User sounds, Genos vs. PSR models?

[anotherscott]

I seem to remember reading that one of the advantages of Genos over PSR (e.g. SX700/900) was some additional flexibility in what you could do with edited user voices and/or user samples, but I can't remember the detail or locate the thread, can anyone clarify this for me? Thanks!

[pjd]

Hi Scott --

Genos (and Tyros 5) have additional features in Yamaha Expansion Manager (YEM) which allow creation of custom user voices. Custom user voices may be based upon legacy preset voices (and samples within) or user samples.

YEM can edit only regular voices. It cannot edit Mega Voices, Super Articulation, or Super Articulation 2 voices. WRT Mega Voice, one can get close (but, no cigar).

Both Genos and SX have basic voice editing which is similar (equivalent?) to the old Yamaha Quick Edit. You can apply offsets to attack, release, cut-off, etc., but cannot dig much deeper.

Hope this info helps -- pj

http://sandsoftwaresound.net/genos-voice-editing-yem/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/genos-voice-editing-blending-the-split-point/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/genos-voice-editing-an-example/
http://sandsoftwaresound.net/genos-voice-editing-xml-notepad/

[overover]

Hi anotherscott,

With Genos and Tyros5 you can create Custom Voices in the YEM based on Preset Voices, if necessary also combined with new WAV samples.

With YEM-compatible PSR models, such as SX900/700, you can only create Custom Voices based on new WAV samples in the YEM, but not use samples from Preset Voices.

Note: CUSTOM Voices created in YEM can also be used in Styles, MIDI files and Multi Pads. USER Voices, i.e. Preset Voices edited directly on the keyboard, can only be used in Keyboard parts (right/left). (When using USER Voices for revoicing Styles, MIDI files or Multi Pads, the changed Voice Set would be ignored, i.e. only the underlying Preset Voice would be loaded).


Hope this helps!

Best regards,
Chris