Dear Woody. Thanks for doing the video and thank you so much for being with us for this special event. And thanks for joining me for “Sweinhaxe” and a few beers during the night. A true pleasure to meet you ❤️🎹
Hi Woody, how kind to share your impressions with us! It’s a pleasure to see you again, even it’s only in your video. I always love to remember the Genos2 presentation in Berlin where we met us the first time. By the way - your video is shared here in our circle of musicians, and I hear a lot of comments about what a likeable guy you are! Hope to see you again someday! Kind regards from Heidrun
hi heidrun, thanks for the kind words, and we missed you at the event. talked to some of your colleagues so hopefully they said hi from me! hope to play another duet with you some time soon!
Thanks Woody. What a cool event, you must've been well chuffed to be invited along. An instrument being shown to it's extremes by super talented musicians. Indeed, in the right hands! I could never do these justice, but arrangers are great tools for us lesser talented players for fun!
4:05 It amazes me how good the sounds are from these small and relatively cheap keyboards these days. Even without a direct audio feed it was top notch.
Very nice. That’s one great opportunity to feel connected to both these great products and the people behind them. Thanks to you and Yamaha for inviting you, Woody. 🎉
Oh my... I just sold my PSR-6300, and there it was in your video! Yeah, I bought it used probably about six or seven years ago, because I always wanted one when I first saw it in the very late '80s. It needed to go to a new home, though -- I haven't been using it much. Thanks Woody!
Dear Woody, we love your behind-the-scenes videos. No-one else gives us these insights from those secret events. And on your video we see all our friends who pretend to know nothing about the new keyboards.... ;)
In all my years (coming up 70 soon), I don't think I have ever heard a more impressive keyboard player than Martin Harris. Even though I have a Korg PA5X, these keyboards are hugely impressive.
thanks! well genos has no speakers, but for me the best feature is the speakers! so nice just to fill the room with music without needed extra clutter. and to feel the keys vibrate under your fingers :)
Brilliant share Woody , hopefully Yamaha will loan you both keyboards so you can demo both of them in detail , big thumbs flying high 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Another excellent video there Woody, thank you for bringing this to us. I think the PSR SX920 would be great for review to see how much of the Genos is exactly in there, and I also understand it has brand new styles that not even the Genos2 has, so that would be great to see :) All the best, Danny.
Oh dear, there I saw two siblings (PS-6100 and PSR-6300)of my very expensive and much beloved, really cheap sounding, but still existing PS-6100 from 1984!!😂👂Greetings from Germany!🇩🇪🤝
Hi, Thanks this. A lot of videos have come out about the sx920, so I'd be more curious about the sx720. What do we get instead of the s.art2 voices? And so on... Thx!!!
yes, they do seem relatively expensive compared to other keyboards. although used ones of the previous models are dirt cheap. go get yourself a 2nd hand genos1, now that is great value for money.
Hello Woody. Would like to hear you demonstrate the new 920. I’m a little upset that I recently bought a new 900 and now this comes out. That’s life. 😊
Exiting new move of Yamaha! Good idea to make a SX900 upgrade with better sound, almost as good as Genos to a much lower price. How about the feeling with the key action? Did they cost cut with th keys?
I played the 720 and 920 and the keys felt really small, but I've been playing DGX and GHS for months. but quality felt fine and nice response on both, but G2 is superior of course.
Hi Woody! A bunch of videos have been published about the sx920, so I'd be more excited about the sx720. What do we get instead of the s.art2 voices? Many thx.
I just bought a SX900 in January. Maybe they could upgrade it to handle newer sounds? I'm not buying a new keyboard. Maybe if you can get a SX920 from Yamaha, you can go over the new features of it in detail?
Greetings Woody from Poland :) Today I bought a Korg PA5x and I will be selling my old Yamaha PSR-SX900 :) I like Yamaha styles but the Korg has a better construction, keyboard action and sounds better on a loud amplification.
