Please continue with the rest of the style(s), brilliant walkthrough. Ignore the keyboard warriors, focus on the 99.99999%etc positive followers, many of which are respectively silent in admiration.
You are literally the child in the proverbial candy store! I love your enthusiasm, and your enjoyment shines through effortlessly! You are truly a gifted artist. Just wish I could play 1/10 as effortlessly as you. So much fun to watch your performances, thank you!!
Hi Leigh Would love to hear part two, your musicianship is really breathtaking. I love the Genos 2 and particularly the quality of the one touch settings, but no matter how good an instrument is in the end it all comes down to the skill of the musician playing it.
Hello Leigh! Just started watching the video, and your commentary on the 'song styles' is appreciated. Also, Yamaha UK sending you the keyboard as quickly as they did is and was a totally awesome move on their part. I mean, I'm in the U.S. and I'm watching this because you are going into the detail and doing demos that even Yamaha isn't doing, AND your commentary along the way is greatly appreciated, and I'm glad you're doing it. This really is one of the best sales pitches for the Genos 2 that's out there. Yamaha should be GIVING you the keyboard for all they're going to gain from this, not only in the UK, but the US and around the English-speaking world. THANK YOU!
@@LeighWilbraham you're welcome, but from the chair I'm sitting in, it's really nothing but the truth. PG Music of course makes the absolutely wonderful program 'Band In A Box.' They've got well over 3,000 styles. One of the things that I really like about the way they have it set up is for the Style Selection page, they will offer (not on every style, but most of them) song suggestions. So, you can do a search for song title and it will offer you a number of styles that may be suitable for that song. It may not have a style that as closely replicates the song as the Genos does, but it'll get you close. Having said that, Genos has 800 styles, plus expansion packs. It would be really nice if they, or someone, compiled a list of songs that go with certain styles, particularly the 'song styles.' As I've said elsewhere, I grew up listening to the Great American Songbook, so my knowledge of music post-1970 is severely lacking. Since I don't play out, am not even good enough to consider it, I wouldn't really be aware of those songs that are post-1970, but if we had a party or something, and I was playing for fun at home, and someone asked for something, and I had the sheet music for it, it would be nice to have a 'cheat sheet' where I could say 'Okay, someone wants me to play "Take My Breath Away" and I could go and select the proper style for it. I doubt Yamaha has anything like that in writing, but it would be nice if they did.
@@LeighWilbraham As to Part 2 for the Retro Pop, I'm not really interested in it at this point. I would like to see the Jazz, Easy Listening, and the Ballroom sections, at least for now. Of course, I'm sure there will be a lot of people who want to see the rest of the RetroPop section. 😁😆
There's lots to hear, ballad and country. And to really find out just how versatile it is with the season coming up some Christmas songs and carols. It's great listening Leigh, keep on going mate.
Hi Leigh, I'm really enjoying these videos and your wonderful playing, thank you so much! These styles are very strong and really do show off the power of Genos 2.
The drums have been sounding excellent! I haven't heard any styles on CZcams from the PA5X that come close to those of the Genos 2. I can't wait to get my Genos 2 which is on order, but it looks like it might be some time in coming.
This is brilliant!! I stopped playing years ago now I want to start again. The 80s styles are so good and some are cheeky lol. I want/need this lol. Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing more!
the D variation of the style at 9:30 is supposed to sound like the last part of Culture Club - Karma Chameleon, if you go to the official YT video, that part starts at around 3:10 minutes
Excellent review and nice improvisations. I bought my Genos2 a few months ago, in a large part, based on your reviews. About the sliders: I programmed the six knobs to control the style, multipad and left/right1-3 volumes. The knobs use the current position of the control and there is no catch problem. I recommend that you try it; you have 3 sets of knob controls to program as you like. About the openness of the styles: In the Genos2 introduction, Martin Harris said that this was done on purpose to allow the player to add more of themselves to the performance by playing and via multipads. I also like a string playing along in ballads - almost as a countermelody. I use the multipads for this and you can find some nice string multipads in the Legacy section - String Legato and String Ballad. It is not hard to program your own as well, particularly if you just want the strings to play a few long notes in the background.
It’s easy to play bad if you can’t play. It’s good to play good if you are good. However, if you are good at playing, it’s harder to play the tune wrong when you know it so well as a Geneos genius, just for the state of copy-smite.
Let's face it, lots of great songs written in the 80's and 90's for that matter ... It brings me joy listening to such grate music. Well presented and played as always by Leigh ... I have received mine however, I have not as yet opened the box as I'm waiting for the Yamaha L7B stand and also the Yamaha HS8 as they all have been sold during the Black Friday madness :)
I'm very pleased Leigh Wilbraham that you made this video. Of course most of the styles are there on Genos 1 in a different place but I'd forgotten all about them. I've had such a great time experimenting with them this afternoon. Many thanks! On the Karma Chameleon one where you thought the D style was odd, that's how that song finishes in an almost military style ending.
