Yamaha DJX-II Owner's Manual - Page 78

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Appendix

Glossary

Activator

.................................

Tips 7 - 12, 34, 50, 68

On the DJX-II, the Activator section contains various

rhythms and sounds.

You can use these to break up or

interrupt the Patterns, or to add textures and accents to the

Patterns.

Audio bpm Counter

.........................................

Tip 94

This powerful function lets you synchronize external audio

(such as from a CD, MD, or vinyl record) with the Patterns

of the DJX-II.

The DJX-II monitors the beat from the

audio, and automatically locks into the rhythm by auto-

adjusting the bpm of the DJX-II’s Pattern.

bpm

.........................................

Tips 6, 43, 44, 78 - 81

Abbreviation for “beats per minute.”

Obviously, a rhythm

playing at 120 bpm would have two beats every second.

The

bpm value determines the speed of the rhythm — the

higher the bpm, the faster the rhythm.

This is also called

“tempo.”

Bulk Send

.........................................................

Tip 99

Bulk Send is a

MIDI

function that allows you to transfer

important data among various MIDI devices.

With the use

of a MIDI data filer (such as the Yamaha MDF3), Bulk Send

allows you to save your original DJX-II Performance

Recorder and Sampler data for future recall.

This not only

lets you keep an archive of those settings, it also frees up

extra memory space on the DJX-II for additional recording

and sampling.

Bulk Send is also used with the Pattern

Launcher software for transferring Pattern data from a Mac

or Windows compatible computer to the DJX-II.

fi

lter

....................................................

Tips 36, 38, 69

Filters were originally used to process sound on analog syn-

thesizers.

The DJX-II uses the same basic filter setup to pro-

cess the sound of the

Parts

.

More than just “process,” the

filter is capable of radically altering and completely chang-

ing the character of the sound!

The filter is controlled by

the CUTOFF and RESONANCE knobs in the

Part Control-

ler

section.

Isolator

.....................................................

Tips 24, 62

The Isolator section provides three separate controls —

Low, Mid, and High — for adjusting the tone or timbre of

the sound.

Like the Bass and Treble controls on a stereo

amplifier, these let you tailor the sound just the way you like

to hear it.

key

...........................................................

Tips 39, 40

The word “key” refers to the basic pitch of a piece of music.

There are twelve keys: C, D

b

(or C

#

), D, E

b

(or D

#

), E, F, F

#

(or G

b

), G, A

b

(or G

#

), A, B

b

(or A

#

), and B.

On the DJX-

II, you can change the key by using the Key Shifter.

(Know-

ing the names of the keys isn’t important.

On the DJX-II,

you change the number — the amount by which the key is

shifted.)

Changing keys (also called “transposing”) adds variety to

the music.

It also is capable of changing the character of a

piece, making the music brighter and more upbeat, or

darker and more subdued.

Live Effector

.............................

Tips 13 - 23, 51 - 61

Effects are used to process the sound and change it in vari-

ous ways.

In modern recording studios, almost every

recorded sound is processed in some way.

On the DJX-II,

the Live Effector section provides ten different, high-quality

effects — the same effects used by the pros in creating hot

tracks.

All of the DJX-II sounds — the

Pattern

,

Activator

, and

Sampler

— are processed by these effects.

A toggle switch

lets you turn the effect on and off in time with the rhythm,

and special CONTROL and BALANCE knobs let you tweak

the effects as the Pattern plays.

Loop

.....................................................

Tips 8, 12, 74

A loop is a (usually) short audio passage or phrase that is

repeated indefinitely, or “looped.”

Originally used with tape

recorders (tape loops), loops have infiltrated the world of

sampling and music making in general.

Sometimes loops

are used to create sustained sound.

More commonly (and

especially on the DJX-II), loops are mainly for rhythmic

phrases — drum and percussion rhythms, arpeggiator

phrases, etc.

In sampling, Loop is the opposite of

One Shot

.

The DJX-II Patterns are made up entirely of loops.

The

Activator

and

Sampler

both have special Loop keys and

pads that cycle indefinitely, creating a continous rhythmic

Pattern.

MIDI

.......................................................

Tips 96 - 100

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) allows elec-

tronic instruments of various types and manufacturers to

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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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