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Chapter 17 Advanced Techniques 86 Instant reset! Once you've made a few changes to the Filter or Key Shifter settings, it's not so easy to get back to where you started! Often, you'll want to be able to backtrack and instantly reset the Pattern to its original sound and pitch. In such a case, the best and easiest way to return to home base is to reselect the Pattern. Hold down PATTERN and simultaneously turn the Scratch Pad clockwise so the the Pattern number in the display advances one step (+1), and then turn it back again (-1) to return to the currently selected Pattern. Finally, release PATTERN to start the Pattern again - preferably on the "one" downbeat. Doing this fools the DJX-IIB into thinking you've selected a new Pattern! However, this effectively starts the same Pattern with all its original settings, including resetting the Key Shifter to "0" - and puts you back at home base! p 36 Flashes 36.37 Flashes 36.36 p 36 Current Pattern Current Pattern New Pattern (in standby) New Pattern (in standby) 87 Hit the Part on the "one"! We said it before, we'll say it again- make sure you keep it in the pocket! That means making all your hits right on the beat, so that the whole rhythm grooves. When using the Scratch Pad as a Part Mixer, changing Parts on the downbeat is a little bit tricky. When you add Parts to the mix, you should perform your Scratch Pad move a fraction of a second before the actual downbeat to make sure everything ﬂows smoothly and stays in the pocket. Subtracting Parts from the mix (turning the pad counter-clockwise) is easier and more forgiving - basically do it whenever you want, or wherever feels good! 88 Check the bpm Need to know what the bpm of a certain track on CD or vinyl is? Here's a convenient tool! Just tap out the rhythm of the music as you listen to it, and the DJX-IIB displays the bpm for you - automatically! (Make sure to turn down the MASTER VOLUME to keep the DJX-IIB Pattern from sounding.) 1200. 61

Section	Page
Cover	1
PRECAUTIONS	3
Packing List	4
How to Use the Manual	4
What is the DJX-IIB?	5
Contents	6
Panel Controls	8
Top Panel	8
Changing the Scratch Pad CD	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 Switch between Banks	15
Tip 3 Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns	16
Tip 4 Exploring other Patterns	16
Tip 5 Come down on the “one”!	18
Tip 6 Keep the bpm steady!	19
Chapter 2 Live Effector Basics	20
Tip 7 What is the Live Effector?	20
Tip 8 Distortion	21
Tip 9 Auto Pan	21
Tip 10 Ring Modulation	21
Tip 11 Flanger	21
Tip 12 Phaser	22
Tip 13 Slice	22
Tip 14 Delay	22
Tip 15 Echo	23
Tip 16 Lo-Fi	23
Tip 17 Wah	23
Chapter 3 Isolator Basics	24
Tip 18 Tweak the sound just right!	24
Chapter 4 Filter Basics	25
Tip 19 Cutoff and Resonance	25
Chapter 5 Scratch Pad Clinic	26
Tip 20 Work out on the Scratch Pad!	26
Tip 21 Quarter-note scratching	27
Tip 22 Eighth-note scratching	28
Tip 23 Sixteenth-note scratching	28
Tip 24 Shuffle feel	29
Tip 25 Triggering drum loops from the Scratch Pad	29
Tip 26 Scratch Pad arpeggios	30
Tip 27 Scratch Pad sound effects	30
Tip 28 Scratch low, scratch high...	30
Tip 29 Stop the turntable	31
Tip 30 Give the Scratch Pad a new face!	31
Tip 31 CD-ROM goodies	31
Chapter 6 Part Mixer Basics	32
Tip 32 What is a Part?	32
Tip 33 Take the console and remix the Parts!	32
Tip 34 Extra texture!	33
Chapter 7 Crossfader Basics	34
Tip 35 Work the Crossfader!	34
Tip 36 Mute the Pattern	34
Tip 37 Crossfader cuts	35
Chapter 8 Intermediate Techniques	36
Tip 38 Transpose the key	36
Tip 39 Change the bpm	37
Tip 40 Reset to the default bpm	37
Tip 41 Fade in, fade out	38
Tip 42 Travel light!	38
Tip 43 Tweak the cutoff	39
Tip 44 Wah-wah scratching	39
Tip 45 Warped vinyl and a cheap turntable!	40
Tip 46 Scratch Drum Loops in sync	40
Tip 47 Mute the Scratch	40
Chapter 9 Pattern Player Power Tips	41
Tip 48 Hitting a new Pattern and Variation — at the same time!	41
Tip 49 Hitting a new Pattern, Bank and Variation — at the same time!	41
Tip 50 Break to a new Pattern!	42
Tip 51 One-bar Patterns — all in a row!	43
Chapter 10 Crossfader Power Tips	44
Tip 52 Quick Crossfader scratching	44
Tip 53 Long Crossfader scratching	44
Tip 54 Pattern loop vs. scratch loop	44
Chapter 11 Using the BPM/TAP button	45
Tip 55 Tap out the beat!	45
Tip 56 Start with a tap...	45
Chapter 12 The Outside World	46
Tip 57 Expanding your DJ setup	46
Tip 58 Mute the speakers	46
Chapter 13 More Pattern Player Power Tips	47
Tip 59 Creative Fill-in 1	47
Tip 60 Creative Fill-in 2	47
Tip 61 Playing intros and transitions	47
Tip 62 Playing intros and transitions, part 2	47
Chapter 14 Live Effector Power Tips	48
Tip 63 Distortion	48
Tip 64 Auto Pan	48
Tip 65 Ring Modulation	49
Tip 66 Flanger	49
Tip 67 Phaser	49
Tip 68 Slice	49
Tip 69 Delay	50
Tip 70 Delay fill-in	50
Tip 71 Echo	51
Tip 72 Lo-Fi	51
Tip 73 Wah	51
Chapter 15 Isolator and Filter Power Tips	52
Tip 74 Isolator to the max!	52
Tip 75 Dark mixes and deep grooves — cut the Cutoff!	53
Chapter 16 Scratch Pad Power Tips	54
Tip 76 Scratching triplets	54
Tip 77 Scratch on an intro!	55
Tip 78 Spin around and stop!	55
Tip 79 Instrumental dropout	56
Tip 80 More Part mixing	56
Chapter 17 Advanced Techniques	58
Tip 81 Delay fill-in and fader cut	58
Tip 82 Fade the scratch in and out!	58
Tip 83 Bored? Add some chords... and scratching!	59
Tip 84 Down and out!	59
Tip 85 One-hand Effector control!	60
Tip 86 Instant reset!	61
Tip 87 Hit the Part on the “one”!	61
Tip 88 Check the bpm	61
Chapter 18 DJ Performance Master Class	62
Tip 89 Cut in with a scratch and hit the next Variation	62
Tip 90 Auto-adjusting the bpm	62
Tip 91 Creative Fill-in 3	63
Tip 92 Crossfader cut-in — Scratch plus effect	63
Tip 93 Crossfader cut-in — Scratch plus Delay	63
Tip 94 Outro -tro -tro -tro	64
Tip 95 Upside down, inside out!	64
Tip 96 Taking the pulse	64
Tip 97 Sync applications — using the DJX-IIB as the master	65
Tip 98 Sync applications — using the DJX-IIB as the slave	66
Tip 99 Get more Patterns!	67
Tip 100 Create your own Patterns!	68
Appendix	70
Troubleshooting	70
Error Message List	71
Specifications	72
Glossary	73
Pattern List	75
Voice List	76
Drum Kit List	78
MIDI Data Format	81
MIDI Implementation Chart	87

