Yamaha Reface Series (Classic Keyboards)

Yamaha’s Reface range hits the ground running with a quartet of models. Each has a ‘re-imagined interface’ and all are streamlined, focused and ready to play wherever you happen to be, thanks to built-in speakers, battery power and mini keyboards.

Identified by just two letters, they represent a broad spread of tried and trusted Yamaha classic keyboards. The DX brings FM into the 21st century, while the CS is a modelling synth aiming to deliver the flavour of much-loved analogue. When it comes to the CP model, it isn’t just Yamaha’s history that’s been re-imagined but that of several other electric piano makers too. The same philosophy extends to the YC organ: only one of its inspirations comes from Yamaha’s own stable. It results in a rounded and comprehensive collection with perhaps the only omission being some kind of ‘SK’ string machine. The toughest challenge, with four keyboards laid out to choose from, may be which of their charms to sample first.