Page 2 - PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
2 Model Serial No. Purchase Date SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.) This product utilizes batteries or an external powersupply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product toany power supply or adapter other than onedescribed in the manual, on the name plate, orspecifically recommended by Yamaha. This produ...
Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
3 • Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televi- sions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which canaffect proper operation of the other products. • Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might acci- dentally fall over. • Before...
Page 4 - Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX!; You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func-; Other powerful features include:; Digital Sampling
Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX! You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func- tions, great sound and exceptional ease-of-use in a highly compact package. Its outstanding features also make it a remarkably expres- sive and versatile instrument. Read this Owner’s Man...
Page 5 - Contents
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Page 6 - PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS; Front Panel
6 PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS Front Panel 1 MASTER VOLUME dial This determines the overall volume of the DJX. 2 OVERALL, DEMO START buttons ( ▲ , ▼ , +, -) These are for selecting the various “overall” functionsand setting their values. (See page 22.) They arealso used to play the Demo songs. (See ...
Page 7 - Rear Panel
7 % LEAD IN/LEAD OUT button When the Style mode is selected, this is used tocontrol the Lead In and Lead Out functions. (Seepages 46, 47.) ^ BEAT A/B (BREAK OUT) buttons When the Style mode is selected, these are used tochange pattern sections and control the Break Outfunction. (See page 48.) & ...
Page 8 - SETTING UP; When the Batteries Run Down; POWER REQUIREMENTS; Using an AC Power Adaptor; Inserting Batteries; TURNING ON THE POWER
8 SETTING UP This section contains information about setting up your DJX for playing. Makesure to read this section carefully before using the instrument. ■ When the Batteries Run Down When the batteries run low and the batteryvoltage drops below a certain level, the DJX maynot sound or function pro...
Page 9 - ACCESSORY JACKS
9 IN OUT MIDI ■ Using the MIDI Terminals • Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected tothe FOOT SWITCH jack before turning on the power.• Do not press the footswitch while turning the power on.Doing this changes the recognized polarity of the footswitch,resulting in reversed footswitc...
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Page 12 - Using the DJX’s Multi-function Keyboard
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Page 13 - Using the Keyboard; More keyboard settings
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Page 14 - Step 3; ALL; TalkBox; Playing back all three songs
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Page 15 - TripHop; Techno; Selecting a style; z x
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Page 16 - Sampling; Sampling; Sampling; Join the sampling revolution!
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Page 18 - Step 5; Using the Function parameters
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Page 19 - Function Parameters
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Page 20 - Step 6; Assigning Various Controls to the ASSIGN Knob,; Turntbl
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Page 21 - RIBBON CONTROLLER, and Footswitch; FootSw; Tap; Footswitch Control — Changing the Assignment
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Page 22 - PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS; Mode indicators; Overall functions bar indicator; DJX
22 PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS The DJX features a large multi-function display that shows all important settingsfor the instrument. The section below briefly explains the various icons andindications in the display. 1 Mode indicators These indicate the currently selected mode —Voice, Style, Song, or F...
Page 23 - Icon window; GM System Level 1
23 5 Beat indicators These dark bars (one large, three small) flash insequence and in time with the song or style.The large bar indicates the first beat of themeasure. (See page 42.) 6 Chord When a user song (with chords) is being playedback, this indicates the current chord root andtype. It also in...
Page 24 - PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE; Main Voice
24 PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode features 270 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDIvoices), plus 15 special drum kits — all of which have been created withYamaha’s sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system.The Voice mode gives you many powerful and versa...
Page 25 - Select the desired voice number.; Using the numeric keypad; NuFloor; Select the Voice mode.; PLAYING A VOICE — MAIN VOICE
25 There are three ways to select voices: 1) directly entering the voice numberwith the numeric keypad, 2) using the +/- keys to step up and downthrough the voices, or 3) pressing the VOICE button to advance throughthe voice numbers. 2 Select the desired voice number. Use the numeric keypad. The bas...