Your videos are so enjoyable I've played keyboard for a long time had some many synths growin up have had a Yamaha clavinova 705 for a while but would love this good work mate
So Leigh, my theory is as following: Yamaha reps got together and talked how to address the new over50 buyers. "So what songs they heard in their youth?" - "80s!" - "So we pack this new board till roof with 80s flavour!" - "I have another idea - why not pack an entire DX7 into it?" - "No, this is too obvious ... no ... wait! You are genious, lad! And we have all these old fart samples already in the cupboard! So no extra cost! And we sell it as ... the old legend now in the new Genos! YEZZZ!"😄😉
Hi Leigh - love all these videos you have made about Genos2, they really inspire me, thanks. I really look forward to Part 2 of the Retro Pop Styles walkthrough (please!) and any others you have time to make for us all. I was lucky enough to receive my Genos2 a few days ago, and I have to disagree with your view on the new method of adjusting the sliders. In your example on the rightmost slider, where the setting is high (as now indicated by the lights) but the slider is physically down at the bottom, it really is very easy to know that you have to take the slider up to where the lights are to then bring back down again to slightly lower the level. How quickly we forget the problems on previous models, whereby you had no visual indication of what the current/preset level is, then you touch the slider and you get a sudden increase/decrease in volume - so, as in your example, the setting is high (but no lights to indicate that) but the slider is physically at the bottom, and the moment you touched that slider on previous models, the volume would jump straight back down to zero and then increase as you moved the slider up. I think that with the lights to indicate the current setting and the so-called "catch point", you can easily see what the current setting is, and what you have to do to adjust it up/down without the sudden loss or explosion of sound.
Leigh! Great video! The song you’re looking for for 70 crossover pop is Yellow River, covered by French Joe Dassin as l’Amerique! Keep on the good work! Cheers
The part of Culture Clubs track comes in at 3.11 Karma Chameleon chorus with all harmonising vocals and drum rolls and bass before normal chorus repeated to fade
Yeah another great demo, cheers Leigh! Regarding the sliders and them having to be moved to latch first, I guess it's to stop sudden increases or decreases in volume, especially if you accidently knock one by mistake during a performance. Giving the user a toggle to have them behave as they did before would be good, but equally perhaps a third option that attempts some intelligent smoothing depending how far away the slider is from the actual value. Tough one, but at least having the choice means you can pick your own poison 😊
Each time a new keyboard product comes along I wonder if we’re getting close to style saturation. Leigh is blessed with an enviable ability to produce a huge repertoire of tunes from memory. If us mere mortals had to rely on printed music we would spend a lot of playing time searching for the music and the Genos music rest would be put under great strain. I wonder if one possible cure is not to use the intros which tend to lead into specific tunes. Many of these songs were still played prior to any of this technology. Ok, perhaps not so enjoyable. This won’t really affect me because I don’t own this generation of instrument. I think I might die of old age attempting to keep up. I’m not bitter, just realistic. Thanks anyway Leigh for your mini concerts. Well done.
You can't say that Yamaha don't go all the way with the Genos 2. They put a DX7 patch engine in and filled the machine with 80's styles. Simply can't help to love it. Especially when you were a teen of the 80's. The best decade for pop music. I know that they did have a "Fall strings" sound in the original but they sound much better in the G2 and I fully agree .. you can have so much fun with all those 70's and 80's Disco styles. So many good styles. I admit I was very impressed with the disco styles in the Ketron Event but It's a huge problem that you can't easy edit an audio styles. Already have tons of ideas for at least about 2 hours of Disco and 80's show just by playing around with the different styles I have gotten around with so far. This is by far the best 5 grand I have spent on an instrument for years. It's insta fun instead of spending hours on recording backing for a Synth. I might still get a Montage M just to get the ANX engine, but for now the focus is on the Genos
Do you know what would be great? I would love to see a video from you playing all the disco, trance and synthersizer sounds with fast beats. And I would like you to do another video with heavy Rock guitars, especially, the ones with the WahWah sound effect. That would be absolutely wonderfull. I love to see your video's and I can't wait for the next one.
Hi Leigh. I noticed that you only use 3 fingers on the right hand. Could you make a video to share your playing techniques, especially the right hands? Thank you so much.
There's one thing that I wish Yamaha (and others) would consider doing.... well, possibly two things. For one, I'd love to see a separate Line-Out that you can assign specific instruments to. For example, being obsessed by a Hammond B3, I'd love to have the option of routing the B3 (or other organ sounds) to a separate line-out that would go right into my Leslie. So not only would you get a fuller sound, but almost a surround sound effect... at least from where I have the Leslie located. Or let's go nuts, perhaps 2 special assignable lines out. So the second thing I'd love to see, but never will, would be for a keyboard to also have 5.1 surround output. Whether be via discrete outputs (5 surround channels and 1 sub woofer). And again, where, if possible, one could create "songs" and assign orchestral instruments to specif channels and even cross-blending. One could create an encompassing sound environment. And for clarity, I'm not talking A.I. assisted frequency splitting (aka, fake surround). I mean discrete! But... sigh... I know that will never happen. The closest that I've come to anything like that is what I've built here at home, to run my Yamaha HS4 and Korg PA-700. It's a 6-channel amp with separate controls for each instrument. Each has its own sub-woofer. The sound field created is so filling and nice. But to have something like a Genos 3 (yes 3) LOL that has discrete outputs (for 5.1 surround) would be amazing... wait... did I say 5.1 surround? Why not go nuts and have 7.1 surround... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS! LOL Yeah, I know... never gonna happen.
