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550 Preset Styles

In October 2017, Yamaha announced Genos, its most advanced Digital Workstation keyboard ever. 'Genos is a whole new type of flagship instrument, rethought from the ground up to inspire and empower songwriters to create finished compositions entirely within its intuitive and powerful environment — while at the same time vastly improving the accompaniment features that live keyboard entertainers know and love.'

The Genos offers many new features for a Yamaha keyboard such as a new touch-screen interface, live control knobs and sliders, assignable buttons, 216 arpeggios, and a new playlist feature. It also has an enhanced sound quality for all the voices, a new C7 Grand Piano, and new Revo!Drum voices. And, of course, the new flagship also includes styles, 550 styles, and the new sound content makes the Genos styles better than ever, across all musical genres from pop to jazz to classical to rock to hip-hop to EDM to regional and world flavors.

The Genos has 550 styles. The previous flagship, the Tyros5, included 539 styles. The Tyros4 came with 500 styles, the Tyros3 had 450 styles, and the Tyros2 had 400 styles. The totals suggest that there's not much added to the Genos, but the totals are deceptive. The Tyros4 had 50 more styles than the Tyros3. However, there were 86 brand new styles added to the T4 while 33 styles were dropped. The Tyros5 had 39 additional styles. 40 were brand new styles, while 1 older style was dropped.

The Genos has only 11 more styles than the Tyros5. Is this such a a big change? Well, yes, it is. Of the 550 styles on the Genos, 206 styles are completely new. Another 19 styles have similar names, but very different tempos from earlier versions. This suggests that 40% of the Genos styles are new to previous Yamaha owners. Of course, quite a few of the old standards are still present. There are 215 Genos styles, with the same style name and default tempo, that appeared on each of the previous three flagships. Another 80 styles appeared on the Tyros5 and Tyros4, but not the Tyros3. Thus about 60% of Genos styles are similar to earlier Yamaha styles. Of course, with the new drums and voices, they may sound a whole lot better than the versions on earlier keyboards.

Though many Genos styles are similar to earlier Yamaha styles, they are now offered in a new set of style categories. The Genos styles are distributed among 15 style categories rather than 11. In the table below, all the Genos styles are listed alphabetically by style category. The new Genos styles are listed in blue and highlighted. The triple asterisk (***) indicates styles that appeared on the Tyros5, Tyros4, and Tyros3 keyboards. The double asterisk (**) indicates styles that appeared on the Tyros5 and Tyros4. A single asterisk (*) indicates a style that appeared only on one of the three previous flagships. Styles on the Genos with similar names to earlier styles, but significant differences in the default tempo are shown inbold on a white background. For example, all the earlier keyboards had ChristmasSwing1@158 bps, and ChristmasSwing2@184 bps. These are both gone and replaced with a single ChristmasSwing@140 bps.

