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Packing List
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How to Use the Manual
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What is the DJX-II?
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Contents
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Panel Controls
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Top Panel
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Functions of the Keyboard
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Rear Panel & Connections
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Setting Up (Power supply connections)
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Switching On the Power
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Data Backup & Initialization
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100 Tips to be a DJ!
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Chapter 1
Pattern Player Basics
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Tip 1
Work out with the Patterns
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Tip 2
Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns
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Tip 3
Come down on the “one”!
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Tip 4
Exploring other Patterns
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Tip 5
Go back, go forward
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Tip 6
Keep the bpm steady!
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Chapter 2
Activator Basics
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Tip 7
Work out on the Activator
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Tip 8
Loops and One Shots
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Tip 9
Explore the Activator kits!
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Tip 10
Put ‘em together!
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Tip 11
Activator intro textures
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Tip 12
Activator Loop bpm
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Chapter 3
Live Effector Basics
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Tip 13
What is the Live Effector?
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Tip 14
Distortion
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Tip 15
Auto Pan
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Tip 16
Ring Modulation
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Tip 17
Flanger
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Tip 18
Phaser
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Tip 19
Slice
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Tip 20
Delay
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Tip 21
Echo
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Tip 22
Lo-Fi
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Tip 23
Wah
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Chapter 4
Isolator Basics
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Tip 24
Tweak the sound just right!
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Chapter 5
The Keyboard
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Tip 25
Play the keyboard
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Tip 26
Try some different voices!
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Chapter 6
Part Mixer Basics
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Tip 27
What is a Part?
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Tip 28
Take the console and remix the Parts!
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Tip 29
Combination keys
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Tip 30
Turn them all on!
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Tip 31
Extra texture!
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Chapter 7
Part Selector
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Tip 32
Grab a Part and tweak it!
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Tip 33
Combination keys
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Tip 34
Tweak the Activator sound!
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Tip 35
Select all Parts and tweak them!
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Chapter 8
Part Controller
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Tip 36
Cutoff and Resonance
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Tip 37
Adjust the Part volume
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Tip 38
Tweak the cutoff
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Chapter 9
Key Shifter
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Tip 39
Transpose the key
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Tip 40
Create your own chord progressions!
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Chapter 10
Ribbon Controller
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Tip 41
Do some scratching on the Ribbon!
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Tip 42
Stop the turntable
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Chapter 11
BPM/Tap Basics
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Tip 43
Change the bpm
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Tip 44
Reset to the default bpm
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Chapter 12
Pattern Player Power Tips
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Tip 45
Hitting a new Pattern and Variation
— at the same time!
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Tip 46
Step up to the next Pattern and Variation
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Tip 47
Cool outro
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Tip 48
Creative fill-in 1
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Tip 49
Creative fill-in 2
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Tip 50
Using the Activator to lead into the next
Variation
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Chapter 13
Live Effector Power Tips
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Tip 51
Distortion
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Tip 52
Auto Pan
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Tip 53
Ring Modulation
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Tip 54
Flanger
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Tip 55
Phaser
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Tip 56
Slice
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Tip 57
Delay
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Tip 58
Echo
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Tip 59
Lo-Fi
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