Yamaha Genos2 76-Note Arranger Keyboard

GENOS2 represents the leading edge in Yamaha Keyboard technology in content and hardware. It's the foundation on which future Yamaha keyboards will be built. If you've ever dreamed of playing your favorite songs, writing new music, or arranging professionally produced tracks, the GENOS2 is the most comprehensive tool in your arsenal. It gives passionate DIY musicians seeking perfection the highest quality Voice & Style content with unmatched real-time control for entertaining and performing, all to make them the ultimate cover band.

With innovation at the core of Yamaha instruments, the Genos2 gives passionate DIY musicians seeking perfection the highest quality Voice & Style content with unmatched real-time control for entertaining and performing, all to make them the ultimate cover band.

Version 2.1 is the latest update for Genos brining new functionality to enhance user experience.

Quick Tempo Adjustment
In the Home Display, Tempo is assigned as default to the Data Dial, making for quick and easy tempo adjustments.

Selectable Dial behavior
You can now choose whether the Data Dial automatically loads content when it is highlighted or, highlighted content is not loaded until Enter is pressed.

Create more with longer Style sections
Some Style Creator users found the 32 measures limit for Style sections too restrictive. So, in this update, we've quadrupled it to 128 measures per Style section.

Increased Expansion Memory
Updating to Version 2.0 boosts your Expansion Memory from 1.8 to 3.0 GB so you can now manage much more content on your Genos.

New Content - GENOS V2.0 SUPERIOR PACK (50 Styles/68 Voices)
The GENOS V2.0 SUPERIOR PACK adds 50 all-new Styles covering vintage pop and dance sounds, as well as SA2 Premium Voices such as “Pan Flutes,” “Female Vocals,” and “Trombone.” What’s more, cutting-edge synth voices like “Monolan Bass,” newly introduced with the PSR-SX900, are also included so that you can more easily recreate music from any era, from classic pop to the latest hits.

Quick Installation via USB Flash Drive
Yamaha Expansion Manager has also been upgraded as part of the Genos Version 2.0 release. With previous versions incremental installations were possible only over Wi-Fi, but the latest version 2.6 adds support for this “Quick Installation” using a USB flash drive. Installation of expansion packs has never been easier.

Chord Looper Function
The new Chord Looper lets you record and loop chord sequences, freeing up your left hand to play two-handed passages, or select and tweak sounds with any of the various assignable controllers.

Style Section Reset
Simply press the button when playing along with a Styles to easily jump to the beginning of the bar. This Style Section Reset is particularly handy when playing along with a vocalist or performing music with varying time signatures.

Improved scale tune function
You can now choose whether to apply the Scale Tune to each part individually for Right 1, Right 2 and Right 3, in the Scale Tune display.

< Sub Scale function / Scale Tune Quick Setting> You can now set temporary scales using the Sub Scale function, and configure Sub Scale settings quickly using the function “Scale Tune Quick Setting,” which can be assigned to the assignable buttons or foot pedals.

Style Creator Improvement
Layout and operations on the Style Creator display have been updated and optimized.

The Time Signature range settings have also been expanded.

Additional Portamento Type Functionality
Users can now configure the Crossfade using the Mono Type option in the Voice Edit display.

You can also configure Portamento Time Type on the Voice Edit display.

The maximum number of User Effects that can be saved has been increased.

You can now sort through the Playlist in alphabetical order.

Home Display Improvement - Real-Time Awareness
Enjoy a complete overview of your Genos, letting you concentrate on what’s important-your performance. The newly redesigned home screen now offers information to give you at-a-glance comprehension of what’s happening as you play.

Display Output
The new 1.4 update brings enhanced USB capabilities to the Genos. Connect a USB display adaptor to an external monitor via the terminal to show lyrics, scores, or other text.

User Interface Improvement - Live Control / Assignable
A new category-based interface makes assigning functions to the control knobs and buttons a simple, intuitive process. Update 1.4 makes even more functions assignable, all divided into easy-to-follow categories that make finding and assigning them a quick and easy process that you can perform on the fly if necessary.

User Inter face improvement: pop-up
The updated interface features on-screen pop-up windows displaying the results of any operations you make with them.

MIDI song max capacity per file
We have expanded the maximum size for MIDI song files to 3 MB, ten times the previous limit of 300 KB!

Key Features

• Number of Keys: 76
• Organ (FSX), Initial Touch/Aftertouch
• 6 Live Control knobs (Assignable)
• 9 Live Control sliders (Assignable), Cross Fader
• AWM Stereo Sampling, AEM technology
• Number of Polyphony (Max.): 256 (max.) (128 for Preset Voice + 128 for Expansion Voice)
• Number of Voices: 1,652 Voices + 58 Drum/SFX Kits
• 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!

Technical Specifications

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
Type
Organ (FSX), Initial Touch/Aftertouch
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 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
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)
Style & Voice Set
Yes (Internal Memory)
Effects
Types
Reverb
59 Preset + 30 User
Chorus
107 Preset + 30 User
DSP
Variation: 358 Preset (with VCM) + 30 User | Insertion 1-28: 358 Preset (with VCM) + 30 User
Master Compressor
5 Preset + 30 User
Master EQ
5 Preset + 30 User
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 Pads
Audio
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
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 an 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.