I found the round tuit and cranked up not only my Korg Kronos but the Kurzweil PC3 in mothball status. Both of those keyboards handled the Leslie tone cabinet emulation in stride and satisfactorily for the organ sounds. Not all of the sounds (or programs as they call them) implemented this, as some were just not appropriate, but the greater majority do and all of the ones you would expect when they are any sort of Hammond B3 or derivative sound.
So this is not rocket science. Yamaha really has no legitimate excuse, as best I can tell. If there IS one, I sure would like to hear it. And I can't believe the Genos has been out this long and a REAL stink hasn't been raised about it. I watched every review and comparison of sounds I could find on YouTube where the Genos was involved, and best of my recollection not a single solitary soul brought this up. Yeah, maybe it isn't important to some people, but I'm guessing it is to some others.
No it is not stabbing Yamaha in the back at all. It is a slap to their face. Yamaha, you screwed this up! FIX IT, PLEASE! I could understand if this was a $300 Casio we are talking about, but no, it's a $6000 Yamaha keyboard. Supposedly their TOP OF THE LINE arranger. Quite frankly, I expected better. Maybe if I had never had a Hammond B3 and used real Leslie tone cabinets this wouldn't be such a sensitive nerve to me. But I did, and it is. So would I buy a Genos 2 in order to resolve this problem? Not on your life. It is not like I am complaining about the implementation of a non keyboard instrument like a guitar or saxophone on a keyboard. This is an ORGAN sound. One of the most popular EVER. It don't get any more KEYBOARD than that.
In reference to the above mention about all the YouTube videos I watched, I am thinking seriously of generating my own video detailing this problem. It just might save someone else from making the mistake I feel I did buying this flawed product. Yeah, the Genos appears to be a darn nice instrument otherwise, but that "otherwise" pill is really stuck in my throat.
For me to send it back I would also have to pack up the $900 worth of accessories I got for free based on the discount code I got from my original purchase of the Genos from Alto Music. Lordy, that would be a real pain in the butt to do. And I would likely be footing the bill for return shipping for all that stuff too. **** that pill is bitter, but I'm not sure I can hack it up instead of swallowing it and just living with the aftertaste.
Well, this was my second Yamaha product after the piano I bought for my wife years ago. Unless I see them address this issue in a satisfactory method, it will certainly be my last.
Anyway, I haven't heard anything back from Yamaha about my complaint concerning this issue. That is usually what happens when a company has your money chooses to ignore the complaints.
Sorry to be raining on this parade.