Hi Leigh I agree with your changes to the OTS I have changed all of mine. Previously I asked you if you could make a style of a walking horse for cowboy songs. I have managed to change one of my old tyros 5 sounds to do this it will do for the moment but is not perfect but then I do not have your skills. Best wishes. Ron Kendall ❤😅
Not sure if someone already answered it but you need "Version 4" on that beat for a middlepart of "Karma Chamaeleon" from Culture Club - listen to the song ;) - Fun Video all-in-all again of course :)
Hi Leigh Lugero here, your videos across different brands os keyboards is incredible,and everyone of your videos are very informative. Great job.I have genos1 and love it. Would I be out of order to ask your question about Pa5x have just acquired one, and don’t have a clue. To multitrack ,with the arranger.. Sorry for this question. Cheers Lugero.🎹👏🎹👍
Well, Lee, Here's the way I see it! With the song styles, I change the cords around to make them sound a little different, and make them a little less like the people who created the song. The first beat you showed us was like the song, "How will I know" by whitney Housten, so if I had the Genos 2, I would put that rhythm in a minor key, or else just create my own intros or just not use that paticular one, unless you're doing a cover of that song. If you're doing a video of a cover of How will I know, you'd have to put in the description, "Cover of How will I know", which would help CZcams to know you're not trying to infringe copyright law. I think the song styles are beautiful. Try putting the song styles in a minor key and see what you get. If some song styles are in a minor key, put them in a major key. Let's hear a video of you doing that, and let's hear what you think of that. I do it all the time. Even Try using your imagination and play your own intros with Variation 4 and then go ahead with your song! Check it out and see what happens!
Coming from a Tyros and Korg PA Leigh, is there no ballad section? Are the ballad styles just spread through the other catogories? Also like others, in am not so keen on the strings or indeed the harmonica - they were much better on the Korg in my opinion, so any suggestions on what to do about these sounds would be much appreciated. You have mentioned a non-yamaha string pack so perhaps at some point you could pop a link in one of your videos. Thanks again for all your efforts 👍😉.
The woodpecker comment cracked me up 😆There's so many songstyles in there. One thing I wonder is why is the Take on ... style is not particulary good done. They even have the original DX bass.and use a silly other synth bass. Most of that song can be made with just layering DX7 sounds. the synth lead stack is made with a mix of Juno and dx7 parts and some Emu sounds in there too. But fact is that the DX7 sounds actually gives the instrument a better sonic ballance especially for those 80's and more modern styles and 80's and 90's stuff is what 50's and 60's stuff was 30 years ago. So Yamaha is actually pretty smart in keeping up what they started in the Montage years ago in bringing the FM sounds back
Morning Leigh. Just listening to this as I start work. Sounding great and being a teenager in the 80's, this is the perfect keyboard for me. I was just wondering, now you have spent quite a bit of time with the Genos 2 if you still feel it's the most balanced arranger out there? If you had to buy a board today, is this what you would go for?
Yeah different style, kind of RE-imagining... BUT Genos 1 Styles is superior in every aspect...Genos 1 has many many professional and natural Styles and drum kits and sounds... But in Genos 2 everything has been kinda downgraded sort of 😕😕 and become so cheesy and superficial .... I don't know why.... Genos 1 was/is very professional keyboards in every aspect... THAT professionalism has been taken from Genos 2... You can COMPARISON between them yourself.. it's not my belief.... it's a fact that most who had/has Genos 1, have stated it.... even those who have Tyros 5 are saying....Tyros 5 has better quality.... Believe me they are not wrong... There are many videos of Genos 1 styles and sounds in all Categories.... Listen to them and then compare them to Genos 2 Styles and sounds... and you will understand very quickly... After 7 Long Years.... Genos 2 is a disappointment unfortunately... It's like very light upgrade from Genos 1 😔😔😔😕😥😞
OTS choices in Genos 1 are better, but that just takes a bit of tweaking as well as the effects on some of the voices , so no big deal..... Having to push sliders back and forth is a step backwards, takes even more time to make adjustments now when one's playing live. For the less gifted players the specific songstyles must be a lot of fun, it's a way to improve their playing recognizing the song and practice...and having fun playing is what it's all about right?.... a 50/50 in song related styles an non song related styles would be perfect so it meets everybody's demands. Looking forward to part two but can you do me (us) a favour.....in all demo's of the genos 2 so far i haven't seen people using the Style Dynamics control, the ambient drums adjustments and the revelation reverb that much which were actually 3 of the main selling points. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.
Hi Leigh, Completely agree about using the sax around minute 18. l can only assume that whoever was doing the OTS settings was suffering from a brain fart at the time 😏
Hi Leigh Does the Genos have the "Lower Memory" function like the Korg PA? I would also like to know if it is possible to make a song list in alphabetical order like on Korg PA? Thank you.
Hi yes and yes. You can arrange your songs so much easier and quicker in Genos. There’s a sort a-z button in playlist (songbook) and you can drag and drop songs anywhere you want.
Fun but not so creative. Please show us editing functions, like style creation, sequencer features, mastering section, vocal recording with harmo and autontune, if you please M. Wilbraham!👏👏👏
Hi Leigh, Sorry I missed your reply on Jan 3, I got the alert when signing into Gmail which I don't do that often as it's my second email account. Thank you.
I don't see the difference between geno 1 and 2 but you see the difference between genos and the new korg pax5 and korg in my opinion is better , smooth sound transition us a fame changer on the korg pax5
It’s great that Yamaha can boast about the hundreds of styles. What they don’t say is that 80% of them are really only useable for one song. Might be a good idea if they could split the styles into two separate main categories - one for songs and the other group called Generic or Non Specific.
Yes but in fact this type off keyboard is not for real créative Artist. It’s not an real aranger is just a machine for play covers. the workstations are for the Real créative Artistes .
