If I had years left to live, I would have purchased the very first Genos that came in Frank's store. In reality, the price is not all that high and during the years I was still on stage, I spent far more than that on gasoline to and from the jobs alone.
Like nearly everyone on this forum, I have not had the opportunity to pass my aging fingers over the Genos. However, from everything I have heard in the way of demos, it appears to be the most amazing arranger keyboard ever.
That said, I know of three Genos owners that either sold theirs, or returned them for a refund. In all three instances, the chief complaint was that it was not set up for an onstage entertainer. However, in digging deeper into their reasons it turned out that none of the three used the very features that made it easier to perform on stage and transition from one song to another in a timely manner. They did not use registrations or the song list, but instead, selected each style from the listings at the top of their sheet music that they stored on their I-pads or tablets. None of them could play without having sheet music in front of them, and only one provided vocals. All. however, agreed it was the best sounding keyboard they have ever heard.
All the best,
Gary
Spot on Gary,
I see 2 main problems about complaints on the net:
1. People want to make their Genos sound like their old KB.
The Genos has a new sound engine and sounds different. If people load their old setups it will not sound to its full potential.
I started from scratch knowing this. And WOW what a difference in sound to my old KB.
2. People want the Genos to behave like their old one. Again big mistake.
The Genos has a new OS with lots and lots of cool features.
To me it is an Entertainers dream machine.
As Gary said: use registrations and playlists and you are set.
Now there are 10 instead of 8 buttons. Yay!
Plus with the assignable sliders adjusting parameters on the fly is a breeze.
Since Genos is a new concept it will take time to take advantage of all the features.
As Donny always says: "dig in"
Very true.
There are some that don't want to spend the time and then they are disappointed.
Another complaint is the price. LOL
Who pays the advertised price?
I got an Amazing deal from Frank at Audioworks.
Well worth it.
Plus I got a good deal on my T4. Upgrading didn't cost that much.
Is Genos for everyone? Of course not. Thank God.
That's why we have Korg and Roland.
They produce amazing gear.
I auditioned The PA4X on my last trip to Europe.
It is an amazing TOTL KB with lots of goodies.
Just not for my needs.
Is my Genos better than the PA4X? Of course not.
It is different. Both have amazing sound and style engines and amazing features.
Just a matter of priorities ...
Or if you have money and a good wife like guitpic you get both LOL
I for one are very happy with my Genos. It inspires me to make music every day.
But I am also happy to see others post their tunes with their KB.
Isn't this what this forum is about?
We live in great times with great gear at our disposal.
We should be happy about it and less complaining about it
Just my 2 cents.
Eric
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