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10 Put 'em together! Get a Pattern going, then play the One Shots rhythmically along with the Pattern. Get into the rhythm, feel the downbeats and layer the One Shots on top of the main beat. 11 Activator intro textures Part of the key to a great dance track is how it starts. The DJX-II gives you the power to craft your own intros, and get people moving right from the get-go! Try this intro on for size! Here we'll have a drum fill lead into the main Pattern. First, select P09 and A05, then press Activator Loop1. Let the Activator Loop play for two bars (eight beats), then stop the Loop and start the Pattern (V1) at the same time. To do this, press the same Loop key and the appropriate Pattern key simultaneously. 20

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Put ‘em together!
Get a Pattern going, then play the One Shots rhythmically along with the Pattern.
Get into the
rhythm, feel the downbeats and layer the One Shots on top of the main beat.
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Activator intro textures
Part of the key to a great dance track is how it starts.
The DJX-II gives you the power to craft your
own intros, and get people moving right from the get-go!
Try this intro on for size!
Here we’ll have a drum fill lead into the main Pattern.
First, select P09 and A05, then press Activator Loop1.
Let the Activator Loop play for two bars
(eight beats), then stop the Loop and start the Pattern (V1) at the same time.
To do this, press the
same Loop key and the appropriate Pattern key simultaneously.