Excited to see this. To be honest from what I’ve seen, the 720 would be of more interest as it is more affordable, and doesn’t seem to be missing that much in the way of features (unless I’m missing something).
if you watched the vid then you haven't missed a thing! :) agree, 720 does look better value here in europe, but less of a price hike to the 920 in us.
Thank you so much woody for your amazing video. I hope you have an opportunity to talk and ask with Yamaha developer about adding kontakt player to their professional arranger in their future arranger product 😊🎉❤
well kontakt is proprietary to NI so that will never happen. we did have some good discussions though about adding sample expansion packs, time stretching and ableton-like looping features.
i did not check that but surely.... since my $850 dgx has it. probably only stereo in and out tho. come to think of it, was already available on sx900?
Hi Woody, Thanks for this interesting news! Please go for th SX920 for a review - as it would also cover the smaller version. Honestly, I expected that the new mid-class keyboards are stripped-down versions of the Genos 2. If the new mid-class instruments just include Genos 1 sounds and styles, this would be a bit disappointing for me. Well, my PSR-S970 ist still very good. No need to change to a new instrument. If the old keyboard would break I would go for the new mid-class of Yamaha, sure. Kind regards from Munich, Thomas
hi, the flagship psrs have always been a model behind, the sx900 was based mostly on tyros 5 with a little bit of G1. the 920 is G1 sounds with a little bit of G2 in the styles! 970 actually one of my favourites, it has some advantages over the sx. enjoy yours!
I love a lot of Yamaha’s gear (recently bought a finger drum machine and a U3) but arranger keyboard’s in public use just remind me that the venue hasn’t paid enough for a band. Not saying the keyboards are bad, but having too much power in the wrong hands can be dangerous! For me, the Montage etc hit the right mark. Oh and psr720
lol, "venue hasn’t paid enough for a band"... that's a good one, maybe some truth but the arranger performer probably needs to be very talented and deserves the fee of a band :)
It's amazing to see SA2 voices finally trickled down to PSR SX. That's been 14 years. I wonder if Yamaha could implement full Super Articulation to E483. I hope they will be not complacent this time they should learn with Roland making cheap keyboards that isn't terrible.
Just to be able to actually get a chance to tell some of the developers what we honestly think is good, and what we think is bad would be a blast, but I really doubt it makes a difference. I actually am sure they would love to give us what we want, but what functionality goes in and not is not their decission. at all. Think most people have shouted at Yamaha for years to get just some more sound editing features in the Arrangers, but not gonna happen. Heaven forbid if a Genos or PSR would be able to bridge a bit between a pure Synth and a preset machine. Yamaha is too conservative in that department. 😕 But great video Woody 👍
having had a few discussions now, I think it does make a difference to provide feedback, and we had some nice brainstorms about future enhancements. but they got to move cautiously, whilst wanting to attract a new generation of players they don't want to alienate the more traditional users.
@@WoodyPianoShack Ya, but no doubt there is some things where more executive departments kinda tells you what is accepted and what is not. I think its generally a problem with Yamaha both in the Synth and especially the Arrangers that their support software lacks more than 10 years behind. Not that this is far better with eg. Korg. I find that their arrangers bridge a bit more between a synth/workstation functionality, but the support software also horrendous old school for the Kronos/Nautilus. They just threw a new designed chassis together for the Nautilus .. same old almost unusable pc software that korg havn't updated since the Kronos was released. And Yamaha is the same way also for the Montage/ModX. Where people could use some better software to work with custom samples and optimizing them.
