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Yamaha Genos Manual

How to connect to songbook+
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How to connect
YAMAHA Genos keyboard
mit SongBook+
Document version 1.0.2

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  • Page 1 Manual: How to connect YAMAHA Genos keyboard mit SongBook+ Document version 1.0.2...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Introduction ......................3 What are the benefits of connecting SongBook+ with Genos? ........3 SongBook+ controls Genos ......................3 Genos controls SongBook+ ......................3 How do I connect SongBook+ with my Genos? ............4 Using WiFi to directly connect the keyboard ................4 Using a Bluetooth LE MIDI Adapter ....................

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Information how to connect Yamaha Tyros or Yamaha PSR keyboards can be found in another manual named „How to connect YAMAHA keyboards with SongBook+“. (The old connection as described in that manual is still possible with Genos, but we recommend to use the new connection as described here in this manual.) 2 What are the benefits of connecting SongBook+ with Genos? 2.1 SongBook+ controls Genos...

  • Page 4: How Do I Connect Songbook+ With My Genos

    IP address of the Genos as host. The easiest way to connect the Genos is in “Access Point Mode“. In this mode the keyboard creates its own WiFi network and you need to select in the WiFi settings of the iPad this WiFi network of the keyboard (“ap-Genos-…”).
  • Page 5 In the keyboard you can find the settings for WiFi connection with the button „MENU“, then change to the tab „Menu2“and select „Wireless LAN“. Seite 5...

  • Page 6: Using A Bluetooth Le Midi Adapter

    Pairing of the adapter in the Bluetooth settings of the iPad is not needed. SongBook+ has a “Bluetooth LE MIDI devices” function to establish the connection to the adapter. (e.g. Yamaha MD-BT01, Yamaha UT-BT01, QuiccoSound mi.1, Zivix PUC+) Note that the Bluetooth LE MIDI is supported only by iPad 3 or later.

  • Page 7: Using Usb-Midi Directly To The Keyboard

    3.3 Using USB-MIDI directly to the keyboard Keyboards with a USB to Host port can be connected using a USB printer cable. As the iPad doesn’t have a USB connection, you need an adapter (commonly called a camera connector) to connect the iPad with the USB cable. 3.4 Using a USB to 5-pin MIDI adapter Many USB to MIDI cables can be also used with the iPad.

  • Page 8: Using A Midi Adapter That Can Be Connected Directly To Ipad

    3.5 Using a MIDI adapter that can be connected directly to iPad You can also find MIDI cables that are designed for use with Apple iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, etc). For these cables, the camera connector is not needed. Note that only a few of these adapters can charge the iPad while it’s being used. Consider that feature when buying such an adapter.

  • Page 9: Check The Midi Connection

    4 Check the MIDI connection In the toolbar of SongBook+ you can find a MIDI button with integrated MIDI activity indicator. There you can see if the MIDI connection is working correctly and the iPad is receiving MIDI signals from keyboard. If the connection is not established automatically, you can find here also a function „Restart MIDI“...

  • Page 10: Midi Settings On Keyboard

    6 MIDI settings in SongBook+ In MIDI settings of SongBook+ it is recommended to enable the switch „Show MIDI button in Toolbar “. MIDI-IN and MIDI-OUT must be enabled. As control mode select „YAMAHA Genos Registrations (with link)“. Seite 10...

  • Page 11: Link A Song To A Registration

    If you still have enabled the switch “Send MIDI command on open” in your songs to change registrations on Tyros, please disable this switch in your songs. Since Genos registrations can still be changed with these commands, it will conflict with the new link method.

  • Page 12: Moving Registrations In Keyboard

    8 Moving registrations in keyboard If you move already linked registration banks in the keyboard or rename the folder containing linked registrations, then the link is broken. You can then re-link the registration or registration bank with the function „Relink the song“. If SongBook+ detects that it is still the same registration bank but only the containing folder was renamed or moved, SongBook+ will search for other songs linked to registration banks in the same folder.

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