Yamaha DJX SPECIFICATIONS

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Keyboards

• 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch

Response

Display•Large multi-function LCD display

Setup • Stand by/ON

• Master Volume : MIN - MAX

Panel Controls

• OVERALL (▲▼ , +,-), FUNCTION, SONG, VOICE,

STYLE, [0]-[9], [+](YES/FF), [-](NO/BWD)

Demo Song

• 3 songs

Voice • 140 panel voices + 15 Drum Kits + 128 GM Voices +

Special DJX Demo Voice + Sampled Voice

• Polyphony : 32

• Voice Set

• Dual Voice Mode

• Split Voice Mode

Pattern

• 100 styles

• Pattern Control : PATTERN CONTROL, SYNC-START,

START/STOP, LEAD IN/LEAD OUT, BEAT A/B (BREAK

OUT)

• Beat Indicator

• Pattern Volume

Part Control

• Beat Reverse

• Part Select

Style Mode : Bass, Kick, Phrase 1, Snare,

Hi-hat, Phrase 2, Percussion, Phrase 3, Main

Voice, Split Voice, Dual Voice

Song Mode : Track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Main

Voice, Split Voice, Dual Voice

• Part On/Off

Bass, Kick, Phrase 1, Snare, Hi-hat, Phrase 2,

Percussion, Phrase 3

Realtime Controls

• Knobs : CUTOFF, RESONANCE, GROOVE, ASSIGN,

BASS BOOST

• RIBBON CONTROLLER

• PITCH BEND wheel

Performance Setup

• Preset A and B

• User (4 setups x 4 banks)

Overall controls

• BPM (Tempo)

• Transpose

• Tuning

• Pattern/Song Volume

• Ribbon Controller Assign

• Knob Assign

Effects• Reverb : 8 types

• Chorus : 4 types

• DSP : 33 types

• Arpeggiator : 16 types

Song • 3 Preset Demo Songs + 3 User Songs

• Song Clear

Recording

• Song User Song : 3 Songs

Real Time Recording/Step Recording

Recording Tracks : SONG MEMORY 1, 2, 3,

4, 5, 6/CHORD

• PSU (Performance Setup)

User : 4 setups x 4 banks

Digital Sampling

• 12 Samples

• Memory : 128 Kbyte (about 6 seconds)

• Editing : Loop, End Point

MIDI • Transmit Settings

• Receive Settings

• Local Control

• Clock

• Bulk Send/Receive

• Sampling Send/Receive

• Initial Send

Auxiliary jacks

• PHONES/AUX OUT, DC IN 10-12V, MIDI IN/OUT,

FOOT SWITCH, MIC, LINE IN

Amplifier

• 6.0 W + 6.0 W

Speakers

• 12 cm x 2

Power Consumption

• 20 W (when using PA-5C power adaptor)

Power Supply

• Adaptor : Yamaha PA-5B/5C AC power adaptor

• Batteries : Six “D” size, SUM-1, R-20 or equivalent

batteries

Dimensions (W x D x H)

• 933 x 370 x 138 mm

(36- 3/4” x 14-9/16” x 5-7/16”)

Weight•6.8 kg (15 lbs.)

Supplied Accessories

• Owner’s Manual

Optional Accessories

• Headphones : HPE-150, HPE-3

• AC power adaptor : PA-5B/5C

• Footswitch : FC4, FC5

• Keyboard stand : L-2L, L-2C

* Specifications and appearance subject to change without

notice.

