Yamaha DJX-IIB - Manual (Page 20)

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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 the Scratches
(
→ page 26) — are processed by these versatile sound shapers. You can turn the effects on and
off in time with the rhythm, and adjust a pre-programmed key effect parameter and the balance
(depth) of the effect in realtime as the Pattern plays.
q Start the Pattern.
w Select the desired effect, turn the Effect on,
and twist the knobs.
e Stop the Pattern.
Turns the effect ON or OFF.
Changes the sound of the effect.
(Each effect lets you control a different key
parameter.)
Changes the depth of the effect. When set
to "Dry," the effect cannot be heard.
When the effect is set to on, turning the
BALANCE knob may generate noise.
Press this to change the effect type.
When changing the effect type, the new
type is applied immediately from the next
note (with the exception of the Slice type).
• To keep the effect locked on:
Simultaneously hold the toggle
switch on and press SELECT.
To “unlock” the effect, turn the
effect on and off again.
A continuously lit LED indicates
that the effect is selected. When
the effect is turned on, the LED
flashes in time with the Pattern.
• Doing too much at once?
Changing the effect type while the effect is on and a
Pattern is playing back and/or while you’re playing the
Scratch Pad can overload the processing power of
the DJX-IIB. This could affect the sound in different
ways, making the overall sound softer or changing
the sound of the effect in unexpected or undesirable
ways. For best results, stop the Pattern and/or stop
playing the Scratch Pad briefly before changing the
effect type. Better yet, turn the effect off briefly, then
change the type and turn it back on again as needed.
◆ Tech note:
You can change the effect type while the effect is on
in the "hold" condition; however, it cannot be changed
when holding down the toggle switch manually.