Actually this is this way.... From Tyros 5, Genos 1, Genos 2... There are styles that are related to specific famous songs AND there are many many universal and higher quality General styles that you can use them on many songs as you wish....
By the way Genos 2 has different style than Genos 1, kind of RE-imagining... BUT Genos 1 Styles is much superior in every aspect...Genos 1 has many many professional and natural Styles and drum kits and sounds... But in Genos 2 everything has been kinda downgraded sort of 😕😕 and become so cheesy and superficial .... I don't know why.... Genos 1 was/is very professional keyboards in every aspect... THAT professionalism has been taken from Genos 2... You can COMPARISON between them yourself.. it's not my belief.... it's a fact that most who had/has Genos 1, have stated it.... even those who have Tyros 5 are saying....Tyros 5 has better quality.... Believe me they are not wrong... There are many videos of Genos 1 styles and sounds in all Categories.... Listen to them and then compare them to Genos 2 Styles and sounds... and you will understand very quickly... After 7 Long Years.... Genos 2 is a disappointment unfortunately... It's like very light upgrade from Genos 1 😔😔😔😕😥😞
I totally agree with you that there are too many styles which lock you in to a specific song - like a glorified karaoke machine almost. For the price of this thing I can't understand why Yamaha didn't just put these 'copy' styles onto a flash drive to be sold separately! This is actually the only reason I'm delaying taking the plunge into buying one. Ps. at around 9:00mins - that's the bridge in this particular song... can't get any more obvious than this. With these rythms so close to the originals... does it really leave any scope for original songwriting?? I'm not seeing it.
If that’s all that’s putting you off that’s surprising as there’s soooo much more to Genos 2 that is different. Drums make this machine sound like nothing else. Brass and guitars are massively improved. Fx - pianos. The list goes on and on and on.
I hear that the genos 2 can’t maintain the same voice on keys you still have pressed down while changing to a different voice. That needs to be fixed in my view
Why should I make the Genos 2 the centerpiece of my home studio. I am NOT interested in live performing or playing others music. I want to compose original music, create song demos and music for my business and home videos. Why not just get a powerful computer and a good DAW? Scott from Indianapolis
As for wanting opinions about the slider thing where to bring it back down, you first have to push all the way up, I'll say that it's ridiculous. Whomever thought of that, whomever designed that and whomever signed off on that 'feature', should be slap hard with an old trout. LOL It's silly and I'm hoping that it's a bug and not a 'feature." There is not a single device ON THE PLANET, which uses sliders that behave that way. It's literally counterintuitive and I can see it being very distracting while playing and throw someone's rhythm right off. Perhaps if enough people complain to Yammy, they'll address that in a software update. Perhaps what they could do is to add a configuration option in Setup, where one could choose to either have it the way it is now or to disable it so that the slider responds like a normal slider. Where it continues from its current position. Not have to be pushed all the way up first.
Please continue with the rest of the style(s), brilliant walkthrough. Ignore the keyboard warriors, focus on the 99.99999%etc positive followers, many of which are respectively silent in admiration.
Thank you so much 😊
You are literally the child in the proverbial candy store! I love your enthusiasm, and your enjoyment shines through effortlessly! You are truly a gifted artist. Just wish I could play 1/10 as effortlessly as you. So much fun to watch your performances, thank you!!
Thank you.
Hi Leigh
Would love to hear part two, your musicianship is really breathtaking. I love the Genos 2 and particularly the quality of the one touch settings, but no matter how good an instrument is in the end it all comes down to the skill of the musician playing it.
Hello Leigh! Just started watching the video, and your commentary on the 'song styles' is appreciated. Also, Yamaha UK sending you the keyboard as quickly as they did is and was a totally awesome move on their part. I mean, I'm in the U.S. and I'm watching this because you are going into the detail and doing demos that even Yamaha isn't doing, AND your commentary along the way is greatly appreciated, and I'm glad you're doing it. This really is one of the best sales pitches for the Genos 2 that's out there. Yamaha should be GIVING you the keyboard for all they're going to gain from this, not only in the UK, but the US and around the English-speaking world.
THANK YOU!
Hi Gary that’s so kind of you to leave this comment. You’ve made my day.
@@LeighWilbraham you're welcome, but from the chair I'm sitting in, it's really nothing but the truth.
PG Music of course makes the absolutely wonderful program 'Band In A Box.' They've got well over 3,000 styles. One of the things that I really like about the way they have it set up is for the Style Selection page, they will offer (not on every style, but most of them) song suggestions. So, you can do a search for song title and it will offer you a number of styles that may be suitable for that song. It may not have a style that as closely replicates the song as the Genos does, but it'll get you close. Having said that, Genos has 800 styles, plus expansion packs. It would be really nice if they, or someone, compiled a list of songs that go with certain styles, particularly the 'song styles.' As I've said elsewhere, I grew up listening to the Great American Songbook, so my knowledge of music post-1970 is severely lacking. Since I don't play out, am not even good enough to consider it, I wouldn't really be aware of those songs that are post-1970, but if we had a party or something, and I was playing for fun at home, and someone asked for something, and I had the sheet music for it, it would be nice to have a 'cheat sheet' where I could say 'Okay, someone wants me to play "Take My Breath Away" and I could go and select the proper style for it. I doubt Yamaha has anything like that in writing, but it would be nice if they did.
