shoutout from the Dux, that made my week! cheers Jack. fun to watch you and the crew having a laugh with it, that's what it's about, thanks for the invite, even better, get Martin in, he's not far away, he helped design it and few people play it better :)
@Robin_S78
7 ай бұрын
Woody, the people want you and Jack in 1 video…creme de la creme 🎉
@alienzardsketter.9076
7 ай бұрын
Yea help design the Genos also ...no more free N fo from this aliien ,,,
@lucasbi
7 ай бұрын
I am just sitting with my own Genos 2 and I am mind blown! These sounds are amazing! I just can’t stop play! 😅
@jazzzman1000
7 ай бұрын
Mind "blown" 😎
@MaverickM1
2 ай бұрын
Mine arrives in one hour... GLS is on the way. I am pretty excited. Switching from Tyros2 so it will be one giant leap for a man....
@eamfos
7 ай бұрын
I started playing music with Arranger Keyboards and i learned a lot of things.I still got a Technics KN-3000. Now i m into sythesizers but i still use sounds from the arranger. This Yamaha is nice...
@roycemurgatroyd7963
6 ай бұрын
Haha I still have my kn1000
@eamfos
6 ай бұрын
@@roycemurgatroyd7963and i guess we intend to keep them...😉
@lycancatt4248
7 ай бұрын
loving that arrangers are still going somewhat strong! really fun pieces but sadly as everything seems to be, touchscreens now! as a blind person i'd have to get hands on to know if i could even use it.
@matthewwhitaker4849
7 ай бұрын
I agree. There are plenty of buttons though. That’s cool.
@SuperBriansmoke
7 ай бұрын
There are a load of very excited retired-ex-home-organ owners salivating at this video.
@tibeklucio3418
6 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@dynoroad
7 ай бұрын
I never understood these keyboards, that is, until I played one. These things are hilarious and have a way of making practice feel less like a chore and more like an awesome time.
@nucleardwarf1218
7 ай бұрын
The finest piece of comedy demo I have seen! Excellent Jack, made me laugh out loud.
@paulsecomb7605
7 ай бұрын
Yeah! Get Woody in. Heaps fun!
@rrod6738
7 ай бұрын
If budget is a concern, try the PSR -sx900... the baby genos. I have one and all i can say is Yamaha is the master of all arranger keyboards.
@ZorbaTheDutch
5 ай бұрын
And even more affordable, the SX700.
@caleb5780
4 ай бұрын
Apparently, korg is better, and a better price
@geoffwebber8272
7 ай бұрын
Jack, don't think your gig with James Arthur is in jeopardy, but.... if you ever wanted a cruise ship job, then this is the beast for you!!!
@johnscott4693
7 ай бұрын
We could be in Gran Canaria, lights dimming, cocktails on the table ... 😂😂😂
@Wagoo
7 ай бұрын
If I ever feel my life is not complete without spending 6 months of the year on a cruise ship, bewitching a different tipsy GILF into my cabin every night - then I will buy a Genos 2 If I ever get past my hatred of wedding cake, and fancy free food and a regular eyeful of nubile bridesmaids - then I will buy a Genos 2 If I ever get hired by Joysound and develop a terrible need to make karaoke backing tracks - then I will buy a Genos 2 If I ever win the Gloucester cheese chasing championships and need an expensive stand to place my prize wheel upon - then I will buy a Genos 2 I've suffered through this already. My first synth was a Yamaha PSS-170 and I later got a PSR-300. Baffled why I couldn't make the synth sounds I was hearing and loving with them.. or any new sounds for that matter. This is simply an evolution of the same thing. A walled garden, with bricks made of cheddar What to buy, what to buy? This or a Montage M8x? They weigh in at about the same price - such a tricky decision! The hilarious part is they've put the FM-X engine in the Genos 2. It can play 8 op FM patches and 6 op FM patches from the Yamaha DX7, of which tens of thousands are available. Does Yamaha give you any control over this or let you import patches into any of this? No, of course not! There's a paltry few banks of FM patches in there, and no doubt a few more will trickle out from Yamaha with time Having said all that the Genos 2 does bring me joy in one way - every time I hear it cranking out an apocalyptic rendition of a classic song I can't stop laughing. Maybe I'll buy a Genos 2 and start making movie soundtracks for the Burmese film industry Cheers for the effort though, Jack - having Woody across for a Genos 2 cheesefest would indeed be hilarious 🧀
@mrdavies7894
7 ай бұрын
Things have come a long way since my old PSR-21. 😂 Really nice impacting the “arranger” concept, Jack!