Page 26 - Using the VOICE button; Play the selected voice.; About Panel Voices and GM Voices
26 Using the VOICE button Press the VOICE button to select the next voice number. (This functionsexactly the same as the + button.) Each voice is automaticallycalled up with the mostsuitable octave rangesetting. Thus, playingmiddle C with one voicemay sound higher or lowerthan another voice at thesa...
Page 27 - Function Parameters — Main Voice; Selecting and changing the Function parameters:
27 PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE Function Parameters — Main Voice The Function parameters provide additional settings for the Main voice.These settings are especially useful when using a second voice in theDual or Split modes, since they let you change or enhance the sound ofthe Main voice separat...
Page 28 - Transpose; Transpos; TRANSPOSE AND TUNING
28 PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE DEMO START Decreases Transposevalue Increases Transposevalue You can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition (key) of theentire DJX sound with the Transpose and Tuning functions. Transpose Transpose determines the key of both the main voice and the patt...
Page 29 - Tuning; Turn on the Dual Voice mode.; PLAYING TWO VOICES — DUAL VOICE
29 DEMO START PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE Decreases Tuningvalue Increases Tuningvalue Tuning Tuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main voice and thepattern of the selected style. It also determines the pitch of the songs. Thisallows you to accurately match the tuning with that of...
Page 30 - Function Parameters — Dual Voice; Select the desired Dual voice and make other set-
30 Function Parameters — Dual Voice The Function parameters provide all settings for the Dual voice. Like the similar settings in the MainVoice mode, these settings let you change or enhance the sound of the Dual voice separate from theMain voice. These settings include: • Volume• Octave• Pan • Reve...
Page 31 - Turn the Split voice on in the Function parameters; PLAYING TWO VOICES — SPLIT VOICE
31 PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE In the Split Voice mode, you can assign two different Voices to opposite parts of the PERFORMANCEsection of the keyboard, and play one Voice with your left hand while your right plays another. Forexample, you could play bass with the left hand and play piano with t...
Page 32 - Function Parameters — Split Voice
32 PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE Function Parameters — Split Voice The Function parameters provide all settings for the Split voice. Like the similar settings in the MainVoice mode, these settings let you change or enhance the sound of the Split voice separate from theMain voice. These settings in...
Page 34 - EFFECTS; Turn on the Reverb effect.; REVERB
34 EFFECTS The Reverb effect reproduces the natural ambient “wash” of sound thatoccurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall. A total ofeight different Reverb types simulating various different performanceenvironments are available. 1 Turn on the Reverb effect. Press the REVERB butto...
Page 35 - CHORUS
35 4 Exit the Function mode. Once you’ve made all desired settings, press one of the other mode but-tons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). The Chorus effect lets you enhance the sound of a voice with through theuse of pitch modulation. Two basic types are provided: Chorus andFlanger. Chorus produces a thicke...
Page 36 - DSP
36 The DSP effect section provides many reverb and chorus effects, plus awealth of other useful and dynamic effects for enhancing and changing thesound of the voices. Included among these miscellaneous effects arereverse gate reverb, phaser, rotary speaker, tremolo, echo, delay, distortion,equalizat...
Page 37 - Function Parameters — Effects; Turn on the Arpeggiator effect.; ARPEGGIATOR
37 Function Parameters — Effects The Effect Function parameters provide all effect-related settings (with the exception of the Sendparameters in the Main, Dual, and Split sections). These settings include: • Reverb On/Off• Reverb Type• Chorus On/Off• Chorus Type • DSP On/Off• DSP Type• Arpeggiator O...
Page 38 - Effect Types; Arpeggiator Types
38 ■ Effect Types EFFECTS Function Parameters No. Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings F31 Reverb On/Off Reverb on, off F32 Reverb Type RevType (See “Reverb Type”list below.) F33 Chorus On/Off Chorus on, off F34 Chorus Type ChoType (See “Chorus Type”list below.) F35 DSP On/Off Dsp on, off F36 ...
