Haha indeed it’s quite expensive this Yamaha Genos 2. From all arranger keyboards available from any brand in whatever price class, Yamaha Genos 2 is the best one money can buy.
@@daniel_dumile It's not like you need them. You get paid more doing gigs than whatever breadcrumbs Spotify gives you....Assuming your music is there with your permission, which often times isn't.
ROFL agreed. Sweet. I'm a drummer but I get the arranger piece because I have loved them as part of a band member arrangement for years, like 35 of them. Back when a Roland XP10 took the stage by storm 😁 I was like 12 years old back then when I first fell in love with drums and music on general.
This video has the same vibe as trying psychedelics for the first time only to end up watching an infomercial until 4am for a product you neither understand or could ever afford, and I'm loving every minute.
Always love your playing around with instruments, seeing how far they go. Honestly, taking out the actual sounds of the arranger helps show just how good its arrangements are. Which is good, since it's in the name, lol Awesome stuff!
Wow!! The last two video’s really feel special. Arrangers throughout the ages need love too! You’re definitely on a sicc one! Much love and many blessing big bruv✨🌊💫🌊✨
I love that he super describes the arranger differences then immediately cut frame to the fact that it's just a wicked game.... Then the awesome rearrangement of wicked game. Dude I can tell you had fun doing that lol
whenever I find myself in a musical rut or just a little stuck I can always count on one of your videos to inspire me to play. I never even considered adding keyboards to my setup at all and watching your stuff consistently makes me say "I need to be doing more of that." (whatever cool / quirky / obscure thing "that" happens to be for that particular video) Great stuff. Thanks for making cool shit.
"You've already heard the Genus 2 in the intro tune." It's like an episode of BadGear, that always turns about to be good gear. For a specific demographic, that is. Fun video!
E-70 owner here, indeed it is! you can mod them to be programmable, although it is worth mentioning the E series organs use some very nice sounding Wavetable ROMs rather than the CS-80 and GX-1’s analogue oscillators, still a great instrument in it’s own right and it sounds *very* CS
I borrowed a Moxf6, and as a non-keyboardist, I love interacting with its smart arpeggios. It has great non-cheesy sounds, and the styles don't make me want to vomit. I think makers of arranger keyboards are missing a huge segment of the market.
Lovely Jubley. I got Afx vibes in the sound half. Also, some great ' that was a nice chord / phew ' faces at around 7:00. This is something everyone who's played keyboards live/ played in rather than programmed in the studio, knows, accepts, and allows as a natural part of human expression (or words to that effect).
I love arranger keyboards. Used to perform live with those lovely keyboards. I still have a couple arrangers in my studio. It’s just so fun to play with the cheesy sounds and styles! Great video, Benn.
Awesome video! Great seeing humor coming through, especially with so many people being so butt hurt all the time! Keep up the great work and best of luck in getting your new studio set up!
I have to say, I do have some admiration for people that are surrounded by a completely filled room of gear and still maintain some focus. I get distracted by a handful of keyboards and a PC loaded with hundreds of vsts including all of Roland's offerings.😁🎶🎹🎶Play On
I'm glad to see Yamaha is still making the arranger keyboard! I was surprised when I found out Montage wasn't a workstation, unlike Motif. I love my Motif XS.
i’m guessing all the good synth voices are trademark or copyright encumbered so the built in voices are just to give you a rough idea of what it can do in the store because your target market already has thousands of dollars in synths and plugins and whatever they’re going to plug this arranger into. tl;dr: it’s not worth anybody’s money to put good voices in these things because nobody is going to use them anyway.
@@SOOKIE42069 Hm, my understanding is that the target audience are people who are doing one-person live covers and things like that on weddings, corporate events etc.
@@nico5 True, but I don't see why a giant like Yamaha couldn't pull something like RealTracks off in real time on this. Maybe it's about signalling to the audience with those rather low quality sounds that it is still played live and not some kind of playback?
