Yamaha Genos - How to make styles sound more unique!

This is a tip on how to use multi-pads and mute style parts to make styles more unique for your own Genos performance. Learning to change style parts and switch voices can make all the difference and make your music unique. Yamaha Genos offers so many musically creative options that are all saved as part of your registration.

[@ronaldkendall1202]

Hi Leigh, As soon as I saw this change of style I went to my Genos and tried it and found it to be brilliant. Thank you very much for all the things you have showed since I joined.

[@hyweltrick9276]

Thank you, Leigh. I was beginning to get into a rut with playing my Genos, but your video has opened up a whole new range of possibilities.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Glad I can inject a little more interest for you Hywel. Keep hold of your Genos as I’m sure Genos 2 is just around the corner.

[@gregcabaj2564]

Very nicely explained and super intelligent! What exactly is annoying in styles is that they are so full and your replacements make the style so much nicer! Thank you Sir!

[@LeighWilbraham]

Glad it was helpful!

[@immusicstore]

Exactly! We generally use styles sparingly due to making every song sound the same or constantly repeating one of the parts..

[@vacation_generation]

It's useful to reinforce these features, usually the complexity and choices available within the keyboard overwhelm causing brain fog 🙂 Plus it's not always obvious the best way to go about making changes, even simple ones. Keep up the videos

[@kulmankulman]

Wow… thank you for these videos! The sounds are amazing. And even more so with your insight and ideas. Really appreciated!

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thank you for your very kind comment.

[@ronaldkendall1202]

After trying your suggested style I tried it on several others and am making registrations covering a selection of them for further use Thank you Leigh. Ron Kendall.❤

[@craiglowensen5468]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! You are an answer that I have been desperately searching for. I found this incredibly helpful. You are so right!!!!!!!!!!! I only use Genos to write my own songs as well, but since my left hand is not as strong as my right hand capabilities, I use the accompaniment styles, but only so many are truly useful, can only be used once and like you said actually get on your nerves after a while. I will play around with your suggestions. Thanks again!

[@Arovstudio7]

Thank you for your tips! I am getting familiar with SX900 now. Since they similar in some ways, I will try implementing what I see from you. Really appreciate your content!

[@303Estates]

another great video!! thanks Leigh!!

[@alanrobinson5109]

Cheers Leigh, I’ll try some of those tips on my Genos. Thanks.

[@micksayers1]

Great idea, reducing some of the voices in the backing track, Leigh.😮❤

[@jurgenkoppe268]

Hi Leigh, I try to use my Genos only in this way to create my own songs -with these kind of possibilities "hidden" in the Genos it´s moving to a complete unique songwriting tool, that is often underrated..

[@peterbennellick5255]

Keep these videos coming. I really appreciate your tutorials.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Peter.

[@michellegault3637]

many many thanks regarding your video I'm learning more and more

[@micksayers1]

Thankyou Leigh for your help.🎉

[@davidpilkington9802]

Thanks for this tutorial.Great job.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks David.

[@mustang7911]

My genos is coming tomorrow, I cant wait . Your one of the reasons I bought it , so now you have to keep showing me stuff :). love your vids thanks .

[@LeighWilbraham]

That’s great news! I’m glad I’ve inspired you to buy one of these amazing instruments

[@LeighWilbraham]

You way want to Join Genos club. This will really help you. Go to www.Patreon.com/genosclub there’s lots and lots of help and software for you to download and learn.

[@arisbala8624]

Thank you , learned a lot just by watching your videos. I think at least 1 % of every Genos they sale would be fare

[@tonyvandoorne6933]

Thank you, very nice video.👍

[@allenhickman5914]

Certainly a great tip… thanks

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Allen

[@billwells1582]

Good one Leigh

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Bill. Hope you find the tip useful.

[@Jacklevics]

Sounds lovely. Makes me want one.

[@LeighWilbraham]

You’d love it.

[@Jacklevics]

@@LeighWilbraham Afraid of buying one and months later Genos 2 😂

[@LeighWilbraham]

@@Jacklevics if you want to spend on a new G2 hang fire indeed!

[@BrianDawsonKeyboard-Music]

Great information

[@LeighWilbraham]

Glad it was helpful!

[@france4me117]

A million times better ….WOW!

[@ally4everally4ever69]

hello, do you have a video about microphone settings ,you know all about mic settings.(Genos) .thank you

[@revlang]

Very good

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Bob

[@marcThysebaert]

super video

[@LeighWilbraham]

Thanks Marc

[@Jurisdictionary]

Please, Leigh, send me that chord progression ... not just names but the actual keys in the left hand if you possibly can. Love that piece. Super excellent ! ! ! Just fabulous and just the kind of sounds I love most. Gentle, full, delicate, melodic. Thank you! Please send progression.

[@Jurisdictionary]

PLEASE my I have that chord progression, Leigh?

[@jaysidd]

Hi thanks for great tutorial. Can you create you own styles, record base, piano, strings and then play with auto accompaniment in the back ground.

[@LeighWilbraham]

Yes you can.

[@uwegenosdude]

Thank you very much for all your videos. Would it be possible to create a style where the bass is changing all the time between C and G when playing a C maj chord but when I change to G7 the bass is changing between D and G and not between G and D. In other words - I want to have the first and fifth in C maj but the fifth and the first in G7.

[@LeighWilbraham]

You can play your own bassline with a Midi pedalboard and bypass the style bass.

[@Vidflm]

Would you recommend this method to transform a style into a backing track that serves as the foundation for your own composed song? Once modified, you could utilize it in the audio recording process, layering your vocals over your original composition to create an audio file ready for use in a digital audio workstation (DAW) for final mixing. Alternatively, would employing the Style Creator be a more effective approach? You could input your original song's tracks into the keyboard, then employ the audio recording process to incorporate your lyrics onto the style you've created, effectively using it as the backing track for your newly written song on the PSR SX900?

[@LeighWilbraham]

Yes I would. Less is more and as you say using say the drum bass and guitar pads form a simple but effective starting point.

[@Kiakaa]

Hi, i bought a Genos today. Is it difficult to upgrade it to version 2.0. I need more dance, electronic styles 🙂

[@LeighWilbraham]

It’s very easy to update it. Look on the Yamaha website for the update and there’s a full instruction how to carry out the update.

[@MrWkdWilly]

Thanks Leigh, great vid, just a quickie question..with multi pad voices that are a press button, single play” is it possible to change them to continuous play..ie repeat? Cheers

[@LeighWilbraham]

The single hit voices would make no sense looped which is why they are hits instead of loops. The voices that should very looped are so already.

[@MrWkdWilly]

@@LeighWilbraham Thanks Leigh, im sure there was one i thought would be good on repeat, I'll have a play and try to recall which one!

[@LeighWilbraham]

@@MrWkdWilly go for it!

[@dashadancing]

What sound/style expansion pack should I use to get more realistic one-man band arrangements?

[@LeighWilbraham]

The entire Genos is a one man band.

[@dashadancing]

@@LeighWilbraham Would you suggest new packs? I am bored with what's already in the Genos, even though it is great. I guess, I am trying to connect to Genos community to find out what packs they share and have ...

[@LeighWilbraham]

@@dashadancing they don’t share - they buy.

[@dashadancing]

@@LeighWilbraham Cut it short, man. Any good packs out there for purchase

[@zeerog56]

nice demontrated. In this case "less is more"