@@LeighWilbraham At 1:21:34. 80s Uplifting Ballad. Theme from Hill Street Blues. czcams.com/video/Je2fGzKiqRM/video.html
@@LeighWilbraham As to Part 2 for the Retro Pop, I'm not really interested in it at this point. I would like to see the Jazz, Easy Listening, and the Ballroom sections, at least for now. Of course, I'm sure there will be a lot of people who want to see the rest of the RetroPop section. 😁😆
That's so true Gary. Some use it just to show their playing talent and even though they are really good it doesn't demonstrate the keyboard.
There's lots to hear, ballad and country. And to really find out just how versatile it is with the season coming up some Christmas songs and carols. It's great listening Leigh, keep on going mate.
Hi Leigh, I'm really enjoying these videos and your wonderful playing, thank you so much! These styles are very strong and really do show off the power of Genos 2.
Thanks Simon. Genos 2 styles and the drums in particular are what make this keyboard sooooo good
The drums have been sounding excellent! I haven't heard any styles on CZcams from the PA5X that come close to those of the Genos 2. I can't wait to get my Genos 2 which is on order, but it looks like it might be some time in coming.
This is brilliant!! I stopped playing years ago now I want to start again. The 80s styles are so good and some are cheeky lol. I want/need this lol. Thank you so much. I look forward to hearing more!
the D variation of the style at 9:30 is supposed to sound like the last part of Culture Club - Karma Chameleon, if you go to the official YT video, that part starts at around 3:10 minutes
Excellent review and nice improvisations. I bought my Genos2 a few months ago, in a large part, based on your reviews. About the sliders: I programmed the six knobs to control the style, multipad and left/right1-3 volumes. The knobs use the current position of the control and there is no catch problem. I recommend that you try it; you have 3 sets of knob controls to program as you like. About the openness of the styles: In the Genos2 introduction, Martin Harris said that this was done on purpose to allow the player to add more of themselves to the performance by playing and via multipads. I also like a string playing along in ballads - almost as a countermelody. I use the multipads for this and you can find some nice string multipads in the Legacy section - String Legato and String Ballad. It is not hard to program your own as well, particularly if you just want the strings to play a few long notes in the background.
It’s easy to play bad if you can’t play. It’s good to play good if you are good. However, if you are good at playing, it’s harder to play the tune wrong when you know it so well as a Geneos genius, just for the state of copy-smite.
Let's face it, lots of great songs written in the 80's and 90's for that matter ... It brings me joy listening to such grate music. Well presented and played as always by Leigh ... I have received mine however, I have not as yet opened the box as I'm waiting for the Yamaha L7B stand and also the Yamaha HS8 as they all have been sold during the Black Friday madness :)
this was great to listen to you playing and your excitement. The Genos2 is tops and I want one. I live in N. E.
Are you thinking of getting one Jean?
I'm very pleased Leigh Wilbraham that you made this video. Of course most of the styles are there on Genos 1 in a different place but I'd forgotten all about them. I've had such a great time experimenting with them this afternoon. Many thanks!
On the Karma Chameleon one where you thought the D style was odd, that's how that song finishes in an almost military style ending.
I don’t remember that.
Hi Leigh, your demos are great. I’d love to hear some of the ballroom section. Keep up the good work. Cheers!
Great playing, great info, you're a true performer
Thank you kindly!
Your videos are so enjoyable I've played keyboard for a long time had some many synths growin up have had a Yamaha clavinova 705 for a while but would love this good work mate
So Leigh, my theory is as following: Yamaha reps got together and talked how to address the new over50 buyers. "So what songs they heard in their youth?" - "80s!" - "So we pack this new board till roof with 80s flavour!" - "I have another idea - why not pack an entire DX7 into it?" - "No, this is too obvious ... no ... wait! You are genious, lad! And we have all these old fart samples already in the cupboard! So no extra cost! And we sell it as ... the old legend now in the new Genos! YEZZZ!"😄😉
yess
Leigh … A Woman in Love? Surely, a woah a man in love with Genos 2 … great content, as always.
Absolutely
Fantastic Demo!
Thanks
Hi Leigh,Fantastic video!
I would like to see part 2😍
I don't know why ... but I love this counting before a refrain ... 2,3,4 ...it makes it so energetic. I don't know why ...
Hi Liegh, Thanks again for these amazing videos. I am so tempted to buy a genos 2 now, if money were no odds, smiles.
Hi Leigh - love all these videos you have made about Genos2, they really inspire me, thanks. I really look forward to Part 2 of the Retro Pop Styles walkthrough (please!) and any others you have time to make for us all. I was lucky enough to receive my Genos2 a few days ago, and I have to disagree with your view on the new method of adjusting the sliders. In your example on the rightmost slider, where the setting is high (as now indicated by the lights) but the slider is physically down at the bottom, it really is very easy to know that you have to take the slider up to where the lights are to then bring back down again to slightly lower the level. How quickly we forget the problems on previous models, whereby you had no visual indication of what the current/preset level is, then you touch the slider and you get a sudden increase/decrease in volume - so, as in your example, the setting is high (but no lights to indicate that) but the slider is physically at the bottom, and the moment you touched that slider on previous models, the volume would jump straight back down to zero and then increase as you moved the slider up. I think that with the lights to indicate the current setting and the so-called "catch point", you can easily see what the current setting is, and what you have to do to adjust it up/down without the sudden loss or explosion of sound.
Great stuff. Really enjoy seeing the styles. I'll plod on with my Tyros 4 for now. Maybe next year.....
