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Genos (12 Boards) => Genos - General => Topic started by: DavidB on December 07, 2017, 11:55:54 AM
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Sorry if this has been posted before but I just saw it for the first time.
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2017/genos-free-expansion-pack-offer.html
Not sure where that leaves those of us who've already registered Genos or like me bought an expansion pack last week.
Regards,
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If you have registered your keyboard already then I don't see a problem being able to get your free pack.
Follow the instructions and see what happens.
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Already did :) Sure enough, a free pack is available even if already registered. Although following the instructions won't help you much as it takes you to the product registration page. You need to get to My Products page where there should then be a button to retrieve the offer.
Wish there were more packs in the offer though.
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Sorry moderators. I should have posted this in the YEM and Expansion packs area. Please feel free to move it.
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The Church & Christmas pack and the Best of Europe are already available here:
http://www.psrtutorial.com/sty/collections/drake.html
Just scroll down to the packs and find those two packs and several more.
Since you only get ONE free pack, check these packs out first ... you will see how great they sound and you can use your pick for a pack not already available. ;)
Regards
Drake
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These are full packs for Genos not just styles.
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But you can get the full "Best of Europe" pack for S970 here:
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/arranger_workstations/psr-s970/vse.html
And the two packs are very similar. ;)
Uli
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Good luck on That website getting your free pack.
Will have you going round in circles for hours
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Good luck on That website getting your free pack.
Will have you going round in circles for hours
I got the pack without problems....
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Hi Eileen,
Based on your experience, which one would you choose?
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Sorry if this has been posted before but I just saw it for the first time.
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2017/genos-free-expansion-pack-offer.html
Not sure where that leaves those of us who've already registered Genos or like me bought an expansion pack last week.
Regards,
Thanks for sharing Dave, however, this deal is not available for US users yet. Hopefully, Yamaha US will provide it soon.
Enjoy your Genos every one!
David
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Hi Paul,
I already have the Church and Christmas one or I would go for that as it hase some really nice styles and voices which can of course be used on other songs.
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Hi
As I registered about 4 weeks ago, I can't see how it's possible to retrieve a voucher for this free pack directly from Yamaha MusicSoft. Checked all pages but can't see anyway for existing, registered owners of doing so.
I have now emailed Support and waiting for an answer.
Gordon
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I entered my code in the "PROMO CODES" and kept getting Coupon code is not valid.
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same for me Paul.
Murray
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I Have the same problem Code not Valid :(
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I entered my code in the "PROMO CODES" and kept getting Coupon code is not valid.
Yes,same for me 😣😣
Alan
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I also got coupon code not valid but I was trying to get a pack apparently not covered in the offer.
There's only about 7 packs... I bought Church and Christmas at the weekend and am not interested in the other 6.
Is this code not valid also showing up for the packs included in the offer?
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Hi David
I'll try again tomorrow, I didn't see anything to indicate which of the packs were available for free download,but maybe you are correct, the Church and Christmas was if I remember the most expensive at around £150,I won't be buying it if not free.Yamaha should indicate which ones qualify for free download
Alan
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Church & Christmas is one of the seven on offer.
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Hi David
I'll try again tomorrow, I didn't see anything to indicate which of the packs were available for free download,but maybe you are correct, the Church and Christmas was if I remember the most expensive at around £150,I won't be buying it if not free.Yamaha should indicate which ones qualify for free download
Alan
Hi Alan,
They show which 7 packs on the link above notifying the offer and telling you how to get it.
Regards,
David.
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Hi,
I'm also getting the same message so I've emailed the support page. I'll send an update when I hear back from them.
Regards,
Karl
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David,
Thank you very much for pointing to the free packs!
I've just downloaded and installed the "Church & Christmas" pack. The styles, voices and registrations are fantastic. Many styles are also very suitable for non-Christmas songs.
All in all, a nice gift from Yamaha, worth €169 ! Thanks!
Maarten
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Hi Maarte,
Could you tell us the procedures you used to get the pack.
Right at the bottom of the email with the coupon code, there’s a download here message. The link has no effect.
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It works exactly as described on the official page. At which point doesn't it work for you? What is the problem or the error message?
Take care for this:
* your sopping basket may contain only one item
* it must be one of the three packs listed, others do not work
* each code does work only once
Then enter the promo code that is listed on your registration page, and it should work.
