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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX-II!

The DJX-II is a complete dance-music workstation that can be used both as a real-time performance instru-

ment and a powerful production tool. Its intuitive interface makes real-time operation exceptionally easy —

whether you have a DJ background or not!

Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new DJX-II in order to take full advantage of its

various features.

Packing List

Your DJX-II includes the following items:

• DJX-II

• Owner's Manual

The illustrations and displays as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may be differ-

ent from your instrument.

How to Use the Manual

How to Use the Manual

What is the DJX-II?

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page 5

Introduces the various DJX-II features.

Panel Controls

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page 8

Use this section to ﬁnd out about all of the buttons and controls of the DJX-II.

Setting Up

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page 12

Explains how to connect up the power adaptor and how to install batteries.

100 tips to be a DJ!

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page 14

This section guides the user step-by-step through 100 important and useful tips in

playing and creating great dance music.

Like a game, each tip is a step up toward

the goal of becoming a master DJ.

Appendix

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page 74

This contains various important lists such as the Voice list, Preset Pat-

tern list, MIDI data format and MIDI implementation chart.

Troubleshooting

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page 74

If the DJX-II does not function as expected or you have some problem with

the sound or operation, consult this section before calling your Yamaha dealer

or service center. Most common problems and their solutions are covered

here in a very simple and easy-to-understand way.

Glossary

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page 78

This section covers various important words and terms related to both the DJX-II

and to dance music in general.

Index

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page 95

This section alphabetically lists virtually all topics, features, functions and operations with

their respective page numbers, letting you quickly and easily ﬁnd the information you need.

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Packing List	4
How to Use the Manual	4
What is the DJX-II?	5
Contents	6
Panel Controls	8
Top Panel	8
Functions of the Keyboard	10
Rear Panel & Connections	11
Setting Up (Power supply connections)	12
Switching On the Power	13
Data Backup & Initialization	13
100 Tips to be a DJ!	14
Chapter 1 Pattern Player Basics	14
Tip 1 Work out with the Patterns	14
Tip 2 Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns	15
Tip 3 Come down on the “one”!	15
Tip 4 Exploring other Patterns	16
Tip 5 Go back, go forward	17
Tip 6 Keep the bpm steady!	17
Chapter 2 Activator Basics	18
Tip 7 Work out on the Activator	18
Tip 8 Loops and One Shots	18
Tip 9 Explore the Activator kits!	19
Tip 10 Put ‘em together!	20
Tip 11 Activator intro textures	20
Tip 12 Activator Loop bpm	21
Chapter 3 Live Effector Basics	22
Tip 13 What is the Live Effector?	22
Tip 14 Distortion	23
Tip 15 Auto Pan	23
Tip 16 Ring Modulation	23
Tip 17 Flanger	23
Tip 18 Phaser	24
Tip 19 Slice	24
Tip 20 Delay	24
Tip 21 Echo	25
Tip 22 Lo-Fi	25
Tip 23 Wah	25
Chapter 4 Isolator Basics	26
Tip 24 Tweak the sound just right!	26
Chapter 5 The Keyboard	27
Tip 25 Play the keyboard	27
Tip 26 Try some different voices!	28
Chapter 6 Part Mixer Basics	29
Tip 27 What is a Part?	29
Tip 28 Take the console and remix the Parts!	29
Tip 29 Combination keys	30
Tip 30 Turn them all on!	30
Tip 31 Extra texture!	31
Chapter 7 Part Selector	32
Tip 32 Grab a Part and tweak it!	32
Tip 33 Combination keys	32
Tip 34 Tweak the Activator sound!	33
Tip 35 Select all Parts and tweak them!	33
Chapter 8 Part Controller	34
Tip 36 Cutoff and Resonance	34
Tip 37 Adjust the Part volume	35
Tip 38 Tweak the cutoff	35
Chapter 9 Key Shifter	36
Tip 39 Transpose the key	36
Tip 40 Create your own chord progressions!	37
Chapter 10 Ribbon Controller	38
Tip 41 Do some scratching on the Ribbon!	38
Tip 42 Stop the turntable	38
Chapter 11 BPM/Tap Basics	39
Tip 43 Change the bpm	39
Tip 44 Reset to the default bpm	39
Chapter 12 Pattern Player Power Tips	40
Tip 45 Hitting a new Pattern and Variation — at the same time!	40
Tip 46 Step up to the next Pattern and Variation	41
Tip 47 Cool outro	41
Tip 48 Creative fill-in 1	42
Tip 49 Creative fill-in 2	42
Tip 50 Using the Activator to lead into the next Variation	42
Chapter 13 Live Effector Power Tips	43
Tip 51 Distortion	43
Tip 52 Auto Pan	44
Tip 53 Ring Modulation	44
Tip 54 Flanger	44
Tip 55 Phaser	45
Tip 56 Slice	45
Tip 57 Delay	45
Tip 58 Echo	46
Tip 59 Lo-Fi	46
Tip 60 Wah	46
Tip 61 One-hand Effector control!	47
Tip 62 Isolator to the max!	48
Chapter 14 Part Mixer Power Tips	49
Tip 63 Toggle the Part Mix	49
Tip 64 Cool intro	49
Tip 65 Solo a single Part — instantly!	50
Tip 66 Hit the downbeat!	50
Tip 67 Custom Combination keys	50
Chapter 15 Part Controller Power Tips	51
Tip 68 Activator textures	51
Tip 69 Dark mixes and deep grooves — cut the Cutoff!	51
Tip 70 Instant reset!	52
Tip 71 Pitch Bend for keyboard voices	52
Chapter 16 Sampling	53
Tip 72 Sample it!	53
Tip 73 Erase the sample	54
Tip 74 Loops and One Shots	54
Tip 75 Play samples from the keyboard!	55
Chapter 17 Performance Recorder	56
Tip 76 Record your performance	56
Tip 77 Jamming with Performance Player	57
Chapter 18 BPM/Tap Power Tips	58
Tip 78 Tap out the beat!	58
Tip 79 Start with a tap...	58
Tip 80 Down and out!	59
Tip 81 Check the bpm	59
Chapter 19 The Outside World	60
Tip 82 Expanding your DJ setup	60
Tip 83 Mute the speakers	61
Chapter 20 DJ Performance Master Class	62
Tip 84 Creative fill-in 3	62
Tip 85 Break to a new beat	62
Tip 86 Switch the drums!	63
Tip 87 Outro -tro -tro -tro	63
Tip 88 Upside down, inside out!	64
Tip 89 Buildup to a Variation	64
Tip 90 Sync up your samples to the Pattern!	65
Tip 91 Play a Pattern, trigger a Performance	66
Tip 92 Recall your settings with a single shot	66
Tip 93 Taking the pulse	67
Tip 94 Auto-adjusting the bpm	67
Tip 95 Toggling on beat, muting in rhythm	68
Tip 96 Sync applications — using the DJX-II as the master	68
Tip 97 Sync applications — using the DJX-II as the slave	69
Tip 98 Get more Patterns!	70
Tip 99 Using MIDI Bulk Send	71
Tip 100 Create your own Patterns!	72
Appendix	74
Troubleshooting	74
Error Message List	76
Specifications	77
Glossary	78
Pattern List	80
Activator List	81
Voice List	82
Drum Kit List	84
MIDI Data Format MIDI	87
MIDI Implementation Chart	94

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