Yes please, I would like the 2nd part. 🙏🏻
Leigh! Great video!
The song you’re looking for for 70 crossover pop is Yellow River, covered by French Joe Dassin as l’Amerique!
Keep on the good work!
Cheers
The part of Culture Clubs track comes in at 3.11 Karma Chameleon chorus with all harmonising vocals and drum rolls and bass before normal chorus repeated to fade
Keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
Yeah another great demo, cheers Leigh! Regarding the sliders and them having to be moved to latch first, I guess it's to stop sudden increases or decreases in volume, especially if you accidently knock one by mistake during a performance. Giving the user a toggle to have them behave as they did before would be good, but equally perhaps a third option that attempts some intelligent smoothing depending how far away the slider is from the actual value. Tough one, but at least having the choice means you can pick your own poison 😊
Each time a new keyboard product comes along I wonder if we’re getting close to style saturation. Leigh is blessed with an enviable ability to produce a huge repertoire of tunes from memory. If us mere mortals had to rely on printed music we would spend a lot of playing time searching for the music and the Genos music rest would be put under great strain. I wonder if one possible cure is not to use the intros which
tend to lead into specific tunes. Many of these songs were still played prior to any of this technology. Ok, perhaps not so enjoyable. This won’t really affect me because I don’t own this generation of instrument. I think I might die of old age attempting to keep up. I’m not bitter, just realistic. Thanks anyway Leigh for your mini concerts. Well done.
Great. That's my cup of tea 👌tank you
Great video really enjoyed guessing what the songs were supposed to be from the intros/outros
You can't say that Yamaha don't go all the way with the Genos 2. They put a DX7 patch engine in and filled the machine with 80's styles. Simply can't help to love it. Especially when you were a teen of the 80's. The best decade for pop music. I know that they did have a "Fall strings" sound in the original but they sound much better in the G2 and I fully agree .. you can have so much fun with all those 70's and 80's Disco styles. So many good styles. I admit I was very impressed with the disco styles in the Ketron Event but It's a huge problem that you can't easy edit an audio styles. Already have tons of ideas for at least about 2 hours of Disco and 80's show just by playing around with the different styles I have gotten around with so far. This is by far the best 5 grand I have spent on an instrument for years. It's insta fun instead of spending hours on recording backing for a Synth. I might still get a Montage M just to get the ANX engine, but for now the focus is on the Genos
Your demo makes me want to buy an arranger keyboard again. Thanks
Song you were thinking of at 4:46 was Trapped by Colonel Abrams 👌 Great track
Do you know what would be great? I would love to see a video from you playing all the disco, trance and synthersizer sounds with fast beats. And I would like you to do another video with heavy Rock guitars, especially, the ones with the WahWah sound effect. That would be absolutely wonderfull.
I love to see your video's and I can't wait for the next one.
Hi Leigh. I noticed that you only use 3 fingers on the right hand. Could you make a video to share your playing techniques, especially the right hands? Thank you so much.
There's one thing that I wish Yamaha (and others) would consider doing.... well, possibly two things.
For one, I'd love to see a separate Line-Out that you can assign specific instruments to.
For example, being obsessed by a Hammond B3, I'd love to have the option of routing the B3 (or other organ sounds) to a separate line-out that would go right into my Leslie. So not only would you get a fuller sound, but almost a surround sound effect... at least from where I have the Leslie located.
Or let's go nuts, perhaps 2 special assignable lines out.
So the second thing I'd love to see, but never will, would be for a keyboard to also have 5.1 surround output.
Whether be via discrete outputs (5 surround channels and 1 sub woofer). And again, where, if possible, one could create "songs" and assign orchestral instruments to specif channels and even cross-blending. One could create an encompassing sound environment. And for clarity, I'm not talking A.I. assisted frequency splitting (aka, fake surround). I mean discrete!
But... sigh... I know that will never happen.
The closest that I've come to anything like that is what I've built here at home, to run my Yamaha HS4 and Korg PA-700. It's a 6-channel amp with separate controls for each instrument. Each has its own sub-woofer. The sound field created is so filling and nice.
But to have something like a Genos 3 (yes 3) LOL that has discrete outputs (for 5.1 surround) would be amazing... wait... did I say 5.1 surround? Why not go nuts and have 7.1 surround... YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
LOL
Yeah, I know... never gonna happen.
Great demo Leigh. Is there a list anywhere of the songs each style was based on (when it's designed for something specific)?
Hi Leigh I agree with your changes to the OTS I have changed all of mine. Previously I asked you if you could make a style of a walking horse for cowboy songs. I have managed to change one of my old tyros 5 sounds to do this it will do for the moment but is not perfect but then I do not have your skills. Best wishes. Ron Kendall ❤😅
Thank you again Leigh. I still didn;t tell my have wife i want to buy the Genos 2 too. Let's see its a divorce worth.😮 Yes i want part 2❤
She said yes. So i bought one. Know i cant wait.....
Nice video. Sound pro
Not sure if someone already answered it but you need "Version 4" on that beat for a middlepart of "Karma Chamaeleon" from Culture Club - listen to the song ;) - Fun Video all-in-all again of course :)
3:46 BEST STYLE EVER, NOW I WANT THE GENOS 2 TO RICKROLL EVERYONE
Hello! Thank you very much for uploading these demos, could you share the style files to try them on my Genos 1?
