Yamaha DJX Step 2 Using the Keyboard

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Step 2 Using the Keyboard

The keyboard of the DJX is far different (and more powerful!) than any you’ve ever seen.

Let’s take a look...

Each time you turn on the DJX, the keyboard is “split” into the following functions:

What do these keys do?

Part Select

These keys let you selectspecific Parts for controlwith the knobs and theRIBBON CONTROLLER.(See page 60.)

Part On/Off

These keys let you mute/un-mute specific Parts of apattern before or duringplayback. (See page 52.)

Pattern

These keys let you instantlychange the chords of thepattern. (See page 50.)

Performance

These keys are for normalplaying of the selectedvoice (or voices).

A special DJX Demo voice (#000) is automatically selected each time you turn on the power. This

voice has a huge variety of sounds, with each key playing a different sound — percussion, drum

loops, scratch, special FX, human voice and many others!

To hear the DJX Demo voice properly across the entire keyboard, make sure that Part Control,

Pattern Control and Sync-Start are off. (See page 13.)

z Enter the Voice mode.

x Select voice #000.

c Play different keys and listen to the variety of sounds.

000

001 142

VOICE

MEASURE

STYLE

DDDJX

Db1 — B1 C2 — Ab2 A2 — Ab3 A3 — C6Beat Reverse Key(See page 52) Part Select KeysPart On/Off KeysPattern KeysPerformance Keys

Scratch (H)

Scratch (L)

Come On 1

Come On 2

GetUp!

Go!!

Uhh

Yeah...

FMTB1

BLJ Trill

FMTB2

Omen-FX

Reverse

Signal

Turntable

Huea

Hiuhu

Yo-Kurt

Ohh 1

Ohh 2

One More Time

Uhh+Hit

Analog Kit 3

091bpmC4

096bpmC4

102bpmC4

103bpmC4

106bpmC4

134bpmC4

135bpmC4

137bpmC4

138bpmC4

160bpmC4

095bpmC4

144bpmC4

110bpmC4

114bpmC4

Samba137

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6

Using the DJX’s Multi-function Keyboard

Using the DJX’s Multi-function Keyboard

Special DJX Demo Voice

Special DJX Demo Voice

Indicates Part Control and Pattern Control are both on.

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