Hell yeah! Keep having fun with the damn arranger!!! I'm here for it. and YES it IS the Best Wicked Game cover montage on youtube :) :) that made my day. Cheers! Edit: And yes, "that's why I'm here listening to this on youtube". That and cause I resonate a lot with your creativity and humor, and you are genuinely an awesome dude.
I expect your next album be will entirely written through the arranger! 😆 Thank you for sharing something I would not have ever explored myself in a million years, and abusing it in absolutely delightful ways!
I looked at the Genos 2, and instead I purchased the Korg Pa5X. It's easy to sound cheesy if you're not careful, and I can do much more (with more time and effort) in terms of song, parts, arrangement, sound design, etc., with my Roland Fantom EX. I don't think you can go wrong with a Genos 2 or Pa5X if you want a powerful arranger. The value of having a dedicated arranger and a dedicated workstation is priceless to me. Cheers!
I have like 0 interest in Arrangers but have been eagerly waiting the follow-up video to the last due to just how much fun you seem to have with them :)
FWIW, I pair my Korg Pa5X with my Roland AX-Edge - it's on the top-tier of a two-tier stand...arranger song with a keytar lead! As of now I mostly do '80s synthwave / pop on my arranger (with a few fusion jazz / prog arrangements), it's a blast. I'm going to see how to use it with some of my other gear, outboard, thanks to this video. (I pair my Roland Fantom EX with my Osmose, for more "serious" music.)
I couldn't help notice the vibrato your right hand is doing @1:49, does this thing support it or is that a habit after using the Osmose? Beautiful tone from it. Loved the jam too! Are you going to make a video about designing/building your new studio? It'd be cool to watch.
It's like a keyboard and a host and a bunch of sample packs rolled into one. And if you're more into the tune than the production, it'll save a lot of time and hassle!
we need a live show exclusively using this freakish arranger setup you've created, ben complete with a tiki bar and "mid life crisis wedding" dress code
I call arrangers bossa nova machines. I still like them, they were probably the first time I saw an "electronic piano thing" and made me very curious on what they can do.
This workflow seems so fun, love seeing you enjoy music stuff! More of this kind of content? Maybe second chanel if you don't want to completely ruin your TH-cam KD(?
So, let me get this straight, if I've understood: you can route the arranger parts out to external devices? If that's correct, that's really cool indeed.
You seem to know your way around a keyboard… nice work :) I don’t understand why that specific keyboard wouldn’t be absolutely top notch in terms of quality and feel, though… that would seem to go hand-in-hand with the Arranger experience
Question for the studio vid. I am an Architect in Australia. It often appears when I see studio build videos that there is no development approval involved. Given how quickly from you posting you bought the new house and how quickly the build started I presume there was none here. Can you comment on this. Sorry not music related by curious about US building regulation.
Not in my county/state, no. However the building was an extremely rustic "out building" with a full bathroom, so it technically was being taxed as a dwelling. No bathrooms or entrances were added or removed, no new power or water from the city, so no new permits required. That being said, when I lived in Chicago I had to wait for a permit to replace a broken window.
@@BennJordan thanks for the feedback. In my state certain works can classify as exempt development with similar criteria as you describe. But no new walls or structural work allowed. Glad you could dodge the bureaucracy.
Tnose guys are good. There are cheaper options for arrangers, and not bad at all. Once in a while i get my korg pa50 out and just space out without worrying about anything. It's all in the box. That said, even cheaper arrangements have pretty good midi functionality to send data out and then sky is limit.
Yeah, this is definitely not for my but I am still curious and think it is fun to learn about things outside my wheelhouse. It sounds like it can make music that is not just Kool and the Gang Celebration meets chicken dance meets who stole the kieshke or whatever.
