To get a metronome click: - Cubase: Route the metronome as a MIDI click to your keyboard channel 10. - Cubasis: Create a MIDI track routed to your keyboard channel 10 and put notes (e.g. stick and hihat) for every downbeat. When recording the audio file on your keyboard, turn the clicktrack/metronome off.
Product management for Yamaha arrangers: The next lower model gets the specs from the previous gen next higher model. Yamaha does this since 40y. SX600 = S770 SX720 = SX900 540 = 630 ! (That was more than 25y ago, both 695 voices) While keeping the core distinction, top PSR (PSR 740, S900, SX900, SX920...) has vocal harmony, untouched. After many years even those core differentiators (SA, SA2, VH,...) trickle down, when there is a new core feature in the higher up model: Genos 2 has new FM engine, thus SX920 gets SA2.
What puzzles me is, why people are still musing over Yamahas home arranger product lifecycles. Since 30 years every 4 years or so comes a new generation of home arrangers. The trickle down of sounds from the top arrangers has also always been as it is now. I remember buying the PSR-540 (1999, a pre-pre-predecessor of the PSR-SX600) which had one sweet voice :-) of the five sweet voices the top arranger PSR-8000 (1997, The Champ) had. The trick is to buy top arrangers and enjoy a longer lifecycle without worrying over minor trickle downs. For some reason, a Tyros always sounded better than a PSR. Maybe because of better circuitry, better EQing and effects, definitely because of better (or more of the high quality) voices. The same goes for the Genos. It takes several generations of PSR to blur the lines, meaning if I had a Tyros 4, I might consider buying a PSR-SX900 instead. Even the Tyros 5 is too advanced to be substituted by the PSR-SX900, which, for instance, doesn't feature ensemble or S.Art2 voices. If you already own a Genos 1, you could easily wait out the lifespan of Genos 2 and maybe upgrade to Genos 3 in 2028 or so. I own a Montage 8 and the Montage M is just not compelling enough. The top level Yamaha products can be enjoyed a lot longer than mid tier in my experience. A friend of mine bought an AvantGrand N3 in 2011, it still is a very inspiring instrument, while a lesser CLP of that time might have become outdated. I had bought a CLP-470 around that time, which was done for after maybe 2 years, because of outdated sound engine and keybed. PS: the keys on a Genos are definitely better than PSR keys and playability is an integral part of fun.
Well, they finally implemented an USB audio interface in Genos 2. Genos 1 also didn't have an USB audio interface, but it had a digital output. So Yamaha really needed the audio interface as a point of differentiation for Genos 2 (along with the FM engine) from the upper PSRs. Also, changing PCBs costs money. PSR-SX600 is where the real battle is on the market, the sub 1000$ segment. So it packs the most value for the money. SX600 currently has a street price of 600€, Genos 2 3800€. The SX600 blew me away for the money. The Genos 2 of course not. It is a lot of money for a "Made in China" keyboard which maybe feels like 2500€. A pre-owned Montage 8 is around 1900€ and feels the most premium/professional for the money. The next generation PSR-SX940) might have one, when Yamaha implements the AN engine and maybe some AI features for style variations in Genos 3.
@@cinepost Have you also considered a Yamaha MODX or Montage? Sound quality is on par with the top arrangers. They can be had quite cheaply pre-owned and have multi-channel audio interface. That means recording multiple MIDI tracks as separate audio tracks in your DAW is possible in one take! They also can be almost played like arrangers, if you invest some time or buy styles: ruclips.net/video/OC-2CPgNOPY/видео.htmlfeature=shared For example, a pre-owned MODX6 maybe costs 700$€ and already features the FM-engine you will only get with Genos2 in the arranger series. The integrated sequencer with patterns, pattern chains and scenes also is better.
Also a nice combination: Genos 1 out SPDIF > in SPDIF Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd > Scarlett out quarter inch L/R > in Genos 1 wuarter inch L/R So, you record lossless via SPDIF in your DAW and monitor on your Genos 1. That is currently the best solution regarding value/price, when highest quality of samples and audio is needed. You can do the same with SX920, only then you have a D/A to A/D step in it. SX920 quarter inch L/R out > any audio interface quarter inch L/R in > audio inter face L/R out > adaptor 2 quarter inch to stereo mini jack > stereo in SX920
To get a metronome click:
- Cubase: Route the metronome as a MIDI click to your keyboard channel 10.