@EdgyNumber1
7 ай бұрын
Benn Jordan was surprised how much he loved the arranger concept!
@moogy77
7 ай бұрын
I had the Pa5x twice, and both times I loved the sounds and the action, but, I kept running into the same issues. The tilt screen does not close flush. I even cut my hand when moving it. Where the buttons are located, I just couldn't get with. Genos locations of the pads, registrations and others as well are make more sense. The way the buttons are lite are better. Also every button is flanked by protective ridges to protect from accidental hitting. LED's on all knobs and sliders, and nice sliders.
@KyleBevis-u7j
7 ай бұрын
If you were doing song writing sessions, theatre arrangements, tv scores, weddings (and you can actually sing) the Genos would be perfect!
@YotamPiano
7 ай бұрын
Awesome reivew as always Jack. I am a fan of the Yamaha soundset and the Genos looks like a lot of fun
@mrtelechi
7 ай бұрын
Fantastic review, very honest. Love the outro too.
@jeffreyreid6981
7 ай бұрын
We love you Jack in America. Keep doing what you doing Peace.
@stephenmorgan5100
7 ай бұрын
Great video. Can you plug a 88 key board controller into it so it feels more like a piano, just to have best of both worlds?
@philfisher8962
7 ай бұрын
Hello Jack... You said that the top ones have "got down to Korg and Yamaha..." But there are at least 3 others and some of these are even more expensive too: Bohm, Wersi and Ketron.
@ron-almog
7 ай бұрын
I totally agree: its a shame that all this fun and goodness is prohibitively expensive, and in reality only available for either true professionals, or plainly rich people.
@amusic9825
5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think Yamaha should focus on making entry and mid level keyboards better, rather than making prohibitively overpriced samplers with special arpeggios called as "styles" that caters only for Elon Musk, Zuckerberg etc.
@danieldougan269
4 ай бұрын
They have the PSR-SX700 and 900 as scaled down versions of this that are still powerful for less money. They're probably good enough for 90% of users. My DGX-650 is an arranger keyboard in many ways, and it has 88 weighted keys. The new version, the DGX-670, still sells for well under US$1000. Can it do all the things the Genos can? No, not even close. But it might be sophisticated enough for you if you only play as a hobby.
@amusic9825
4 ай бұрын
@danieldougan269 They should improve their PSRE. It's been decades since the invention of the keyboard, while their entry-level keyboards are still extremely shitty.
@fizgak
6 ай бұрын
This thing is what people have been waiting for FOREVER! The technology is finally here to to build an arranger with sounds and features near enough to pro quality to sound amazing! Yamaha, take my money!! 😂
@The_Doc_Rocks
4 ай бұрын
It's not just down to Korg and Yamaha - don't forget the Ketron Event...! It's excellent.
@lazaruslaser
6 ай бұрын
Nope , Nope , and Nope... Had a Yamaha Motif which I used for Years.. Worst Piano and Organ.. Period. Ended up getting a Kurzweil to fill the Piano Gap.. and a Korg CX-3 Organ. After Searching For Years I Walked into a Guitar Center and Heard Someone playing One of the Best Pianos I had Ever heard.. After listening to the Organ and Synth Sounds I was Sold !!! By the way I owned a Hammond B3 and Leslie , and went to the Portable XK -3 with a Motion Sound rotating speaker..So I know what the Hammond sound is.. So the Bottom Line is this.. One of the Greatest Pianos.. I Personally like the Organ better than a XK 3.. while being spot on to a B3.. the Leslie Simulation is phenomenal (with a few programming adjustments) One of the best Synths .... and do not get me started on the Mellotron samples... FX in spades and 6 splits.. Yikes 40 lbs and Racing Red... My Winning Keyboard is a Nord Stage 3 73 Compact.. Absolutely Love it..
