New download items - Discover playlists, Cubase patch, Tyros5 styles for Genoss

[zionip]

I use a short USB-A extender cable to route from the rear USB port.  This saves wear and tear on the Genos connector. (I do a lot of PC-based editing, insertion, removal.)

Hi pj,

I have to say that your use of a short (1-ft) USB-A male to female extension cable, about US$5 each, or US$8 for a 2-pack, is a very prudent use of low cost accessory to protect the expensive keyboard against wear and tear of the USB ports, avoiding unnecessary repairs related to USB ports in the future.

Thanks for the great suggestion.  I am going to get a pack of 2 at least.
Paul

[Al Ram]

The use of an extender USB cable/adapter sounds like a good idea.   
Thanks for the suggestion/idea,.

Have a great day !!

[zionip]

Verified Installation procedure of Cubase patch for Genos on Mac OS X

1.  Download Cubase patch for Genos:
https://uk.yamaha.com/files/download/other_assets/0/1150540/Cubase_Patch_for_Genos.zip

2.  Double click Cubase_Patch_for_Genos.zip to extract the "Yamaha Genos.txt" file and copy it to the following location:
/Users/your_user_name/Library/Preferences/Cubase LE AI Elements 9.5/Scripts/Patchnames/inactive/yamaha/
# You will have to open Finder, search for "/Users", then click through the subfolders of the above path, or open Terminal from Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal to run the commands.

3.  Invoke Cubase Elements 9.5 from Applications:
Pull down menu Studio -> More Options -> MIDI Device Manager -> Install Device -> Yamaha Genos

You will get the following screen when clicking on "Genos VOICES":


Thanks,
Paul

[EileenL]

Every keyboard when first released has glitches which are not really picked up until the user starts doing things he wants to and I know we all use these keyboards differently. We then report what we think may not be working properly and it is put right with updates if they are deemed to be faults and not just User Error.
   The problems people have with USB sticks to me is not a problem. We all know that the first stick we plug in is always USB1 and the Next one is USB2 finale one USB3. The only difference is that USB1 also runs playlist and also keeps links in tack to registrations we transferred to it, so it is up to us to remember this and plug sticks in accordingly. You soon get used to it and I do not see this as a bug. I would never switch my computer off with USB sticks in it and I do the same for my keyboard and don't have any problems.

[zionip]

A Genos owner had some trouble in accessing the "Discover_Genos" playlists.  I posted the following to help him, and I also post it here just in case you have an issue.

I assume you completely followed the Yamaha instruction, unzipped the "Diiscover_Genos.zip" file directly to "Discover_Genos", not adding another extra folder of "Discover_Genos" because some zip files do not contain a subfolder and thus a lot of people unzip the zip files onto a subfolder with the same name of the zip file.  The "Discover_Genos.zip" file already contains a subfolder "Discover_Genos" and so a direct "Extract here" is appropriate.  Then you copy the extracted subfolder "Discover_Genos" to the root directory of your USB stick.

The directory structure should be like this (assuming your USB stick is U: drive):
U:\Discover_Genos>tree
Folder PATH listing
Volume serial number is 1E28-C3BF
U:.
└───Assets
    ├───Audio
    │   ├───100_Producers_Kit
    │   │   ├───01_reversed_Kit
    │   │   ├───02_Atonal_Chips
    │   │   ├───03_Tonal_Chips
    │   │   ├───04_Vocal_Smash
    │   │   ├───05_***y_Girl
    │   │   └───06_Stereo
    │   ├───109_Eye_Of_The_Tiger
    │   ├───Loops
    │   ├───Sound_FX
    │   └───_Demosongs
    ├───Multi_Pad
    ├───Registrations
    └───TXT

Please make sure that you have only one USB flash drive connected to your Genos.

When you press the "Playlist" button, by default, the playlist is the last playlist you accessed:


You touch the on screen playlist name, then the screen will take you to the same storage area that you stored your current playlist, in my case, it is USB1:


You then press USB1, P1 to see the "Discover_Genos" subfolder:


Press the "Discover_Genos" subfolder, you get:


Suppose you want to try the "Singer_Songwriter" playlist, you press it:


Now you have the "Singer_Songwriter" playlist:


You can then either double press the song name, or single press the song name followed by pressing "Load" to load the song, the corresponding text file and registration/registration bank will be loaded.

Thanks,
Paul