Yamaha DJX-IIB User Manual

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Packing List...................................................4
How to Use the Manual.................................4
What is the DJX-IIB?.....................................5

Contents .............................................................6
Panel Controls....................................................8

Top Panel.......................................................8
Changing the Scratch Pad CD ...................10
Rear Panel & Connections .........................11

Setting Up (Power supply connections) ........12
Switching On the Power ..................................13
Data Backup & Initialization ............................13

100 Tips to be a DJ!

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Chapter 1

Pattern Player Basics .............. 14

Tip 1

Work out with the Patterns! ................................ 14

Tip 2

Switch between Banks .......................................... 15

Tip 3

Mixing Main and Fill-in Patterns........................ 16

Tip 4

Exploring other Patterns...................................... 16

Tip 5

Come down on the “one”! ................................... 18

Tip 6

Keep the bpm steady! ........................................... 19

Chapter 2

Live Effector Basics .................20

Tip 7

What is the Live Effector? .................................... 20

Tip 8

Distortion ............................................................. 21

Tip 9

Auto Pan ............................................................... 21

Tip 10

Ring Modulation .................................................. 21

Tip 11

Flanger .................................................................. 21

Tip 12

Phaser.................................................................... 22

Tip 13

Slice ....................................................................... 22

Tip 14

Delay ..................................................................... 22

Tip 15

Echo ...................................................................... 23

Tip 16

Lo-Fi...................................................................... 23

Tip 17

Wah ....................................................................... 23

Chapter 3

Isolator Basics ........................24

Tip 18

Tweak the sound just right! ................................. 24

Chapter 4

Filter Basics ............................25

Tip 19

Cutoff and Resonance .......................................... 25

Chapter 5

Scratch Pad Clinic ....................26

Tip 20

Work out on the Scratch Pad! ............................. 26

Tip 21

Quarter-note scratching....................................... 27

Tip 22

Eighth-note scratching......................................... 28

Tip 23

Sixteenth-note scratching .................................... 28

Tip 24

Shuffle feel ............................................................ 29

Tip 25

Triggering drum loops from the
Scratch Pad ........................................................... 29

Tip 26

Scratch Pad arpeggios .......................................... 30

Tip 27

Scratch Pad sound effects .................................... 30

Tip 28

Scratch low, scratch high... .................................. 30

Tip 29

Stop the turntable ................................................ 31

Tip 30

Give the Scratch Pad a new face! ......................... 31

Tip 31

CD-ROM goodies ................................................ 31

Chapter 6

Part Mixer Basics ................... 32

Tip 32

What is a Part?...................................................... 32

Tip 33

Take the console and remix the Parts! ................ 32

Tip 34

Extra texture!........................................................ 33

Chapter 7

Crossfader Basics ................... 34

Tip 35

Work the Crossfader!........................................... 34

Tip 36

Mute the Pattern .................................................. 34

Tip 37

Crossfader cuts ..................................................... 35

Chapter 8

Intermediate
Techniques ............................. 36

Tip 38

Transpose the key................................................. 36

Tip 39

Change the bpm ................................................... 37

Tip 40

Reset to the default bpm...................................... 37

Tip 41

Fade in, fade out................................................... 38

Tip 42

Travel light! .......................................................... 38

Tip 43

Tweak the cutoff................................................... 39

Tip 44

Wah-wah scratching ............................................ 39

Tip 45

Warped vinyl and a cheap turntable!.................. 40

Tip 46

Scratch Drum Loops in sync ............................... 40

Tip 47

Mute the Scratch .................................................. 40

Chapter 9

Pattern Player Power Tips ....... 41

Tip 48

Hitting a new Pattern and Variation
— at the same time! ............................................. 41

Tip 49

Hitting a new Pattern, Bank and Variation —
at the same time! .................................................. 41

Tip 50

Break to a new Pattern!........................................ 42

Tip 51

One-bar Patterns — all in a row! ........................ 43

Chapter 10

Crossfader Power Tips ............ 44

Tip 52

Quick Crossfader scratching ............................... 44

Tip 53

Long Crossfader scratching ................................. 44

Tip 54

Pattern loop vs. scratch loop ............................... 44

Chapter 11

Using the BPM/TAP button....... 45

Tip 55

Tap out the beat! .................................................. 45

Tip 56

Start with a tap... .................................................. 45

Chapter 12

The Outside World................... 46

Tip 57

Expanding your DJ setup..................................... 46

Tip 58

Mute the speakers ................................................ 46

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