Editing style notes

[pjd]

Sorry to say but the editing features on the Style Creator are very outdated and overly complicated. I had the same editing features in 1991 when I was using a Korg M1 for MIDI scores!! The Genos is 22 years younger and yet has the same pathetic editing power. Has that Yamaha department been asleep that long?

Hi Lee --

Yep, Rip Van Winkle asleep. The last real work Yamaha did on workstation sequencers was the QY series in 1997. They either lost the code, lost Ichiro (retired) who worked on the original code, or they are just plain scared to edit the legacy code.

Yamaha, your sequencers need a complete re-write (both arrangers and SYNTHs).

Cheesh -- pj 

Lee, I meant Jorgen's Split/Splice tool GUI. I only venture into MixMaster when desperate and agree with your comments.

[Lee Batchelor]

Once again, we're on the same page PJ. And I thought it was just me being unable to figure out such a dated piece of software. It reminds me of a line from Chet Atkins' biography. He wrote (paraphrased),

"In the 50s, I almost starved to death because I couldn't get work. They were looking for pretty boys like Elvis who's only attraction was a shiny suit and wiggling hips. All I knew how to do was play guitar."

He sure could play guitar!! I'm not as good on piano as Chet was on guitar but I've spent all my time trying to be a better player vs. how to figure out Yamaha's laughable and dated software. Maybe some day...😀.

[Lee Batchelor]

Okay folks. Just completed my first edit of a Yamaha style!! Whoo-hoo, 2024 is looking good already! I imported the Pickin'Style, changed the kick drum to a more subtle "feeling" note, and reduced the velocity. I saved it to a USB thumb drive and loaded it into to the Genos.

Question Can I bypass the use of the USB thumb drive and send/receive the native and edited styles directly to the User tab in the styles group on the Genos? That would shave a fair amount of time off the procedure. Thanks.

Also, Casper's video was invaluable for learning the procedure. Thanks Casper!!

[ckobu]

Question Can I bypass the use of the USB thumb drive and send/receive the native and edited styles directly to the User tab in the styles group on the Genos? That would shave a fair amount of time off the procedure. Thanks.

Lee,
you can transfer files to computer ><genos with the program MusicDowloader.
https://youtu.be/5BjSBuKEcw4?si=LvSpOfZ45PosuDzB

I'm glad I could help you and now you see why I wrote in post #6
"... welcome to the world of Yamaha Style editor ..."

I agree with you when you said Yamaha made it all complicated. Everyone would like Yamaha to simplify the processing approach of the Style. The MIDI Song to Style program is excellent, simple and well-reviewed. We need the same one, but with it we can fully process Yamaha Style.

This is a video with which I tried to simulate the Style edit. The process is long and complicated for an ordinary user, and that's why Yamaha should offer us a tool to edit Style in a simple way.

  https://youtu.be/mhaRfDWYO9Q?si=QDVy6rqVF6w8Q8do