Yamaha DJX - User Manual

Yamaha DJX

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
  • Page 3 – PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
  • 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
  • Page 5 – Contents
  • Page 6 – PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALS; Front Panel
  • Page 7 – Rear Panel
  • Page 8 – SETTING UP; When the Batteries Run Down; POWER REQUIREMENTS; Using an AC Power Adaptor; Inserting Batteries; TURNING ON THE POWER
  • Page 9 – ACCESSORY JACKS
  • Page 10 – Unless you enjoy reading manuals, you’re probably; Work out on the knobs!; Quick
  • Page 12 – Using the DJX’s Multi-function Keyboard
  • Page 13 – Using the Keyboard; More keyboard settings
  • Page 14 – Step 3; ALL; TalkBox; Playing back all three songs
  • Page 15 – TripHop; Techno; Selecting a style; z x
  • Page 16 – Sampling; Sampling; Sampling; Join the sampling revolution!
  • Page 18 – Step 5; Using the Function parameters
  • Page 19 – Function Parameters
  • Page 20 – Step 6; Assigning Various Controls to the ASSIGN Knob,; Turntbl
  • Page 21 – RIBBON CONTROLLER, and Footswitch; FootSw; Tap; Footswitch Control — Changing the Assignment
  • Page 22 – PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONS; Mode indicators; Overall functions bar indicator; DJX
  • Page 23 – Icon window; GM System Level 1
  • Page 24 – PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODE; Main Voice
  • Page 25 – Select the desired voice number.; Using the numeric keypad; NuFloor; Select the Voice mode.; PLAYING A VOICE — MAIN VOICE
  • Page 26 – Using the VOICE button; Play the selected voice.; About Panel Voices and GM Voices
  • Page 27 – Function Parameters — Main Voice; Selecting and changing the Function parameters:
  • Page 28 – Transpose; Transpos; TRANSPOSE AND TUNING
  • Page 29 – Tuning; Turn on the Dual Voice mode.; PLAYING TWO VOICES — DUAL VOICE
  • Page 30 – Function Parameters — Dual Voice; Select the desired Dual voice and make other set-
  • Page 31 – Turn the Split voice on in the Function parameters; PLAYING TWO VOICES — SPLIT VOICE
  • Page 32 – Function Parameters — Split Voice
  • Page 34 – EFFECTS; Turn on the Reverb effect.; REVERB
  • Page 35 – CHORUS
  • Page 36 – DSP
  • Page 37 – Function Parameters — Effects; Turn on the Arpeggiator effect.; ARPEGGIATOR
  • Page 38 – Effect Types; Arpeggiator Types
  • Page 39 – Reverb Types
  • Page 40 – SONG PLAYBACK — THE SONG MODE; Song Playback Display; SELECTING AND PLAYING A SONG
  • Page 41 – BPM; Select the desired song number.
  • Page 42 – ABOUT THE BEAT DISPLAY
  • Page 43 – Select the Song Volume function in the Overall; SongVol; ADJUSTING THE SONG VOLUME
  • Page 44 – PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE; SELECTING A STYLE AND PLAYING THE PATTERN
  • Page 45 – Pressing the START/STOP button; Select the desired style number.
  • Page 46 – Starting with a Lead In section
  • Page 47 – Using a Lead Out section; About the Beat Display; PATTERN CONTROLS
  • Page 49 – Select the Pattern Volume function in the Overall; PtrnVol; ADJUSTING THE PATTERN VOLUME
  • Page 50 – FINGERING
  • Page 52 – Select a style and start the pattern.; BEAT REVERSE
  • Page 53 – Press the appropriate keys to mute and un-mute the; About the Parts
  • Page 54 – SETTING THE PATTERN SPLIT POINT
  • Page 55 – Function Parameter — Pattern Split Point; Selecting and changing the Pattern Split Point:
  • Page 56 – Recording a User Performance Setup; Make all desired settings for the DJX.; PERFORMANCE SETUP; Select the desired bank.; PSU; PERFORMANCE SETUP — USER
  • 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
  • Page 58 – Selecting a Preset Performance Setup; PERFORMANCE SETUP — PRESET
  • Page 59 – THE KNOBS; USING THE KNOBS; If Part Control isn’t on, turn it on by pressing the
  • Page 60 – Select the Part you want to control.
  • Page 61 – Turn the knobs to change the sound.
  • Page 63 – Select KNOB ASSIGN in the Overall menu.; Select the Assign parameter.; Dynamics
  • Page 64 – ASSIGN Knob Parameters
  • Page 66 – RIBBON CONTROLLER; USING THE RIBBON CONTROLLER; Select RIBBON CONTROLLER ASSIGN in the Overall; Select the RIBBON CONTROLLER parameter.
  • Page 67 – RIBBON CONTROLLER Parameters
  • Page 68 – Select a Part and start the pattern/song.; Use the RIBBON CONTROLLER to change the; How the RIBBON CONTROLLER works; Cutoff
  • Page 69 – DIGITAL SAMPLING; ABOUT DIGITAL SAMPLING
  • Page 70 – RECORDING A SAMPLE AND PLAYING IT
  • Page 71 – Guidelines for sampling; Trigger Level
  • Page 72 – Press the key to which the new sample will be as-; Set sampling to standby.
  • Page 73 – Sampling memory capacity; Mem Full; Exit from the Sampling mode.; Sampled
  • Page 74 – Deleting a sample; Recording additional samples; YES
  • Page 75 – Setting the End Point; Enter the Sampling mode.; Wave Sel; SAMPLE EDITING
  • Page 76 – Set the sample for “one shot” play.; Adjust the end point.; Ep; loop
  • Page 77 – ) Play the keyboard and listen to the edited sample.
  • Page 78 – Creating Loops; Set the sample for “loop” play.
  • Page 79 – About the resolution settings
  • Page 80 – SONG RECORDING; Realtime recording; Step recording; RealTime; Step
  • Page 81 – Make all desired DJX settings.; RECORDING A USER SONG — REALTIME RECORDING
  • Page 82 – Select a track number.; User
  • Page 83 – Recording to the Chord Track; When recording the Chord track
  • Page 84 – Additional Operations; Listen to your new recording.; Record to other tracks as desired.
  • Page 85 – Select the Step Record mode.; RECORDING A USER SONG — STEP RECORDING
  • Page 86 – Select a User song for recording.; Recording Notes
  • Page 89 – Replacing a Note or Rest
  • Page 90 – Entering Velocity Curves; Velocity Curve Chart
  • Page 91 – Select the Function mode.; ing to the song you wish to clear.; USng1Clr; CLEARING A SONG
  • Page 92 – MIDI FUNCTIONS
  • Page 93 – Example of Keyboard Information
  • 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
  • Page 95 – FUNCTION PARAMETERS — MIDI
  • 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
  • Page 98 – Exit from the Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Send
  • 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.
  • Page 100 – Sending Initial Setup Data; First, set up the sequencer for recording.; End; InitSend; USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER
  • Page 101 – Start recording on the sequencer, then send the
  • Page 102 – TROUBLESHOOTING
  • Page 103 – DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION; CLr; Backup; Data Initialization
  • Page 104 – VOICE LIST; Maximum Polyphony
  • Page 106 – GM Voice List
  • Page 107 – Sampled Voice
  • Page 108 – DRUM KIT LIST
  • Page 111 – STYLE LIST
  • Page 112 – MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART
  • Page 114 – Effect map
  • Page 115 – SPECIFICATIONS
  • Page 116 – INDEX
  • Page 117 – Limited Warranty; KEEP THIS DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. DO NOT MAIL!
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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...

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