Page 39 - Reverb Types
39 EFFECTS Reverb Types No. Reverb Display Type Name 1 Hall 1 Hall1 2 Hall 2 Hall2 3 Room 1 Room1 4 Room 2 Room2 5 Stage 1 Stage1 6 Stage 2 Stage2 7 Plate 1 Plate1 8 Plate 2 Plate2 9 Off Off Description Concert hall reverb. Small room reverb. Reverb for solo instruments. Simulated steel plate reverb...
Page 40 - SONG PLAYBACK — THE SONG MODE; Song Playback Display; SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG
40 SONG PLAYBACK — THE SONG MODE 1 Select the Song mode. Press the SONG button. Indicates Song modeis selected ALL SONG P_TRANCE Song name and number The Song mode features six songs — three demo songs that have been createdusing the rich and dynamic sounds of the DJX, and three User songs to which ...
Page 41 - BPM; Select the desired song number.
41 3 Start the selected song. Press the START/STOP button. As the song plays back, the measure num-ber and chords are shown in the display. 4 If you want to change to another song, repeat step 2 above. 5 Stop the song. Press the START/STOP button. If playback was started by pressing theSTART/STOP bu...
Page 42 - ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY
42 DEMO START Decreases BPM value Increases BPMvalue 2 Change the value. Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the BPM value. Hold-ing down either button continuously increases or decreases the value. Restoring the Default BPM ValueEach song and style has been given a default or standa...
Page 43 - Select the Song Volume function in the Overall; SongVol; ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME
43 DEMO START Decreases SongVolume value Increases SongVolume value The playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume controlaffects only the song volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Song Volume function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL ▲ / ▼ buttons, repeated...
Page 44 - PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE; SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE PATTERN
44 1 Select the Style mode. Press the STYLE button. Indicates Stylemode is selected Style name and number 001 001 142 MEASURE STYLE Techno PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE The Style mode provides a wealth of exciting, dynamic patterns — includingrhythms, beats, and instrumental parts — covering virtually t...
Page 45 - Pressing the START/STOP button; Select the desired style number.
45 Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page25). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number,use the +/- keys to step up and down through the styles, or press the STYLEbutton to advance through the style numbers. Pressing the START/STOP button T...
Page 46 - Starting with a Lead In section
46 PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE Starting with a Lead In section Each style has its own two- or four-measure Lead In section. Many ofthe Lead In sections also include special chord changes and embel-lishments to enhance your performance. To start with a Lead In section:1) Press the BEAT A or BEAT B butt...
Page 47 - Using a Lead Out section; About the Beat Display; PATTERN CONTROLS
47 5 Stop the pattern. You can do this in one of three ways: Pressing the START/STOP button The pattern stops playing immediately. Using a Lead Out section Press the LEAD IN/LEAD OUT button. The pattern stops after theLead Out section is finished. • Start/stop and LeadOut can also becontrolled by us...
Page 49 - Select the Pattern Volume function in the Overall; PtrnVol; ADJUSTING THE PATTERN VOLUME
49 The playback volume of the pattern can be adjusted. This volume controlaffects only the pattern volume. The volume range is 000 - 127. 1 Select the Pattern Volume function in the Overall menu. Press one of the OVERALL ▲ / ▼ buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until “PtrnVol” appears in the display....
Page 50 - FINGERING
50 PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE Using the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types ofchords that can be recognized. When Part Control is turned on, the rangeof the PATTERN section may be too narrow for proper recognition of all ofthe following chords in all twelve keys. For best results ...
Page 52 - Select a style and start the pattern.; BEAT REVERSE
52 PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE The DJX also has a special Beat Reverse key that lets you break up the pattern with stutteringrhythmic effects and unusual syncopations. Pressing the key automatically resets the pattern to thetop of the measure (first beat). 1 Select a style and start the pattern. Do th...