550 Genos Preset Styles

BALLROOM - 32 Styles - 10 new
Beguine ***	Jive2 **	Quickstep1	SlowWaltz **
Cha-cha1	MoonWaltz	Quickstep2 **	SwingFox ***
Cha-cha2 ***	OrganCha-cha ***	Rumba1	Tango 1
Charleston ***	OrganQuickstep ***	Rumba2 ***	Tango2 ***
EnglishWaltz ***	OrganRumba ***	Samba1	TheatreFoxtrot ***
FinalWaltz	OrganSamba **	Samba2 ***	TheatreQuickstep ***
Foxtrot **	Pasodoble1	SlowFoxtrot1	VocalFoxtrot **
Jive1	Pasodoble2 ***	SlowFoxtrot2 ***	VocalWaltz **
CLASSIC&EVENTS - 18 Styles - 5 new
6-8March ***	ChristmasSwing ***	OrchestralPolka ***	StringAdagio **
80sChristmas	ChristmasWaltz ***	OrchPopClassics	US March ***
AmbientChristmas	GreenFantasia ***	OrganHymn	VienneseWaltz ***
BaroqueAir ***	Moonlight6-8 ***	PromsMarch ***
ChristmasBallad ***	OrchestralMarch ***	RussianWaltz
COUNTRY - 38 Styles - 19 new
AcousticBluegrass	CountryBlues **	CountrySongwriter	NashvilleBallad1
Bluegrass ***	CountryFolk8Beat	CountryStraits **	NashvilleBallad2
CalifornianCntry **	CountryFolkBallad	CountryStrummin' ***	NashvilleBreakPop
Country2-4 ***	CountryFolkUpbeat	CountrySwing ***	NashvillePop
Country8Beat1	CountryHits ***	CountrySwingBallad	NashvilleRock
Country8Beat2 ***	CountryPop ***	CountryWaltz ***	Pickin'Swing **
Country8Beat3	CountryRock ***	EasyCountryBallad ***	PopBluegrass
CountryBallad1 ***	CountryShuffle1	FastCountryBlues	TopChartCountry
CountryBallad2	CountryShuffle2 ***	Hoedown ***
CountryBallad3	CountrySingalong ***	ModernPickin' **
DANCE - 42 Styles - 23 new
BigRoom ***	Dubstep	FunkyHouse ***	Reggaeton
ChartEDM	EDM Anthem	GangstaHouse	RetroDance
ClubDance1 ***	ElectroHouse	GlobalDJs **	RockYaBeatbox
ClubDance2 ***	ElectroHouse	GrindHouse	Slow'n'Swingin'
ClubHouse ***	Electronica **	HardClub **	StreetBeatbox
ClubHouse ***	ElectroPop	HardTrance	TrancePop ***
ClubRiddim *	ElectroStep	Ibiza2010 **	TropicalHouse
DanceFloor **	Eurodance1	MiamiHouse	TurkishEuro ***
DangerDance	Eurodance2	ModernHipHop ***	US ClubDance *
DirtyPop **	EuroTrance ***	PartyAnthem
DreamDance **	FrenchClub **	PianoHouse
EASY LISTENING - 32 Styles - 8 new
40sSwingBallad **	CloudyBay **	HappyBeat	OrchestralSwing2 ***
70sChartBallad ***	DreamyBallad ***	Hawaiian ***	OrganBossa ***
70sEasyPop	EasyBallad ***	LushBallad	OrganSwing ***
70sPopDuo1 **	EasyListening ***	MidnightSwing ***	PartyAGogo
70sPopDuo2 **	EasyPop ***	NightWalk **	Play4Sofa ***
8BeatAdria **	EasySwing	Orchestral12-8	RomanticWaltz ***
AngelSun **	EpicBallad ***	Orchestral6-8	TheatreOrgBallad
ChillPerformer **	EuroPopOrgan ***	OrchestralSwing1 ***	Tijuana ***
ENTERTAINER - 50 Styles - 17 new
AlpenBallad1 ***	GermanRock ***	RumbaIsland	SchlagerRumba ***
AlpenBallad2 ***	HelloShuffle *	Schlager3-4	SchlagerSamba ***
AlpenSchlager **	MalleDiscoKing	Schlager6-8 ***	SchlagerShuffle **
ApresSkiHit **	MallorcaDisco **	SchlagerAlp **	SchlagerWaltz ***
ApresSkiParty	MallorcaParty **	SchlagerBeat ***	SoftSchlager **
