Posted by: keybplayer
To get a Genos or not to get a Genos.. - 11/19/17 07:49 AM
That is the question. My heart is torn. I like what the Genos offers but then there are the shortcomings I mentioned in a previous post. To be honest there are workarounds that can be implemented such as the vocal harmony. The Genos has VH2 as we all know and it's supposed to be an improvement over VH1 which came on the Tyros 1/2/3. I think one of the limitations of the Genos VH2 is the mic that a person uses plus the quality of mic cable and also when recording to make sure the sound is isolated from the music itself so there's no interference. I did a song years ago on my Tyros 1 using the Vocal harmony function and the harmony actually sounded pretty decent. I used a Shure 87A mic and I had a quality cable and also I isolated the sound so as not to provide interference with the actual sound source. I posted the song below so you can hear for yourself. So I might be able to get the Genos VH2 to sound better than the demonstrations we've heard thus far on the web.
The second shortcoming in my estimation is that the polyphony is not allocated across the entire range of the keyboard. A solution to this is to tread lightly when layering preset voices and diligently use the expansion voices when a lot of layering is needed for a more robust sound.
The third shortcoming is the Genos still uses USB 2.0 instead of the current USB 3.1 standard. For recording purposes USB 2.0 is fine. But when transferring data files to and from the Genos to a computer there of course lies the bottleneck. The nice thing about the Genos is the internal flash memory is pretty quick and once the data in on the Genos it stays there even when the power is turned off. So once the data is on the Genos you're basically good to go.
What else... Oh yeah. No balanced outputs but since the DAC has been improved it's less of a concern albeit you lose a little in the way of signal strength and that can be corrected by simply adjusting the volume.
I would probably keep my Tyros 3 if I bought a Genos and maybe sell it later on. Or I could trade it in if they gave me a decent offer but that is highly unlikely. Bottom line? Since there are workarounds the shortcomings are less of a concern. Especially if I can get the Genos VH2 to sound relatively decent. I know I know. But strangers things have happened. That's what they we're saying about the original Tyros 1/2/3 VH1 until I cracked the code.
What can I say? It's Thanksgiving in a few days. I'm "thankful" Yammie produced a stellar arranger keyboard (76 keys no less) and if I buy a Genos I will be "giving" Yammie a ton of money (figuratively speaking of course) and that will make them extremely happy I would think. So therefore it's a win win situation. Decisions decisions..
All the best,
Mike
The second shortcoming in my estimation is that the polyphony is not allocated across the entire range of the keyboard. A solution to this is to tread lightly when layering preset voices and diligently use the expansion voices when a lot of layering is needed for a more robust sound.
The third shortcoming is the Genos still uses USB 2.0 instead of the current USB 3.1 standard. For recording purposes USB 2.0 is fine. But when transferring data files to and from the Genos to a computer there of course lies the bottleneck. The nice thing about the Genos is the internal flash memory is pretty quick and once the data in on the Genos it stays there even when the power is turned off. So once the data is on the Genos you're basically good to go.
What else... Oh yeah. No balanced outputs but since the DAC has been improved it's less of a concern albeit you lose a little in the way of signal strength and that can be corrected by simply adjusting the volume.
I would probably keep my Tyros 3 if I bought a Genos and maybe sell it later on. Or I could trade it in if they gave me a decent offer but that is highly unlikely. Bottom line? Since there are workarounds the shortcomings are less of a concern. Especially if I can get the Genos VH2 to sound relatively decent. I know I know. But strangers things have happened. That's what they we're saying about the original Tyros 1/2/3 VH1 until I cracked the code.
What can I say? It's Thanksgiving in a few days. I'm "thankful" Yammie produced a stellar arranger keyboard (76 keys no less) and if I buy a Genos I will be "giving" Yammie a ton of money (figuratively speaking of course) and that will make them extremely happy I would think. So therefore it's a win win situation. Decisions decisions..
All the best,
Mike