Page 53 - Press the appropriate keys to mute and un-mute the; About the Parts
53 Indicates Part Control (includingPart On/Off) is off. PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE 1 Select a style and start the pattern. Do this in the normal way. (Need a refresher course? See pages 44 - 46.) 2 Turn Part Control on (if it isn’t on already). Press the PART CONTROL button. Indicates that Part Cont...
Page 54 - SETTING THE PATTERN SPLIT POINT
54 PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE The Pattern Split Point determines the highest key for the pattern section.The pattern can be played with the keys up to and including the PatternSplit Point key. This parameter can be set lower (but not higher) than the Split Point in theSplit mode. When set to differen...
Page 55 - Function Parameter — Pattern Split Point; Selecting and changing the Pattern Split Point:
55 Function Parameters No. Parameter Name Display Name Range/Settings F51 Pattern PtrnSPnt 000 — 127 Split Point Description This determines the highest key for the PATTERNsection and sets the pattern split “point” — in otherwords, the key that separates the PATTERN sectionand the PERFORMANCE sectio...
Page 56 - Recording a User Performance Setup; Make all desired settings for the DJX.; PERFORMANCE SETUP; Select the desired bank.; PSU; PERFORMANCE SETUP — USER
56 Four User banks each with four different settings — a total of sixteen — are available for your customsettings. Each of the sixteen User Performance Setups can have different settings for the followingparameters: Recording a User Performance Setup 1 Make all desired settings for the DJX. Virtuall...
Page 57 - Exit from the Record mode.; Recalling a User Performance Setup; Call up the Style mode.; Press the appropriate PERFORMANCE SETUP; Select the desired User number.; Selecting a User Bank
57 PERFORMANCE SETUP 5 Exit from the Record mode. Press the RECORD button. Recalling a User Performance Setup Once you’ve recorded your settings to a User button, you can in-stantly recall those settings any time you want. 1 Call up the Style mode. Press the STYLE button. 2 Press the appropriate PER...
Page 58 - Selecting a Preset Performance Setup; PERFORMANCE SETUP — PRESET
58 Preset Performance Setups are used in a slightly different way than the User settings. First, select astyle, then select a Preset Performance Setup. The Preset A and B settings have been specially pro-grammed at the factory to match the selected style. This means that you can select the style you...
Page 59 - THE KNOBS; USING THE KNOBS; If Part Control isn’t on, turn it on by pressing the
59 THE KNOBS The Control Knobs of the DJX give you enormously expressive control over vari-ous parts of the sound. You can use the knobs to “tweak” the sound of any oneof the voices (Main, Dual, or Split) as you perform. Or you can use them tochange the sound of individual Parts of the pattern — in ...
Page 60 - Select the Part you want to control.
60 2 Select the Part you want to control. Press one of the PART SELECT keys at the lower end of the keyboard (C # 1 - B1). Each of the keys corresponds to a different voice or part of the pattern— letting you select the individual instrument sound you want to tweakwith the knobs. The name of each Pa...
Page 61 - Turn the knobs to change the sound.
61 Knob moves are strictly perfor-mance features — they are nottransmitted via MIDI and cannotbe recorded to a User song. 4 Turn the knobs to change the sound. Turn the desired knob to the left for minimum (or negative) effectand to the right for maximum (or positive). Each knob has a centerdetent f...
Page 63 - Select KNOB ASSIGN in the Overall menu.; Select the Assign parameter.; Dynamics
63 ASSIGN KNOB ASSIGN KNOB The ASSIGN knob, as its name suggests, can be assigned to one of a widevariety of functions — twelve in all — that are not available on the otherknobs. 1 Select KNOB ASSIGN in the Overall menu. (Press one of the OVERALL ▲ / ▼ buttons, repeatedly if necessar y.) 2 Select th...
Page 64 - ASSIGN Knob Parameters
64 12 Arpeggiator Speed ArpSpeed ASSIGN Knob Parameters No. Parameter Name Display Name 01 Reverb Send Level RevLevel 02 Chorus Send Level ChoLevel 03 DSP Send Level DspLevel 04 Modulation Mod Description This determines the depth of the Reverb effect. (See page 34.) Turning theknob also automatical...