SPECIFICATIONS

Contents

Main SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.) SAVING USER DATA PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. CAUTION WARNING Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX! Main Features Other powerful features include: Real-time Controls Digital Sampling Contents PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS 6 SETTING UP 8 Quick Guide 10 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS 22 PLAYING VOICES THE VOICE MODE 24 PANEL CONTROLS AND TERM INALS Front Panel ( ) 2 1 Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 SETTING UP POWER REQUIR EMENTS Using an AC Power Adaptor Using Batteries TURNING O N THE POWER ACCESSORY JACKS Step 1 The DJX Take it for a spin! Shake it up and turn it round! Mix up the beats! Cut loose on the ribbon! Quick Guide 7 Drop Parts out, fly Parts in! Arpeggiator magic! 11 Play the wheel! Step 2 Using the Keyboard Using the DJXs Multi-function Keyboard Indicates Part Control and Pattern Control are both on. Special DJX Demo Voice DDDJX Step 2 Using the Keyboard More keyboard settings Step 3 Demo Song/Voice/Style Playing back all three songs Selecting a voice / Panel Voice List TripHop zx Selecting a style 001 142 Want to find out more? See page 44. Step 4 Digital Sampling Join the sampling revolution! z x c b x, n m , Step 5 Function Parameters Using the Function parameters x M.Octave M.Octave zx v b Step 6 001 142 or z RIBBON CONTROLLER, and Footswitch Footswitch Control Changing the Assignment Footswitch Function List Tap FootSw DJX 5 6 7 8 9 PLAYING VOICES TH E VOICE MODE 2 PLAYING A VOICE MAIN VOIC E NuFloor Using the +/- keys Using the numeric keypad 001 142 1 Std.Kit1 3 To change to another voice, repeat step 2 above. About Panel Voices and GM Voices Drum Kit Voice Chart (voices 141 - 155) Function Parameters Main Voice Transpose Transpos TRANSPOSE AND TU NING 1 TRANSPOSE AND TU NING Tuning Tuning 1 PLAYING TWO VOICES DUAL VOICE 1 Function Parameters Dual Voice 2 tings for the voice (if desired) in the Function mode. 1 PLAYING TWO VOICES SPLIT VOICE (#28). the Function mode. 2 Function Parameters Split Voice Volume Octave Pan Reverb Send Level Chorus Send Level DSP Effect Send Level Split Voice Split On/Off Split Point Function Parameters Voice Set, Touch Sensitivity and Pitch Bend Range ADDITIONAL VOICE FU NCTIONS VOICE SET, TOUCH SENSITIVITY, AND PITCH BEND RANGE EFFECTS 1 001 142 2 REVERB 4 CHORUS 2 1 Type (#34) in the Function mode. 1 DSP (#36) in the Function mode. 2 Function Parameters Effects 1 ARPEGGIATOR 001 142 2 Effect Types EFFECTS Arpeggiator Types EFFECTS Reverb Types Chorus Types DSP Types SONG PLAYBACK THE SONG MO DE 1 P Press the SONG button. ALL BPM 4 2 above. 5 1 ALL ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY P _ TRANCE 1 SongVol 001 105 1 PATTERNS TH E STYLE MODE SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE PATTERN Pressing the START/STOP button 001 142 2 4 3 Starting with a Lead In section 001 142 001 142 Using Sync-Start 5 You can do this in one of three ways: PATTERN CONTROLS Pressing the START/STOP button The pattern stops playing immediately. PATTERN SECTIONS (BEAT A, BEAT B AND BREAK OUTS) 001 142 1 ADJUSTING TH E PATTERN VOLUME PtrnVol PATTERNS THE STYLE MODE FINGERI NG 1+2+5 CmM 6 * Notes enclosed in parentheses are optional; the chords will be recognized without them. b 1 BEAT REVERSE PART ON/OFF 2 3 1 Do this in the normal way. (Need a refresher course? See pages 44 - 46.) 001 142 001 142 2 SETTING THE PATTERN SPLIT POINT Function Parameter Pattern Split Point Recording a User Performance Setup 1 Virtually all DJX settings can be saved to a User button. Refer to the list above for details. 