I had a sx 700 when it first came out and returned it within a week for several reasons, the touch screen was very low resolution and felt plasticky. The overall sound quality out of the box was both harsh and boomy at the same time and the keybed feel was poor. I had come from a Korg PA60 from 2003 so that says alot. I bought a korg PA700 and love it ! The last yamaha psr keyboard that sounded fantastic was the 900. These arrangers sound like toys. In terms if overall sound quality yanaha have gone backwards all the while tech has moved forward, they just don't want you to have both unless you buy a Genos and even then you need a decent pair of speakers not the same old satelites and sub from tyros 1. Sorry for the negative comments but i doubt either 720 or 920 have improved sound wise. Great video though !
I think it s better if you review the 920 because it will plesse more viewers. The 720 is very much the same thing minus some features and sounds. Cheers!
@WoodyPianoShack the PSRS975 and PSRSX900 both have a very cheap lightweight action and for Yamaha not to improve this, as well as adding aftertouch (at least on the SX920) is unacceptable IMHO. Keep up the great work with your videos, and i love your positive attitude, passion, and enthusiasm!
@@mrdali67There are a lot of new features in the SX920 compared to the SX900. First of all there is an improved sound quality since they upgraded the Soundboard. It is pretty much similar to the Genos (1) in terms of Sound quality. The content has been improved by a lot. So there a a lot of styles coming from the Genos 2. You will hear the difference even in the old styles. The OTS are much better as well. For the first time we are getting the Super Articulation 2 Voices that were only available in the topmodels before. There are a lot of minor changes as well: Smart Chord (new Fingering Option), Better Voice Edit Screen, New Compressor for Drums with the option for leaving the kick drum out. You should try it. I will upgrade :)
@@Aikkiang I already have a Genos 2 😉 but was more interested for those that don't have the budget for the top models, wether it's worth the upgrade to the 7/920 or better to get a used G1 for the better and larger keybed. Which I at first glance would recommend as long as you don't "need" those 2 onboard speakers in the SX models. Off cause there is some things that is cut away in the much cheaper SX models, but you get "most" of the Genos sound still so its not bad instruments.
@@mrdali67 the 720 is even a higher jump. Both have style dynamic control from the Genos and a new SA+ Feature. This feature would be great if it comes to Genos 2 as well.
Nice vid. I presume no new edit facility for the CHORD LOOPER ... or Piano Roll MIDI editing? nah.. I AM ARRANGER? sure. I AM WORKSTATION?.... not so much ...
I honestly didn't hear anything that didn't already exist. The quality of the Ymh sounds is ok, but it's too subjective a criticism. I would say that fundamentally there is nothing new. Well done to the demonstrators but I remain of the opinion that in 2024 Yamaha could have dared and offered more. Furthermore, the AudioStyles/Audiodrim bug which also makes the AudioPhraser software useless remains unresolved. who knows, maybe someone will wake up sooner or later. It's definitely not a car I would buy
I feel kinda sad that wedding bands and the like will become obsolete because these instruments do everything. Just wait until they're all brimming with AI tech and you won't even need a singer.
@@WoodyPianoShack These instruments sound so much richer than comparable ones from the 80s and 90s. It is truly mind blowing how far the tech has moved on. Can you make it into a sampler with keys out of interest?
I have a Roland arranger but I think all arrangers are seriously outdated. We should be at a stage now where VST's and arrangers are integrated, there's nothing more frustrating than paying for things you already have. I would literally buy an arranger with ZERO sounds if I could install my VST's and my samples into it and program styles in a Cubase style mini editor or preferably in the actual copy of Cubase and using my PC as the processor and audio device . I know it's grossly subjective but just throwing my opinion out there.
It wouldn't work for styles. the styles live off the sounds they come with. That is developed together. You can't just go and throw random sounds at it, will never sound as good. Now, for sounds you play yourself, what you said is true of course.
I'm thinking of something like a typical arranger keyboard hardware but with a easy to use daw like style creator software that could be plugged into a PC via usb and edited on it with a monitor, keyboard and mouse and it can come with its own standard vst instruments (using vst instruments for the sake of a simplified integration and endless sound potential) so that the styles are developed alongside it as standard but as an addition when creating custom styles you can simply load your own vst's, effects, loops, chop up acapellas and edit them so that you are no longer limited, overly restricted and unhappy. Or maybe something like open labs Miko/Niko but as an arranger.