Page 66 - RIBBON CONTROLLER; USING THE RIBBON CONTROLLER; Select RIBBON CONTROLLER ASSIGN in the Overall; Select the RIBBON CONTROLLER parameter.
66 RIBBON CONTROLLER The RIBBON CONTROLLER is a wonderfully expressive and easy-to-use perfor-mance controller. Once a sought-after feature found on vintage analog synthe-sizers, it is rarely included on modern instruments — until now, with the newDJX! USING THE RIBBON CONTROLLER USING THE RIBBON CO...
Page 67 - RIBBON CONTROLLER Parameters
67 The following chart lists and briefly explains the parameters. For moreinformation on the workings of the RIBBON CONTROLLER, see the box onpage 68. RIBBON CONTROLLER Parameters No. Parameter Name Display Name 01 Cutoff Frequency Cutoff 02 Resonance Resonanc 03 Reverb Send Level RevLevel 04 Chorus...
Page 68 - Select a Part and start the pattern/song.; Use the RIBBON CONTROLLER to change the; How the RIBBON CONTROLLER works; Cutoff
68 • Want to use another oneof these parameters at thesame time? Remember that the sameparameters are also availableon the ASSIGN knob. Simplyassign the desired parameter tothe ASSIGN knob. (See page63.) • Want to quickly switchamong different RIBBONCONTROLLER param-eters? Use the Performance Setupf...
Page 69 - DIGITAL SAMPLING; ABOUT DIGITAL SAMPLING
69 DIGITAL SAMPLING What is sampling? Technically, sampling is making a digital recording of a sound. Thesound could be your voice or an acoustic instru-ment (taken from a microphone), or a recordedsound (from a CD or cassette player). Once it isrecorded, the resulting “sample” can be edited(for exa...
Page 70 - RECORDING A SAMPLE AND PLAYING IT
70 DIGITAL SAMPLING 1 Set up the DJX for sampling. If you’re sampling your voice or an acousticinstrument with a microphone, connect themicrophone to the MIC input jack on the rearpanel. If you’re sampling a line source, such asa CD player, cassette deck, or electronic instru-ment, connect it to the...
Page 71 - Guidelines for sampling; Trigger Level
71 Guidelines for sampling DIGITAL SAMPLING • Connections: If you are using a microphone, make sure that it isconnected to the MIC jack and not the LINE IN jack.Connecting a microphone to LINE IN will not damagethe DJX; however, it will be impossible to get arecordable signal (the microphone level i...
Page 72 - Press the key to which the new sample will be as-; Set sampling to standby.
72 Since the first “a” is lower than the triggerlevel, the DJX doesn’t actually startsampling until the word “one.” If youwant the phrase to be sampled from thefirst word, the trigger level should be setlower. 4 Press the key to which the new sample will be as- signed. Press the desired key on the k...
Page 73 - Sampling memory capacity; Mem Full; Exit from the Sampling mode.; Sampled
73 DIGITAL SAMPLING 6 Stop sampling. Press the START/STOP button to stop sampling. The amount of remainingavailable recording time is shown in the display as a percentage (“100” isthe maximum): 062 RECORD Sampling Available recordingtime (percentage). Sampling memory capacity The DJX has memory spac...
Page 74 - Deleting a sample; Recording additional samples; YES
74 Deleting a sample You can easily delete any specific sample you’ve recorded. To do this: 1 Enter the Sampling mode. Press the RECORD button (in the DIGITAL SAMPLING section). 2 Press the original key of the sample. DIGITAL SAMPLING Recording additional samples The DJX has space for a total of twe...
Page 75 - Setting the End Point; Enter the Sampling mode.; Wave Sel; SAMPLE EDITING
75 DIGITAL SAMPLING The DJX also features some simple but powerful sample editing tools.These include setting the end point for a sample, and creating sampleloops. Setting the End Point In this section, you’ll learn how to set the end point of a recorded sample.The end point determines how much of a...
