Yamaha Reface DX vs Korg Opsix

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Yamaha Reface DX vs Korg Opsix 2021-08-23T04:15:10+00:00 Anyone had experience with both of them? TBH I wasn't in the market for a new FM synth, but I'm definitely coming around to the idea. Currently collecting some Behringer analogues (the vocoder is next on the list, followed by Wasp), but since I've been playing around with my Wavestate, I've got the vibe again for digital. I still use my old DX100 but it always frustrated me as it's obviously so limited. Can't do much in the way of modulating etc - and if you do it on the fly it's very glitchy, almost to the point of impossible to be musical. TBH I never heard of the Yamaha Reface until yesterday, but it looks good. I get the impression the Reface is more limited than the Opsix, but from what I've heard it does the classic DX sounds more closely - I still love the DX for strong basses and vids of the Opsix seem to show it can't do that classic DX bass as closely. BUT, and a big BUT...the Opsix seems to be fucking hugely versatile in a way that DXes just weren't. Still very digital but loads of modulation and surprisingly fluid. I was watching this Japanese fella doing a review and I like the way he showed how easy it is to tweak and what depth it's got. (Some other reviews are just some dickhead fucking around - not always useful) https://youtu.be/WSqLZX6-6Q0 So - I kinda want a replacement for my DX100 - the Reface is the obvious one: Cheap as chips, does classic DX100 sounds and more, and can do a bit of weirdness. Also small like the DX100 (which I very much like). But I also kinda like how versatile the Opsix is - DX-ish in an almost way but quite inspiring for digital weirdness too (and I like synth weirdness). AND the Opsix makes FM look way more easier than Yamaha ever did. To me the layout makes it very intuitive - the Reface less so (more obscure like the traditional Yamaha, although improved for sure). Any opinions from users? Price is relevant I guess, as a quick Surf gives me NZ$800 for the Yamaha vs NZ$1200 for the Opsix. The Reface is more affordable - comparable to what Behringer are doing really. The Korg is stretching it (though I get that it offers way more than the Reface). I just never thought I'd lust after another FM synth. Strange... kritikon https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2850

Nrt Nrt https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=149365: KVRer; 16 posts since 1 May, 2007

Post by Nrt » Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:14 pm

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MODX/Montage has that infamous pristine Yamaha FM sound. Korg and the others including software FM tend to sound either smeared or rough in my impression. It's most probably due to sound engine, not due to software vs hardware. Yamaha should have some kind of secret in their FM synthesis coding.

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