AustrianDiscoPop	ModernSchlager *	SchlagerFever **	SwingSchlager *
AustrianGuitarPop	OktoberRockHit	SchlagerFox **	SynthPopDuo **
DanceFox2016	PandaHipHop	SchlagerPalace ***	VolksDance
DiscoFox ***	PartyArena **	SchlagerPolka **	VolksSchlager
DiscoFoxRock **	PartyPolka ***	SchlagerPop	YoungBallad *
DreamSchlager	PolkaPop ***	SchlagerRock1	YoungFox *
ElectroSchlager	PopRumba ***	SchlagerRock2
FantasyFox	RockPartyKing	SchlagerRock3 **
JAZZ - 35 Styles - 8 news
AcousticJazz ***	BigBandShuffle	JazzGuitarClub ***	OrchBigBand1 ***
AfroCuban ***	ClassicBigBand ***	JazzOrganBallad	OrchBigBand2 ***
BigBandBallad	CoolJazzBallad ***	JazzOrganCombo	Ragtime ***
BigBandCount	CoolJazzClub *	JazzOrganGrinder	SlowJazzWaltz ***
BigBandCrooner	CoolPianoJazz ***	JazzOrganGroove	Swingin'BigBand ***
BigBandFast1 ***	Dixieland **	JumpJive ***	TradPianoBallad ***
BigBandFast2 ***	FiveFour ***	ManhattanSwing **	TradPianoJazz ***
BigBandJazz **	FrenchJazz ***	MediumJazzWaltz ***	UpTempoSwing *
BigBandMedium ***	InstrumentalJazz **	ModernBigBand ***
LATIN - 30 Styles - 9 new
Bachata ***	Guaguanco ***	PopBossa ***	Salsa ***
BoleroLento ***	Guajira ***	PopCha-cha *	SambaRio
Bomba ***	GuitarRumba ***	PopCumbia	SlowBossa ***
BossaBrazil **	JazzSamba **	PopFlamencos *	SmoothLatinBallad
BossaNova ***	LatinPop	PopLatin ***	SpanishRumba *
BossaRio	LiveCumbia	PopLatinBallad ***	TangoFlamencos *
CoolBossaNova *	LiveMerengue	PopMerengue
CubanSon ***	LoungeBossa ***	RockCha-cha
MOVIE&SHOW - 30 Styles - 9 new
70sTV Theme ***	CultKidsTV	MovieHorns	Sci-FiMarch **
80sDetective	EtherealMovie ***	MoviePanther ***	SecretService ***
80sMovieBallad ***	EtherealVoices **	MovieSoundtrack ***	TapDanceSwing ***
AnimationBallad ***	GuitarSerenade ***	MovieSwing1 ***	TheatreShowtime *
AnimationFantasy ***	It'sShowtime	MovieSwing2 ***	TV Blockbuster
BoxingLegend	MovieBallad ***	OnBroadway **	WildWest ***
BroadwayBallad ***	MovieClassic	RomanticMovie
ChoirSoundtrack **	MovieDisco	SaturdayNight ***
OLDIES - 39 Styles - 12 new
50sRock&Roll **	60sRisingPop **	BubblegumPop ***	ScandShuffle ***
6-8SlowRock ***	60sRock&Roll ***	Classic8Beat ***	ScandSlowRock ***
60s8Beat ***	60sShadowedPop	OldiesRock&Roll ***	SimpleShuffle
60sBlueEyedSoul	60sUnderground **	PianoBoogie	SingalongDanceBand
60sBritishSoul	60sVintagePop ***	PubPiano ***	SingalongPiano **
60sChartSwing ***	60sVintageRock ***	Rock&Roll ***	Skiffle ***
60sGuitarRock	60sVintageRumba	Rock&RollJive	SurfRock **
60sOrganBallad	BeachRock **	Rock&RollShuffle	Twist ***
60sPianoPop ***	BlueberryBlues ***	ScandBugg ***	VintageGuitarPop ***
60sPopRock **	BoogieWoogie	ScandCountry ***
POP - 49 Styles - 24 new
00sBoyBand **	BritPopAnthem *	FunkPopRock ***	PowerPopBallad
12-8PopBallad	BritPopDiva *	IrishFolkPop	SkyPop
16BeatBallad ***	BritPopSwing ***	IrishPopBallad	SmoothPopBallad
6-8GuitarBallad	ChartPianoShuffle ***	KissDancePop	SongwriterBallad
6-8PopBallad *	Chillout1 ***	Live8Beat ***	SoulfulBallad
