Simply click hereand follow the download instructions. Once that’s done, you’ll need to update your Genos’s firmware to version 1.30 if it is running an earlier version.
To do so, press the MENU button, select MENU2 and then touch Utility:Now go to page 2/2 in the Utility Menu and touch Backup. Then back up your Genos files to the flash drive. Begin by securing a flash drive with at least 500MB (half a GB) of space available. There are, however, a few things you’re going to have to do beforehand in order to follow along with this exercise. “Wow, that’s cool!” you may be saying, “but how does that help me make music?” Well, I’m glad you asked, because I’m going to provide the answer. And in today’s lesson we’re going to do just that.Īs you may or may not know, out of the box, Genos has LAN (Local Area Network) capabilities (though not available in some countries outside the U.S., so please check with your Yamaha retailer), which means it can transmit MIDI and audio data wirelessly. Imagine if there was an app that could take a song you love, analyze the audio and convert it to a chord chart! Now imagine taking that data and sending it wirelessly so that Genos could play the song back in a totally different style of music.Īll of this is actually possible.
