Yamaha genos Installation and operation manual

EASY PRODUCT GUIDE
& QUICK UPGRADE GUIDE

Welcome 4
The Genos Concept 5
Why Genos? 6
Professional Made Easy 7
Genos Highlights 9
Genos Control 10
Touch Screen 10
Gateway Buttons 11
Live Control 12
Assignable Buttons 13
Voices 14
Useful Voice Functions 17
Styles 18
OTS 18
Customising Drum Kits 19
Recording and Playback 20
Time Stretch and Pitch Shift 21
Vocal Cancel 21
Mp3 Lyrics 21
Using Microphones with Genos 22
Vocal Harmony 22
Synth Vocoder 22
Multi Pads 23
Registration Memory 24
Playlist 26
Optional Extras for Genos 28
Easy Product Guide

Quick Upgrade Guide
Genos Upgrade Guide 30
Gateway Buttons 32
What’s New in Genos? 34
Compatibility 38
Connectivity 40
Genos and Songbook+ 40
Moving from Tyros5 41

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WELCOME
WELCOME
Welcome
Thank you for taking the time to read this easy guide to our ground-
breaking new Digital Workstation.
Genos represents a complete redenition of what can be expected from
Yamaha keyboards in terms of sound and functionality; it is an instrument
only possible from a company with the history, knowledge and passion seen
within Yamaha.
Resulting from years of development, Genos continues on from our hugely
successful and popular high-end workstation keyboards
We invite you to join the next era of Digital Workstation. Genos has
been created to appeal to a new generation of musicians; but it does not
forget our existing customers who will nd all the elements which have
made former Yamaha workstation keyboards legendary.

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THE GENOS CONCEPT
THE GENOS CONCEPT
Introduction
As the world’s largest musical instrument company, Yamaha is uniquely placed to create
an instrument like Genos.
With sounds, styles, and functionality only possible from a company with the multifaceted
experience seen within Yamaha, Genos will take the industry by storm.
This ‘Easy Product Guide’ will introduce you to the key concepts of this digital workstation,
alongside providing helpful tips and advice to use when presenting and selling Genos.
The Genos Concept
Genos is the result of years of research and information gathering; it represents
a return to the drawing board in order to create an entirely new generation of
Digital Workstation.
In the development of Genos, the focus was on creating an amazing sounding
instrument that not only looked fresh and new but was also easy to use.
Running on entirely new software, Genos has been designed to provide the best
tool for musicians worldwide. With features such as a 9” colour touch screen,
Live Controls and easily assignable buttons, Genos is simple to use whether at
home, in a studio, or on stage.
When it comes to sound, Genos oers simply the best quality ever heard from
a Digital Workstation. Powered by unique Yamaha technology developed
through years of acoustic and digital instrument development, the sonic power
and realism of Genos will blow you away.

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WHY GENOS?
GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
Why Genos?
Genos redenes workstation sound, design and user experience. Whether
in a recording studio, on stage or at home, Genos will inspire and enhance
music performance for a new generation of musicians.
The name Genos is associated with ancient Greece:
“a social group claiming common descent”
“sharing same gene – the same DNA”
In addition, Genos also suggests “generate” - meaning to produce or create.
While the number of existing users might decline because of their
demographic prole, the goal of Genos is to create a fresh appeal to a
new generation of keyboard player.
Young people are following the megatrend to be creative. Over the
last few years the number of “content producers” such as YouTubers
and bloggers is rising. These people need an easy way to create and
produce music.
Working with traditional studio equipment such as synths, eect units
and computers is not easy - and results are far from quick. Genos
oers an easy and fast way to create - a way that is more inspiring and
keeps the user in the creative ow.
Genos is not simpy a “recretion tool”, it provides everything you need
to write and produce a song. As a result, we are working closely with
music producers and singer-songwriters as role models for creativity
in music.

