Having Fun with Yamaha Genos 2 - take a listen!

This is a fun video with a few tips and ideas. Hope you like it. Yamaha Genos or Genos 2 players hope you like this.

[@jackharich1836]

Life is short. Or it's long if you have fun on the journey. This is the perfect video of showing how to just simply have lots of endless joy, exploring the capabilities of Genos and your particular musical interests. Videos like this and the Genos Club videos are a rare treat. They are like sitting beside a master of the instrument, watching him play, and getting educated, entertained, and enlightened in the process. We are all VERY fortunate to have this opportunity. Thanks so much Leigh, for creating the club and carrying it along in your delightful personal witty style.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Wow thanks so much Jack. It’s so nice to have so many lovely people like yourself part of this wonderful hobby.

[@MrHorsePony]

Again WOW, the sounds of this Genos 2 is amazing and you demonstrate them SO well, I LOVE listening to you.

[@petruszaayman6707]

After many years of dreaming about a PSR S970, I finally bought one 2nd hand 2 years ago, and my life was complete. ....Then Genos 2 came along...

[@LeighWilbraham]

@@petruszaayman6707 and you can’t stop thinking about cheating on your 970.

[@drinternatg6391]

Love the sounds. Wish I could play but could listen to you all night.

[@andrewvarley]

Glad you mentioned the silly sliders, let's hope someone from Yamaha is listening ! Can't believe nearly 6 months from launch, & still waiting for an update 🙄

[@Sierratana]

Spectacular as always!

[@sternsa100]

Your knowledge and expertise is beyond good!

[@joemo1899]

Always great viewing your videos.. you inspire me... there's so much to learn from you..

[@matthiaskalt7041]

Just brilliant, Leigh!

[@gadget7g4]

By the way you always do an awesome job playing and explaining everything!

[@alanrobinson5109]

Great video Leigh. Cheers!

[@gingerladyaubern]

Great video as always Leigh. I may not always comment, but I do view. Interestingly, having listened to a number of reviews by other accomplished players, to try and get the best overview of G2, rather than only one person's view, others think the sliders are great. This shows me that manufacturers won't please everyone. Having started with a PSR S970 in 2016, I can see myself upgrading to G2 even in the knowledge that a G3 will follow in years to come. I'm def hooked on Yamaha. Very best wishes :)

[@alexmcallister492]

You do the same with your intro as I did with my old Tyros . Country styles are great on this

[@John-so3gp]

Thanks for sharing your talent !

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks for listening

[@tridaxprocumbens6079]

Great job Leigh, I always watching your videos. I'm eager to know how to play like you, I'm still a beginner. I watched one of your review of SX 900 and I bought it three months ago

[@LeighWilbraham]

Hope you’re enjoying your SX

[@tridaxprocumbens6079]

Yes, I'm enjoying it's a great keyboard. Thanks for your videos🤝

[@Del640]

@Leigh Wilbraham I remember the first time you mentioned the sliders and I think that will really irritate me too as also I recall there was the non ability in the arpeggios adaptability. Both these points will be hard for me. Still in process of fund management and wonder… should I wait for the Genos 3?

[@prokeyboardplayer803]

Waiting for at least 6 more years?!😮 I'm like you in the fund department 😅😅 but in IMHO as soon as you're all set financially, buy it...

[@stefanodifino9808]

Hi, I would like to know if arranger keyboards recognize guitar chords when I create a personal style

[@LeighWilbraham]

Yes they do

[@petruszaayman6707]

Isn't the slider issue so that OTS can set the volumes without having some mechanism to also electronically position the physical sliders? Just asking, have never touched any keyboard above a S970.

[@pascalgoblet2843]

❤ il serait super de faire un agrandissement de l écran sur vos vidéos ❤

[@Recommendable]

Leigh the way you handle this instrument seems so intuitive, those melodies that you build and the accompanying harmonies fit very nicely, are you a profesionally trained musician or its talent and experience?

[@ClintEastwood-gz3lg]

You make me want to buy this keyboard this is how you play a keyboard

[@ManuelHernandez-bg8bl]

Great intro tip! I always found that I made a great find when I find an intro and style that works for a particular song in my repertoire. Then you hear everyone else using it, it really kills your mood. So being able to create your own unique intro on the fly is genius. Don't know if I can do it half as good as you but I'm gonna try it. Thank you!