The yamaha arranger keyboards are top notch. 👍
Dear Woody. Thanks for doing the video and thank you so much for being with us for this special event. And thanks for joining me for “Sweinhaxe” and a few beers during the night. A true pleasure to meet you ❤️🎹
awesome! now we have your youtube channel to enjoy more of your music :) good stuff, hope to catch you live one day.
Hi Woody, how kind to share your impressions with us! It’s a pleasure to see you again, even it’s only in your video.
I always love to remember the Genos2 presentation in Berlin where we met us the first time.
By the way - your video is shared here in our circle of musicians, and I hear a lot of comments about what a likeable guy you are!
Hope to see you again someday!
Kind regards from Heidrun
hi heidrun, thanks for the kind words, and we missed you at the event. talked to some of your colleagues so hopefully they said hi from me! hope to play another duet with you some time soon!
Hi Woody, yes, your greetings reached me and I was very happy about them!
Yes, hopefully there will be another piano duet sometime! 😄👍
Thanks Woody. What a cool event, you must've been well chuffed to be invited along. An instrument being shown to it's extremes by super talented musicians. Indeed, in the right hands! I could never do these justice, but arrangers are great tools for us lesser talented players for fun!
Woody is a V.I.P. he is a good guy..He would never let it goes to his head.
He's a man of integrity!
4:05 It amazes me how good the sounds are from these small and relatively cheap keyboards these days. Even without a direct audio feed it was top notch.
Which song was that?
that's isn't really cheap
Not cheap
Very nice. That’s one great opportunity to feel connected to both these great products and the people behind them. Thanks to you and Yamaha for inviting you, Woody. 🎉
that was my goal with the video, cheers and hi!
Oh my... I just sold my PSR-6300, and there it was in your video! Yeah, I bought it used probably about six or seven years ago, because I always wanted one when I first saw it in the very late '80s. It needed to go to a new home, though -- I haven't been using it much. Thanks Woody!
Dear Woody, we love your behind-the-scenes videos. No-one else gives us these insights from those secret events. And on your video we see all our friends who pretend to know nothing about the new keyboards.... ;)
10:56 I love the old school backing patterns on the PSR-6300... thanks for showing it!
Thanks for this Woody.....We have always loved Yamaha...Keys and Motorcycles!!!!....and YOU!!!
well thank you!
I enjoyed it. And also like that they had all the older ones set up too. Both the new sx models are awesome.
yes, the arranger museum was a nice touch, shame we did not get time to power them on and play the vintage ones.
Thanks for another great video. I’m really glad to see that you get to be involved in Yamaha and different ones.😊
Thank you so much for showing the Psr 6300.
In all my years (coming up 70 soon), I don't think I have ever heard a more impressive keyboard player than Martin Harris. Even though I have a Korg PA5X, these keyboards are hugely impressive.
It's like festival feel.... You're lucky
As much as I love the arrangers, I’ve never been able to get past the built in speakers. Great video Woody!
thanks! well genos has no speakers, but for me the best feature is the speakers! so nice just to fill the room with music without needed extra clutter. and to feel the keys vibrate under your fingers :)
Yamaha cada vez melhor! Qual empresa é capaz de promover eventos assim? Somente Yamaha
Brilliant share Woody , hopefully Yamaha will loan you both keyboards so you can demo both of them in detail , big thumbs flying high 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
cheers AK, they should invite you too!
Thank you, Woody, for another informative video! (Always good to see Martin Harris demoing.)
Thank you very much Woody, great stuff alright, cheers from Port Waikato New Zealand.
oh wow, i was there many years ago.... thank you!
Looks like you had a good time. The audience at 5:03 seems to be raving ;-)
tough crowd!