@jonasaras
7 ай бұрын
It reminds me of when I worked at a piano and organ store in the Glendale Galleria when I was a teenager
@connor_flanigan
7 ай бұрын
these are $5699 here in the states - exact same price as Nord's top of the line stage 4 88 key. and these arranger keyboards are something like they'd sell at Circuit Shack.
@spikerwlan
3 ай бұрын
Wonderfully explained the review is very helpful
@dougie6897
7 ай бұрын
You can’t underestimate the power of arranger keyboards in the world of education…. Nothing is more immediate with instant gratification with a class full of kids… Ps I’ve been teaching non stop since 1994 but as you say Jack I wish Pro Arranger keyboards were much more affordable…. this is Nord Stage 4 money, that’s crazy!
@andesneko
5 ай бұрын
PSR series is there for the budget.
@andesneko
5 ай бұрын
PSR.
@johnscott4693
7 ай бұрын
Same price as the latest Nord? Really? £4,500 !!! 😮 FFS I'll pass on this one. £2k too much...
@malekec11
7 ай бұрын
I can tell this video took 20 takes per shot. Jack couldn’t stop laughing at this keyboard. This video has so many edits and I can still see Jack trying to hold back his laughter. I’d love to see him compare this keyboard to a Nord.
@MJamesIII
7 ай бұрын
I want to see a Nord Stage 4 vs Yamaha MONTAGE M8x so bad….
@benhaim2098
7 ай бұрын
Bro! I’ll tell you this there is no comparison because I tried nord stage 4 over YC 61 and was shocked to see that YC is better sound quality and texture
@MJamesIII
7 ай бұрын
@@benhaim2098 I'm an owner of the Montage M8x and I'm tired of the Nord fanboys. I wish I had a Nord Stage 4 to compare them teach other.
@OptimaMrL
6 ай бұрын
I come from the days of using CASIO CT/X, YAMAHA PSRs. So this makes me smile 🤩
@ManuelHernandez-bg8bl
7 ай бұрын
I really loved your Genos 2 unbox/intro/demo. What 2 chords were you playing on A Boxing Legend? I don't think it was right for Rocky but it was really cool sounding riff! My guess is "Em" to "A", I can't wait to get a Genos 2.
@papkenzenian9586
7 ай бұрын
great video!🤩! in my opinion Korg pa1000 is the best portable arranger keyboard
@cinepost
7 ай бұрын
Yep! This is the big daddy arranger of the day. A broad review of arrangers would be fun. You should get Woody to do a demo of all the new popular arrangers. Terrific idea!
@sharingmatters
7 ай бұрын
Mike Patrick is the best person to maximise the potential of this beast. And with his affection to Yamaha it will be magic. Cant wait.
@danieldougan269
4 ай бұрын
The Montage and the Genos should mate. It would not be hard for Yamaha to make one keyboard to rule them all...synthesizer and arranger.
@nonchai
7 ай бұрын
MULTIPADS arent new - theyre in GENOS1 and its cheaper variants - PSR SX 900 etc too -
@robd1365
6 ай бұрын
Some of the styles remind of the PSR 340 I had as a kid, ultimate cheesiness but awesome none the less. Now that keyboard sells for crazy money, guess that’s retro for you. This piece of kit is the closest you could get to playing the keys in a decent sized band with all its arrangements, Yamaha have smashed it out of the park with this instrument.
@nikooplayer
7 ай бұрын
Jack, you should invite Peter Baartmans to review it
@mrdavies7894
7 ай бұрын
40 years ago: PSR-21. And I still survived!