Sorry to barge in on an unrelated vid but I really appreciated your SY-1000 video. I’m curious if you’ve tried the GM-800 and have anything to say about it. Seems like the GM-800 is more of what you wanted the SY-1000 to be. I’m about to install my first GK pickup and pick a unit to buy and play through and it’s difficult to find experienced players to hear from. Thanks for all your vids!
Wow, big commitment there, to buy Red Lobster with Zzounds comissions. The last two corporations that bought it couldn't make it profitable, but if anyone can do it, it's the Flashbulb, for sure!
@3:35 "If you haven’t figured it out yet this video’s a little bit… unorthodox compared to some of the other content that I make on this channel. I am having an absolute blast making it, and i frankly don’t care if TH-cam’s algorithm finds it worth of showing to a wide group of people or not - it’s just fun to make. It’s why I do this." and that's why we love you Benn. :)
ben it would be great if you had a wersi. i have never played one and i am not sure if they are even good… but they look like a space shuttle that you can play.
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“This keyboard is for people who actually get gigs.”
Haha indeed it’s quite expensive this Yamaha Genos 2. From all arranger keyboards available from any brand in whatever price class, Yamaha Genos 2 is the best one money can buy.
but no spotify followers
@@daniel_dumilewhich ones pay tho lol?
I wanna see Benn rebuild this whole setup on a gig🤣⛺️
@@daniel_dumile It's not like you need them. You get paid more doing gigs than whatever breadcrumbs Spotify gives you....Assuming your music is there with your permission, which often times isn't.
Came for the niche electronic device I have no use for, stayed for the Wicked Game cover.
Exactly this
Ooh! Wicked Game cover?! I'm in!
such a good song
Inside you there are two wolves. One of them is Chris Isaak.
The other one is Weird Al, apparently
The DMT polka beat is a perfect compliment to late morning coffee ascension
The look to camera at 6:45 is incredibly relatable for anyone who has ever been making music on their own. “What have I done?”
ROFL agreed. Sweet. I'm a drummer but I get the arranger piece because I have loved them as part of a band member arrangement for years, like 35 of them. Back when a Roland XP10 took the stage by storm 😁 I was like 12 years old back then when I first fell in love with drums and music on general.
That wasn’t stock video. His music generated that lame imagery. That’s how powerful it is.
Wait, how?
Like my Grandpa always said, No Improvised Jazz Ballet Tropical Dancehall Type Beat is worth a damn, if you don't use a Hydrasynth".
The horrific stock footage use.... DYING :D :D :D so happy I'm subscribed
I was going to buy one of these then I discovered Benn was going to buy Red Lobster with the proceeds. I will not support the lobster holocaust.
I thought you were joking
This video has the same vibe as trying psychedelics for the first time only to end up watching an infomercial until 4am for a product you neither understand or could ever afford, and I'm loving every minute.
🤣💀
god damn i miss drugs
Always love your playing around with instruments, seeing how far they go.
Honestly, taking out the actual sounds of the arranger helps show just how good its arrangements are. Which is good, since it's in the name, lol
Awesome stuff!
This video is a trojan horse for your twisted Wicked Game cover-montage ( I *get* that pun, too); love it, keep up the great work!
wicked game is one of my favorite songs so i’m overjoyed you gave it so much love
Wow!! The last two video’s really feel special. Arrangers throughout the ages need love too! You’re definitely on a sicc one! Much love and many blessing big bruv✨🌊💫🌊✨
6:26 Mario ate the wrong type of mushroom.
10:44 Benn ate the right type of mushroom.
I could watch and listen for hours with your videos of this format
7:30 goes unironically hard😭 That stupid goofy snare sound I LOVE it!! All of itt
Being able to crack your self up makes all those piano lessons worth it.
I love that he super describes the arranger differences then immediately cut frame to the fact that it's just a wicked game.... Then the awesome rearrangement of wicked game. Dude I can tell you had fun doing that lol
whenever I find myself in a musical rut or just a little stuck I can always count on one of your videos to inspire me to play.