Very Cool, hope you get one later for a Test !
Hey, nice video! I really enjoy your work. Keep it up!
Another excellent video there Woody, thank you for bringing this to us. I think the PSR SX920 would be great for review to see how much of the Genos is exactly in there, and I also understand it has brand new styles that not even the Genos2 has, so that would be great to see :) All the best, Danny.
ok danny, noted, thanks
Well, did you bring me back a T shirt? Looks like you had a great experience! Thanks for the post.
oh crap, they offered me some genos t shirts but i already had one!
Thank you for the great Video Woody! Can‘t wait to get the new Keys!
Thanks for sharing!
Got a Korg Pa5X earlier this year; going to be a few years before an arranger hardware upgrade makes sense for me.
Cheers!
for sure, you are all set for years! congrats :)
All the thanks, Woody. Please do the SX 720, because I want to buy one. Thanks.
Hey, I would like to see a demo of the 720, as that one is in my budget range 😊
Interesting video. Thanks.
nice! glad you had such a good time o7
Oh dear, there I saw two siblings (PS-6100 and PSR-6300)of my very expensive and much beloved, really cheap sounding, but still existing PS-6100 from 1984!!😂👂Greetings from Germany!🇩🇪🤝
i fired up a few styles on the 6100 and it sounded really cool!
Thank you!!!
Both Yamaha psr Sx 920 or 720 Beautiful Nice Functions Style & Voice I like Special Tabla Style.
DJ Dziekan! Ziomuś miło cię zobaczyć u Woody”ego :)
WOODY jest mega świetnym człowiekiem ! Uwielbiam go !
@@djdziekan ja też :) choć osobiście nie poznałem to jego filmy są świetne!
Hi, Thanks this. A lot of videos have come out about the sx920, so I'd be more curious about the sx720. What do we get instead of the s.art2 voices? And so on... Thx!!!
WOODY THANK YOU MY FRIEND 🎹🫶🎹🫶🎹🫶
@djdziekan in da shack!
SX920 pls. Thanks for the vid!
Hi Woody, id love to see the SX720, I currently have the 700, be interested to see all of the updates, thanks.
Arrangers are lovely things. Wonderfully inspirational, endlessly playable. I just wish they were slightly more affordable.
yes, they do seem relatively expensive compared to other keyboards. although used ones of the previous models are dirt cheap. go get yourself a 2nd hand genos1, now that is great value for money.
Anyway an incredible video
well, that's something ;) thx!
Hello Woody. Would like to hear you demonstrate the new 920. I’m a little upset that I recently bought a new 900 and now this comes out. That’s life. 😊
i feel your pain, that's always a bummer with technology updates. still, your sx900 is still exactly as good as it was when you bought it!
Exiting new move of Yamaha! Good idea to make a SX900 upgrade with better sound, almost as good as Genos to a much lower price. How about the feeling with the key action? Did they cost cut with th keys?
I played the 720 and 920 and the keys felt really small, but I've been playing DGX and GHS for months. but quality felt fine and nice response on both, but G2 is superior of course.
Sounds great :-)
I'd rather see a video about the 920 - no problem to imagine what the 720 would be after looking a 920 demonstration
Hi Woody! A bunch of videos have been published about the sx920, so I'd be more excited about the sx720. What do we get instead of the s.art2 voices? Many thx.
yeah good shout. was thinking of making a comparison vid before getting either, so stay tuned!
@@WoodyPianoShack Many Thx!
Like to see the demo of Sx720 please
I hope you get the SX920 to test.
I just bought a SX900 in January. Maybe they could upgrade it to handle newer sounds? I'm not buying a new keyboard. Maybe if you can get a SX920 from Yamaha, you can go over the new features of it in detail?
yes, hopefully I can do that. shame on your timing. i don't see many vital new features, just updated sounds and styles.
You are completely fine with sx900. Don't worry.