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Chapter 17 Advanced Techniques

Instant reset!

Once you’ve made a few changes to the Filter or Key Shifter settings, it’s not so easy to get back to

where you started!

Often, you’ll want to be able to backtrack and instantly reset the Pattern to its

original sound and pitch.

In such a case, the best and easiest way to return to home base is to re-

select the Pattern.

Hold down PATTERN and simultaneously turn the Scratch Pad clockwise so the the Pattern number

in the display advances one step (+1), and then turn it back again (-1) to return to the currently

selected Pattern.

Finally, release PATTERN to start the Pattern again — preferably on the “one”

downbeat.

Doing this fools the DJX-IIB into thinking you’ve selected a new Pattern!

However, this

effectively starts the same Pattern with all its original settings, including resetting the Key Shifter to

“0” — and puts you back at home base!

Hit the Part on the “one”!

We said it before, we’ll say it again— make sure you keep it in the pocket!

That means making all

your hits right on the beat, so that the whole rhythm grooves.

When using the Scratch Pad as a Part Mixer, changing Parts on the downbeat is a little bit tricky.

When you add Parts to the mix, you should perform your Scratch Pad move a fraction of a second

before the actual downbeat to make sure everything ﬂows smoothly and stays in the pocket.

Sub-

tracting Parts from the mix (turning the pad counter-clockwise) is easier and more forgiving —

basically do it whenever you want, or wherever feels good!

Check the bpm

Need to know what the bpm of a certain track on CD or vinyl is?

Here’s a convenient tool!

Just tap

out the rhythm of the music as you listen to it, and the DJX-IIB displays the bpm for you — automat-

ically!

(Make sure to turn down the MASTER VOLUME to keep the DJX-IIB Pattern from sounding.)

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Flashes

Current

Pattern

New Pattern

(in standby)

Current

Pattern

New Pattern

(in standby)

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