Uli
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Hi Uli,
Same for me I am trying to pick up the Church and Christmas pack and following all the instructions by the book .. it isn’t working. I tried turning off my computer, restarting and logging in and out of my account but this makes no difference! I have emailed Yamaha support yesterday evening but still not heard from them at this time.
Regards
Darren
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Enter Prom code, press apply : message, invalid code.
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Yamaha now sent me a second code and.........exactly the same......Not Valid. >:(
Gordon
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same problem " CODE NOT VALID"
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Not giving much there away IMO
could do with some rock and synth stuff
You never get much for free!!
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Same for me, code not valid. Hopefully, there will be an answer soon.
I had forgotten that I had a Yamaha MusicSoft account as registering the Genos seems to have resurrected it. My last purchase was in 2003 for a copy of XG Works V3!!
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At Last finally worked for me, put in the promo code, after trying all day yesterday, tried tonight promo code accepted :)
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l had the same problem and emailed Yamaha. They added it to my account for me, so l now have the Christmas pack ;D
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I have registred my Genos and got my coupon code for a free Ex. pack. But I'm in doubt which to choose? Best of Europe or Christmas. My normal ekstra need music is mostly modern Europe music for dancing, a lot of Swedish styles a la Wikingerna, and further more a lot of country-like music. Which Ex.pack would fit me the best?
Will there later come a new Country pack, and does anyone know if its possible to wait until then by purchasing my free pack?
Thanks
Flemming
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Confusing
I live in Belgium and had to register my Genos with Music members Europe with a password that
Minimum 10 characters must contain.
I then received a coupon code and a package code for a free package
To obtain this I had to go to Musicsoft.com from Yamaha;
For login I need another password here (minimum 6 characters)
With this new password the coupon code of music members Europe then turns out to be invalid
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Hi Alfonata
If you contact Yamaha Support with your voucher code and indicate which pack you want
then they will load the free version into your 'Cart'......this is what I had to do in the end
and everything went through ok.
Gordon
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I have registred my Genos and got my coupon code for a free Ex. pack. But I'm in doubt which to choose? Best of Europe or Christmas. My normal ekstra need music is mostly modern Europe music for dancing, a lot of Swedish styles a la Wikingerna, and further more a lot of country-like music. Which Ex.pack would fit me the best?
Will there later come a new Country pack, and does anyone know if its possible to wait until then by purchasing my free pack?
Thanks
Flemming
l downloaded this one for the 970 as recommended by Voodoo -
https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/arranger_workstations/psr-s970/vse.html
Really impressed by it as it's free.
Went for the Christmas pack, so have both now :)
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The link points to several packs, don't know which you mean. I'm not interested in PSR-packs as I have a Genos.
There are 3 packs to choose between, I'm don't want Iberian, but I'm in doubt which of the other two would be the best for me. Yamaha don't tell much about what is in the pack. Some more mp3 could be nice.
Best regards
Flemming
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HI flemming
go to yamahamusicsoft;com
go menu (left upper corrner)
Sound and expention librarries
premium packs and voice
Your instrument (genos)
3 packs voorr genos (easy Christmas,pop upricht piano, schlager)
klik on the icon of the pack and you find samples and what is in thepack
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At Last finally worked for me, put in the promo code, after trying all day yesterday, tried tonight promo code accepted :)
Same for me, tried again today and it worked perfectly first time. Perhaps Yamaha have fixed some kind of bug on the web page?
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Hi,
Likewise with Howard, I tried the code gain yesterday and was finally successful.
I want to thank David for forming this thread last week and bringing the free packs to my attention ;) otherwise I would never had known!
Last week unfortunately I had a work accident on the Cathedral falling through a ladder well on a 150ft scaffolding and dislocated my shoulder and fractured a number of shoulder bones - the pain was the worst pain I have ever encountered! Not long came home from hospital!
So the free pack was a much welcome diversion.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Darren
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My thanks also to DavidB and all other contributors to this thread,I was also not aware of the free pack,after a frustrating couple of days trying to download my chosen pack I successfully achieved it yesterday,but owing to time constraints I have not yet loaded it into my Genos.Hopefully I can do this later today.
Alan
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The link points to several packs, don't know which you mean. I'm not interested in PSR-packs as I have a Genos.
