Yamaha DJX-IIB - Manual (Page 33)

Chapter 6 Part Mixer Basics
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◆ Helpful hint:
If you’ve muted several Parts, you can turn them all back on again instantly! Simply press LOOP —
do this on the “one” downbeat — and the whole rhythm kicks in at once!
34 Extra texture!
Work on your instrument textures. All the mixmasters and mixologists do it! Why? Because it
works like a charm!
Here’s a specific example to get you started. Select P05. Before starting the Pattern, spin the pad
counter-clockwise two full rotations. (Make sure Part Mixer is selected!) This takes the Part mix
down to the bare bones! Now, start V A1.
Let the Pattern carry on for a while. Then turn the pad clockwise 1/4 of the way to change the tex-
ture. Keep doing this, letting each instrument group play for a while before bringing in the next.
Also, try going back — turning the pad counter-clockwise to take Parts out of the mix. Then, when
you want to get all the Parts happening, simply press LOOP (as in the “Helpful hint” in Tip 33
above).
Experiment with this — on the example Pattern and others — and let your ears be the judge.
Above all, have fun! After all, this is the way the pros build up the sound.
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