I use the following procedure with Logic Pro - be the same for any DAW.. I have a one measure 'count in'.. I select a Genos Style, that is NOT THE ONE I WANT TO USE'.. I put Logic into record, During the count-in, I select the STYLE I WANT TO USE.. This will record a bunch of syses, and cc events.
I usually record my chord changes (left hand) first into Logic, then send this out and on Genos, assign this incoming MIDI track to 'CHORD DETECT' on Genos.. You can just record you whole performance in real time if you prefer.
I cut the sysex out, in Logic. The sysex properly sets up Genos for a certain performance. The problem is Genos does not send out MIDI information to set up DSP effects properly. So you have to pay attention to that.. Say there was a crunchy rhthym guitar part.. You have to look that up in style, and assign a DSP to the proper midi channel, to get the same results.
One thing to keep in mind, is that the style generator parts are send out on MIDI 9 - 16.. And when you call a style up, it sets DSPS to address the style generators. If you are going for a live Genos song (no extra overdubs of additional parts, You can assign the style generated parts, now in your DAW to be assigned to their respective 'style generated instruments. In that case when you play back your DAW, select the style manually before you play your DAW.
I prefer to have all data necessary to reproduce song in my DAW, especially if I want to go back to that song months, years later.
Normally what I do, is assign the first pass of style generated parts to the tracks normally used by GENOS..
CHORD DETECT TRACK - The beauty of having your chord detect track in your DAW, is this allows you to make unlimited style generated overdub parts.
Normally the four mains (4 different parts) are sufficient for most songs, But say you want the bass part to play between 8 different style generated parts.. You can overdub only the bass part, using different styles, selecting different mains, etc..
Now you can edit this note event lists in your DAW to create a much more sophisticated part. Don't get too excited. A bass part usually needs a coherency created thru repetition of rhythm and notes. Too much variation and the bass is just 'wandering' all over the place. But again, this will depend on your piece.
Sometimes rather than record the selecting of the style. I just record the music data.. I use what I call a 'SET-UP Control Sequence.. This is a short MIDI sequence I include at the beginning of each part, during my count-off. This will set up all Genos instruments to the desired sound, so that the piece always has the right sounds.
Control Sequence MIDI -
https://app.box.com/s/z3ek8mcbkh9wekrd4ezaJPEG of control sequence -
https://app.box.com/s/d4096mq0gb1uw4epp6dcSo after you have recorded your origin pass of song, go to each track and insert this short midi in front.. You HAVE TO SUBSTITUTE the proper MSB/LSB/PROG #'s to make Genos call up proper part. There are 127 MIDI events.. you can google the list, might even be in the reference manual.
Some synth companies chose to use the numbers 0 - 127, others chose to use 1 - 128..
Check Genos owners manual to display the MSB/LSB/Prog numbers, these will then appear in the upper right hand corner of an instrument selected. Use these values to replace the ones in the MIDI Control Sequencer I have posted here. If instrument comes out wrong, LOWER the program # by 1, then it will be correct.
This may appear overly complex on first reading, but after a while, it becomes pretty easy.. I created and have been using this method since Tyros 3.. I'm sure many others have the same or similar procedure.
The main thing is to HAVE FUN - if this seems too complicated, or work, don't bother.. Believe me, I have spent a lot of times trying to work out procedures, or figure something else, and I can't and get frustrated, and then don't want to play music.
Find a routine that works for you