The Yamaha Genos2 is Yamaha’s flagship Arranger Workstation. Built to deliver the richest musical experience possible, it pushes the boundaries of arranger sound thanks to it’s added FM synthesis engine, new enhanced effects and controls that add extra nuance to your performances.

Pushing the boundaries of Arranger Workstation sound, Yamaha’s flagship, Genos2, includes the legendary DX7 FM technology, cutting-edge Ambient Drums and Steinberg’s acclaimed REVelation Reverb. With Style Dynamics Control you’re in charge of the energy and dynamics of all 800 preset Styles, bringing a whole new musical dimension to Style playing. Together with the new brighter, anti-reflective display and Live Control LEDs, the features of Genos2 combine to deliver the richest of musical experiences.

With over 1900 of the highest quality Voices and 800 Styles with One Touch Settings covering a vast array of musical genres, you will immediately be inspired to play your favourite songs or even create new musical ideas and compositions. Over 200 Styles are brand new, with all existing Styles being fully upgraded to use new Voices and effects, including FM tone generation and the ability to use Ambient Drums and Style Dynamics Control. The result is a high-end professional production.

One of the most important sounds for any keyboard player is the Piano, so we have not only added new Pianos, but also reprocessed existing Pianos to a much higher quality. The CFX, being Yamaha’s flagship grand piano, now has more dynamic layers, 88 keys sampling and double length samples compared to its predecessor. In addition, we can choose from a Character Grand, which is a German 1980s well played-in piano, giving a more edgy yet rounded sound, perfect for Pop and Jazz music. The U1 Upright being Yamaha’s top end Upright piano has been tuned to provide a contemporary flavour for modern Pop songs. If it’s a more cinematic sound you’re looking for, you can try the rich melancholy sound of the new Felt Piano.

S.Art2 Voices remain cutting edge in terms of their playability and realism, providing articulations and legato joins unparalleled in any hardware keyboard instrument. There are even more to choose from in Genos2, covering not only the full orchestral palette but also more ethnic flavours such as Duduk, Shakuhachi and Celtic Flute perfect for Movie scores.

Key Features:

• Silky, organ-weighted FSX keybed with aftertouch
• 9-inch TFT VGA LCD touchscreen display
• Assignable knobs and faders with individual OLED parameter status sub displays
• 384-note polyphony handles large orchestrations without note stealing
• 1,990 Voices and 75 Drum/SFX Kits
• 800 Accompaniment Styles provide an instant backing band in any genre
• Style Creator lets you quickly create and customize Styles for instant recall
• Voice & Style Expansion Packs let you customize your Genos2 with additional content
• Yamaha's premium CFX and C7 concert grand pianos
• Revo! Drums leverage multi-dynamic sample layers and round-robin wave cycling for ultra-realism
• Ambient Drums are sampled with both close mic and room mic audio for pro studio-quality sound
• Non-keyboard instruments are superbly rendered by Yamaha's acclaimed Super Articulation 2 sound engine
• Chord Looper lets you record chord progressions, freeing you to play with both hands
• Enhanced DSP delivers a broad range studio-grade effects, including classic rack and pedal units
• Automatically apply Vocal Harmony effects; use Synth Vocoder to shape synthesizer sounds
• Ensemble Voices map instruments to their appropriate ranges for authentic-sounding ensemble performances
• Registration Memories provide an efficient way to save and recall panel settings
• Onboard 16-track MIDI recorder
• Mic input on XLR combo jack with available +48V phantom power
• VH2 vocal harmony engine with synth vocoder adds up to 3 virtual background singers
• USB-to-Host port for connection to computer or mobile device
• 3 USB-to-Device ports for recording to/playback from flash drives
• 15GB internal user drive
• Wireless LAN capabilities
• 1/4-inch headphone jack
• Onboard metronome
• 3 function-assignable foot pedal jacks
• Included music rest and IEC AC power cable

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