Two hours to test the Genos is certainly not really a test for the Genos. The menu on the Genos would take that long if you looked at all the features. Hope you go back and
have time to really test the Genos. You will find that the more you play the more you will begin to hear the superior sounds and styles. Lloyd
Hello Lloyd.
What you say is true, that 2 hours were not enough.
I'll try and make some more time next week.
On another note.
In June 2010, I wandered into a music store for cables, and they had a Tyros 3,
a keyboard I had never heard of until that moment.
I tested the Tyros for a Full 20 MINUTES, walked over to the dealer, and
bought it on the spot.
This was a demo keyboard that must have been in the shop for God
knows how long.
I didn't care, I bought it on the spot.
The dealer was so astonished, he even threw in the speakers for free.
It has been reliable and trustworthy for all these years.
Not once did it freeze up and embarrass me in front of a crowd.
This is the keyboard that I'm still using, that has helped me keep my family
cared for and well fed for the last 10 years.
I seek different things in a keyboard than most other users here.
While many will be content to have this thing sit in their living room for months
or years, mine will be on the road 28 days per month.
I look at practicality, reliability, ease of setting up and manipulation first.
Followed by whether it would involve extra costs, such as a new stand, case,
pedals, cables (some keyboards have outputs on a different side) etc.
The fact that the screen cannot be tilted is already a small negative for me.
I play both a Stage Piano and an Arranger, sitting down.
Thus I cannot shift position as easily as someone who plays standing up,
when being blinded by stage lights.
.
Though great voices may be useful, I am not as enamored by these things as
some others appear to be.
As i have said in my original post above, I have no emotional attachment
to keyboards.
They are tools, serving a different purpose according to each user.
Most keyboards have reasonably good sounding voices anyway, even my T3.
The styles would be more important for me than the voices.
As much as we may love the voices, we must be honest with ourselves,
and admit that the biggest reason that we buy arrangers is for the styles.
That is why they are called Arrangers, for the styles and arrangements.
I have neither opened, nor shut the door on this keyboard.
My friend called to say he has one, and I went to see what the
Hullabaloo was all about.
I couldn't stay long, because work called, but I'll try to dedicate at least half a day
on my next test.
Time and my friend permitting.
Best Regards.
Pianoman.