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Chapter 3 Live Effector Basics The effects of the DJX-II are more than just frosting on the cake - they're powerful tools that can completely transform the sounds and rhythms, and put a whole new spin on your tracks! 13 What is the Live Effector? Here's where you can really get down and dirty with your beats! The Live Effector gives you a wide variety of real-time effects that let you mangle and munge the sound in wild and exciting ways. All of the sounds of the DJX-II - the Pattern, Activator, and Sampler (→ page 53) - are processed by these versatile sound shapers. You can turn the effects on and off in time with the rhythm, and adjust a pre-programmed key effect parameter and the balance (depth) of the effect in realtime as the Pattern plays. A continuously lit LED indicates that the effect is selected. When the effect is turned on, the LED flashes in time with the Pattern. • To keep the effect locked on: Simultaneously hold the toggle switch on and press SELECT. To "unlock" the effect, turn the effect on and off again. Turns the effect ON or OFF. Changes the sound of the effect. (Each effect lets you control a different key parameter.) Changes the depth of the effect. When set to "Dry," the effect cannot be heard. When the effect is set to on, turning the BALANCE knob may generate noise. Press this to change the effect type. When changing the effect type, the new type is applied immediately from the next note (with the exception of the Slice type). • Doing too much at once? Changing the effect type while the effect is on and a Pattern is playing back and/or while you're playing the keyboard can overload the processing power of the DJX-II. This could affect the sound in different ways, making the overall sound softer or changing the sound of the effect in unexpected or undesirable ways. For best results, stop the Pattern and/or stop playing the keyboard briefly before changing the effect type. Better yet, turn the effect off briefly, then change the type and turn it back on again as needed. N Tech note: You can change the effect type while the effect is on in the "hold" condition; however, it cannot be changed when holding down the toggle switch manually. q Start the Pattern or Activator. w Select the desired effect, turn the Effect on, and twist the knobs. e Stop the Pattern or Activator. 22

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Chapter 3
Live Effector Basics
The effects of the DJX-II are more than just frosting on the cake — they’re powerful
tools that can completely transform the sounds and rhythms, and put a whole new spin
on your tracks!
13
What is the Live Effector?
Here’s where you can really get down and dirty with your beats!
The Live Effector gives you a wide variety of real-time effects that let you mangle and munge the
sound in wild and exciting ways.
All of the sounds of the DJX-II — the Pattern, Activator, and Sam-
pler (
→
page 53) — are processed by these versatile sound shapers.
You can turn the effects on
and off in time with the rhythm, and adjust a pre-programmed key effect parameter and the balance
(depth) of the effect in realtime as the Pattern plays.
q
Start the Pattern or Activator.
w
Select the desired effect, turn the Effect on,
and twist the knobs.
e
Stop the Pattern or Activator.
Turns the effect
ON or OFF.
Changes the sound of the effect.
(Each effect lets you control a differ-
ent key parameter.)
Press this to change the effect type.
When changing the effect type, the new
type is applied immediately from the next
note (with the exception of the Slice type).
• To keep the effect locked on:
Simultaneously hold the toggle
switch on and press SELECT.
To
“
unlock
”
the effect, turn the
effect on and off again.
A continuously lit LED indi-
cates that the effect is
selected.
When the effect is
turned on, the LED
fl
ashes
in time with the Pattern.
• Doing too much at once?
Changing the effect type while the effect is on and a
Pattern is playing back and/or while you
’
re playing the
keyboard can overload the processing power of the
DJX-II.
This could affect the sound in different ways,
making the overall sound softer or changing the
sound of the effect in unexpected or undesirable
ways.
For best results, stop the Pattern and/or stop
playing the keyboard brie
fl
y before changing the
effect type.
Better yet, turn the effect off brie
fl
y, then
change the type and turn it back on again as needed.
◆
Tech note:
You can change the effect type while the effect is on
in the "hold" condition; however, it cannot be changed
when holding down the toggle switch manually.
Changes the depth of the effect.
When
set to "Dry," the effect cannot be heard.
When the effect is set to on, turning the
BALANCE knob may generate noise.