@christiansanden8005
5 ай бұрын
Peter Baartmans is the one who make that thing swinging, the only one, that guy is a incredible pianist and works for Yamaha! ❤❤❤
@spikerwlan
3 ай бұрын
Well, I just started at the lowest entry level arranger keyboards and keeping the most of of the next levels aside because they are technological advancements in the industry by yamaha Corporation, but let me tell you friends I am overwhelmed beyond comprehension because with the sx600 I am able to find so many new sounds plus also customize it to my liking, Only one thing yamaha should have made the piano more articulate and should have more in the designated sounds group I first saw the previous model which was played by the jazz instrumental group Casiopea live in Tokyo they were again mind blowing
@zoewilliam1727
7 ай бұрын
Bro can invite Martin Harris from Yamaha he specialised in this
@tyresedhurrkay5669
2 ай бұрын
Can you use a microphone 🎤 and what delay and reverbs you have?
@MarkGardner66Bonnie
7 ай бұрын
First and foremost... Jack, I sure appreciate what you bring to the table and especially with boards where you can play piano...Dude loved your stuff on this board. I wish it was a little less expensive as I could see adding one to the stable...and I might just get a used original Genos to do just that... thank you Sir!
@cbolt4492
7 ай бұрын
Nice playing 3:00
@jeffreyreid6981
7 ай бұрын
They should’ve made it an 88 version
@manuellayburr382
5 ай бұрын
Are there any keyboards where you can modify/specify the tempo by tapping it out on a footswitch?
@markoconnell804
6 ай бұрын
Tried gunslinger awesome awesome awesome style
@ZappaBlues
7 ай бұрын
Wurly in the background?
@tonyrapa-tonyrapa
7 ай бұрын
I finally get what an arranger keyboard is now - best explanation (demo) that I've seen. So, I'm thinking weddings, parties, get togethers, etc. And Jack is spot on - every house should have one... endless fun!
@sharingmatters
7 ай бұрын
Exactly. I finally got the concept.
@downpatmusic
7 ай бұрын
Certainly a nice to look at keyboard and UI there. Keyboard version of Avenger VPS plug but geared more to traditional styles. I'd be interested to seeing how customized you can get with it, otherwise everyone's arrangements shout, "This has been a production by Genos ll".
@nonchai
7 ай бұрын
I'm interested ( own in fact - the PSR SX 900 the cheaper GENOS 1 derivative ) in this arranger stuff- but NOT for one man cover gigs - but as a compositional tool - and it comes so close - and could be so much more - for top-down approaches to compising ( rather than the DAW one note at a time MIDI thing ) - but the CHORD LOOPER feature here doesnt allow editing the recorded progressions - a dan shame.
@danaoldenburg4772
7 ай бұрын
Wow! -Always been a Korg/Kurzweil Guy; Yamaha always sounded a bit thin to me… But ever since the Motif series, I’ve taken more notice of them!✌🏻😎🎹🌴🌞
@theallmightyanalog
7 ай бұрын
Awesome
@matildafernando1875
6 ай бұрын
Please bring Martin Harris, he is a genius on arranger workstations. Highly recommend
@nigel.a.v.909
7 ай бұрын
Both, Yamaha and KORG have got more affordable versions of these arrangers. Similar to what the modx is to the montage. The SX900 and the PA1000. I myself own a 7 year old psr-s970, which could be considered the smaller brother to the Tyros.
7 ай бұрын
De belles choses dans ce nouveau Genos 2, personnellement je m'amuse aussi bien avec un simple PsrSx900 sur-vitaminé 🎹. Une très bonne continuation musicale à tous et à toutes et vive la musique 🎹.
@gges1605
6 ай бұрын
Believe me you're not alone wishing that keyboard was more affordable its amazing but its expensive.
@kenzgbr
7 ай бұрын
It’s a >£3k cheese machine! I get it - but I ain’t gonna get it!
@DaraM73
7 ай бұрын
Rhubarb & Custard for the win
@The.Foolosopher
6 ай бұрын
Can you use these in accrual songs? Like that you publish?
@KerteszHuba
7 ай бұрын
I don't know man... The arranger keys are very strange instruments to me. They always remind me of typical Eastern European cheap wedding musicians who try to play every style with terribly bad tone culture and very artificial sounds. Not to mention that they accept gigs so cheaply that because of this, live cover bands are not really paid much anymore..
