Operators & Algorithms: Reface Essential Knowledge

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REFACE essential knowledge 06|2015

A new and very useful feature goes by the name "Check". Using the touch panel all parameters are instantly
Pressing the corresponding button on the touch panel, changed. It really is best to experiment a little in this
the display shows a speaker symbol and the area of the FM-parametrics. This way you can playfully
Voice of the selected destination memory experience how and which parameter changes affect the

slot is playable on the keyboard. By this you sound.

can avoid the accidental overwriting of If you - deliberately or accidentally - have achieved an
a favorite Voice. interesting result, simply save it with [STORE]. As long as
only Factory Presets are present in the memory, nothing

O p e r at o rs & can get lost. If the memory is already occupied with your
own Voices, the Capture app can help to archive the
A l g o r i th m s
currently edited Voice.
With the parameters of the just described FM section very
impressive sound changes are easy to implement.
Edit Mode & Effects
By pressing the button [FREQ] the current frequencies of
reface DX has a very extensive set of parameters. It
all Operators are displayed. would go beyond the scope of this guide to describe the
individual parameters and their impact in detail. However,
I would like to provide a brief overview at least.

After pressing the [EDIT] button the buttons 1-8 are


assigned with the function that is specified as text behind
the number.
With the button [ALGO] the Algorithm is shown.

The buttons 1-4 select the Operators and their associated


parameters, which go beyond what is possible in the
FM section. Among other things, these are the following
settings:

• Advanced Tuning

[LEVEL] calls up the display for Volume control of all • Frequency Mode (Ratio/Fixed)

Operators. • Velocity Sense

• Key Scaling (Rate & Level)

The buttons 5 and 6 contain all the parameters of the


Envelope Generator (EG). Each of these are available
per Operator.

The LFO [7] provides seven waveforms. This can be


[FB] will display the Feedback Level and Shape.
controlled in rate and intensity for each Operator and can
affect both the pitch and the amplitude of a Voice.

The Pitch EG (Pitch Envelope Generator) [8] provides the


parameters Rate and Level and is also useable for each
Operator.

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