When is the Genos 2.0 update released?

[beykock]

Hi Mike :

Any idea what will be the future of the Yamaha high end arranger keyboard ?

Will it remain a plug-and-play instrument mainly intended for the home player - 90% of Yamaha's customers - or can we expect a " workstation " like the PA4X, an arranger keyboard which cannot be called a plug-and-play arranger, IMHO ?

Babette

[EileenL]

I surely think Yamaha will carry on producing keyboards as they do now. They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they didn't. There will always be a call for arranger keyboards. Korg is an arranger keyboard also.

[mikf]

Arrangers are pretty mature technology and a significant market and change has been incremental rather than radical for years. I imagine it will carry on like this. Of course that will not stop the manufacturers marketing them as radical improvements.
Mike

[sunny]

There are some deficiencies in loading custom samples through YEM on Genos keyboard which are not solved so far. Please note the problem.

      When the custom WAV file is loaded into Genos through YEM, the release
sample (Note off sample) say natural Reverb of the WAV sample is lost.
Many sample libraries have natural Reverb recorded into the sample and
this natural Reverb (say release sample) is not reproduced when it is played back on Genos.

     The Yamaha Expansion Manager version 2.5.2 prevents loading multiple loops especially (key release sample) and plays Genos inbuilt Reverb effect only. There is no problem with the MOTIF keyboards which supports loading multiple loops.

    I hope Yamaha will rectify this problem soon by allowing loading multiple loops sample in the upcoming Version and provide more more options to allow loading natural Reverb of the WAV sample by blocking Genos inbuilt Reverb effect, so that the original sound of the WAV sample is reproduced.

     
Sunny