@S91761
7 ай бұрын
I have performed with arranger keyboards for years. Me and my wife, she is a singer. We play everything. From latin, jazz, Caribbean music, funk, and everything else. I charge almost the same as a 5 piece band because of my performance. People pay for it. When they ask for a trio with a percussion. I play the bass on the keyboard myself. That's the thing I love about those keyboards. It's the creativity that it allows. It's a different story when you see older people play these keyboards, though.
@786itube
7 ай бұрын
Love Jack though keyboard is a bit cheesy
@tibeklucio3418
6 ай бұрын
How can I order. I will be DG in December so I need one .
@Beauc4652
Ай бұрын
I've had mine about a month, and it is absolutely true- hard to master, because there's just so much that can be done. Really fun. And no, I didn't buy it because of thirst trap videos like this one. lol
@e-conrecords4665
7 ай бұрын
This was the funniest video in ages 😂
@pp90djask2idjk
2 ай бұрын
the sound does not have the expected dynamics. do you agree?
@sirnigelcogs
7 ай бұрын
So basically the keyboard is just one big demo button.
@S91761
7 ай бұрын
A demo button that you can play the way you like and charge the price of a 4 piece band, but for yourself or with a singer.
@jerryKJose
2 ай бұрын
Nice video, but needs a lot of work in pre-onboard mix. Otherwise, anyone can easily find its straight from an arranger .. especially when it is a Yamaha arranger
@royhesselink-rh7ce
4 ай бұрын
Compare the previously GENOS, a lot are copy , cuz I have it, you can't here the differences with the previous 1
@nonchai
7 ай бұрын
You forgot to mention the GENOS2 has the FM engine inside it now - like MONTAGE
@louiscornale5667
7 ай бұрын
Great job but how about wooly bully watch it now 😅
@tordana
7 ай бұрын
This keyboard is so damn cool, and way too damn expensive. lol
@komalthecoolk
7 ай бұрын
The only problem with the amazing sounds of the arrangers are the cheesy 80's and 90's arrangements.
@vito_keys
6 ай бұрын
Yeah, arranger keyboard are waaay too much focused on older "nostalgia" songs. That's a niche
@McCludgie
6 ай бұрын
Yamaha knows their market
@YannisAggelakos
5 ай бұрын
There are literally thousands if not hundreds of thousands of Yamaha Styles out there to choose from. And with the Genos you can make your own on the fly. It's easy
@tibeklucio3418
6 ай бұрын
How many keys ? Can I carry that around.
@just_curi0us
7 ай бұрын
No patch remain?
@BaseMosquito
Ай бұрын
Great sounds and styles, but no SST. Common Yamaha, it's 2024. Also, what's with the short keys..for that price?! You are the leaders of acoustic pianos. I bet so many people will like tilted display...or s..t did I describe Korg? Sorry 😅 p.s Love the faders and the LED
@bazzaf7641
7 ай бұрын
I have the Yamaha CVP 605, which is about 10 years old now and cost me over £4k new. It is very similar to this but in a piano cabinet. Because of its age it is not quite as sophisticated but does a similar job and has a great sound for its age. The latest Yamaha CVP range would probably have the same facilities as the Genos ll and sound equally great, but at twice the cost of the Genos. If I didn't have my CVP I would definitely be looking at one of these.
@angelh1743
3 ай бұрын
The Irish Pop Ballad was very nice. Okay so I now understand what an arranger is vs a workstation. I just don't see the appeal for $6K music arranger keyboard. The price is over-kill. The concept feels more like a $2,500 to $3K keyboard. Especially where in a Workstation keyboard you can do a lot more. Workstation you have way more freedom with sequencers and arranging your own music, drums, etc. I'll choose a workstation everytime compare to the Genos 2.
@anibalromero5391
7 ай бұрын
Bueno! Pero mejor en esa línea es el Ketron....revisar por favor
@stayconsistentandhumble8463
7 ай бұрын
Also, please have Mike Patrick review the Yamaha CK Stage piano. It’s a cheap Nord
@jerryKJose
2 ай бұрын
An arranger is more on patching, onboard mixing, styles, custom styles, expansions(YEM, in the case of Yamaha) multipads, registrations than tones…!!
