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PRECAUTIONS
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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1
PATTERNS TH E STYLE MODE
SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE PATTERN
Pressing the START/STOP button
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2
4
3
Starting with a Lead In section
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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)
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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.)
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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
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Recalling a User Performance Setup
1
3
PERFORMANC E SETUP PRESET
Selecting a Preset Performance Setup
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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
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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
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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
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User11
5
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User11
6
Additional Operations
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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
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Recording Triplets and Dotted Notes:
Additional Operations
Recording Chords and Sections to the Chord Track:
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m
Recording Rests:
6
7
8
SONG RECORDING
Entering Velocity Curves
-
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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
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