According to Sweetwater, the SX920 is $2,299.99 and the SX720 is $1.599.99. I voted for the SX920 for the review.
Wow, so overpriced 😂 half price ok
I voted for used genos
Please go for the SX720.
Greetings Woody from Poland :) Today I bought a Korg PA5x and I will be selling my old Yamaha PSR-SX900 :) I like Yamaha styles but the Korg has a better construction, keyboard action and sounds better on a loud amplification.
yep, that is not a bad decision at all! congrats and have fun!
Excited to see this. To be honest from what I’ve seen, the 720 would be of more interest as it is more affordable, and doesn’t seem to be missing that much in the way of features (unless I’m missing something).
if you watched the vid then you haven't missed a thing! :) agree, 720 does look better value here in europe, but less of a price hike to the 920 in us.
@@WoodyPianoShack I’ve watched it now, thanks!
Thank you so much woody for your amazing video. I hope you have an opportunity to talk and ask with Yamaha developer about adding kontakt player to their professional arranger in their future arranger product 😊🎉❤
well kontakt is proprietary to NI so that will never happen. we did have some good discussions though about adding sample expansion packs, time stretching and ableton-like looping features.
@@WoodyPianoShackthank you for sharing and your quick response 😊❤❤❤❤
Hi Woody, does the SX920 comes with USB audio interface built in? Cant find this info online.
i did not check that but surely.... since my $850 dgx has it. probably only stereo in and out tho. come to think of it, was already available on sx900?
@@WoodyPianoShack Nope the SX900 is not comes with the USB Audio Interface. Do you think the SX920 is a big upgrade to the SX900?
The 920, please demonstrate the musical instruments for realism
Please demonstrate sx920
i have one right here!
Any news about the Yamaha e483? Do you have a forecast? thanks
i know nothing about that
Hi Woody,
Thanks for this interesting news!
Please go for th SX920 for a review - as it would also cover the smaller version.
Honestly, I expected that the new mid-class keyboards are stripped-down versions of the Genos 2. If the new mid-class instruments just include Genos 1 sounds and styles, this would be a bit disappointing for me.
Well, my PSR-S970 ist still very good. No need to change to a new instrument. If the old keyboard would break I would go for the new mid-class of Yamaha, sure.
Kind regards from Munich,
Thomas
hi, the flagship psrs have always been a model behind, the sx900 was based mostly on tyros 5 with a little bit of G1. the 920 is G1 sounds with a little bit of G2 in the styles! 970 actually one of my favourites, it has some advantages over the sx. enjoy yours!
Would have been great if Yamaha invited Sonny Eclipse to do a demo 😎
had to google that, would be interesting yes :)
I have Genos, it's more than fine
damn right it is!
Dose sx 720 have chord looper
yes!!! the 700 did not, but happy to see it on 720, essential feature imo.
I love a lot of Yamaha’s gear (recently bought a finger drum machine and a U3) but arranger keyboard’s in public use just remind me that the venue hasn’t paid enough for a band. Not saying the keyboards are bad, but having too much power in the wrong hands can be dangerous! For me, the Montage etc hit the right mark.
Oh and psr720
lol, "venue hasn’t paid enough for a band"... that's a good one, maybe some truth but the arranger performer probably needs to be very talented and deserves the fee of a band :)
@@WoodyPianoShack I know, right. Possibly a catch22.
And the PsrSx620?
no word on that.
@@WoodyPianoShackI hope that Yamaha remember of us.Thank you Very much!
Esse modelo eles atualizarão depois, talvez ano que vem ou em 2026.
It's amazing to see SA2 voices finally trickled down to PSR SX. That's been 14 years. I wonder if Yamaha could implement full Super Articulation to E483. I hope they will be not complacent this time they should learn with Roland making cheap keyboards that isn't terrible.
i wish i could keep up with all of yamaha's voice technology acronyms! at the end of the day, i don't care if it sounds good.