Hi Leigh Lugero here, your videos across different brands os keyboards is incredible,and everyone of your videos are very informative. Great job.I have genos1 and love it. Would I be out of order to ask your question about Pa5x have just acquired one, and don’t have a clue. To multitrack ,with the arranger.. Sorry for this question. Cheers Lugero.🎹👏🎹👍
really interested to listen to page 6 to 9 for these pop styles. Thanks Leigh
Well, Lee, Here's the way I see it! With the song styles, I change the cords around to make them sound a little different, and make them a little less like the people who created the song. The first beat you showed us was like the song, "How will I know" by whitney Housten, so if I had the Genos 2, I would put that rhythm in a minor key, or else just create my own intros or just not use that paticular one, unless you're doing a cover of that song. If you're doing a video of a cover of How will I know, you'd have to put in the description, "Cover of How will I know", which would help CZcams to know you're not trying to infringe copyright law. I think the song styles are beautiful. Try putting the song styles in a minor key and see what you get. If some song styles are in a minor key, put them in a major key. Let's hear a video of you doing that, and let's hear what you think of that. I do it all the time. Even Try using your imagination and play your own intros with Variation 4 and then go ahead with your song! Check it out and see what happens!
Coming from a Tyros and Korg PA Leigh, is there no ballad section? Are the ballad styles just spread through the other catogories? Also like others, in am not so keen on the strings or indeed the harmonica - they were much better on the Korg in my opinion, so any suggestions on what to do about these sounds would be much appreciated. You have mentioned a non-yamaha string pack so perhaps at some point you could pop a link in one of your videos. Thanks again for all your efforts 👍😉.
The woodpecker comment cracked me up 😆There's so many songstyles in there. One thing I wonder is why is the Take on ... style is not particulary good done. They even have the original DX bass.and use a silly other synth bass. Most of that song can be made with just layering DX7 sounds. the synth lead stack is made with a mix of Juno and dx7 parts and some Emu sounds in there too. But fact is that the DX7 sounds actually gives the instrument a better sonic ballance especially for those 80's and more modern styles and 80's and 90's stuff is what 50's and 60's stuff was 30 years ago. So Yamaha is actually pretty smart in keeping up what they started in the Montage years ago in bringing the FM sounds back
Go for a part 2.
Hi Leigh, can you explain or do a video on the "LOOPER" feature? Thanks in advance
Mr. Leight, the boy ballad is K Pop. K Pop is axspanbinding into the North American market. K Pop is now entering the Canadian music styles. 😊
Morning Leigh. Just listening to this as I start work. Sounding great and being a teenager in the 80's, this is the perfect keyboard for me. I was just wondering, now you have spent quite a bit of time with the Genos 2 if you still feel it's the most balanced arranger out there? If you had to buy a board today, is this what you would go for?
Yeah different style, kind of RE-imagining... BUT Genos 1 Styles is superior in every aspect...Genos 1 has many many professional and natural Styles and drum kits and sounds...
But in Genos 2 everything has been kinda downgraded sort of 😕😕 and become so cheesy and superficial .... I don't know why....
Genos 1 was/is very professional keyboards in every aspect...
THAT professionalism has been taken from Genos 2...
You can COMPARISON between them yourself..
it's not my belief.... it's a fact that most who had/has Genos 1, have stated it.... even those who have Tyros 5 are saying....Tyros 5 has better quality.... Believe me they are not wrong...
There are many videos of Genos 1 styles and sounds in all Categories.... Listen to them and then compare them to Genos 2 Styles and sounds...
and you will understand very quickly...
After 7 Long Years.... Genos 2 is a disappointment unfortunately...
It's like very light upgrade from Genos 1 😔😔😔😕😥😞
OTS choices in Genos 1 are better, but that just takes a bit of tweaking as well as the effects on some of the voices , so no big deal.....
Having to push sliders back and forth is a step backwards, takes even more time to make adjustments now when one's playing live.
For the less gifted players the specific songstyles must be a lot of fun, it's a way to improve their playing recognizing the song and practice...and having fun playing is what it's all about right?.... a 50/50 in song related styles an non song related styles would be perfect so it meets everybody's demands.
Looking forward to part two but can you do me (us) a favour.....in all demo's of the genos 2 so far i haven't seen people using the Style Dynamics control, the ambient drums adjustments and the revelation reverb that much which were actually 3 of the main selling points. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work.
Hi Leigh,
Completely agree about using the sax around minute 18. l can only assume that whoever was doing the OTS settings was suffering from a brain fart at the time 😏
51.35 Bananarama Venus
The shame is wrong, it is Madonna Papa don't preach😊 and Cuttingcrew died in your Arms tonight😊
Nice Video Thanks
🎹🎹🎹🎼🎼🎼
1:06:47 is Christie: Yellow River
HOORAY! THE 80'S WAS THE END OF GOOD MUSIC.
Please part 2
That's an 80's music machine. Thx!
I just have tohear part 2!
Main D is the bridge in the Culture club song
Hi Leigh
Does the Genos have the "Lower Memory" function like the Korg PA?
I would also like to know if it is possible to make a song list in alphabetical order like on Korg PA?
Thank you.
Hi yes and yes. You can arrange your songs so much easier and quicker in Genos. There’s a sort a-z button in playlist (songbook) and you can drag and drop songs anywhere you want.
@@LeighWilbraham Many thanks !