90s8BeatBallad	Chillout2 ***	LoveSong ***	SweetPop
90sDisco ***	ChilloutCafe ***	ModernPopBallad ***	UnpluggedBallad
90sGuitarPop ***	CinematicPop	OrchestralPop	UnpluggedPop **
90sPopShuffle **	CrazyPop	PianoBallad ***	VocalPopBallad **
Acoustic8BtBallad **	DivaChartPunk	PopEvergreen **	WestCoastPop ***
BoyBandBallad **	DivaPowerPop	PopRockShuffle
BoyBandPop	EpicDivaBallad	PopTeenShuffle
BritishDancePop	EpicEuroBallad	PowerBallad ***
R&B - 45 Styles - 14 new
6-8SoulBallad	BluesShuffle	HipHop	SlowBlues ***
70sChartSoul ***	BluesShuffleBand *	HollywoodGospel **	SoulBallad
70sCoolBallad **	Classic16Beat ***	JazzFunk ***	SoulShuffle ***
70sScatLegend **	CoolR&B **	JazzFusion	SoulSupreme
80sGrooveBallad	DetroitPop ***	KoolShuffle *	SouthernGospel ***
80sSmoothBallad ***	FranklySoul ***	LiveSoulBand ***	SuperGroove
90sPopGroove	FusionShuffle ***	LovelyShuffle ***	SwingSoul
90sSmoothBallad	GospelBallad **	MotorCity ***	Worship6-8 ***
AcousticBlues *	GospelBrothers ***	Mr.Soul	WorshipSlow ***
AcousticShuffle	GospelSisters ***	R&B PopDiva ***
AmazingGospel **	GospelSwing ***	R&B Shuffle
BluesRock ***	GuitarBlues	R&B SoulBallad ***
RETROPOP - 47 Styles - 25 new
6-8ClassicSynth	80sClassic6-8	80sSynthBallad	PopLegend **
70s8BeatBallad	80sDiscoBeat ***	80sSynthDuo	PopWaltz ***
70sDisco1 ***	80sDivaBallad	80sSynthPop	RoseDisco *
70sDisco2 ***	80sEuroPop	80sTeenDisco	SheriffReggae ***
70sDiscoFunk ***	80sFunkIcon	BritishSunnyPop	SingItDisco
70sFrenchHit ***	80sGuitarPop ***	Cool8Beat ***	SunnyReggae
70sGlamPiano ***	80sMonsterHit	DiscoChocolate ***	Swedish8BeatPop
80s8Beat ***	80sPianoBallad	FunkDisco ***	SwedishPopShuffle
80sAnalogBallad **	80sPopBallad	GrooveShack	SynthPop ***
80sBoyBand ***	80sPopDiva	HappyReggae ***	Uptempo8Beat ***
80sBritishPop	80sRetroDisco	LatinPartyPop ***	Wonder8Beat
80sChilloutSynth	80sShuffle *	PhillyDisco
ROCK - 25 Styles - 11 new
6-8Rock **	80sRockAnthem *	BritRockPop ***	StadiumRock **
70sHardRock	80sRockBeat	CanadianRock *	StandardRock ***
70sShuffleRock	80sRockDiva	HighRoadRock	Summer8BeatRock
70sStraightRock	80sSynthRock ***	IndieRock	US RockShuffle *
80sClassicRock	90sRockBallad ***	OrchRockBallad1 **
80sEdgyRock	AcousticRock ***	OrchRockBallad2
80sPowerRock ***	BigRockBallad **	PowerRock ***
TRAD&FOLK - 38 Styles - 13 new
AlpenLand	GermanMarch1 ***	OberkrainerPolka2	ScottishWaltz
BohemianWaltz ***	GermanMarch2 ***	OberkrainerPolka3 ***	Sirtaki ***
BrassBand	GermanWaltz ***	OberkrainerWaltz1	SpanishPaso ***
CelticDance ***	IrishDance ***	OberkrainerWaltz2 ***	StubnmusiWaltz
CelticDance3-4 **	IrishHymn ***	OberkrainerWaltz3	SwingingMusette
Flamenco ***	ItalianMazurka ***	ScandWaltz ***	Tarantella ***
FolkPop ***	ItalianWaltz ***	ScottishJig	TheatreMarch ***
FolkSongDuo	MariachiWaltz ***	ScottishPolka ***	ZitherPolka ***
FrenchMusette ***	MexicanDance ***	ScottishReel
FrenchWaltz ***	OberkrainerPolka1	ScottishStrathspey

