Yamaha Genos 2 Workstation Keyboard

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Features

Controllers, now with LEDs
The knobs and sliders are a convenient way to control many aspects of your performance. Genos2’s updated Live Control surface now has LEDs to indicate, at a glance, the position of controls, which now also include a ‘catch’ function, reducing the risk of unintended operation during performance.

Big, bright and clear displays
At the centre of Genos2’s operation is the large 9-inch touch screen which is now brighter, includes an anti-reflective coating and has been tilted an additional 5 degrees towards the player. Additionally, the sub-display now includes selectable light and dark modes. So whether you’re performing indoors, outdoors or under stage lighting, the Genos2 displays will be clearly visible.

Playlist
Playlist is the best way to organize Registration Memory banks into convenient Playlists for instant recall during performance.

With the updated user interface, Playlist entries can be sorted A to Z, or Z to A, you can jump alphabetically through Playlist records as well as filter for a specific term in the records.

If you are importing MusicFinder records from an older instrument, the Style name will be automatically included in the new Playlist record name.

Vocal Harmony
You can easily apply various Vocal Harmony presets to your voice which can enhance your singing experience by adding several harmony parts and effects. Whether you want to sing as a standard duet, jazzy quartet or a big choir, the choice is yours.

In addition, you can be creative with the Synth Vocoder whereby you can manipulate synthesized sounds just by singing into the mic. The mic will pick up the characteristics from your voice, such as the formation of vowels, and feed that information to the Synth Vocoder shaping the synth voices.

Vocal Harmony gives the performer a wide range of vocal expression and possibilities which can be enjoyed at home or on stage.

Lyrics display
Connect your Genos2 to an external display or tv using the new HDMI port.

Perfect if you’re entertaining a crowd or hosting a party, you can instantly show the lyrics of your MIDI and Audio songs for everyone to see and sing-along.

In addition, you can also mirror the main display or view a musical score, which can be useful if you're playing in a duo or band.

Chord Looper
The new panel buttons provide quick access to recording and playing back chord sequences in realtime.

Whether you wish to free up your left hand to play full piano, build up sections of a song or practice a difficult piece of music, the Chord Looper enables you to store up to 8 chord sequences in each bank for easy access during your performance.

You can create an unlimited number of banks with your own chord progressions, or choose from a range of built-in presets.

Specs

Genos
Size/Weight

• Dimensions - Width    1,234 mm (48-9/16"), Height    138 mm (5-7/16"), Depth    456 mm (17-15/16")
• Weight - 13.0 kg (28 lb, 11 oz)
• Packing Box - Width    1,460 mm (57-1/2"), Height    270 mm (10-5/8"), Depth    540 mm (21-1/4")

Control Interface

• Keyboard - Number of Keys - 76
• Keyboard -  Type    Organ (FSX), Initial Touch/Aftertouch
• Keyboard -  Touch Response    Normal, Easy1, Easy2, Soft1, Soft2, Hard1, Hard2

Other Controllers  

• Joystick - Yes
• Control Knobs - 6 Live Control knobs (Assignable)
• Sliders - 9 Live Control sliders (Assignable), Cross Fader
• Art. Switches - 3
• Display    Type - Main Display : TFT Color Wide VGA LCD | Sub Display: OLED (Live Control view)
• Size - Main Display : 800 x 480 dots (9 inch) | Sub Display: 589 x 48 dots
• Touch Screen - Main Display : Yes
• Language - Main Display : English, German, French, Spanish, Italian | Sub Display: English
• Panel    Language - English

Voices

• Tone Generation - Tone Generating Technology - AWM Stereo Sampling, AEM technology
• Polyphony - Number of Polyphony (Max.) -  256 (max.) (128 for Preset Voice + 128 for Expansion Voice)
• Preset - Number of Voices - 1,652 Voices + 58 Drum/SFX Kits
• Preset -  Featured Voices - 10 Revo! Drums/SFX, 76 Ensemble, 390 Super Articulation!, 75 Super Articulation2!, 82 MegaVoice, 40 Sweet!, 81 Cool!, 160 Live!, 24 Organ Flutes!