I never even considered adding keyboards to my setup at all and watching your stuff consistently makes me say "I need to be doing more of that." (whatever cool / quirky / obscure thing "that" happens to be for that particular video)
Great stuff. Thanks for making cool shit.
You can do a heck of a Bossa Nova on that machine.
It's amazing how far we've come from the Casio Bossa beat from the 80s.
And yet still it manages to retain the suckiness and corniness.
"You've already heard the Genus 2 in the intro tune." It's like an episode of BadGear, that always turns about to be good gear. For a specific demographic, that is. Fun video!
fun fact, I found a Yamaha Electone E75 accompany...ment... thing for $500, which is basically the organ CS-80. between the GX1 and CS-80 I believe
E-70 owner here, indeed it is! you can mod them to be programmable, although it is worth mentioning the E series organs use some very nice sounding Wavetable ROMs rather than the CS-80 and GX-1’s analogue oscillators, still a great instrument in it’s own right and it sounds *very* CS
@@thinkingshobe i didn't realise they were DCOs / ROMs! i did get part way into the wire loom, but not very far 😂
also another interesting fact, i bought it for $500 ... shipping was $700 (they're like 250-300 lbs or something insane)
I borrowed a Moxf6, and as a non-keyboardist, I love interacting with its smart arpeggios. It has great non-cheesy sounds, and the styles don't make me want to vomit. I think makers of arranger keyboards are missing a huge segment of the market.
It's honestly pretty amazing what those arrangers can do
Lovely Jubley. I got Afx vibes in the sound half.
Also, some great ' that was a nice chord / phew ' faces at around 7:00. This is something everyone who's played keyboards live/ played in rather than programmed in the studio, knows, accepts, and allows as a natural part of human expression (or words to that effect).
that look @6:45 ... priceless... i was indeed laughing
I love arranger keyboards. Used to perform live with those lovely keyboards. I still have a couple arrangers in my studio. It’s just so fun to play with the cheesy sounds and styles! Great video, Benn.
Man it’s a rare treat to watch a Benn Jordan video completely devoid of a single moment of music that I enjoy
Awesome video! Great seeing humor coming through, especially with so many people being so butt hurt all the time! Keep up the great work and best of luck in getting your new studio set up!
Fantastic! I love the passion you show. Mad Professor at play! It's wonderful.
Great picture with Venus Theory and Warren Huart! What's the story there?
We went to Red Lobster.
This shows how all musicians are natural storytellers
Man i could listen to you improvising a jazz ballet tropical dancehall type beat all day!
Oh I’ve been looking forward to this since your last arranger video! It’s the future!
6:24 Your Beethoven tendencies are coming through.
"You want to dance? You gentrified f***s! DANCE!"
that's what i love about BJ: open mindedness, fun, insights. yeees.
I have to say, I do have some admiration for people that are surrounded by a completely filled room of gear and still maintain some focus. I get distracted by a handful of keyboards and a PC loaded with hundreds of vsts including all of Roland's offerings.😁🎶🎹🎶Play On
10:34 mad Kirby vibes on this. This looks like so much fun!
around 9:05 the track veers into siriusmo territory, and lemme tell you my eyes were GLUED to the screen
The microtonal polka music intro had me dying :D
I'm glad to see Yamaha is still making the arranger keyboard! I was surprised when I found out Montage wasn't a workstation, unlike Motif. I love my Motif XS.
I'm still trying to get my head around how something like Band In A Box can exist and still those arrangers sound like General MIDI modules
i’m guessing all the good synth voices are trademark or copyright encumbered so the built in voices are just to give you a rough idea of what it can do in the store because your target market already has thousands of dollars in synths and plugins and whatever they’re going to plug this arranger into.
tl;dr: it’s not worth anybody’s money to put good voices in these things because nobody is going to use them anyway.
@@SOOKIE42069 Hm, my understanding is that the target audience are people who are doing one-person live covers and things like that on weddings, corporate events etc.