Page 76 - Set the sample for “one shot” play.; Adjust the end point.; Ep; loop
76 DIGITAL SAMPLING 3 Select the desired sample (wave). Play any key in the sample’s range. Once you’ve found the desired sample,avoid playing any other keys and go on to step #4. 4 Set the sample for “one shot” play. The One Shot setting, as its name implies, lets the sample play back justonce each...
Page 77 - ) Play the keyboard and listen to the edited sample.
77 DIGITAL SAMPLING 2) Move the cursor along the waveform by using the OVERALL +/- buttons. The cursor position determines the end point — the point at whichsample playback stops. Any sound after the cursor is not played. Make sure to press andrelease a key each time youwant to audition a newcursor/...
Page 78 - Creating Loops; Set the sample for “loop” play.
78 DIGITAL SAMPLING 6 Exit from the Sampling mode. Press the RECORD button (DIGITAL SAMPLING) again. Your new end pointsetting is automatically saved, and is called up each time you select thesampled voice (#284). To edit other samples in the voice, simply repeat the entire operationabove. Creating ...
Page 79 - About the resolution settings
79 DIGITAL SAMPLING 2) Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to change the setting if necessary. (For Loop, this should be set to “YES.”) 5 Adjust the end point. This operation is the same as in step #5 of “Setting the End Point” above. 6 Exit from the Sampling mode. Press the RECORD button (DIGITAL SAMPLING)...
Page 80 - SONG RECORDING; Realtime recording; Step recording; RealTime; Step
80 SONG RECORDING The DJX features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let yourecord your keyboard performances — using up to six separate tracks — andcreate your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. Up to three Usersongs can be recorded and saved. There are two record mo...
Page 81 - Make all desired DJX settings.; RECORDING A USER SONG — REALTIME RECORDING
81 1 Make all desired DJX settings. Before you actually start recording, you’ll need to make various settings forthe song — such as selecting a style, setting the BPM (Tempo), and select-ing a voice. (See pages 44, 41, and 24.) Selecting a style lets you use the sophisticated pattern features as par...
Page 82 - Select a track number.; User
82 2 Select the Realtime Record mode. Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “RealTime” appearsat the top of the display. 3 Select a User song for recording. Use the numeric keypad to select the desired song:User 1 (004), User 2 (005), or User 3 (006). User song numbers can be selec...
Page 83 - Recording to the Chord Track; When recording the Chord track
83 5 Start recording. When the “RECORD“ indication stops flashing and the beat bars and tracknumber start flashing, you can start recording simply by playing the key-board (or by pressing the START/STOP button). Recording to the Chord Track A special Chord track is provided for recording pattern dat...
Page 84 - Additional Operations; Listen to your new recording.; Record to other tracks as desired.
84 Additional Operations Muting Tracks During Playback While recording is enabled, you can selectively mute different tracks. This is useful for when you want to clearlyhear certain tracks, and not others, during recording. Muting can also be done “on the fly” during playback. To usemuting, press th...
Page 85 - Select the Step Record mode.; RECORDING A USER SONG — STEP RECORDING
85 SONG RECORDING 2 Select the Step Record mode. Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “Step” appears atthe top of the display. 1 Make all desired DJX settings. This operation is the same as that of Realtime recording (page 81). Realtime and Step recordingmethods can be mixed inthe...
Page 86 - Select a User song for recording.; Recording Notes
86 SONG RECORDING 3 Select a User song for recording. This operation is the same as that of Realtime recording (page 82). 4 Select a track number. Press the SONG MEMORY button corresponding to the desired track. (Thisstep is optional; the DJX automatically selects the first available track.When ther...
Page 89 - Replacing a Note or Rest
89 SONG RECORDING This operation deletesall previously recordednotes that follow thenote to be replaced.Make sure you wish todelete any subsequentnotes before actuallyreplacing the selectednote or rest. Replacing a Note or Rest If you want to change a note or rest you’ve just recorded, you can easil...