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PROFESSIONAL MADE EASY
GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
Professional made easy
Genos is the professional but easy way to create and produce music. It features:
The Genos concept website - www.yamaha.com/genos - gives details and
background information alongside video messages from inuencers. This website
will be updated continuously to stay up-to-date on Genos.
• Easy navigation and intuitive touch screen control
• Easy access to features to stay in the creative ow
• Easy storage with unlimited space for creativity
• Professional, breath-taking sound with unparalleled realism
• Enhanced features for an enhanced experience
• Professional outputs
• Compatibility and expandability

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GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
Genos Highlights
Genos has so many new features, these are just a few of the main highlights. As
you browse this product guide, more exciting possibilities will be discussed in
detail.
Design & Ease of use
Sweeping curves and a simple-to-use panel layout ensures Genos
not only looks striking but is also incredibly easy to navigate. At
the centre sits a 9” touch screen which gives access to nearly
every function of the keyboard, while a series of Gateway and
Assignable buttons further the speed and simplicity of use.
The Sound
The sonic quality of every Voice in Genos goes way beyond
anything ever heard from a Digital Workstation before. This
instrument is quite simply a game changer. With technology
unique to Yamaha, Genos oers a broad array of extraordinarily
expressive and realistic Voices.
Powerful DSP
From reverb to distortion, rotary speaker to compressor, Genos
boasts unprecedented DSP power. Using the same Virtual
Circuitry Modeling (VCM) technology as Yamaha’s professional
high-end mixing consoles, Genos has the tools to create a perfect
sound. Not only do the eects sound great, they look great too,
with stunning graphical user interfaces.
Styles
Genos is ready to accompany the musician in whatever genre
they wish to play. With world-class arrangements, punchy drums
and up to four times the DSP power of previous Digital
Workstations there has never been a more complete personal
backing band.

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GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
GENOS HIGHLIGHTS
Live Control
The new Live Control section of Genos allows for a wide variety
of functions and controls to be assigned to six knobs and nine
sliders. A dedicated Live Control sub-display screen provides
instant visual conrmation of adjustments without interrupting
the main display.
Playlist and Registration Memory
Ten Registration Memory buttons, with an unlimited number of
banks, allows for everything to be stored within Genos for instant
recall. Playlist is a new way to quickly set up Genos which allows
you to organise Registration Memories into convenient set lists
for seamless performance.
Expansion
With Yamaha Expansion Manager, you can continually expand
the on-board content of Genos by creating and installing custom
or purchased packs. With 1.8GB of expansion memory and
support for WAV, AIFF, SoundFont and REX formats, the scope of
possibilities for new sounds and Styles within Genos is virtually
unlimited.
Connectivity
Built in WiFi and new high-quality digital-to-analogue converters
are just the beginning of the story when it comes to the
connectivity supported by Genos. Support for condenser mics
with phantom power makes Genos a powerful tool for singer-
songwriters while two MIDI buses, USB-to-Host and three USB-
to-Device sockets alongside a lossless digital audio output means
Genos is ready for almost any situation.
Arpeggio
The new arpeggio function in Genos lets you generate arpeggios
(broken chords) by simply playing the notes of a chord. 216
dierent arpeggio types can be chosen from eleven dierent
categories found within the ‘harmony/arpeggio’ section.
This feature can be used for music production as well as live
performance.

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GENOS CONTROL
GENOS CONTROL - TOUCH SCREEN
Genos Control
Genos has many dierent aspects included to make it intuitive and easy to use while
also providing more real-time control than ever before.
Touch Screen
An immersive 9” touch screen takes centre stage when using the Genos. Responsive even to
the lightest touch, nearly every feature of the Genos can be viewed and controlled through
the screen.
The Home screen gives an overview of many
key areas including the currently selected
Voices, Style, Songs, and numerous other
options. Along the bottom of the screen
there is a menu with 6 options. These “Home
Shortcuts” can be customised through the
Menu section.
Customise ‘Home Shortcut’ options
Press the ‘Menu’ Gateway button and then choose ‘Assignable’ from within the
screen. The ‘Home Shortcuts’ can be viewed and edited here.