@@SOOKIE42069 I find that hard to believe... I mean a lot of things in this world are hard to believe
I don’t think Band-in-a-Box does realtime live accompaniment?
@@nico5 True, but I don't see why a giant like Yamaha couldn't pull something like RealTracks off in real time on this. Maybe it's about signalling to the audience with those rather low quality sounds that it is still played live and not some kind of playback?
Hell yeah! Keep having fun with the damn arranger!!! I'm here for it. and YES it IS the Best Wicked Game cover montage on youtube :) :) that made my day. Cheers!
Edit: And yes, "that's why I'm here listening to this on youtube". That and cause I resonate a lot with your creativity and humor, and you are genuinely an awesome dude.
10:51 giving me how it's made vibes (not the theme but the music they'd play during the episodes)
If you have a blast making it, odds are I'm gonna have a blast watching it because joy is infectious!
I expect your next album be will entirely written through the arranger! 😆 Thank you for sharing something I would not have ever explored myself in a million years, and abusing it in absolutely delightful ways!
3:15 casually stumbling upon the vs 1010 melody from no straight roads ost
That has to be one of the best analogies I’ve ever heard lol. Love it
the end polka sounds like if hakushi hasegawa made a vocaloid jpop song
I looked at the Genos 2, and instead I purchased the Korg Pa5X. It's easy to sound cheesy if you're not careful, and I can do much more (with more time and effort) in terms of song, parts, arrangement, sound design, etc., with my Roland Fantom EX.
I don't think you can go wrong with a Genos 2 or Pa5X if you want a powerful arranger.
The value of having a dedicated arranger and a dedicated workstation is priceless to me.
Cheers!
Oh hey I got an arranger keyboard for free last week- only issue is it saves to floppy disk lol
I have one of those too lol
This video gives me hope fir the future
Techno polka cover of Wicked Game using stock footage was not on my bingo card for today, but I’m glad you gave it to me.
Wahaaa. Wicked game as a polka. Dude, you’re killing me. Lol
I have like 0 interest in Arrangers but have been eagerly waiting the follow-up video to the last due to just how much fun you seem to have with them :)
Oh my god, that stock footage is pure gold! 😂
I am having an absolute blast watching this video!
Slightly stoned, nose full of artisan snuff, nodding my head to the beat thinking "F the algorithm"... great show Benn ❤
Damn that Phillip Glass polka jam was amazing!
FWIW, I pair my Korg Pa5X with my Roland AX-Edge - it's on the top-tier of a two-tier stand...arranger song with a keytar lead!
As of now I mostly do '80s synthwave / pop on my arranger (with a few fusion jazz / prog arrangements), it's a blast.
I'm going to see how to use it with some of my other gear, outboard, thanks to this video.
(I pair my Roland Fantom EX with my Osmose, for more "serious" music.)
*Foams at the mouth in DAWlaess live rig*
2:12 nice scene in that stock video
I couldn't help notice the vibrato your right hand is doing @1:49, does this thing support it or is that a habit after using the Osmose? Beautiful tone from it. Loved the jam too! Are you going to make a video about designing/building your new studio? It'd be cool to watch.
The Improvised Jazz Ballet Tropical Dancehall Type Beat was dope.
Im too stoned for the montage at 1;45
thank you. i think you saved my trip
It's like a keyboard and a host and a bunch of sample packs rolled into one. And if you're more into the tune than the production, it'll save a lot of time and hassle!
we need a live show exclusively using this freakish arranger setup you've created, ben
complete with a tiki bar and "mid life crisis wedding" dress code
Bro I like it, good vibes
Yaaaay, I love how dorky the arranger sounds. It has the charm of an old karaoke machine in quality, idk how else to describe it
I'm not capable of improvisation or "jamming" on keys like that, but man does that look like a good time!