Page 90 - Entering Velocity Curves; Velocity Curve Chart
90 SONG RECORDING Entering Velocity Curves In Step recording, all notes are recorded at the same velocity or volume. To make a Step-recordedtrack sound more natural or to create some dynamic changes in the track, use the Velocity Curvefunction. 1) Select the first note to be affected by the Velocity...
Page 91 - Select the Function mode.; ing to the song you wish to clear.; USng1Clr; CLEARING A SONG
91 The Song Clear operation (of the Function parameters) completely erasesall recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operationonly when you’re sure you want to erase a song and record a new one. 1 Select the Function mode. Press the FUNCTION button. 2 Select the Function param...
Page 92 - MIDI FUNCTIONS
92 MIDI FUNCTIONS Even though the DJX is enormously versatile and powerful on its own, it can alsobe used effectively in any MIDI setup.The DJX is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and pro-viding a variety of MIDI-related controls. By using the MIDI functions you canexpand yo...
Page 93 - Example of Keyboard Information
93 MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronicmusical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving compatible Note,Control Change, Program Change and various other types of MIDI data, or messages.The DJX can control a MIDI ...
Page 94 - MIDI Terminals; Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices.; Connect the MIDI terminals of the DJX to the MIDI terminals; When using a MIDI interface with a Macintosh series com-; CONNECTING TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER
94 MI DI FUNCTIONS MIDI Terminals In order to exchange MIDI data between multiple devices,each device must be connected by a cable.The MIDI terminals of the DJX are located on the rearpanel. MIDI IN ........... Receives MIDI data from another MIDI device. MIDI OUT ....... Transmits the DJX’s keyboar...
Page 95 - FUNCTION PARAMETERS — MIDI
95 The Function parameters provide additional, more detailed MIDI settingsfor the DJX. These settings include: • Remote Channel• Keyboard Out• Pattern Out The MIDI settings below aresaved even when the poweris turned off. However,MIDI settings are NOTincluded in the data savedto the User banks in th...
Page 97 - Saving Bulk Data/Sampling Data; First, set up the connected MIDI device for re-; BulkSend; USING BULK DUMP SEND/SAMPLING SEND TO SAVE DATA
97 MIDI FUNCTIONS Saving Bulk Data/Sampling Data 1 First, set up the connected MIDI device for re- cording the data. The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equip-ment and software. For example, if you are using the Yamaha MDF3MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connec...
Page 98 - Exit from the Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Send
98 MI DI FUNCTIONS As the data is being sent, the display indicates the various stages ofdata transmission until the operation is complete: When the operation is completed, the following displays appear: 5 Exit from the Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Send operation. To exit from Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Sen...
Page 99 - Loading Bulk Data/Sampling Data; Set up the connected MIDI device for sending; Make sure that the DJX is set to the Style mode.
99 MIDI FUNCTIONS Loading Bulk Data/Sampling Data Once you’ve saved DJX data as described above, you can easilyreload the data back to the DJX. 1 Set up the connected MIDI device for sending the appropriate data. The actual procedure may differ depending on your particular equip-ment and software. F...
Page 100 - Sending Initial Setup Data; First, set up the sequencer for recording.; End; InitSend; USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER
100 MI DI FUNCTIONS When the operation is completed, the following display briefly ap-pears (before returning to the original operation). The most common use for the Initial Setup Send function is in recording asong on a sequencer that is intended for playback with the DJX. Essentially,this takes a ...
Page 101 - Start recording on the sequencer, then send the
101 MIDI FUNCTIONS 3 At the “InitSnd?” prompt above, set the opera- tion to standby. Press the + button. 4 Start recording on the sequencer, then send the Initial Setup data. Start recording on the sequencer in the normal way, then — with aslittle delay as possible — press the + button to actually s...
