Thanks for the replies. I have changed both reverb and chorus and tried the various harmony settings. None of which really sound like a pedal steel guitar but certainly are an improvement.
I have also tried all other steel guitars on Genos and Legacy
The sound I seek is similar to the one achieved by Dale Mathis on his accordion set.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__aSXnCiNI0 at 20.02 min. I'm sure a similar sound is achievable on Yamaha but I just don't know how.
Best wishes,
DaveD
Hi Dave,
This pedal steel guitar sound has quite a lot of vibrato. For the Yamaha Preset Pedal Steel voices, the vibrato is usually increased by moving the Modulation wheel or (for Genos and SX models) the Joystick forward. While you can leave the Mod wheel where you want, on Genos you have to use the "Modulation Hold" button if you want the effect to persist after releasing the joystick.
Alternatively, you can go to the "Voice Edit" display for a suitable voice and generally increase the Vibrato (= periodic change in pitch) there (Voice Edit > Sound > Vibrato)
Also, maybe you could add a little more Reverb.
Regarding Voice Edit and Effects, please refer to the Genos Reference Manual from page 48 and from page 127.
By the way, in principle you can turn almost any E.Guitar Voice into a "Pedal Steel" if you in "Voice Edit > Sound > EG"
slightly increase the values of the envelope parameters "
Attack" (= Attack Time) and "
Release" (= Release Time) and adjust Vibrato and Reverb as desired.
Finally, you either memorize the edited Voice directly to a Registration, or you save it in the Voice Set display as a so-called User Voice. Note that User Voices can only be used in Keyboard parts, so not to revoice Style parts, Multi Pads or MIDI files.
Hope this helps!
Best regards,
Chris