Keyboard, song, rhythm-section, vocal, solo, and harmony workflows Motif, Cubase, Jam Session, and native Yamaha style reference Screenshots and related SmartBridge video demonstrations
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Genos Mixer
SmartBridge Desktop v1.5
Watch the feature in action
Introduction to SmartBridge
1:58
Introduces the original SmartBridge idea: a bridge between Cubase, Tyros 5, and Motif Rack XS with computer-based mixers, Jam Player progressions for Yamaha styles and arpeggios, and Jam Session for recording your own chords.
An on-screen front panel for Genos Style and Song channels, with voice search, volume, pan, chorus, reverb, bass, treble, insert effects, Cubase sync, and complete mix recall.
Why it matters for you
You shape the whole keyboard from one readable screen and save a complete setup per song instead of rebuilding it through hardware menus.
What you can do with it
Switch between Style channels 1–16 and Song channels 17–32.
Read the current keyboard state with Refresh, then push or save the finished mix.
Keep the keyboard and Cubase aligned during production.
What Claudio shows in the demos
Introduction to SmartBridge
1:58
Introduces the original SmartBridge idea: a bridge between Cubase, Tyros 5, and Motif Rack XS with computer-based mixers, Jam Player progressions for Yamaha styles and arpeggios, and Jam Session for recording your own chords.
Rebuilding Super Groove with SmartBridge
19:55
Reworks a recognizable Yamaha funk style into an original arrangement by reharmonizing the song and layering SmartBridge percussion, bass, guitar, and brass clips section by section in Cubase.
SmartBridge Cubase Integration
11:29
Tours Genos 2 control for all 32 style and song channels, detailed insertion-effect editing, one-click brass and string ensembles, automatic Cubase track renaming through MIDI Remote, and reusable mix snapshots.
