looking good Bachus... I think it is becoming aprrant the strengths of the Genos sound engine compared to the PA4X, what I am also interested to know bachus how would you compare the over all fidelity coming from the Genos (DAC & preamp etc) compared to your old Pa4x in your sitting through you monitoring system
Genos and my modx are where it comes to fidellity on a whole different level as the pa4x. Only Kronos and Kurzweil Forte come close.. its much more about the small little details in the Genos sounds.. pa4x sounds are much more straightforward... they still sound good but somehow miss the little intrigues and details of the Yamaha sounds.. the strength of the yamaha sound is not as much in the engine but in how the preset voices are programmed. Thats where Yamaha is unparralelled.
... as I was blown away by the Montage fidelity compared to the PA4X which made life tricky for me to make them fit together (PA4X & Montage) in the same mix landscape.... incidentally what are you using for your monitoring system + any outboards ?
I have some new monitors on back order, sold my yamaha hs8.. only using a high quallity sennheiser studio headset..
There is another thing, i want to share with you..
My opinion about the sound difference between Genos and MODX..
They are essentially 2 whole different beasts..
While sonnically they are on the same level..
The soundcharacteristics of the instruments are different..
Not (again) because of the engine, there are differneces, but they are not the main reason
Its because of how the voices are programmed..
The Genos is programmed to use single voices that sound as realistic as possible..
The modx is programmed to sound wide and majestic, for multiple layer sounds..
With a superknob structure that can slowly or on a whimp change the whole soundspectrum..
To be creative and createyour own music..
Both these things require different setups and presets..
So you basically need to filter this out when comparing the pa4x to the montage/modx.
Its a different sound at its core. Same goes for the Genos..
To my ears and liking, the Genos outperforms the pa4x in pretty much all aspects..
Except the acoustic piano sounds, and the synth capabilities for programming your own sounds..
But then, for acoustic piano, i use the modx.
I prefer them even above the kronos.. both the CFF as well as the Imperial..