Yamaha Genos 2 - Video reviews aren't always honest

Here's my latest video featuring the Genos 2. An awesome instrument that frankly can't be beaten at this moment in time. Please don't forget to subscribe and click the bell. If you're watching please leave a comment or tell me where you're watching from .

[JuanValentin]

Welcome back! We missed you. My Genos 2 arrived and I am over the moon with it

[MrGioscandurra]

Thanks Leigh! There's always something to learn from your videos. 👏👏🙏💗

[jamiemuschett]

CVP-809 gp owner here. But so much is similar. Thank you for this. I do this all the time and get asked what arrangement I’m using. Adding a drum track to Free Styles really throws them off. Sharing tracks from one style to another via style creator makes this all infinitely possible. Thanks for sharing. Now if they’d add a second layer option to the CVP SERIES it will change my world.

[ozboy]

Thank you Leigh, for another great tutorial video with your expressed opinions, which we appreciate. Great to see you back with another video (I have to say I was a little worried as you haven't posted a video for a few weeks). It is pleasing to hear you express, that although a lot of Yamaha styles are song specific, with creativity we can use them as you have suggested with muting tracks and making them more generic.

[colinwashington]

Just absolutely brilliant again Leigh. I don't have one but as you go along I can think of so many songs with the styles, even those that I had forgotten. I'm an old, old guy now I'm afraid.

[MrHorsePony]

WOW ... Leigh I can listen to you in amazment for hours, you have a wonderful style. Thank you.

[sgferns]

Well said Sir on the difference between an arranger and synth 😊
Excellent presentation as always 👍🏻

[wallyheindl]

Hi from Perth, Western Australia. I absolutely love your work.. And am sooo enjoying playing my Genos2. I just wish I had at least 1% of your talent.. But I do try to give it a go... 😁

[rodbtelenetbe]

It's in the hands, and what you can do with it. My respect for your skills. Always nice to see and hear

[capnl]

Love the video and the samples you play, it's inspirational !! Thanks, John from Zuidland, The Netherlands (With Genos 2)

[johnvalk]

The Genos 2 for a few days at home, I was happy with the sx900, but what a world of difference, you haven't said a word too much about how great the quality of the Genos 2 is and how you can make subtle changes in the accompaniments to to make everything sound natural and musical. And how it helps to create your own songs. Thank you for recommending the Yamaha HS speakers. I also purchased the epic strings 2 at the same time. I am a classical/jazz pianist. For gigs with other musicians I use the Kawai ES920, which far exceeds the piano in the Genos 2 in terms of piano sound and touch. I notice that the vocal harmonizer in the Genos 2 is much more responsive than that of the SX900. I look forward to your next inspiring video. Thank you from the Netherlands.

[blindazabat]

When you turned the tubular bell off, I instantly thought: "Chariots of Fire"! :)

[RichardRobbins-jtbt]

Totally agree Leigh. Genos2 is my favorite arranger with sounds, styles, features and dependability rivaling anything else out there. Other than the hokey slider issue needing to be zeroed out whenever making slider changes, I love this creative, inspirational instrument.

[TimCooperUK]

I think you’re thinking of the theme to “Crossroads Motel”… very much enjoying all of your Genos 2 content.

[JoeEvansSound]

Absolutely Great Video and terrific demo with a fabulous machine - thanx Leigh well done mate :¬). (P.S. Crossroads)

[mdmusiz]

I’m agree with you. Those complaining the Genos styles are to specific that don’t know how to use/discover all features of Genos. However, the arranger should be designed for easy of use because most of arranger-users don’t have much knowlege of tracks, sequencers, mixing, editing things… like most of my local one-man-band musicians, they would love to buy styles pre-cooked instead of sitting down and edit/create styles.

[timlinke]

You make everything look so effortless! Pure genius! If we all had 1/2 your talent Yamaha would sell a gazillion of these!! Correction 1/10! Amazing skills…

[ultralightflyer]

Leigh, you are so right. These videos are a source of knowledge, talent and demonstrated inteligence from you, wich I prefere to "emotional" content. Keep them playing!

[MsBlackhorse]

Hi Leigh, thanks for pointing out the Gentleman Schlager for the 1982 Eurovision song; I found the Oldies Schlager Polka style works well for Griechischer Wein Udo Jurgens.

[lucasbi]

I am so glad that I had found your videos about Genos 2 couple months ago. I had this pleasure to grab one for me and I am so happy! When I sit next to Genos 2 I already know that world won’t exist and time will stop for these hours and hours of pleasure playing. Sound of this instrument, the possibilities are just amazing. That’s true that there is always something to improve, but isn’t this an evolution of technology? Maybe some features will be even more improved, maybe not (those sliders - personally I like them as they are), but I know already that Genos 2 changed me musically, improve my improvisation, open huge possibilities. For me Genos 2 is almost perfect. I wish that in the future (maybe through some software updates or in Genos 3), there will be more “live control” over guitar strumming while playing guitar “without band”, some solutions with connecting harmony/arpeggio with Pads, and seamless voices changes from one to another. It would be wonderful if we’ll get also graphical piano roll interface to edit styles, phrases, chords. After all this instrument is perfect for me. I am enjoying it every time when I start to play, and every time I am blown away where it takes me among musical expression, pleasure, excitement and ecstasy.
And the last thing I want to say is that I have some sort of luck, while I don’t recognize so many style, which are inspired by popular songs, so my creativity could be even more free and accessible than for some other people there. I agree that all of these can we use in everything else than those original ones. The key is musically and creativity (and maybe some good sheet music 😅).
Best regards from Poland!