Improvised Jazz Ballet Tropical Dancehall Type Beat: You've got a tune here
I call arrangers bossa nova machines. I still like them, they were probably the first time I saw an "electronic piano thing" and made me very curious on what they can do.
This workflow seems so fun, love seeing you enjoy music stuff! More of this kind of content? Maybe second chanel if you don't want to completely ruin your TH-cam KD(?
This was fun to watch!
all that R & D just to make the cheesiest presets perfect for the wedding reception
If that's what the clients want to pay for, someone will make it for them...
I bet the people who actually buy these never did the awesome wierdness with them that you're doing. so much fun!
So, let me get this straight, if I've understood: you can route the arranger parts out to external devices? If that's correct, that's really cool indeed.
Why do I have almost as much fun watching you play in these videos? Perhaps it is time for a performance ONLY channel?
The Wicked Games medley was great.
Can't wait to hear the report from Red Lobster. I trust you got something from the Flavor Flav menu.
You seem to know your way around a keyboard… nice work :)
I don’t understand why that specific keyboard wouldn’t be absolutely top notch in terms of quality and feel, though… that would seem to go hand-in-hand with the Arranger experience
lol, that wicked games section was epic
Question for the studio vid. I am an Architect in Australia. It often appears when I see studio build videos that there is no development approval involved. Given how quickly from you posting you bought the new house and how quickly the build started I presume there was none here. Can you comment on this. Sorry not music related by curious about US building regulation.
Not in my county/state, no. However the building was an extremely rustic "out building" with a full bathroom, so it technically was being taxed as a dwelling. No bathrooms or entrances were added or removed, no new power or water from the city, so no new permits required.
That being said, when I lived in Chicago I had to wait for a permit to replace a broken window.
@@BennJordan thanks for the feedback. In my state certain works can classify as exempt development with similar criteria as you describe. But no new walls or structural work allowed. Glad you could dodge the bureaucracy.
You are cooking with that improv
i put this in my musical inspiration playlist
it generates hold music? i don't get it
Get this man some Red Lobster!
Is there some kind of awards show for video montages where we can either vote of bribe this to victory?
I am also very much too stoned for Mairo Kart Acid but I'm here for it whooooop
Tnose guys are good. There are cheaper options for arrangers, and not bad at all. Once in a while i get my korg pa50 out and just space out without worrying about anything. It's all in the box.
That said, even cheaper arrangements have pretty good midi functionality to send data out and then sky is limit.
Wish you would've just kept that mix going for another hour, that was fun.
Ah, now I see--I have not been turning up my tempo knob far enough!
Yeah, this is definitely not for my but I am still curious and think it is fun to learn about things outside my wheelhouse. It sounds like it can make music that is not just Kool and the Gang Celebration meets chicken dance meets who stole the kieshke or whatever.
The dancehall-esque remix was so good lmao
Sorry to barge in on an unrelated vid but I really appreciated your SY-1000 video. I’m curious if you’ve tried the GM-800 and have anything to say about it.
Seems like the GM-800 is more of what you wanted the SY-1000 to be.
I’m about to install my first GK pickup and pick a unit to buy and play through and it’s difficult to find experienced players to hear from.
Thanks for all your vids!
Wow, big commitment there, to buy Red Lobster with Zzounds comissions. The last two corporations that bought it couldn't make it profitable, but if anyone can do it, it's the Flashbulb, for sure!
I remember the days you were building the studio. Now comes another one. And no lobster should die. No matter the color.
Had a blast, great video but at the end my mind drifted into why people eat sea roaches
@3:35 "If you haven’t figured it out yet this video’s a little bit… unorthodox compared to some of the other content that I make on this channel. I am having an absolute blast making it, and i frankly don’t care if TH-cam’s algorithm finds it worth of showing to a wide group of people or not - it’s just fun to make. It’s why I do this." and that's why we love you Benn. :)
ben it would be great if you had a wersi. i have never played one and i am not sure if they are even good… but they look like a space shuttle that you can play.