Page 102 - TROUBLESHOOTING
102 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Possible Cause and Solution When the DJX is turned on or off, a poppingsound is temporarily produced. This is normal and indicates that the DJX is receiving electricalpower. There is no sound even when the keyboard isplayed or when a song is being played back. Check that ...
Page 103 - DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION; CLr; Backup; Data Initialization
103 The ASSIGN knob and/or RIBBON CONTROLLERdo not seem to affect the selected Part. The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that thefootswitch plug is properly connected to the FOOT SWITCH jackbefore turning on the power. Problem Possible Cause and Solution TROUBLESHOOTING DATA BACKUP...
Page 104 - VOICE LIST; Maximum Polyphony
104 VOICE LIST ■ Maximum Polyphony The DJX has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can playa maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of what functions areused. The patterns use a number of the available notes, so when apattern is played the total number of available notes for playing...
Page 106 - GM Voice List
106 GM Voice List VOICE LIST PIANO 156 0 0 0 Acoustic Grand Piano 157 0 0 1 Bright Acoustic Piano 158 0 0 2 Electric Grand Piano 159 0 0 3 Honky-tonk Piano 160 0 0 4 Electric Piano 1 161 0 0 5 Electric Piano 2 162 0 0 6 Harpsichord 163 0 0 7 Clavi CHROMATIC PERCUSSION 164 0 0 8 Celesta 165 0 0 9 Glo...
Page 107 - Sampled Voice
107 SYNTH LEAD 236 0 0 80 Lead 1 (square) 237 0 0 81 Lead 2 (sawtooth) 238 0 0 82 Lead 3 (calliope) 239 0 0 83 Lead 4 (chiff) 240 0 0 84 Lead 5 (charang) 241 0 0 85 Lead 6 (voice) 242 0 0 86 Lead 7 (fifth) 243 0 0 87 Lead 8 (bass+lead ) SYNTH PAD 244 0 0 88 Pad 1 (new age) 245 0 0 89 Pad 2 (warm) 24...
Page 108 - DRUM KIT LIST
108 DRUM KIT LIST • “<——” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.• Each percussion voice uses one note.• The MIDI Note # and Note are actually one octave lower than listed. For example, in “141: Standard Kit 1”, the “Seq Click H” (Note# 36/Note C1)corresponds to (Note# 24/N...
Page 111 - STYLE LIST
111 Style Style Name Number INTRODUCTION 1 Pop Techno 2 Trip Hop 3 Electro Beat 4 Goa 5 Hard Step 8th 6 Handbag 1 7 Romantic House 8 Ambient 9 Acid Jazz 10 Treach 11 Steppa 12 Struttin’ 13 All That 14 Soulful TECHNO 15 Tribal Techno 16 Gabba 17 Soft Gabba 18 Euro Techno 19 Modern Detroit Techno 20 V...
Page 112 - MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
112 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART YAMAHA [Portable Keyboard] Date:15-APR-1998 Model: DJX(PSR-D1) MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Channel Changed 1 - 16 1 - 16 *1 Default 3 3 Mode Messages X X Altered ************** X Note 0 - ...
Page 114 - Effect map
114 * If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed to TYPE 0. * Panel Effects are based on the “(Number) Effect Name”.* By using an external sequencer, which is capable of editing and transmitting the system exclusive messages and parameter changes,...
Page 115 - SPECIFICATIONS
115 Keyboards • 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with Touch Response Display • Large multi-function LCD display Setup • Stand by/ON• Master Volume : MIN - MAX Panel Controls • OVERALL ( ▲▼ , +,-), FUNCTION, SONG, VOICE, STYLE, [0]-[9], [+](YES/FF), [-](NO/BWD) Demo Song • 3 songs Voice • 140 panel v...
Page 116 - INDEX
116 INDEX Misc. +/- keys ................................................. 25 A AC adaptor .............................................. 8accessory jacks ........................................ 9amplifier/stereo system, using an external ... 9ARPEGGIATOR button ........................... 37Arpegg...
Page 117 - Limited Warranty; KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL!
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