While new Genos users will appreciate all the new styles, those trading up may find that some of their favorite styles are gone. The table below list preset styles from the Tyros5 and Tyros4 models that are NOT available on the new Genos. Of course, all but the Audio styles from the Tyros5, can be loaded externally on the Genos.

178 Tyros5 and Tyros4 Styles Not in Genos

12-8Ballad	BrazilianSamba	DiscoPhilly	ModernShuffle	RomanticBallet
30sBigBand	BritPop	DiscoTeens	MoonlightBallad	RumbaFlamenco
6-8Modern	BritRockAnthem	EasyCountry2	MORSwing	Saeidy
6-8Orchestral	Calypso	EPBallad	MovieDisco	ScandCountry2
6-8SlowRock2	Caribbean	EuroHipHop	NewBluegrass	ScandHambo
6-8Trance	CaribbeanRock	FastBossa	NewCountry	ScandPopShuffle
70sChartCntry	CelticTrance	FingerPickin'	NewHipHop	ScandSchottis
70sCountryPop	CelticXmas	French50s	NewR&B	SchlagerItalia
70sR&BPopBld	ChartBallad	GospelFunk	NewR&BBallad	Showtune
70sRock	ChartGuitarPop	GospelParty	Norteno	ShuffleBlues
70sRockBros	ChartR&B	Groundbeat	OberPolka2	SingerSongWriter
70sRockShuffle	ChartRockShfl	HardRock	OberWalzer2	Slow&Easy
80sEPBallad	ChoralHymn	HighlandWaltz	OrchestralBallad	SoftRock
80sPop	ChoralSymphony	HullyGully	OrchestralBolero	Soul
80sSynthDisco	ChristmasShuffle	IrishHymn2	OrchestralBossa	SoulBeat
8BeatBallad2	ChristmasSwing2	ItalianPolka	OrganBallad	SoulBrothers
8BeatGtrPop	ClassicalMenuet	ItalianTango	OrganCombo	SoulSwing
8BeatModern	ClassicalSerenad	JazzClub	OrganGroove	Straight8Pop
9-8Waltz	ClassicHipHop	JazzGuitarClub	OrientalPop	Strathspey
90sCoolBallad	ClassicPianoBld	JazzPop	PianoBoogie	StringConcerto
AcousticBallad	ContempHorns	JazzWaltzFast	PopBossa2	Swingin'Boogie
AlpenLand3-4	ContempPop	JerseyPop	PopClassics	SwingWaltz
AlpRock	ContempPopBld	Jig	PopFlamenco	TechnoParty
AnalogBallad	ContempRock	KoolFunk	PopPianoBallad	TheatreBallad
BandaPolka	ContempRockBld	LACoolSwing	PopR&B	TheatreShowtime
BandaVals	CountryBrothers	LatinDisco1	PopShuffle	TheJazzSingers
BaroqueConcerto	CountryRockBld	LatinDisco2	Ragtime2	Toccata
Bebop	CountrySwing2	Let'sFunk	RetroDiscoHouse	Vallenato4-4
BigBandMambo	CountryTwoStep	Merengue	RetroPop	VienneseWaltz2
BigBandMed2	CrocoTwist	ModBigBandBld	Rock&Roll2	WorshipFast
BigBandSalsa	Cumbia	ModBigBandShfl	Rock&RollShfl	WorshipIrishRk
BigBandSamba	Danzon	ModBluegrass	RockChaCha	WorshipMed
BigScreenClassic	DeepHousePop	ModCountryBld2	RockSchlager1	WorshpPowerBld
Blockbuster	DetroitPop1	Modern16BtBld	RockSchlager2	Zouk
Bomba2	DiscoHands	ModernCntryPop	RockShuffle
BrassBandHymn	DiscoHouse	ModernJazzBld	RomanticBallad

Genos Demos

• Genos Features Demos - Series of 17 short demos from Yamaha.
• Genos Voice & Style Demos - series of 17 short demos from Yamaha.
• Yamaha Genos Digital Workstation - Full Demo with Martin Harris (28:07)
• Yamaha Genos - Martin Harris, all Playing, no Talking (16:23)
• Peter Baartmans and I Play With the Yamaha Genos at NAMM 2020

Yamaha Announces Genos

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Incredible Sounds, Effects, and Styles Make Yamaha Genos the Ultimate Songwriting and Performance Keyboard

BUENA PARK, Calif. (October 2, 2017) — Yamaha today announced Genos, the most advanced Digital Workstation keyboard ever imagined. Packed with incredible sounds, enhanced DSP effects, stunningly real accompaniment Styles, and studio integration, Genos represents the new benchmark in sound, playing experience and visual appeal.

