Topic: YEM fun!

[rattley]

Hello!

Just having a bit of fun earlier this evening loading YEM stuff. Some of those free packs from Yamaha are very good! I especially like the Country and Celtic Packs. Just the voices in the 2 packs is pure gold.

This link goes to a song I made earlier. Enjoy!  -charley

https://ln5.sync.com/dl/16fe9a780/v8ee5waa-jbri9n9m-uajvhkvb-xy53gcij

[maartenb]

Yeah, those packs are really great!


Maarten

[AndrewKeyz]

What was the deal with these packs. Weren't they like $100 initially. Then suddenly free?

Does anyone know if there was a specific reason why this happaned?

The Yamaha website has always been really slow and awkward to navigate to packs and or midi files.

I bought a couple of midi files years ago for the Genos and they were set up rather well I have to say. For midi combined with the setup/mix and the Genos sound they were pretty incredible.
But just trying to navigate what was/is available /which songs and quickly see what I would like it all felt like a bit of nightmare, especially considering the files are so small.

[EileenL]

The Church and Christmas is also a very good pack for voices and styles.

[DerekA]

There are some good voices in there. I really don't think the original asking price was a good deal at all, but now they are free they are well worth having. The Genos has 3GB space so as long as you've not filled it all with a huge grand piano sample there's room for several packs.

If you've never tried these packs, I'd encourage you to give it a go.

You don't have to use the awful website any more for the voice expansion packs, they are all available to directly download here.

https://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/contents/keyboards/vse/index.html

[Divemaster]

The Church and Christmas is also a very good pack for voices and styles.

I'll second that Eileen. I'm actually working on some new Christmas numbers using that pack. Some of the organ voices are really rich.

[rattley]

Hello

If I'm not mistaken Yamaha made all those packs free during the COVID epidemic.  I downloaded them all then but never installed them.  YEM seemed like such a cumbersome  program back then. I'm sorry I didn't install them sooner. This is good stuff!!!!    -charley

[rattley]

More Genos fun.   

This "song" came from a 3rd party style.  It's really just a style audition. There is no right hand. I love the pipe organ in variations 3 and 4.  I think of pink floyd...............................  This style has potential. I just wanted to share it.  -charley


https://ln5.sync.com/dl/92df82b90/cfx2mx4y-76ihjmgn-3evbwtje-8be6qnf2








 

[Nova227]

 Will the premium expansion packs listed for the Genos work all or in part on the SX 900 ?

Thanks

[BogdanH]

Will the premium expansion packs listed for the Genos work all or in part on the SX 900 ?

All Yamaha expansion packs are now encrypted (*.cpf file) and they can only be installed on dedicated keyboard (for Premuim packs, that would be Genos and Tyros5 only).

Bogdan

[EileenL]

You have to download the packs that state they are for the SX series. The Genos ones can not be loaded.

[ugawoga]

I would like to know why Yamaha never designed sounds to be loaded in banks.
Simple usb in to load a bank instead of all the messing about with packs and Yem.
 
Just hope the new Genos will have a better system of sound design and a better way with a computer program to make styles.

[J. Larry]

That YEM business appears a little complicated.  I tried reading through the directions yesterday for the first time.  There’s too many steps to follow from download to the keyboard.  The onboard styles and voices are enough for me.

[ugawoga]

Hi JL

Yes, it is a little confusing, but stick at it as it does click  in after a while.
I have not done it for a while as all is loaded , but i would have to go back to the manual again for a brush up.

[ckobu]

That YEM business appears a little complicated.  I tried reading through the directions yesterday for the first time.  There’s too many steps to follow from download to the keyboard.  The onboard styles and voices are enough for me.

I agree, reading the instructions is tiring and then everything seems more complicated than it is. Watch this video, maybe it will encourage you to enter new materials into the keyboard.

https://youtu.be/abOb0fUIC2Y?si=5B3V1Mujx0lIj-96
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