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[Gary Usinger]

Hi,

I am a newby to the forum. I actually have a motif, but I am looking forward to getting a Korg Pa4x, or maybe, if I can come up with the $s, the new Yamaha Genos. Still trying to deceide. Any thoughts?

I saw recently on the Korg forum that there was a "Hot Club Jazz" style for the Pa3x. I imagine that will work on the Pa4x as well. Looking for that kind of style. Django, Hot Club of San Francisco, etc. Choppy guitar strums and cool violin riffs.

Thanks in advance for any ideas and advice,

Bear

[jpires]

Hi, I am not a Yamaha fan at all, if I was you I would d buy a korg.
Very easy to work with it and the options are endless.
H
Korg all the way.
JP

[mintjamman]

Hi Gary,

Welcome to the forum, I have have just posted my views on the Genos but of course you would need to try it out yourself or start looking at the demos on YT
Both the Genos and Pa4x have things to offer and if your a kind of preset player who wants all the work done with little editing available then maybe the Genos is worth a look, if you want a creative music making center then I would be looking at the Pa4x
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[karmathanever]

Hey Gary - welcome!!!

I'm with JP on this.
Personally (and I repeat "personally") the Genos (or "Tyros 6" as I now want to call it) would not work well for me as a performance and recording arranger.
A lot of the Genos sounds are very nice but I dislike the OS and its control surface when it comes to my performing and recording.
I don't like having to drill down through menus etc to find settings that I need instant access to - Genos (and Tyros is not good in this regard)
PA4X is more flexible and definitely conducive to "performing".
When recording, I don't want to do much multi-tracking and the PA4X control surface and OS design is really great in this regard.
We all have different needs when it comes to keyboards and music gear so I would go try them both and see how you feel.
When Yamaha come up with a more suitable OS design (to suit ME!!) I will be very keen to buy even despite Yamaha's over pricing.

You're probably going to get "Korg-biased" replies here so be careful in making your decision - check the Yamaha forum too.

Good luck with it and please don't hesitate to ask as much as you want....

Pete
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