Topic: New firmware for Genos, including chord looper, in October 2019?

[ugawoga]

Hi Bachus

I reckon the update will be released 31st of October or just before. A matter of deduction "My Dear Watson"! as Sherlock Holmes would say

The reason being, is that there is a Yamaha promotion  on that date called Experts in Store which is going around the UK at that point in time.
This may also be going on in your and other countries.

All the best
John

[EileenL]

Hi John,
  They did say Winter and not Autumn. I hope we get it as a Christmas present.
They will have the SX900 with them so can demonstrate Chord Looper and Style reset.

[Bill]

Hi John

If you cannot see them in the UK you can at least download a couple of Yamaha Registration Bank for free.
Scroll down the page at like below.  Link is courtesy of Eileen.

Bill

https://uk.yamaha.com/en/news_events/2019/xperts.html

[Dromeus]

Hi John

Currently there is exactly one official reference regarding 2.0 in Germany. There is an anouncement for a "Workshop 2.0 Genos with Manfred Pichler". It is scheduled for Nov 28th and will take place at "Mister Music", a dealer who often presented in the past the premiere of new Yamaha arrangers in Germany. Note that Pichler does other Genos demos/workshops before that date where "2.0" is not explicitly mentionend.

[valimaties]

Actially there is so many other helpfull features they could add in a 2.5 or 3.0 update..
With this new philosophy, the lifespan of a Genos will be atleast 5 or 6 years before seeing an update
Which is a great thing this way for initial buyers

+1
I also think that there are a lot of software things to be improved or added, but also I think there will be limitations according to hardware (buttons, chips, potentiometers, etc). Even if you can do a lot of things using only the touch screen.
I don't think will be a Genos 2 too soon.

Regards,
Vali

[RoyB]

I don't own a Genos but I am happy for all Genos owners that Yamaha seem to be listening and offering a significant and worthwhile upgrade to Genos owners.

Given Yamaha's past practice on upgrades, I think we can all very reasonably expect that this is going to be a free upgrade for existing Genos owners. We have every reason to expect that this is going to be the case.

However, I feel that the teaser video is less specific than it might have been and a bit ambiguous on this, leaving open the possibility that this may not be the case. When you look at the teaser video for 1.4, it prominently described it as a 'Firmware Upgrade 1.4'. On the other hand, the V2 video very briefly shows a flashing counter moving up to 2.0, but makes no mention of firmware upgrade. In fact, it describes it prominently throughout as 'Genos Ver 2.0'.

This of course might be something or nothing and it may or may not be significant - you can read into this what you will. After all, it is a teaser video. Only time will tell, but let's hope it is as we are all assuming - a free upgrade.

[Lee Batchelor]

I don't own a Genos but I am happy for all Genos owners that Yamaha seem to be listening and offering a significant and worthwhile upgrade to Genos owners.

Given Yamaha's past practice on upgrades, I think we can all very reasonably expect that this is going to be a free upgrade for existing Genos owners. We have every reason to expect that this is going to be the case.

However, I feel that the teaser video is less specific than it might have been and a bit ambiguous on this, leaving open the possibility that this may not be the case. When you look at the teaser video for 1.4, it prominently described it as a 'Firmware Upgrade 1.4'. On the other hand, the V2 video very briefly shows a flashing counter moving up to 2.0, but makes no mention of firmware upgrade. In fact, it describes it prominently throughout as 'Genos Ver 2.0'.

This of course might be something or nothing and it may or may not be significant - you can read into this what you will. After all, it is a teaser video. Only time will tell, but let's hope it is as we are all assuming - a free upgrade.

Interesting post, Roy. Did Yamaha just start advertising Genos 2 - same guts but a much upgraded OS? Ah, more speculation. Guess we'll find out soon enough .

[EileenL]

Yamaha did a very similar thing with the 9000. There were a few things that should have been on there so after around six months they issued a large update and called it version 2. They even supplied
 a sticker to put on your keyboard showing it was now version 2.
  How many of you remember this. I was very fortunate to meet the Japanese designers at Yamaha in a discussion over certain problems and quite a lot was added.   

[ugawoga]

Hi Bill
Thanks for those Styles and to Eileen
Now these Styles are all about 100 volumes or thereabouts.
Is that the common standard to keep to for all of your collection.
I had previously made registrations and most songs all different volumes and that annoyed me for a while . Now i am trying to find the mean average so i do not have to keep altering.

All the Best
John

[EileenL]

Well John,
  As you know the keyboard defaults to a volume of 100 for most things. I usually keep my styles at this but do adjust volumes within the style for my own personnel use. I also usually raise the right hand voices to around 120. Once I have them right I save to registration banks. Most of my banks are set to the same volumes. That way when playing out I don't blast the audience with unwanted sound.

[ugawoga]

Hi Eileen

Thanks for reply.
I will work on my Registrations to get them near the Yamaha ones that has been given.
Good starting point also for mixing songs in Cubase
I have been having a go at perfecting Albatross Fleetwood Mac song.
Getting the bending of guitar just right takes practice  and you have to take your left hand off the chords momentarilly so as not to engage that aftertouch doubling sound.
You need it in to get the feeling and it is quite an art to get your hands off the left side sometimes and stabbing the footpedal for a rising cymbal and guitar bending with another pedal.
It is more like Don Partridge doing Rosie!! Hands feet, knees  boompsy daisie!!
Simple stucture to the song , but hard to get the Pete Green effect.

All the Best
john

[overover]

Hi folks,

Yamaha announces the Genos Update Version 2.0 for "Winter 2019" by this Teaser on "Yamaha Global" YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/KfrdEbbz1aM

Best regards,
Chris

[EB5AGV]

April's Fool already? 

[EileenL]

I don't think it will be October
More likely to be December onwards. It is going to be a very good update.

[Fred Smith]

April's Fool already? 

If you're talking about the speculators, yes, many of their prognostications have been wrong.

But Yamaha have done what they said. Expect the update in "Winter 2019".

Cheers,
Fred

[EB5AGV]

If you're talking about the speculators, yes, many of their prognostications have been wrong.

But Yamaha have done what they said. Expect the update in "Winter 2019".

Cheers,
Fred

It seems that nobody understood my joke, sorry 

Someone posts here telling there is a 2.0 teaser video... days after we discussed it on this same thread 

OTOH, for me this is what I expected from YAMAHA after they said that the journey is not over after the 1.40 update. So no foolish, but great news! 

Jose