Yamaha Genos2 76-key Arranger Workstation

The Ultimate Performance Arranger Workstation When Yamaha’s flagship Genos digital arranger workstation hit the market several years ago, it was a game changer, and legions of keyboardists, composers, and songwriters jumped onboard. Now, the second-generation Genos2 assumes the mantle with more great updated sounds, accompaniment styles, and effects; fresh, innovative features; and a host of…

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Yamaha Genos2 76-key Arranger Workstation

Brand: Yamaha

$6,999.99~~$10,000.00~~ (-30%)

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Categories: Keyboards & Synthesizers, Portable & Arranger Keyboards Tag: tester Brand: Yamaha

The Ultimate Performance Arranger Workstation

When Yamaha’s flagship Genos digital arranger workstation hit the market several years ago, it was a game changer, and legions of keyboardists, composers, and songwriters jumped onboard. Now, the second-generation Genos2 assumes the mantle with more great updated sounds, accompaniment styles, and effects; fresh, innovative features; and a host of technical improvements. And while its actual weight is a gig-friendly 31 pounds, the Yamaha Genos2 is nevertheless a beast. Boasting unparalleled sample quality, cutting-edge styles, and pro-level connectivity, Genos2 defines the state of the art in songwriting and performance keyboards. Topped off by extensive onboard MIDI and audio recording facilities and seamless DAW integration, the Yamaha Genos2 is the only keyboard you need to ace an important gig.

Indulge your passion for making music

If your passion is composing original music, arranging professionally produced tracks, or simply playing your favorite songs, Genos2 is your go-to instrument. It gives solo musicians on a quest for perfection the highest-quality sound and style content, along with unprecedented real-time, hands-on performance control. With 800 Accompaniment Styles on tap, you have your pick of the best musicians for your backing band in any genre, making it easy to individualize your music while exercising control over chord changes and arrangements. This functionality is made all the easier with Chord Looper, which lets you record chord progressions for the Style engine to loop, freeing you to experiment with two hands or to solo without having to comp the changes. Yamaha’s Voice & Style Expansion Packs let you further customize your Genos2 with an abundance of additional content from around the world.

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Expedite your creative process

Genos2 puts you in complete control over composition and performance. With its large, crisp 9-inch LCD color touchscreen, assignable knobs and faders with their own LED parameter status sub-displays for real-time feedback, and a silky 76-note, aftertouch-enabled FSX keybed, you’ll instantly find and tweak the perfect sounds and whip up an authentic-sounding arrangement in any musical genre. As you layer your compositions, Genos2 will astound you with its ability to handle massive, lavish arrangements with poise and panache. Simply put, Genos2 expedites the creative process, which can be painfully cumbersome on other arrangers that are not as meticulously designed. To your delight, you’ll find the well-thought-out design extends to every aspect of music creation. And then there are the sounds — which are totally amazing.

A massive, premium soundset

Yamaha’s premium CFX and C7 concert grand pianos are jaw-dropping in their lifelike realism. Recorded in world-class studios, Revo! Drums leverage unprecedented multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling to deliver the most breathtakingly realistic MIDI drums ever offered in a keyboard. Ambient Drums are sampled to include both close mic and room mic audio that you can blend to taste. Non-keyboard instruments are superbly rendered by Yamaha’s acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine, which realistically replicates the expressive nuances of instruments such as flute and guitar. A generous 384 voices of polyphony ensures there will be no note stealing, no matter how complex the arrangement. And with instant access to 1,990 instrument presets and 75 drum kits, you’ll never run out of sounds. To quickly access your favorite configurations, Registration Memories provide an efficient way to save and recall panel settings such as Voice, Song, Pattern, and Style.

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Enhanced DSP for studio-grade effects

All Genos2 sounds benefit from multiple advanced effects engines. Yamaha engineered Genos2 with enhanced DSP for a banquet of studio-quality effects that sound downright stunning. Included are meticulous models of coveted vintage rack and stompbox units as well as classic guitar and bass amps — all of which take full advantage of the gorgeous 9-inch TFT color LCD touchscreen with intuitive, high-definition displays that mimic the actual devices. These great-sounding effects include Yamaha’s VCM (Virtual Circuit Modeling) — the very same technology used by the studio-grade processing on the company’s high-end digital consoles.

Powered by leading-edge tech

As Yamaha’s flagship arranger workstation keyboard, Genos2 is packed with the company’s latest analog, digital, and hardware technology and will serve as the platform for future Yamaha keyboards. Though the original Genos broke considerable ground upon its introduction, technology marches on. Indeed, digital keyboard design has advanced dramatically in the ensuing years. In that interim, Yamaha engineers have been diligently at work designing its successor, incorporating the latest tech as well as user feedback and select feature requests into Genos2. Improvements from the original Genos include:

Yamaha Genos2 76-key Arranger Workstation Features:

Silky, organ-weighted FSX keybed with aftertouch
9-inch TFT VGA LCD touchscreen display
Assignable knobs and faders with individual OLED parameter status sub displays
384-note polyphony handles large orchestrations without note stealing
1,990 Voices and 75 Drum/SFX Kits
800 Accompaniment Styles provide an instant backing band in any genre
Style Creator lets you quickly create and customize Styles for instant recall
Voice & Style Expansion Packs let you customize your Genos2 with additional content
Yamaha’s premium CFX and C7 concert grand pianos
Revo! Drums leverage multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling for ultra-realism
Ambient Drums are sampled with both close mic and room mic audio for pro studio-quality sound
Non-keyboard instruments are superbly rendered by Yamaha’s acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine
Chord Looper lets you record chord progressions, freeing you to play with both hands
Enhanced DSP delivers a broad range studio-grade effects, including classic rack and pedal units
Automatically apply Vocal Harmony effects; use Synth Vocoder to shape synthesizer sounds
Ensemble Voices map instruments to their appropriate ranges for authentic-sounding ensemble performances
Registration Memories provide an efficient way to save and recall panel settings
Onboard 16-track MIDI recorder
Mic input on XLR combo jack with available +48V phantom power
VH2 vocal harmony engine with synth vocoder adds up to 3 virtual background singers
USB-to-Host port for connection to computer or mobile device
3 USB-to-Device ports for recording to/playback from flash drives
15GB internal user drive
Wireless LAN capabilities
1/4-inch headphone jack
Onboard metronome
3 function-assignable footpedal jacks
Included music rest and IEC AC power cable

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Technical Specifications

Number of Keys: 76
Type of Keys: Full-sized
Other Controllers: 9 x Faders (assingable), 6 x Knobs (assingable), 9 x Buttons (assingable)
Polyphony: 384 Notes
Presets: 1990 Voices, 75 Drum/SFX Kits
Memory: 15GB Internal
Storage: USB Flash
Audio Inputs: 1 x XLR-1/4″ combo (mic), 2 x 1/4″ (aux)
Audio Outputs: 2 x 1/4″ (main), 4 x 1/4″ (sub)
USB: 2 x Type A, 1 x Type B
MIDI I/O: 2 x In/Out
Headphones: 1 x 1/4″
Pedal Inputs: 1 x 1/4″ (volume), 1 x 1/4″ (sustain), 1 x 1/4″ (articulation)
Other I/O: 1 x HDMI Out, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth
Features: 800 Accompaniment Styles
Software: Rec’n’Share App
Power Supply: Standard IEC AC Cable
Height: 5.94″
Width: 48.58″
Depth: 17.95″
Weight: 31.31 lbs
Manufacturer Part Number: GENOS2