Yamaha Genos 2

New: Style Dynamics Control

It's now even easier to influence the volumes and dynamics of your styles as you play. Create a calm and tranquil version of the original style with the turn of a knob and dial back the dynamics and energy at the drop. This makes it even easier to distinguish live between choruses and verses, for choruses and bridges or to create a rock-hard drop before the beginning of the chorus.

New: Ambient Drums

The drums, of course, are the foundation of any song, so they should sound great and lifelike. The space that drums are in does a lot to the sound and practical application of the drum sound. Ambient Drums allows you to determine the setting in which the drums can be heard with the turn of a knob. Direct, dry and punchy or far grand and rich from a very natural reverb.

New: Legendary FM Synths

The Genos2 has two sound engines including the AWN engine we are already used to, but now also an FM engine. The FM engine is of course familiar to Yamaha from their legendary DX7 synthesizer which to this day is still held in high regard as the true FM sound. You can now manufacture these sounds yourself directly in your Genos to get even closer to the real sound.

Improved Genos 2 hardware

The screen is angled in the instrument making it easier to read. You can also adjust the brightness. The screens have a so-called anti-glare technology so they remain readable from all angles.
Buttons and faders of the Genos 2 are equipped with new LEDs so you have even more control over the keyboard. Especially when it is dark, you can easily read the position of the (rotary) knobs and faders. There is an improved 76 FSX keyboard and the aftertouch is improved for a more realistic playing experience.

The best sounds

Yamaha's CFX and C7 concert grand pianos are truly stunning for their lifelike realism, especially with the new REVelation Reverb. The new Ambient Drums (recorded in world-class studios) also sound very realistic, using multidynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling to deliver the most breathtakingly realistic MIDI drums ever offered in a keyboard. Non-keyboard instruments are beautifully rendered by Yamaha's acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine. All sounds benefit from multiple state-of-the-art effects engines. Complemented by extensive onboard MIDI and audio recording facilities and seamless DAW integration, the Yamaha Genos2 is the only top-of-the-line keyboard.

Easily record vocals

When it's time to record a professional vocal, just plug your (condenser) microphone into the XLR jack, switch on 48V phantom power, and you're ready to start recording a studio-quality signal chain whose quality is unprecedented for a keyboard. Yamaha's VH2 vocal harmony engine is on board to enhance your vocal performances by adding up to three virtual backing vocalists, complete with pitch correction, synth vocoder and other effects for a polished, professional sound.

Yamaha built the Genos 2 for songwriting and performance (live performances), among other things. The sleek design of the slim chassis are very appealing to the audience, but for the player, the uncluttered, no-nonsense layout is designed for unfettered creativity.

At Klundert Music, we get our hands on a lot of cutting-edge keyboard instruments, and the Genos2 has impressed the discerning keyboardists here. From its superior ergonomics and productivity-enhancing features to the unmatched quality and gigantic size of its sound set, the Yamaha Genos2 once again lays claim to the title of "ultimate performance arranger workstation."

Yamaha Genos 2 76-key Arranger Workstation Features:

• 76-key FSX keyboard with enhanced Aftertouch function
• 9-inch touch LCD screen - anti-reflective and twice as bright as Genos
• assignable knobs and faders with individual OLED parameter displays
• 384 voices polyphony can handle large orchestrations without losing notes
• 1.990 sounds and 600 styles
• Yamaha's best CFX and C7 concert grand piano sounds
• Ambient Drums sound lifelike and use multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling for ultra-realism
• 4 EQ types for external speakers (HS7, HS8, Stagepas 600, Stagepas 1k mkII)
• convenient LED indicators on the control knobs and sliders (handy for in the dark)
• Non-keyboard instruments are superbly reproduced by Yamaha's acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine
• style Creator lets you quickly create and customize styles
• enhanced DSP delivers a wide range of studio-quality effects, including the new REVelation Reverb
• recording memories provide an efficient way to store and recall panel settings
• built-in sequencer with 16 tracks
• display languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
• Mic input on XLR combo jack with available +48V phantom power supply
• USB-to-host port for connection to computer or mobile device
• 3 USB-to-device ports for recording/playback from flash drives
• Internal storage drive
• Wireless LAN capability and also acts as an audio interface (44.1 kHz, 16 bit, stereo)
• Bluetooth® audio
• HDMI Output
• can read USB sticks up to 256 GB
• headphone jack
• built-in metronome
• 3 foot pedal connections
• includes sheet music stand, power cable and manual
• dimensions: 1234 x 456 x 151 mm
• weight: 14.2 kg.