@cnfuzz
7 ай бұрын
I think i'll get me coat , the brass still sounds as plastic like 30 years ago
@PianoMan-hx3ev
7 ай бұрын
Only Jack can make that thing not sound like a nursing home relic.
@GeorgeL909
7 ай бұрын
I'm really curious why it's so thick. I mean it's not like they gotta pack a 4090 in there with water cooling and fans and stuff. The thing is massive but can't be more powerful than a gaming laptop. I love the sounds, but you could fit an actual band in that chassis.
@skriptico
7 ай бұрын
didnt know gordon ryan as a synthead :))
@timbilfed
3 ай бұрын
I wait Genos 3 61.
@michaelbisgaardlaursen
7 күн бұрын
nothing beats the Sempra se series when it comes to quality, performance and durability the price is much higher than the standard keyboards on the market. Show me a yamaha that aint needed to be repaired after the warranty is out or before that. yamaha has only 3 intros and endings a sempra has 4, yamaha has only right 1, right 2 and right 3. Sempra has right 1, right 2, right 3 and right 4. yamaha is using studio voices. sempra is using live voices. a sempra can use non converted yamahastyles. yamaha is ligtweiight around 15 kg a sempra weighs between 20 to 24 kg. yamaha is made of plastik a sempra is made of metal.
@nonchai
7 ай бұрын
SuperArticuation sounds ( something unique to yamaha arrangers ) which are designed for style players - wiull be moot and redundant once MIDI 2.0 becomes widely adopted - why? because the new MIDI NOTE-ON data pakcet standard in MIDI 2.0 supports articulatiuon control in the MIDI NOTE ON message itself! -
@jojomendoza6761
7 ай бұрын
Endgame stranger keyboard
@mikeham639
4 ай бұрын
One pound short of 5000 and no speakers. Not affordable by the average keyboard player.
@Denvermorgan2000
Ай бұрын
The speakers don't cost that much.
@stevied6286
5 ай бұрын
I think korg Nautilus is dramatically more inspirational, based on arrangers having the cheesy backings that resemble hits of the various decades, meaning everyone with a Genos is likely to be playing the song that best fits the style..And as Woody said there is the ability to create your own styles but it's long drawn out business doing it..great for old folks homes and the tower ballroom perhaps, but .....I'm a Yamaha fan not of the Arrangers..good demo of the cheese though😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Keybman
7 ай бұрын
so that you can sell workstation and arranger separately. just business.
@matzer8846
7 ай бұрын
So much fun to watch you dive into this whot is it: a computer with a great interface and top notch sounds me thinks ... an i love computers This seems to be the upper class do it all workstation for entertainers/touring solo artists Is it for me No ... much too many keys: me would want a single key and some encoders for base note, chord type, progression, you name it Why 1 key: me sucks but the audience might be disguised by me hammering this one key
@tom221263
7 ай бұрын
You forgot Ketron Event
@noggindoo
7 ай бұрын
Not 88 keys for over 3k errr right do a shoot out Vs korg 5
@SteveCaddy
7 ай бұрын
Why would you want 88 keys on an arranger? It isn't a stage piano. The keys are not weighted. It's a separate class of instrument - think of it as a wide format version of the 61 key SX900 (with some style and voice upgrades, and that's where most of the value is). Compare it to the mid range EW410 (which is also 76 key).
@S91761
7 ай бұрын
@@SteveCaddyBecause if you love to play the piano, it would be amazing to play styles on a weigted key piano. I have the SX900. But Genos2 disappointed me when they didn't come with a weighted one when Korg PA5x came with the 88 weighted keys. Why should arranger be limited or seperated by their keybeds. There is a "full keyboard" fingering when you can use the hole 88 keys to trigger the accompaniment.
@christiansanden8005
5 ай бұрын
My 22 years old PSR 9000 sounds fantastic, still using it!That thing is overpriced!
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