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Genos (12 Boards) => Genos and iPad & Songbook+ => Topic started by: Bachus on January 25, 2019, 09:30:34 PM

Title: Fm essential app
Post by: Bachus on January 25, 2019, 09:30:34 PM

Yamaha hs a fantastic free app, named FM essential..
It requires you to connect a yamaha mx to be able to use the app

Since the Genos doesn’t have FM either, and is 5 times as expensive as the mx
Why doesn’t the app work with Genos?

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: overover on January 25, 2019, 09:58:19 PM

Hi Bachus,

you can go to your local Yamaha dealer and connect your iPad (with the app "FM Essential" installed) to an MX BK/BU/WH synth to unlock the full version of this app (for FREE and forever):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YMNiqpduzI

The app should also work with the Genos then.


Best regards,
Chris

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: pjd on January 26, 2019, 03:54:46 PM

Thanks, Chris!

Yep, I did this myself. The whole MX thing was a strange attempt to get people to go into a brick and mortar store to try an MX.

All the best -- pj

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: overover on January 26, 2019, 07:08:59 PM

Hi pj,

thanks for your feedback! :)


Best regards,
Chris

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: Bachus on January 26, 2019, 08:21:38 PM

Quote from: overover on January 25, 2019, 09:58:19 PM

Hi Bachus,

you can go to your local Yamaha dealer and connect your iPad (with the app "FM Essential" installed) to an MX BK/BU/WH synth to unlock the full version of this app (for FREE and forever):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YMNiqpduzI

The app should also work with the Genos then.


Best regards,
Chris

Is it that simple?

I will try this ...for sure..
As it is a very nice app

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: elad770 on January 27, 2019, 12:22:09 AM

Hey... Wait a second! I don't do Ipads!??

No android version?

Title: Re: Fm essential app
Post by: Bachus on January 27, 2019, 01:31:23 PM

Quote from: elad770 on January 27, 2019, 12:22:09 AM

Hey... Wait a second! I don't do Ipads!??

No android version?

Well..

Since all serious music software and tools are IOS these days and not android, you might want to consider a change...(talking mobile os and not windows/mac)

And offcourse there are several reasons for this..
-due to support for musical standards in the kernel of ios (and not android) its much easier to create musical instruments for ios
-next to that when programming for android, the programmers need to adapt for many many more types of hardware, the apple development kit takes care of that on ios..
-for commercial and payed apps, software piracy on android chases off developers, and google doesn’t care about it
-android didnt add any noticable changes for tablets over the years, making android more and more a mobile phone platform that treats a tabblet as a big phone..