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Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). Battery Notice: DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of recommended by Yamaha. battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qual
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or power switch, disconnect the adaptor plug from
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX-IIB! The DJX-IIB is a complete dance-music workstation that can be used both as a real-time performance instrument and a powerful production tool. Its intuitive interface makes real-time operation easy for artists with a DJ background. Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new DJX-IIB in order to take full advantage of its various features. Packing List CD-ROM DJX-IIB Owner's Manual (Installed at the factory.) How to Use
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What is the DJX-II? What is the DJX-IIB? The new DJX-IIB is a digital DJ powerhouse! If you’ve dreamed of creating and performing your own cutting-edge, phat ‘n’ funky dance music, you’ve come to the right place... The DJX-IIB is a fully digital DJ machine — a revolutionary new instrument that blends the reliability and clean sound of digital with stunningly powerful and easy-to-use analog-like controls. No music knowledge or experience required! If you’ve got great music in your head, but ha
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Contents Packing List...................................................4 Tip 26 Scratch Pad arpeggios .......................................... 30 How to Use the Manual.................................4 Tip 27 Scratch Pad sound effects .................................... 30 What is the DJX-IIB?.....................................5 Tip 28 Scratch low, scratch high... .................................. 30 Contents .............................................................6 Tip 29 Stop the t
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Contents Tip 95 Upside down, inside out!..................................... 64 Chapter 13 Tip 96 Taking the pulse ................................................... 64 More Pattern Player Power Tips ...47 Tip 97 Sync applications Tip 59 Creative Fill-in 1...................................................47 — using the DJX-IIB as the master..................... 65 Tip 60 Creative Fill-in 2...................................................47 Tip 98 Sync applications Tip 61 Playing intros an
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Panel Controls Top Panel q !8 P01 i o !0 e 01 !1 !4 t w !2 y u r !3 !6 !5 !7 Be careful! Avoid pressing three or more panel buttons simultaneously. Doing so can cause the DJX-IIB to behave erratically. 8 This is the DJX-IIB! This is the DJX-IIB!
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Panel Controls q STANDBY/ON switch ................................13 sound, adjusting the level of each frequency range: Press to toggle the power on or off. (Power is on when Low, Mid, and High. Turning each knob to the right the switch is pressed in.) boosts the level at that frequency, while turning it to the left cuts it. w MASTER VOLUME.....................................13 This determines the overall volume of the DJX-IIB. !1 AUDIO BPM COUNTER button, knob......62 The DJX-IIB has a po
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Panel Controls Changing the Scratch Pad CD Included with the DJX-IIB is a special CD-ROM disc. The disc normally serves as a “platter” for the Scratch Pad function. Since special software is included on the disk, you will need to remove the disc to install the software. If you have a CD with a particular design that you like, you can replace the included CD- ROM disc with a disc of your choice. To change the disc, follow the instructions below. • The DJX-IIB does not read audio or other data f
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Panel Controls Rear Panel & Connections A standard pair of stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private prac- tice or late-night playing. The internal stereo speaker system is automatically shut off when a pair of headphones is plugged into the PHONES jack. • Connect the AC adaptor (PA-5B, PA-5C or other • Do not listen with the headphones adaptor specifically rec- at high volume for long periods of ommended by Yamaha) time. Doing so may cause hearing to the power supply jack
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Setting Up (Power supply connections) Although the DJX-IIB will run either from an optional AC adaptor or batteries, Yamaha rec- ommends use of the more environmentally safe AC adaptor. Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use. The batteries should be considered an auxiliary power source for data backup (page13). Using An Optional AC Power Adaptor • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Make sure that the STANDBY/ON switch of the DJX-IIB is set to STANDBY. 2 Connect t
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Switching On the Power Once you've set up your DJX-IIB, try turning the power on. Make sure your sound system's main level/volume control(s) and the DJX-IIB volume con- trol are turned all the way down prior to turning the power on. 0J'. Turn the power ON by pressing the Set the MASTER VOLUME STANDBY/ON switch. knob to "min." Press the STANDBY/ON switch again to turn the power OFF. • Even when the switch is in the “STANDBY” position, electricity is still flowing to the instru- ment at the mini
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Chapter 1 Pattern Player Basics 2 Switch between Banks Even though there are five buttons in the PATTERN PLAYER, you have a total of ten Patterns at your disposal — thanks to the A/B BANK button. Each Bank, A and B, has five Patterns. When the A/B BANK button lamp is off, you can play Patterns A1 to A5. When the A/B BANK button lamp is on, you can play Patterns B1 to B5. Pressing the button doesn’t change the Pattern, it only enables the Bank. So if you press the A/B BANK button by mistake,
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3 Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns Try mixing it up! As you learned in Tip 2 above, each of the DJX-IIB’s Patterns has ten Main Patterns different Variations. The main Patterns are played with buttons 1, 3, and 5, while the fill-in Patterns are played with buttons 2 and 4. (Fill- in Patterns are usually used as dynamic breaks or transitions.) In general, the higher the Variation number (A1 - A5, B1 - B5), the busier or more complex the Patterns become. Listen carefully to each Pattern — re
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Chapter 1 Pattern Player Basics q e w Flashes q w e p01 01.03 p03 Current Pattern — The new Pattern is up and now playing. playing! New Pattern — waiting in standby. Exploring other Patterns Category # Pattern Name Comment 01 Japan Beatz Experimental electronic madness — way cool! TECHNO 05 Detroit Serious House music — from where it all started! DISCOMANIA 11 Disco House London’s disco club scene. CLUB VIBES 17 Hard House Harder than you might expect... DRUM'N'BASS 34 Jazz D&B Straight fro
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5 Come down on the “one”! The key to great timing is knowing where the “one” is. And the “one” is the first beat in a four-beat Pattern. Another key to timing is feeling the downbeats (four downbeats to a Pattern). The DJX-IIB makes this easy to do! Check this out: While the Pattern is playing, the dot in the bpm display flashes rhythmically. (If the bpm display is not shown, press BPM/TAP.) Try hitting a different Pattern button on the “one” downbeat — when you’ve hit it right, you’ll fee
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Chapter 1 Pattern Player Basics 6 Keep the bpm steady! Once you’ve started a Pattern, it's better to keep it playing at a steady bpm — unless you’re aiming for special effects and sudden tempo changes. Actually, the DJX-IIB takes care of this for you — automatically! If you change Patterns while a Pattern is playing, the bpm setting stays the same. However, if you stop the Pattern and start a new one, the bpm is automatically reset to best suit the newly selected Pattern. While the Pattern
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Chapter 2 Live Effector Basics The effects of the DJX-IIB are more than just frosting on the cake — they’re powerful tools that can completely transform the sounds and rhythms, and put a whole new spin on your tracks! 7 What is the Live Effector? Here’s where you can really get down and dirty with your beats! The Live Effector gives you a wide variety of real-time effects that let you mangle and munge the sound in wild and exciting ways. All of the sounds of the DJX-IIB — the Patterns and th
