Yamaha Djx 2 Manual

Owners Manual Owners Manual 

 
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION 
This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). 
DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other 
than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically 
recommended by Yamaha. 
WARNING: 
 Do not place this product in a position where anyone 
could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or connecting 
cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recom-
mended! IF you must use an extension cord, the...

 
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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 
modify them in any way. The instrument...

 
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX-II! 
The DJX-II is a complete dance-music workstation that can be used both as a real-time performance instru-
ment and a powerful production tool. Its intuitive interface makes real-time operation exceptionally easy — 
whether you have a DJ background or not!
Read this Owner’s Manual carefully while playing your new DJX-II in order to take full advantage of its 
various features. 
Packing List 
Your DJX-II includes the following items: 
• DJX-II
•...

 
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What is the DJX-II?
What is the DJX-II?
 
The new DJX-II 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-II 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...

 
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Packing List ...................................................4
How to Use the Manual.................................4
What is the DJX-II? .......................................5
Contents .............................................................6
Panel Controls ....................................................8
Top Panel .......................................................8
Functions of the Keyboard ........................10
Rear Panel & Connections .........................11
Setting...

 
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Contents 
Tip 60 Wah ....................................................................... 46
Tip 61 One-hand Effector control! ................................. 47
Tip 62 Isolator to the max! .............................................. 48 
Chapter 14 
Part Mixer Power Tips ............ 49 
Tip 63 Toggle the Part Mix .............................................. 49
Tip 64 Cool intro ............................................................. 49
Tip 65 Solo a single Part —...

 
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Panel Controls 
Top Panel 
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STANDBY/ON switch................................ 13 
Press to toggle the power on or off. (Power is on when 
the switch is pressed in.) 
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MASTER VOLUME .................................... 13 
This determines the overall volume of the DJX-II. 
eDEMO button
This is used to play the Demo songs that showcase the 
sophisticated capabilities of the DJX-II. 
Press this button to start/stop the Demo songs. 
To select one of the...

Panel Controls
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!0MIDI BULK SEND button ..........................71
The DJX-II allows you to send your original Perfor-
mance Recorder and Sampler data to an external 
MIDI device as bulk data for storage and future recall.  
Pressing this button transmits the current bulk data.
!1AUDIO BPM COUNTER button ................67
The DJX-II has a powerful and convenient function 
that lets you synchronize external audio (such as from 
a CD or MD) with the Patterns of the DJX-II.  Hold 
down this button and...

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Panel Controls
Functions of the Keyboard
In a conventional keyboard instrument, the keys are used to play scales, melodies and chords.  
The DJX-II, however, is hardly a conventional instrument.  For the dynamic DJ functions, it 
is better to think of the keyboard as a large bank of convenient buttons that are used to trigger 
and control the various Patterns and sounds of the instrument.  Depending on the selected 
mode, the keyboard functions in one of two ways, as shown below.
 Pattern...