Yamaha DJX-II Owner's Manual - Page 6

Contents 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 6 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