Compatibility    

• XG - Yes (for Song playback)
• GS - Yes (for Song playback)
• GM - GM (for Song playback)
• GM2 - GM2 (for Song playback)
• Part  - Right 1, Right 2, Right 3, Left

Expandability

• Capacity - Voice    Yes (approx.3.0 GB)
• Capacity -  Style&Voice Set    Yes (Internal Memory)

Effects

• Types - Reverb - 59 Preset + 30 User
• Types -   Chorus - 107 Preset + 30 User
• Types -    DSP - Variation: 358 Preset(with VCM) + 30 User | Insertion 1–28: 358 Preset(with VCM) + 30 User
• Types -    Master Compressor - 5 Preset + 30 User
• Types -  Master EQ - 5 Preset + 30 User
• Types -  Part EQ - 28 Parts
• Vocal Harmony    Number of Presets - Vocal Harmony: 54 | Synth Vocoder: 20
• Number of User Settings - 60 * The number is the total of Vocal Harmony and Synth Vocoder
• Vocal Effect - Mic Effect: Noise Gate, Compressor, 3 Band EQ | Vocal Effect: 23

Accompaniment Styles
Preset    

• Number of Preset Styles - 550
• Featured Styles - 491 Pro, 39 Session, 10 Free Play, 10 DJ
• Fingering - Single Finger, Fingered, Fingered On Bass, Multi Finger, AI Fingered, Full Keyboard, AI Full Keyboard
• Style Control - INTRO x 3, MAIN VARIATION x 4, FILL x 4, BREAK, ENDING x 3

Other Features  

• One Touch Setting (OTS) - 4 for each Style
• Chord Looper - Yes
• Style Section Reset - Yes
• Compatibility - Style File Format (SFF), Style File Format GE (SFF GE)

Multi Pads

• Preset - Number of Multi Pad Banks    448 Banks x 4 PadsAudio - Audio Link - Yes

Songs

• Preset - Number of Preset Songs - 9 Demo Songs, 11 Preset Songs
• Recording - Number of Tracks - 16
• Recording Function - Quick Recording, Multi Track Recording, Step Recording
• Compatible Data Format - Playback - SMF (Format 0, Format 1) , XF
• Compatible Data Format -  Recording - SMF (Format 0), approx. 3 MB per Song

Functions

• Audio Recorder/Player    Playback - WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo), MP3 (44.1 kHz, 64/96/128/256/320 kbps, stereo)
• Recording - WAV (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo), approx. 0.8 GB (80 minutes) per Song
• Time Stretch - Yes
• Pitch Shift - Yes
• Vocal Cancel - Yes
• Voices    Harmony/Echo - Yes
• Arpeggio - Yes
• Panel Sustain - Yes
• Mono/Poly - Yes
• Styles    Style Creator -Yes
• OTS Information - Yes
• Multi Pads    Multi Pad Creator - Yes

Registration

• Number of Buttons - 10
• Control - Registration Sequence, Freeze
• Playlist - Number of Records - 2,500 (max.) Records per Playlist file
• Songs Score Display Function - Yes
• Lyrics Display Function - Yes
• Search - Registration Bank
• Overall Controls    Metronome - Yes
• Tempo Range -   5 – 500, Tap Tempo
• Transpose -   -12 – 0 – +12
• Tuning -   414.8 – 440.0 – 466.8 Hz (approx. 0.2 Hz increments)
• Octave Button - Yes
• Scale Type - 9 Types
• Sub Scale Setting  - Yes

Miscellaneous  

• Direct Access - Yes
• Text Display Function - Yes
• Wallpaper Customization - Yes
• Display Out - Yes (by using a commercially USB display adaptor) * For a list of compatible devices, access the “Yamaha Downloads” website. *Genos generates a 800 x 600 size image for external display. The size of Genos main display is 800 x 480, so there will always be blank areas at the top and bottom of the image.

Storage and Connectivity

Storage  

• Internal Memory - Yes (approx. 58 GB)
• External Drives - USB flash drive

Connectivity    

• Headphones - Standard stereo phone jack (PHONES)
• FOOT PEDAL  - 1 (SUSTAIN), 2 (ART.1), 3 (VOLUME), Function assignable
• Microphone - Yes (Combo Jack) , Phantom Power (+48V) available
• MIDI - MIDI A (IN/OUT) , MIDI B (IN/OUT)
• AUX IN  - L/L+R, R
• DIGITAL OUT  - Yes (coaxial)
• LINE OUT    MAIN - (L/L+R, R) , SUB (1, 2) , SUB (3, 4 / AUX OUT)
• USB TO DEVICE - Yes (x 3)
• USB TO HOST  - Yes
• LAN  - Yes (*) , Standards: IEEE802.11b/g/n (IEEE802.11n 5GHz: not compatible) *May not be included, depending on your area. Check with your Yamaha dealer.

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