2 PERFO RMANCE SETUP PERFORMANC E SETUP USER 3 Use the +/- buttons or the numeric keypad to select the desired User bank number (1 - 4). PSU1User 5 001 142 001 142 Recalling a User Performance Setup 1 3 PERFORMANC E SETUP PRESET Selecting a Preset Performance Setup 001 142 1 THE KNOBS USING THE K NOBS 1 PART CONTROL button. 2 3 4 Heres what each of the knobs do: Want to have even more keys in the PER- FORMANCE section of the keyboard? Want to instantly call up your favorite set- tings? About CUTOFF and RESONANCE About GROOVE ASSIGN KNOB Dynamics ASSIGN KNOB 1 2 ASSIGN Knob Parameters 001 180 THE KNOBS Want to use another one of these param- eters at the same time? Want to quickly switch among different ASSIGN knob parameters? On your own... RIBBON CO NTROLLER Turntbl 001 142 USING THE RI BBON CONTROLLER 1 RIBBON CONTROLLER Want to use another one of these parameters at the same time? Cutoff Want to quickly switch among different RIBBON CONTROLLER param- eters? 3 4 sound. DIGITAL SAMPLING ABOUT DIGITAL SAMPLING ABOUT DIGITAL SAMPLING Sampling Edit Play 1 Sampling 2 3 Guidelines for sampling Connections: Sample start points: Avoiding feedback: Proper levels: 4 signed. Press the desired key on the keyboard. 5 Sampling Sampled Sampling Sampling memory capacity Mem Full BankFull 7 YES 1 Enter the Sampling mode. 2 Press the original key of the sample. Recording additional samples Forgotten where all your samples are? Wave Sel SAMPLE EDITING 3 no 4 5 Ep 1/16 loop Page 6 no Creating Loops 1 2 3 5 6 About the resolution settings SONG RECORD ING PSU1User RealTime Step 1 RECORDING A USE R SONG REALTIME RECORDI NG 2 3 001 142 User11 5 001 142 User11 6 Additional Operations 001 142 7 9 8 2 RECORDING A USE R SONG STEP RECORDING Step Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until Step appears at the top of the display. 1 This operation is the same as that of Realtime recording (page 81). RECORDING A USE R SONG STEP RECORDING C3 q (96 Clicks) q (96 Clicks) q (96 Clicks) q 001 201- Recording Triplets and Dotted Notes: Additional Operations Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord Track: 001 201 m Recording Rests: 6 7 8 SONG RECORDING Entering Velocity Curves - 001 201 Velocity Curve Chart 1 F61 USng1Clr #11Clr? YES YES MID I FUNCTIONS WHAT IS MIDI? Channel Messages System Messages CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL CO MPUTER MIDI Terminals Connect the MIDI terminals of the DJX to the MIDI terminals of the personal computer. FUNCTION PARAMETERS M IDI Page Saving Bulk Data/Sampling Data 1 USING BULK DU MP SEND/SAMPLING SEN D TO SAVE DATA cording the data. SmplSnd? BulkSnd? 5 operation. 4 SmplSnd? BulkSnd? 1 the appropriate data. Rcv:Sng Rcv:Smpl 2 1 USING INITIAL SETUP SE ND WITH A SEQUENCER 2 InitSend tion. 3 Sure? 4 5 6 TROUBLESHOOTING DATA BACKUP & IN ITIALIZATION Backup CLr Data Initialization VOICE LIST Maximum Polyphony Panel Voice List Page GM Voice List Sampled Voice DRUM KIT LIST Drum Kit List Page DRUM KIT LIST DJX Special Drum Kit List STYLE LIST MIDI I MPLEMENTATION CHART NOTE: MIDI IMPLEME NTATION CHART Effect map MIDI IMPLEME NTATION CHART REVERB DSP CHORUS SPECIFICATIONS INDEX Misc. A B C Limited Warranty 90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTS KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL! PSR SERIES OF PORTATONE ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS CONSUMERS RESPONSIBILITIES FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ 3. NOTE: NORTH AMERICA CANADA U.S.A. CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA MEXICO