Just to be able to actually get a chance to tell some of the developers what we honestly think is good, and what we think is bad would be a blast, but I really doubt it makes a difference. I actually am sure they would love to give us what we want, but what functionality goes in and not is not their decission. at all. Think most people have shouted at Yamaha for years to get just some more sound editing features in the Arrangers, but not gonna happen. Heaven forbid if a Genos or PSR would be able to bridge a bit between a pure Synth and a preset machine. Yamaha is too conservative in that department. 😕 But great video Woody 👍
having had a few discussions now, I think it does make a difference to provide feedback, and we had some nice brainstorms about future enhancements. but they got to move cautiously, whilst wanting to attract a new generation of players they don't want to alienate the more traditional users.
@@WoodyPianoShack Ya, but no doubt there is some things where more executive departments kinda tells you what is accepted and what is not. I think its generally a problem with Yamaha both in the Synth and especially the Arrangers that their support software lacks more than 10 years behind. Not that this is far better with eg. Korg. I find that their arrangers bridge a bit more between a synth/workstation functionality, but the support software also horrendous old school for the Kronos/Nautilus. They just threw a new designed chassis together for the Nautilus .. same old almost unusable pc software that korg havn't updated since the Kronos was released. And Yamaha is the same way also for the Montage/ModX. Where people could use some better software to work with custom samples and optimizing them.
Nice video, but it showes that there was only a very small audience present. Lack of interest in the smaller brothers of the Genos?😮
well the audience was not the general public, only VIPs ;) but yeah, there were a few empty seats.
Home of the Hamburger?
and i never even visited mcdonalds there...
@@WoodyPianoShack That's a McShame
I had a sx 700 when it first came out and returned it within a week for several reasons, the touch screen was very low resolution and felt plasticky. The overall sound quality out of the box was both harsh and boomy at the same time and the keybed feel was poor. I had come from a Korg PA60 from 2003 so that says alot. I bought a korg PA700 and love it ! The last yamaha psr keyboard that sounded fantastic was the 900. These arrangers sound like toys. In terms if overall sound quality yanaha have gone backwards all the while tech has moved forward, they just don't want you to have both unless you buy a Genos and even then you need a decent pair of speakers not the same old satelites and sub from tyros 1. Sorry for the negative comments but i doubt either 720 or 920 have improved sound wise. Great video though !
brilliant post, all good and thanks for sharing!
720 its more affordeble for me but still over my budjet i have the psr s750 and it old but i also have the modx6 so they complete eachater :D
Do they sound less cheesy?
embrace the cheese!
🎵🎵👍
920 pls and the difference between the 900...
So now we can choose between a PSR sounding like Genos, Genos 2 sounding like Genos, or a used Genos.
that is hilarious, well said!
I prefer a used Genos over of the 920.🎹
Do the cheaper one.
They do not look bad for the range price , but look a lot very amateur for actual market .🎉.
SX720
I think it s better if you review the 920 because it will plesse more viewers. The 720 is very much the same thing minus some features and sounds. Cheers!
thanks for that, yes, and also yamaha tell me the 9-series more popular seller, so perhaps makes sense to pick that for the views.
720
Hopefully Yamaha have improved the crappy keyboard actions from previous PSR instruments and also added aftertouch.
i believe it to be the same keybed and still no AT.
@WoodyPianoShack the PSRS975 and PSRSX900 both have a very cheap lightweight action and for Yamaha not to improve this, as well as adding aftertouch (at least on the SX920) is unacceptable IMHO. Keep up the great work with your videos, and i love your positive attitude, passion, and enthusiasm!
Mini genos...
yep, it truly is.
