Yamaha DJX-II Owner's Manual - Page 15

Chapter 1 Pattern Player Basics 2 Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns Try mixing it up! Each of the DJX-II's Patterns has ten different Variations. Play the main Patterns with the gray keys and the fill-in Patterns with the black keys. (Fill-in Patterns are usually used as dynamic breaks or transitions.) In general, the higher the Variation number (1 - 10), the busier or more complex the Patterns become. Listen carefully to each Pattern - remember how each of them sound - then play them one after another for your own special performance! Fill-in Patterns Main Patterns 3 Come down on the "one"! The key to great timing is knowing where the "one" is. And the "one" is the first beat in a four-beat Pattern. Another key to timing is feeling the downbeats (four downbeats to a Pattern). The DJX-II makes this easy to do! Check this out: While the Pattern is playing, the dot in the bpm display flashes rhythmically. (If the bpm display is not shown, press BPM/TAP.) Each flash indicates a downbeat. Try hitting a different Pattern key on the "one" downbeat - when you've hit it right, you'll feel it! One Two Three Four Hit it here! This is the best place to start a new Variation Pattern - right after the previous one has reached the end of its loop. Don't hit the new key too early or too late - try to hit it right on the "one" downbeat! 15