Got mine Friday, speakers problems, shortage
Anychance of giving us the matching songs to the styles please
These stlyles are super but the problem is to associate song titles to go with it
Clever how you avoided that Pet Shop Boys *cough* It's a sin *cough* one....lol
Fun but not so creative. Please show us editing functions, like style creation, sequencer features, mastering section, vocal recording with harmo and autontune, if you please M. Wilbraham!👏👏👏
Hi Leigh,
Sorry I missed your reply on Jan 3, I got the alert when signing into Gmail which I don't do that often as it's my second email account. Thank you.
Uplifting Ballad = Officer and Gentleman .. Up where we Belong 😘 Intro 2 into A
Hi Leigh, what is the song you played for 80SFundkySoul 26:00 please ? thanks in advance (I love all yours demo's)
Think it was A night to remember by Shalamar
ty so much @Mrwkcdwilly
I don't see the difference between geno 1 and 2 but you see the difference between genos and the new korg pax5 and korg in my opinion is better , smooth sound transition us a fame changer on the korg pax5
Where is that piece from between 12:04 to 12:17? Please, please let me know.
Le Reve
It’s great that Yamaha can boast about the hundreds of styles. What they don’t say is that 80% of them are really only useable for one song. Might be a good idea if they could split the styles into two separate main categories - one for songs and the other group called Generic or Non Specific.
Yes but in fact this type off keyboard is not for real créative Artist. It’s not an real aranger is just a machine for play covers. the workstations are for the Real créative Artistes .
Actually this is this way....
From Tyros 5, Genos 1, Genos 2...
There are styles that are related to specific famous songs AND there are many many universal and higher quality General styles that you can use them on many songs as you wish....
By the way
Genos 2 has different style than Genos 1, kind of RE-imagining... BUT Genos 1 Styles is much superior in every aspect...Genos 1 has many many professional and natural Styles and drum kits and sounds...
But in Genos 2 everything has been kinda downgraded sort of 😕😕 and become so cheesy and superficial .... I don't know why....
Genos 1 was/is very professional keyboards in every aspect...
THAT professionalism has been taken from Genos 2...
You can COMPARISON between them yourself..
it's not my belief.... it's a fact that most who had/has Genos 1, have stated it.... even those who have Tyros 5 are saying....Tyros 5 has better quality.... Believe me they are not wrong...
There are many videos of Genos 1 styles and sounds in all Categories.... Listen to them and then compare them to Genos 2 Styles and sounds...
and you will understand very quickly...
After 7 Long Years.... Genos 2 is a disappointment unfortunately...
It's like very light upgrade from Genos 1 😔😔😔😕😥😞
What happened with part 2?
It’s coming
Paul Simon Koda Chrom??
1:15:31 99 Luftballons by Nena
Valzer? Mazurca? Tango? Beguine? Fisarmonica? Musette? Grazie tenchiou! Merci!!!
18:15 incredible sax but miserable strings at 18:00. Epic strings needed.
Agreed Tony.
Yellow river was the other song.👍
1:06:10 yellow river christie?
😊
Fernando ABBA
I just don’t know if I can afford the Genos2.
I totally agree with you that there are too many styles which lock you in to a specific song - like a glorified karaoke machine almost. For the price of this thing I can't understand why Yamaha didn't just put these 'copy' styles onto a flash drive to be sold separately! This is actually the only reason I'm delaying taking the plunge into buying one. Ps. at around 9:00mins - that's the bridge in this particular song... can't get any more obvious than this. With these rythms so close to the originals... does it really leave any scope for original songwriting?? I'm not seeing it.
If that’s all that’s putting you off that’s surprising as there’s soooo much more to Genos 2 that is different. Drums make this machine sound like nothing else. Brass and guitars are massively improved. Fx - pianos. The list goes on and on and on.
I hear that the genos 2 can’t maintain the same voice on keys you still have pressed down while changing to a different voice. That needs to be fixed in my view
I agree - it's something that Yamaha should look at for Genos 3 - and improve the use of the arpeggiator also on Genos 2.
Would you please some modern talking for us?
Interesting, you played in C key but is sounds in D
Why should I make the Genos 2 the centerpiece of my home studio. I am NOT interested in live performing or playing others music. I want to compose original music, create song demos and music for my business and home videos. Why not just get a powerful computer and a good DAW?
Scott from Indianapolis
That would be a better option for you than a Genos. It’s what I use for my own studio.
What would you recommend? What set up do you have?
@@scottwhiting23 I’m Mac based with Logic Pro x and komplete Kontrol S88
As for wanting opinions about the slider thing where to bring it back down, you first have to push all the way up, I'll say that it's ridiculous.
Whomever thought of that, whomever designed that and whomever signed off on that 'feature', should be slap hard with an old trout. LOL
It's silly and I'm hoping that it's a bug and not a 'feature."
There is not a single device ON THE PLANET, which uses sliders that behave that way. It's literally counterintuitive and I can see it being very distracting while playing and throw someone's rhythm right off.
Perhaps if enough people complain to Yammy, they'll address that in a software update. Perhaps what they could do is to add a configuration option in Setup, where one could choose to either have it the way it is now or to disable it so that the slider responds like a normal slider. Where it continues from its current position. Not have to be pushed all the way up first.
Whomever in Yamaha's R&D/Creative Idea Dept. has shit-for-brains thinking that slider function is acceptable!
Not quite how I’d put it but you’re 100% spot on 😂 😂 😂
1:23:57 80sSwedishPopBallad.T549.prs
You don’t have to name the styles.