There are 3 packs to choose between, I'm don't want Iberian, but I'm in doubt which of the other two would be the best for me. Yamaha don't tell much about what is in the pack. Some more mp3 could be nice.
Best regards
Flemming
Hi Flemming!
My Tip, go for the Best of Europe.
/fozzie
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It's not possible to send the extraced sounds & styles.I can download the free pack but imposible open,so i can have a folder.
thanks before,
wolfram
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Hi Wolfram
Sorry to hear you cannot load your free pack successfully,I loaded mine in today without problems,I also loaded a PSR S670 latin free pack which was also in my YEM, a friend of mine got sometime ago for her keyboard when new.The only problem I had,which I hasten to add was a user fault 😂😂, was when trying to load the Genos it told me it was going to format the expansion memory ,I hesitated a while then realised it that was normal and then loaded the free Genos pack and the 670 latin pack with success.
Perhaps you could tell us what procedure you are using, it is not difficult once you understand it.
Alan
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I just managed to download "The best of Europe" free using the voucher.
Be careful when entering the code as (0) and (O) look similar in the codes,, 0 zero are slightly oval where as O are round
this could be causing some people a problem.
mine worked first time.
steve
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Unfortunately mine still won't work. I'm fully aware of computer characters, 0 and O's, I and 1's etc.
Doesn't matter how I try it the code is invalid.
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Hi
I have just come to install my free pack with my others and noticed this !! Using YEM all the packs are reloaded into Genos (yes) Memory is Formated upon installation. I assume I am doing it correctly but I am concerned about the size of the pack installation ??
At the top of yem screen it says
Pack installation size 2025/2048 looks like I am reaching my Limit ? what does the 2048 refer too and how can it be made bigger.
My packs are all Musicsoft originals ? does this mean an end to my purchases, or am I getting the T4 fear non expandable.
Steve
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Hi
I have just come to install my free pack with my others and noticed this !! Using YEM all the packs are reloaded into Genos (yes) Memory is Formated upon installation. I assume I am doing it correctly but I am concerned about the size of the pack installation ??
At the top of yem screen it says
Pack installation size 2025/2048 looks like I am reaching my Limit ? what does the 2048 refer too and how can it be made bigger.
My packs are all Musicsoft originals ? does this mean an end to my purchases, or am I getting the T4 fear non expandable.
Steve
Hi Steve,
On YEM 2.5.0, there are 2 limits for expansion size for Genos:
Voice Wave Size: 1843 MB <-- This is the Genos built-in 1.8GB expansion flash size limit.
Pack Install File Size: 2048 MB <-- This is the "Genos_PackInstallData.ppi" file size limit.
Since there is no flash expansion option for Genos, we are all stuck with 1.8GB flash for expansion packs. When you are close to the pack install file size limit, you will have use YEM to go through all your expansion packs, pick and choose the absolutely needed voices and styles per expansion pack, and generate your custom expansion pack install file for Genos.
I recommend that you can exclude the Bonus Audio Style Packs under the "Other Downloads" section from the following URL because these are the converted audio styles of Tyros 5 that you may not need to save some space for expansion:
https://usa.yamaha.com/products/musical_instruments/keyboards/arranger_workstations/genos/downloads.html#product-tabs
There is a whole discussion thread on this topic:
https://www.psrtutorial.com/forum/index.php/topic,40820.msg319996.html#msg319996
As explained by pjd here:
https://www.psrtutorial.com/forum/index.php/topic,40820.msg320103.html#msg320103
pjd said: "I don't believe there are any hardware reasons to prefer a particular partition size. I think it's the case of Yamaha saying, "Well, 1.8GB should be enough." What happened to the other bytes that make up the 2GB voice waveform partition? Voice metadata."
What pjd meant was that 1843 MB of the Expansion flash on Genos is for voice data, and the rest of the 2 GB, i.e. 205 MB, is used by voice metadata, which usually means the information that contains the attributes and the paths to retrieve the corresponding voices, audio styles etc.
Thanks,
Paul
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Many thanks Paul for the links and information, looks like I have a bit or sorting out to do.
Steve
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Hi DavidB
see that the procedure that you post in the beginning of this topic does not want to work for you. too
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Well, in fairness, it's not my procedure, it's Yamaha's, but yes, so far it hasn't worked for me either.
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Hello,
It has work to download the free pack"the best of europe"and vie USB transported to the genos!
thanks for the help,
kind regards,
wolfram