Martin Harris gave a captivating 90 minute non-stop concert on the Yamaha Genos 2.
Nothing beats a demo from the developer of the product. He brings out the true potential of this arranger keyboard. He is such a natural entertainer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNWFUhCgceQHe played excerpts from:
Blinding Lights by Weeknd
How Deep is your Love by BeeGees.
He demonstrated the sound of the CFX Concert Grand sampled 7 layers deep across 88 keys.
Martins surprised the audience with his Classical chops. He laughed and said he is not Lang Lang.
Next, he tried some Pop Piano.
He loves using Free Styles and played Danny Boy using the Ethereal Movie Free Style.
He shared a valuable tip. Use the [Sync/Start] button to stop the Free Style before you change chords.
The Character Grand is sampled from a heavily used 1970s Schimmel Piano.
This is perfect for playing Elton John or Jazz pieces.
Martin loves using the AI Fingered Mode. It helps him create many different chord types. It is perfect for playing a walking bass line. He demoed this featuring by playing “Fly Me to The Moon.”
One Touch Settings using a 60’s Samba Style to play Quando Quando,
Demo of the Felt Piano
Demo of an Upright Piano
Martin then switched over to play on the Yamaha SX920.
Demo of the Concert Guitar.
Demo of the Piano – Yesterday by Beatles.
Nights in White Satin with a Country Style = 6/8 Guitar Ballad.
Using MultiPads to add a 4/4 Strumming Guitar to create a Polyrhythm.
Taylor Swift demo – “Love Story” with her MP3 vocals.
More Vocal demos from:
Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits
Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
Chris Martin – Sky Full of Stars
The real time accompaniment generated by the Yamaha SX920 rivaled the actual studio recordings. Why would you need anything more?
The song styles created by Yamaha Engineers are spot on.
Martin then moved over to the Genos 2.
Breathtaking Nylon Guitar Demo
Cinematic Strings – James Last style
Careless Whisper – George Michael.
Demo of Ambient Drums on Purple Rain - Prince
Toto – Rosanna
Country Roads
Lay down Sally – Eric Clapton
Demo of Steel Drums
Demo of the FM Pianos
Demo of Broadway Ballads – Somewhere
Movie Montage using Irish Flute, Trumpets, Brass, Horns, Human Whistle
Top Gun Theme
Children – Robert Miles
Closing Schlager medley.
If there is one Martin Harris demo you need to watch this is it!
Martin joined Yamaha 32 years ago and transformed the landscape of arranger workstations.
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