@@WoodyPianoShack So was the SX900. IWonder what extra is in the new 20' models
@@mrdali67There are a lot of new features in the SX920 compared to the SX900. First of all there is an improved sound quality since they upgraded the Soundboard. It is pretty much similar to the Genos (1) in terms of Sound quality. The content has been improved by a lot. So there a a lot of styles coming from the Genos 2. You will hear the difference even in the old styles. The OTS are much better as well. For the first time we are getting the Super Articulation 2 Voices that were only available in the topmodels before. There are a lot of minor changes as well: Smart Chord (new Fingering Option), Better Voice Edit Screen, New Compressor for Drums with the option for leaving the kick drum out. You should try it. I will upgrade :)
@@Aikkiang I already have a Genos 2 😉 but was more interested for those that don't have the budget for the top models, wether it's worth the upgrade to the 7/920 or better to get a used G1 for the better and larger keybed. Which I at first glance would recommend as long as you don't "need" those 2 onboard speakers in the SX models. Off cause there is some things that is cut away in the much cheaper SX models, but you get "most" of the Genos sound still so its not bad instruments.
@@mrdali67 the 720 is even a higher jump. Both have style dynamic control from the Genos and a new SA+ Feature. This feature would be great if it comes to Genos 2 as well.
Nice vid. I presume no new edit facility for the CHORD LOOPER ... or Piano Roll MIDI editing? nah.. I AM ARRANGER? sure. I AM WORKSTATION?.... not so much ...
( But then not all "workstations" have piano roll editing either... such is life. Love your vids Woody of course :) )
thanks! no mention of feature changes to CL or sequencer so presumably the same. seemed just to be sound and style engine upgrades mainly.
I honestly didn't hear anything that didn't already exist. The quality of the Ymh sounds is ok, but it's too subjective a criticism. I would say that fundamentally there is nothing new. Well done to the demonstrators but I remain of the opinion that in 2024 Yamaha could have dared and offered more.
Furthermore, the AudioStyles/Audiodrim bug which also makes the AudioPhraser software useless remains unresolved. who knows, maybe someone will wake up sooner or later. It's definitely not a car I would buy
fair points, thanks for the insights!
good keyboard but i don't need it
or, could this be the only keyboard you ever need...? ;)
@@WoodyPianoShack si ma anche no vero? io ho Genos 1 da Natale e non la cambierò fino alla prossima generazione dopo Genos
@@WoodyPianoShack yes but also no right? I have had Genos 1 since Christmas and I won't change it until the next generation after Genos
I feel kinda sad that wedding bands and the like will become obsolete because these instruments do everything. Just wait until they're all brimming with AI tech and you won't even need a singer.
interesting thought! yes, this keyboard and a talented player/singer would nail that gig.
@@WoodyPianoShack These instruments sound so much richer than comparable ones from the 80s and 90s. It is truly mind blowing how far the tech has moved on. Can you make it into a sampler with keys out of interest?
This keyboard is again a toy for 75+
I have a Roland arranger but I think all arrangers are seriously outdated. We should be at a stage now where VST's and arrangers are integrated, there's nothing more frustrating than paying for things you already have. I would literally buy an arranger with ZERO sounds if I could install my VST's and my samples into it and program styles in a Cubase style mini editor or preferably in the actual copy of Cubase and using my PC as the processor and audio device .
I know it's grossly subjective but just throwing my opinion out there.
makes perfect sense to me, cheers
It wouldn't work for styles. the styles live off the sounds they come with. That is developed together. You can't just go and throw random sounds at it, will never sound as good. Now, for sounds you play yourself, what you said is true of course.
I'm thinking of something like a typical arranger keyboard hardware but with a easy to use daw like style creator software that could be plugged into a PC via usb and edited on it with a monitor, keyboard and mouse and it can come with its own standard vst instruments (using vst instruments for the sake of a simplified integration and endless sound potential) so that the styles are developed alongside it as standard but as an addition when creating custom styles you can simply load your own vst's, effects, loops, chop up acapellas and edit them so that you are no longer limited, overly restricted and unhappy. Or maybe something like open labs Miko/Niko but as an arranger.