[@bri3331]

Can you please do a video of how to put live drums in I have them all done and edited and working in the Ketron Event but I want to start using my Genos 2 but not worth giving up my live drums for

[@royhesselink-rh7ce]

You forget, ' octopussy 007' can always used those sliders😂😂😂

[@lucasbi]

I think that sliders works really good. Maybe for those who liked the old style there should be an option to set it differently, but the default, new way of sliders working is in my opinion great. I know that we must slide it little more, but the idea was not to make unintentional and with a big difference changes in settings while operating sliders. I can't even imagine when I woudn't have such a option, while on one page I have ie. volume from my USB or Bluetooth device (average on 30-50), and on the other side on this same slider Keyboard Volume set on 127! It is easy to see that this would be a disaster and a nightmare if it was not implemented such a solution like we have now in Genos 2.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Well there’s always one who likes it.

[@TomSbani-wb2xz]

Nice!! Do you usually just play the style as is, or do you tweak them before you demonstrate? I have rarely found a style that I use as is. Much the same with the voices.

[@LeighWilbraham]

I tend to add a voice for the left and that’s about it.

[@Del640]

I wish I could watch … tomorrows instead though!

[@stefanodifino9808]

ok grazie

[@itsjusterthought7941]

Hi Leigh ...nice job with the rock ballad style. Did you compose that yourself. It is very good. Beautiful chord work. It was like listening to Jay Bekenstein in Spyro Gyra. Regarding your pet hate sliders, with respect, they have to be like that if you want the visual feedback of the LED lights. Each style loads with different settings and the lights indicate the level settings. The sliders are not automated with motors so they do not move when you load a new style. Motorised faders like those on a professional automated mixing desk would be very expensive, so Yamaha opted for the LED display which does move to the correct setting and if you want to edit it, you have to synchronise the fader with the actual setting before you can make a change. The faders did not match the loaded style even on Genos 1 and had to be synchronised in order to edit. Genos 2 simply reveals the issue to people who could not work it out for themselves. Yamaha could do away with the sliders and just use a rotary knob that revolves continually. That way it does not have to be synchronised to the LED's, it just adds or subtracts depending on which direction you turn it.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Nothing to do with the faders - the “catch” feature on the sliders is what is annoying the hell out of me.

[@The_Doc_Rocks]

@@LeighWilbraham There are several audio devices on the market that do similar things. The problem is, as @itsjusterthought7941 said, the syncing of the fader position with the actual fader level. Say, for example, the physical fader is at level 90 from a piece you've just played and adjusted. You then load in a new style, and the parameter of that setting is set to 40. Now if you touch and start to move the physical fader, if you didn't have the "catch" system there, the level of that parameter would instantly jump to 90 or thereabouts. Embarrassing in a live performance or recording. You just move the fader to match, or "catch" the current preset level, and THEN move it, and the level moves smoothly from where it was at. It's a pretty standard thing on many synths, for example. An infinite rotary control may do better, but doesn't give the same feedback of where your current level is. Motorized faders that move to the level that is set in the style would be another "fix". But the "catch" system is the best way to get smooth level changes currently. Just a pity that you've convinced yourself that it's a pain, so now every time you have to "catch" a level, you're just reinforcing your sentiment.... ;)

[@stefanodifino9808]

That is, if I create an accompaniment guitar using C major when I go to make F major how does the guitar behave

[@LeighWilbraham]

It transposes to F

[@rcca07]

Which saxophone is that on the Genos 2 first song Style that you're playing? Is there a name of that song that you're playing or is that something you just made up? Sounds good!

[@rcca07]

@TE-LE-GRAM-LeighWilbraham I I Asked which saxophone, and style

[@DelKB]

Hi Leigh I have a mic boom and web cam with fixed lens to do overhead video however he result is not as sharp as your video and I cannot get the wide angle either, please would you tell me what camera you used and how high above the keyboard you have set it. thank you best regards Del

[@LeighWilbraham]

I’m using a canon C200

[@DelKB]

@@LeighWilbraham thanks Leigh crikey that looks a lump to support overhead

[@LeighWilbraham]

@@DelKB it’s on a Manfrotto camera stand. And yes it is darn heavy

[@rogeryoung3573]

Leigh, are you playing the tunes from memory or just improvising as you go along? All are fantastic, I am just a beginner so to see you play so naturally is wonderful.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Just improvising Roger

[@rogeryoung3573]

@@LeighWilbraham Incredible - thanks for sharing your skill with us.

[@ricardorico-kd5zk]

Pregunta es mejor que el ketron event.Gracias

[@LeighWilbraham]

I prefer it but it’s down to personal taste. Ketron is very limited

[@ricardorico-kd5zk]

@@LeighWilbraham gracias te comento que tengo un korg pa80 es bastante viejo pero puedo programar style etcétera, estoy un poco indeciso entre korg Yamaha o ketron ya que hago música instrumental internacional 70, 80 90 y música latina.

[@andrzejczarny48]

Leigh, wlącz proszę tłumaczenie w cc na j. polski, nie znam jezyka angielskiego, a Twoj kanał na yt jest najlepszy- pozdrawiam z Polski👍😉