Had a couple of hours to spare yesterday so got onto YouTube and sought out a selection of demos (The equivalent of going to a dealer demo) of the instruments in the title, switched on the main system to get best results and sat back to enjoy.

First off was the Yamaha Genos and it sounded great, however after a time it became very superficial sounding and not very representative of real instruments playing, (It became artificial) and I became bored with it.
The organs (Hammond emulations) is a sound I always go to first, and over the years Yamaha has improved this part of their instruments no end, and the Genos was no exception, but for me it still falls short of the competition, so no brownie points there.
Styles were typical Yamaha in that most were very song specific, (Although some nice new ones had been added) and tended to fall apart if you tried to simplify them, so still bottom of the pile for me.

Next up was the Korg PA4x and straight away I was into it, as it reminded me of live bands and instruments, (I am out quite often listening to live bands etc.) with my foot tapping away with the groove.
Organ: this has always been a strong point of Korg and the PA4x was no exception as it could get really down and dirty.
Styles: these just sound live, and no matter how you simplify them they still sound like a genuine style/rhythm.

Finally we have the Ketron SD9 and initially it was a bit boring, however after a time it started to grow on me and I thought, not bad, there is most definitely something there.
Organ: well this was a bit anaemic to my ears and just didn’t hold my attention at all, even after listening to aa few different songs.
Styles: some were great (If a bit repetitive) others less so, and I have to say that while the audio drum loops were convincing, (As you would expect being recordings of a real drummer) overall they were no better than the Korg’s Midi Drums, which due to their superior style make up just made everything sound real.

So there we have it, my personal opinion of the 3 instruments, and to round off my impressions:

Genos: meh
PA4x: It rocks
SD9: Not bad

Hope you all have good day, whatever you play.

Bill