Voice Guide Worries Yamaha Genos2

[AdamRastrand1234]

Hello Everyone,
I'm Adam, a passionate Yamaha Genos enthusiast, and I'm bussing with a mix of excitement and concern for the upcoming Yamaha Genos 2 event. There's talk of groundbreaking AI features, like generating new music styles based on your play, or suggesting chord progressions. Imagine the possibilities! But, there's a big "thing" here - how will this work for us, the blind users?
Rumors are swirling about enhanced sound and a plethora of new styles in Genos 2, which sounds fantastic. But the real intrigue lies in whether Yamaha has improved the voice guide for blind users in Genos 2. Will they take our needs seriously, or are we to be overshadowed again by these dazzling new features?
In previous Genos versions, the voice guide relied on WAV files for each button, which feels a bit archaic. Yamaha, harnessing some form of Linux in Genos, could really step up their game here. A proper speech synthesis would not just be more user-friendly for us blind folks, but also more flexible and future-proof.
So, Yamaha, we hope you're listening. We blind musicians also want to fully enjoy and create with Genos. It's time to move beyond traditional methods and embrace technology that makes music creation accessible to everyone. Yamaha Genos 2 has the potential to be a landmark in the history of music technology, but only if it embraces all users.

Edit: Topic title edited by Roger Brenizer

[Toril S]

Amen to that! VoiceGuide needs to meet the 2023 standards!!

[AdamRastrand1234]

please tell me if the voice guide is enhanced in yamaha genos, and if the midi to style will work on any keyboard

[Des O]

please tell me if the voice guide is enhanced in yamaha genos, and if the midi to style will work on any keyboard

Midi to style is only compatible for Sff Ge files, so Genos & Genos2. Not sure about the others.
They probably will sound the same but without the enhancements.
Yes & yes on their website, new files are now available on there.

[AdamRastrand1234]

Oh, really! Cause when i search for yamaha genos2 downloads, it shows the original genos version. Weird? And, when i use the midi to style software, is the eacy style enough if you revoiced the midi track in a other daw, and if you dont wanna dig in to chosing different section etc

[gabrielschuck]

Amen to that! VoiceGuide needs to meet the 2023 standards!!

We are already in 2024 and nothing has changed regarding the voice guide...
What a sadness!