- Cubasis: Create a MIDI track routed to your keyboard channel 10 and put notes (e.g. stick and hihat) for every downbeat.
When recording the audio file on your keyboard, turn the clicktrack/metronome off.
Product management for Yamaha arrangers: The next lower model gets the specs from the previous gen next higher model. Yamaha does this since 40y.
SX600 = S770
SX720 = SX900
540 = 630 ! (That was more than 25y ago, both 695 voices)
While keeping the core distinction, top PSR (PSR 740, S900, SX900, SX920...) has vocal harmony, untouched.
After many years even those core differentiators (SA, SA2, VH,...) trickle down, when there is a new core feature in the higher up model:
Genos 2 has new FM engine, thus SX920 gets SA2.
What puzzles me is, why people are still musing over Yamahas home arranger product lifecycles. Since 30 years every 4 years or so comes a new generation of home arrangers. The trickle down of sounds from the top arrangers has also always been as it is now. I remember buying the PSR-540 (1999, a pre-pre-predecessor of the PSR-SX600) which had one sweet voice :-) of the five sweet voices the top arranger PSR-8000 (1997, The Champ) had.
The trick is to buy top arrangers and enjoy a longer lifecycle without worrying over minor trickle downs.
For some reason, a Tyros always sounded better than a PSR. Maybe because of better circuitry, better EQing and effects, definitely because of better (or more of the high quality) voices. The same goes for the Genos. It takes several generations of PSR to blur the lines, meaning if I had a Tyros 4, I might consider buying a PSR-SX900 instead. Even the Tyros 5 is too advanced to be substituted by the PSR-SX900, which, for instance, doesn't feature ensemble or S.Art2 voices. If you already own a Genos 1, you could easily wait out the lifespan of Genos 2 and maybe upgrade to Genos 3 in 2028 or so. I own a Montage 8 and the Montage M is just not compelling enough. The top level Yamaha products can be enjoyed a lot longer than mid tier in my experience. A friend of mine bought an AvantGrand N3 in 2011, it still is a very inspiring instrument, while a lesser CLP of that time might have become outdated. I had bought a CLP-470 around that time, which was done for after maybe 2 years, because of outdated sound engine and keybed.
PS: the keys on a Genos are definitely better than PSR keys and playability is an integral part of fun.
Well, they finally implemented an USB audio interface in Genos 2. Genos 1 also didn't have an USB audio interface, but it had a digital output.
So Yamaha really needed the audio interface as a point of differentiation for Genos 2 (along with the FM engine) from the upper PSRs. Also, changing PCBs costs money. PSR-SX600 is where the real battle is on the market, the sub 1000$ segment. So it packs the most value for the money. SX600 currently has a street price of 600€, Genos 2 3800€. The SX600 blew me away for the money. The Genos 2 of course not. It is a lot of money for a "Made in China" keyboard which maybe feels like 2500€. A pre-owned Montage 8 is around 1900€ and feels the most premium/professional for the money.
The next generation PSR-SX940) might have one, when Yamaha implements the AN engine and maybe some AI features for style variations in Genos 3.
Very clever! The audio interface issue is almost a deal killer for me with sx920 which I want badly…. I need a portable keyboard for work and home.
@@cinepost Have you also considered a Yamaha MODX or Montage? Sound quality is on par with the top arrangers.
They can be had quite cheaply pre-owned and have multi-channel audio interface. That means recording multiple MIDI tracks as separate audio tracks in your DAW is possible in one take! They also can be almost played like arrangers, if you invest some time or buy styles:
ruclips.net/video/OC-2CPgNOPY/видео.htmlfeature=shared
For example, a pre-owned MODX6 maybe costs 700$€ and already features the FM-engine you will only get with Genos2 in the arranger series. The integrated sequencer with patterns, pattern chains and scenes also is better.
Also a nice combination:
Genos 1 out SPDIF > in SPDIF Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 3rd > Scarlett out quarter inch L/R > in Genos 1 wuarter inch L/R
So, you record lossless via SPDIF in your DAW and monitor on your Genos 1.
That is currently the best solution regarding value/price, when highest quality of samples and audio is needed.
You can do the same with SX920, only then you have a D/A to A/D step in it.
SX920 quarter inch L/R out > any audio interface quarter inch L/R in > audio inter face L/R out > adaptor 2 quarter inch to stereo mini jack > stereo in SX920