Genos is a whole new type of flagship instrument, rethought from the ground up to inspire and empower songwriters to create finished compositions entirely within its intuitive and powerful environment -- while at the same time vastly improving the accompaniment features that live keyboard entertainers know and love. Featuring a sleek and modern design that commands attention onstage, this game-changing instrument is set to elevate performance and enjoyment for professional musicians, hobbyists, and listeners alike. Among its myriad improvements and new features are:

Breathtaking New Sounds

Genos features nearly twice the amount of AWM2 sample ROM as the Tyros5 that chronologically preceded it, including gorgeous new Yamaha CFX and C7 concert grand Voices. Brand new Revo! drum and special FX Voices use more dynamic sampling and round-robin triggering to create startlingly human rhythm parts. Also new are Kino strings, developed with film and TV scoring in mind. Their sound quality is on par with the best software scoring libraries, and they use similar stereo techniques — such as panning different players in the string section to different channels — to achieve blockbuster-worthy authenticity. New brass Voices are also on hand, as are new guitars (acoustic and electric), basses, synth leads and pads, accordions, and more. With 256 notes of true stereo polyphony, available notes will never be cut in half just because stereo Voices are in use, and even dense arrangements and performances won't brush the 'ceiling.' Plus, Articulation Element Modeling (AEM) technology automatically chooses the correct instrument articulation (a way an instrument can sound depending on how it is played) in real time according to the player's keyboard technique: key velocity, tempo, legato versus staccato, and so on. This allows for flawlessly realistic acoustic instrument emulations across brass, strings, woodwinds, guitars, and many other categories. The player can also select specific articulations (bowing techniques, guitar slides, brass fall-offs, and much more) using the three Articulation buttons or connected controllers such as pedals.

Audio Quality and Massive Effects Power

Digital-to-analog conversion is the last thing that happens to any digital instrument's sound before going on to the listening system, and it's a make-or-break link in the signal chain. That's why Yamaha used new 32-bit DACs on the main outputs for exceptionally smooth sound. Also included is a S/PDIF digital output for computer recording, providing better-than-CD-quality resolution at 24 bits. Expanded DSP provides a gargantuan 28 insert effects, which may be stacked and distributed in any way players need — even all 28 on a single Voice. These use the same Virtual Circuit Modeling (VCM) technology as high-end Yamaha mixing consoles, emulating the sound and behavior of classic compressors, choruses, rotary speakers, reverbs, and much more. With graphical user interfaces that recapture the look of vintage gear, they look as great as they sound. Among the new VCM effects in Genos are Real Reverb, numerous classic guitar and bass amp models, stompboxes, and improved rotary speaker for organ and damper resonance for piano.

Control and Interface Features

Genos offers more real-time control than any songwriting or performance workstation ever made. The Live Control section provides nine assignable sliders and six assignable knobs. Above these is a crisp OLED strip showing the setting each knob or fader controls at any instant, so the player doesn't need to delve into the main display in order to make changes on the fly. From the balance of parts in an accompaniment Style to individual parameters in a synth sound to drawbars in an Organ Flutes Voice, this unprecedented level of control is sure to make Genos as appealing to today's synth enthusiasts as it is to veteran users of auto-accompaniment keyboards. The main display is a brilliant 9' color touchscreen with updated graphics. To its right, six large Gateway Buttons quickly navigate to Genos' major modes of operation such as Style and Voice selection, Song mode, and more. Below these are six assignable buttons that let the player cue custom actions or changes, again avoiding the menu-diving that would otherwise interrupt the creative flow. Ten registration buttons (with multiple banks) save and recall virtually all Genos panel settings. Registrations can now be organized into Playlists for quick access at gigs that might cover diverse types of music. Multi Pads trigger one-shot musical phrases and hits to spice up performances while the keyboard is busy playing the main instrument Voices. Via the Audio Link function, the Multi Pads can trigger user-created audio files for even more customization.

