i would like to see a after market screen glare inhancement
it is dreadful out side
or under floro lights
this is big Problem too
No TILT UP & GLARE screen was a big mistake for Genos 1.....& one of the things that made me pause and not buy first time around,.... also the overall keyboard is HUGE... Waiting at this point would be the smart move if your in the mood for a Genos 2 & if that ever will materialize.
Outside or inside it stinks and the glare from either sun or on stage overhead recessed lighting etc etc is horrendous for the player. for that kind of money they should have designed a TILT UP DISPLAY..
sheeesh...... even my Old Technics KN5000 had one!!
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They all suffer when used outdoors because they do not utilize supertwist LCD displays, which is used by every marine product that has been produced in the past 20 years. Sure it cost more, but when I addressed this problem to Yamaha their response was "Less than 1/100th of 1-percent of our users play outdoors - we do not feel this is a problem." They're probably right about the numbers and feel the economics don't fit.
Gary
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Yes also because of the size of the unit, really overdone as getting flight cases etc is an expensive and sizeable problem. I wonder whether there would be a stick on filter for the screen to fix the outside issue. Of course the ability to add an external display will help. Other than that it’s a fantastic sounding instrument with lots of great features. Please Yamaha work with TC Hellicon and get the harmony engine right, one thing where Korg is on track.
Genos sounds and styles sound great..... All it needs is a new designed smaller package tilt screen listen to players needs Lower the price... TC Helicon VH... Etc, etc,
ha ha Genos for me is a dream come true , and people still complain ! for 40 yeares i used so many keys since the Hammond , Rhodes ect , some of them were wonderful , some of them average and some not so good , but i never felt rhat i have the masterpeace . the only one that is for me the masterpeace is the Genos , although it is not perfect.
Genos sounds and styles sound great..... All it needs is a new designed smaller package tilt screen listen to players needs Lower the price... TC Helicon VH... Etc, etc,
The screen i agree, but smaller package? Its a keyboard for the home players And it looks majestic and beatifull as is..
And its light enough to cary it everywhere..
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Maybe that’s why Korg is waiting to release it’s next TOTL arranger. Having to pay a rival keyboard manufacturer for technology would suck. JM
Korg is not waiting with releasing a new totl arranger,, I still expect it later this year, right on their 4 year release schedule And yes, also the pa3x had a major software upgrade about 6 months before the pa4x released
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ha ha Genos for me is a dream come true , and people still complain ! for 40 yeares i used so many keys since the Hammond , Rhodes ect , some of them were wonderful , some of them average and some not so good , but i never felt rhat i have the masterpeace . the only one that is for me the masterpeace is the Genos , although it is not perfect.
Very well said. There’s an old saying “you can please some of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” Nothing’s perfect if there is I haven’t found it yet.
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The details on the 1.4 v update have been posted. Can’t see that they have done anything more than they eluded too, but you never know until the actual update is posted tomorrow.