with the FX, is a pretty decent Yamaha sounding piano, and it's great for comping, though you do have to turn the unit off to get back to it if you switch out. There's a mod you can do to add a switch, but it still requires the unit to be turned off.
She demos exactly that at the 5:30 mark when going through all the sounds.
Definitely will keep this thing in mind Aimee, thanks. A guitarist who in recent years has divested from keyboards and practicing them, I think it might be nice to get back into them in a modest, convenient way. This thing might be perfect.
It’s a “guy”, not a “thing.” 😂🙌🏼
You have a beautiful voice, Aimee. I am considering a CP Reface purchase. That's how I stumbled onto your channel. Keep up the great work!
I love my CP!I use it more than my synth for recording and also recently got the YC which literally blew my mind.Also your singing and piano skills are awesome!
dunno how Aimee ended up in my feed, but I watched through the entire clip. she's cool. heck even the sponsor sounds cool. I have the Yamaha Reface YC and love it.
Love the vocals, perfect for the music/song genre of choice, especially the more jazz based works. Great duo. I wish I could come to watch you perform, great keyboard and duo with guitar. Cheers.
Just stumbled upon this and absolutely loved it! I’m a music teacher and can definitely see myself using this in class to demo stuff and muck around with in my down time, 🎹🎹❤️. ! I love all Yamaha instruments anyway so getting one on these is a no brainer for me. Thanks for the awesome video and the free mini concert, you guys are just awesome together!
Nice, glad you found a solution Aimee. I to am too old to be hauling gear around, been there done that. I have a similar solution with a small midi controller and small MacBook, but your solution is even simpler.
Didn't know Aimee was THAT funky🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I have all the four Refaces and they are pretty interesting, each one on its own kind of instrument. Love them! ❤
I can see how much fun you have being challenged to work within the limited range of the keyboard, and yes, how nice to not have to lug all that gear back and forth to the gig. Beautiful "authentic" singing, as always.
That’s definitely part of it, Dan! It’s fun to put limitations on yourself because it makes you find more creativity!
Keys look real nice but how great is it to see you gave a heads up about GROUND NEWS. I did not check this yet but it is beautiful you are raising this topic from your piano channel, thank you so much!! It is inspiring!
Congrats that finally one off these found you.
I usually take mine with me in my backpack just because i can. With batteries and its built in speakers it even needs no cable.
I have all the Refaces and CP is my favorite. You should get the YC too though. It's quite unique and should pair with a guitar as well as a CP but also work better for some use cases with its infinite sustain. I got each of mine used / floor units at about 50% without issues.
Those little keyboards are stupidly handy and fun to use. I initially found them to be a bit too pricey for their feature sets, but over time I got 3 of them (except the CP incidentally) on various sales and I love them. BTW the YC version is so, so good - my favourite of the series.
Those Yamaha Reface synths/keyboards pack a powerful punch in a compact package. You and Mike sound great together! I have the YC61 which is fantastic and has all these sounds in addition to drawbar controllers and organ stuff. But for the size and sound quality, the Refaces are hard to beat.
No kidding - having the toy piano be the 'easter egg' sound and the Clavinova piano sample on the knob makes a lot more sense for people who'd use this thing.
Also, doing a Rhodes piano bass is like the Ray Manzarek approach. :)
I have been using a YC Reface for Organ on gigs often. I Velcro it to the top of my digital piano. It most cases, it is magic! Hammond, Farfisa, Vox, and more. Octave switch easy to get at and percussion works like on a really B.
Aimee - try a Yamaha CK61. So light but the sound engine has the organ (with draw bars) and all the EP and piano patches and effects. Bag is a backpack. You could play on your lap too or small table. Full size keys. Its my fav Yamaha keyboard. Speakers and battery powered. Easy to travel. You would love it.
Hi, if it’s on a small table can you still hear speakers? (Aren’t they underneath?)
The secret sound was officially explained by Yamaha as an in-factory test voice.
Wonder how hard it is firmware/engineering-wise to swap the toy piano with the secret sound?
@@KarnanSaba it's dead simple, just snip the wire which connects to the terminal corresponding to the TP sound. I am about to do this on my beloved CP because it is getting harder to find the in-between location, and a bump can easily cause it to spontaneously switch to an unwanted sound.
Let us know how it goes @@Gottenhimfella
I have modified mine and use the regular piano sound almost exclusively. Amazing keyboard. Thanks for the video !
I work out chords and solos on it while sitting on the sofa... just amazing... sounds better than my Nord Electro rhodes to be honest
Awesome vid, will be sending to my brother who is a piano teacher. Very sympatico playing with guitar player! Very nice!
wow! you sound amazing thanks! for sharing you handle the bass parts great coming from a bass player you hold it down
I appreciate that!
Mike plays beautifully ,love the tone of his guitar.
"This little Guy" makes gig ❤s smile!!! "Show us about it!" 🤗😎 Your demo passion makes me so inspired!
Fantastic 'intro to Aimee', thank you! Great keyboard, you'd think if any variation had to be 'secret' it would be the Toy piano sound. We'll hope to catch one of your shows.
Best possible ad for this Yamaha keyboard 🙂
Cool video. I wouldn't have thought that so much could be done with such a tiny keyboard. Your video taught me a lot in such a short time.
if you want the organ and the Rhodes in a keyboard, you can get the Yamaha ck61. still light but sure bigger than the refaces... the CP and the YC "exist" both inside the CK61, which is amazing
OMG what a voice, wowsers, they style of music from the good old world....... beautiful
Thanks for this awesome video, Aimee! I’ve had my little CP for quite a while, but you opened many new worlds for me with it! ❤
Awesome video! I adore my Reface CP! Add a Decksaver and the keytar strap attachment and it just fits ANYWHERE. Years of go-anywhere guitarist envy, gone
I'm a guitar player but I have one of these mounted to my mic stand - such a great piece of equipment
Seeing your video of this keyboard has me sold. It's on the wish list. Thank you!
Walking on the Moon interpretation is jaw dropping gorgeous!
I bought the full series DX, CP, YC, CS between 2015 - 2019 and still rate them the best of all. The keybeds are exceptional and there is no problem with the mini keys. If technology had allowed this spacing 300 years ago it would be the standard now. Great story and video! OBTW I connect them to Yamaha / Soundmondo and can load and save my patches. I even bought the Reface Strap Kit and look like DEVO.
Those Refaces are pretty cool - hadn't seen the CP before. Thanks for showcasing it!
What a great little electric piano. But more impressive is your amazing voice. Great detailed video
Cool Aimee, thanks!
I had a reface CP for a few years. An absolute joy to play. Kind of regret selling it - might have to get it again. Would love to see Yamaha continue to evolve this series.
I have all four. Reface delay is so much fun! I am glad to find someone who likes it too! 😊
How does the delay work in solo piano?
I cannot say enough great things about that little CP! I have had that thing for almost 5 years and I use it so much, on almost everything. I even use the effects with the Wurly and delay modulation to add some cool modulations and Radiohead-esque little flourishes. I really doubt that any company will ever put out that many voices including that many built effects (which all sound superb) with a similar price point. We have a true treasure within this thing! So glad you’re able to use and enjoy it. Also, the portability (including battery power) is unmatched for what you’re able to do with it! ❤
Wow, sounds great, that CP. Yamaha nailed it!
This video was well worth it, just to listen to you guys playing. Great work. Thanks.
Great video, great performances by both of you, you have great phrasing when you sing, I am really getting into the old fender Rhodes/ Wurlitzer sound thanks for the review