Miles of Styles and Robust Recording

Yamaha accompaniment Styles have always led the industry in realism, conducting a real-time backing band that follows players' chord changes and musical choices. Genos' cornucopia of new sound content makes its 550 Styles better than ever, across all musical genres from pop to jazz to classical to rock to hip-hop to EDM to regional and world flavors — and beyond. Though the Styles are incredibly diverse and each has many selectable variations, intros, fills, and endings, musicians who want utterly original accompaniment can craft their own Styles in the Style Creator — either by editing factory Styles or from scratch, thanks to the full-featured 16-track MIDI recorder that resides under the hood. To develop an original idea, pick a Voice and Style, work out the arrangement, and then record it as a MIDI song. The MIDI Quick recording mode automatically assigns all the keyboard and accompaniment Style parts to the proper channels. A MIDI Multi recording mode is also present for more advanced users who wish to build songs a track at a time. Then, overdub more Voices, add a vocal track right onboard (using the highly realistic and flexible Vocal Harmony features if desired), and record the result as a stereo WAV file. Being able to mix everything to audio — what the player's fingers are doing, what the Styles are doing, mic input, and even the Multi Pads — makes Genos a songwriter's dream. Without requiring any other gear, demos can sound as polished as studio mixes.

What Songwriters are Saying

Despite the Genos' deep feature set and technical prowess, songwriters of a decidedly music-first, technology-second bent are finding it intuitive and immediate to use. Among these are Nashville A-listers Beth Nielsen Chapman and Ashley Gorley.

'I get inspired, usually, from a sound. That's why I'm so crazy about this keyboard, because the sounds are so fabulous. … It's like having a co-writer that's me, so we get along really good! I find it very intuitive for a person like me, and I think a lot of songwriters are like this. Our minds are just going bzzz, and this is probably one of the most simple setups I've ever worked with … There are these lovely sounds that I can layer and make each song really unique unto itself. I can't wait to really use this as a main tool to create production ideas.' - Beth Nielsen Chapman

'Nashville is a guitar town, but I'd always written — and still when there's a writers' round or a Bluebird-type event — I would always use keyboard. The first thing I noticed was ... really good piano sounds. There's always been a struggle with keyboards' drums and guitars. The guitars usually don't come across well, but on this one, I can hold onto things and make it sound a little bit more like I'm messing around on the guitar. It's great. … Especially if you're not a computer-proficient person where you can download millions of libraries and go through all that — that's a whole day to do that, and if it's three minutes, then I'd forget whatever I was going to play! So to have the right amount of sounds … one page where I can see it here and affect it here, then I'm good. This sounds like it could actually be part of a track.' - Ashley Gorley

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They found, as any musician who tries Genos will, that it is simply the best sounding, most complete, easiest to use, and inspiring Digital Workstation keyboard ever created.

Additional Features and Specifications

• FSX semi-weighted premium keyboard action with aftertouch, enhanced touch response for very expressive playing, and high-precision, durable construction.
• Dual Song Player lets the user crossfade smoothly between two audio Songs (or one audio and one MIDI Song).
• Play back Songs continuously using Song List function.
• Arpeggios add 216 motifs and riffs to performances using MegaVoices, going far beyond the abilities of traditional arpeggiators.
• Vocal Harmony and Synth Vocoder: Apply realistic multi-part harmonies to a vocal coming through the mic input, or use the Synth Vocoder for classic 'robot voice' effects.
• Premium Packs to expand Genos' capability by adding new Voices, Styles, and more, including even higher-quality content than the factory presets. Yamaha Expansion manager for Mac and PC.
• Personal Packs to manage Voice, Style, Song, and Registration content efficiently.
• Huge 1.8 GB of internal, non-volatile Flash memory.
• WAV, AIFF, SoundFont, and even REX support for creating original Voices and Drum Kits.
• XLR-1/4' combo mic input with phantom power.
• Four sub outputs allow routing of different aspects of the performance to different listening destinations, mixer channels, etc.
• Downloadable Cloud Audio Recorder app (iOS) to record via WiFi and share via SoundCloud.
• Downloadable SongBook+ app (iOS) for managing scores and lyrics from an iPad.
• Optional GNS-MS01 speaker system and L-7B keyboard stand.
• Dimensions: 1234 mm x 456 mm x 138 mm.
• Weight: 13 kg.

For more information about Yamaha Genos, please visit https://www.yamaha.com/genos/