Owner's Manual
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... objects on the instrument, and do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on or off the power for future reference. If it inspected by Yamaha) only. When attaching the stand or rack, use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. sSAVING USER DATA •... be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to local regulations. * The illustrations and LCD screens as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have ...
... objects on the instrument, and do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on or off the power for future reference. If it inspected by Yamaha) only. When attaching the stand or rack, use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. sSAVING USER DATA •... be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to local regulations. * The illustrations and LCD screens as the Yamaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have ...
Owner's Manual
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...point and looping, are available). Simple editing functions, such as you play . including sustain, start/stop, and more. • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM voice set of real-time performance controls, that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of different types. •...Knobs These five knobs let make it 's playing. • PITCH BEND wheel Use this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha DJX! Reverb, Chorus, DSP, and Arpeggiator - All styles also have their own four Break Out patterns. Read this to raise and lower ...
...point and looping, are available). Simple editing functions, such as you play . including sustain, start/stop, and more. • GM (General MIDI) compatibility and full GM voice set of real-time performance controls, that combines advanced functions, great sound and exceptional ease-of different types. •...Knobs These five knobs let make it 's playing. • PITCH BEND wheel Use this Owner's Manual carefully while playing your purchase of the Yamaha DJX! Reverb, Chorus, DSP, and Arpeggiator - All styles also have their own four Break Out patterns. Read this to raise and lower ...
Owner's Manual
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...USER ......... 56 Recording a User Performance Setup 56 Recalling a User Performance Setup 57 • Selecting a User Bank 57 PERFORMANCE SETUP - MIDI ..... 95 USING BULK DUMP SEND/ SAMPLING SEND TO SAVE DATA ....... 97 Saving Bulk Data/Sampling Data ...... 97 Loading Bulk Data/Sampling ... Sending Initial Setup Data 100 TROUBLESHOOTING 102 DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION .... 103 VOICE LIST 104 DRUM KIT LIST 108 STYLE LIST 111 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ...... 112 SPECIFICATIONS 115 INDEX 116 5 Split Voice .... 32 ADDITIONAL VOICE FUNCTIONS - Take it for sampling 71 •...
...USER ......... 56 Recording a User Performance Setup 56 Recalling a User Performance Setup 57 • Selecting a User Bank 57 PERFORMANCE SETUP - MIDI ..... 95 USING BULK DUMP SEND/ SAMPLING SEND TO SAVE DATA ....... 97 Saving Bulk Data/Sampling Data ...... 97 Loading Bulk Data/Sampling ... Sending Initial Setup Data 100 TROUBLESHOOTING 102 DATA BACKUP & INITIALIZATION .... 103 VOICE LIST 104 DRUM KIT LIST 108 STYLE LIST 111 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART ...... 112 SPECIFICATIONS 115 INDEX 116 5 Split Voice .... 32 ADDITIONAL VOICE FUNCTIONS - Take it for sampling 71 •...
Owner's Manual
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w e STAND BY/ON switch Rear Panel 1 DC IN 10-12V 2 PHONES/ AUX OUT 3 FOOT SWITCH 4 IN MIDI OUT 5 LINE IN 6 MIC 1 DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-5B/5C AC power adaptor. (See page 8.) 2 PHONES/AUX OUT ... pitch range of the wheel can conveniently be set to control one of a variety of functions instead. (See pages 9, 21.) 4 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See page 94.) 5 LINE IN jack This is used with the Digital Sampling functions, and is for connection...
w e STAND BY/ON switch Rear Panel 1 DC IN 10-12V 2 PHONES/ AUX OUT 3 FOOT SWITCH 4 IN MIDI OUT 5 LINE IN 6 MIC 1 DC IN 10-12V jack This is for connection to a PA-5B/5C AC power adaptor. (See page 8.) 2 PHONES/AUX OUT ... pitch range of the wheel can conveniently be set to control one of a variety of functions instead. (See pages 9, 21.) 4 MIDI IN, OUT terminals These are for connection to other MIDI instruments and devices. (See page 94.) 5 LINE IN jack This is used with the Digital Sampling functions, and is for connection...
Owner's Manual
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... jack is properly connected to the speakers, set of the other device and the other MIDI instru- s Using the MIDI Terminals The DJX also features MIDI terminals, MIDI instrument allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to interface the DJX with a built-in speaker system is for...etc.) into this could damage the DJX and its Digital Sampling functions. 9 ments and devices. (For more information, see page 94.) IN MIDI OUT s Using the MIC and LINE IN jacks These are turned off when you can also play it through an external amplifier/speaker system....
... jack is properly connected to the speakers, set of the other device and the other MIDI instru- s Using the MIDI Terminals The DJX also features MIDI terminals, MIDI instrument allowing you use an optional footswitch (Yamaha FC4 or FC5) to interface the DJX with a built-in speaker system is for...etc.) into this could damage the DJX and its Digital Sampling functions. 9 ments and devices. (For more information, see page 94.) IN MIDI OUT s Using the MIC and LINE IN jacks These are turned off when you can also play it through an external amplifier/speaker system....
Owner's Manual
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... indicators In song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See pages 82, 86.) 0 GM icon This appears when a GM (General MIDI) voice is selected. (See page 26.) GM System Level 1 "GM System Level 1" is affixed to provide convenient, at-a-glance information about the DJX operation.... example, when a song or pattern is playing, this indicates the current chord root and type. The GM mark is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that support GM System Level 1. It also displays the name and current value or setting of the Overall functions and the Function...
... indicators In song recording and playback, these indicate the status of the tracks. (See pages 82, 86.) 0 GM icon This appears when a GM (General MIDI) voice is selected. (See page 26.) GM System Level 1 "GM System Level 1" is affixed to provide convenient, at-a-glance information about the DJX operation.... example, when a song or pattern is playing, this indicates the current chord root and type. The GM mark is an addition to the MIDI standard which ensures that support GM System Level 1. It also displays the name and current value or setting of the Overall functions and the Function...
Owner's Manual
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...your own original samples can be recorded. (See page 69.) 1 Select the Voice mode. (Press the VOICE button.) 2 Select a voice (with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Split voice 1 Turn on the panel for rich, complex sounds. THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode... features 270 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 15 special drum kits - The voices are played from the Function mode). The DJX includes special Drum Kit voices - #141 -...
...your own original samples can be recorded. (See page 69.) 1 Select the Voice mode. (Press the VOICE button.) 2 Select a voice (with Yamaha's sophisticated AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system. Split voice 1 Turn on the panel for rich, complex sounds. THE VOICE MODE The Voice mode... features 270 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDI voices), plus 15 special drum kits - The voices are played from the Function mode). The DJX includes special Drum Kit voices - #141 -...
Owner's Manual
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... (voices 141 - 155) When one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice, repeat step 2 above. When a GM voice is selected, the General MIDI icon appears at the same key. 3 Play the selected voice. Thus, playing middle C with the most suitable octave range setting. About Panel Voices and GM... that are selected you select a voice, the DJX also automatically calls up various settings that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other MIDI device) will sound just as the + button.) Each voice is set to another voice at the top left of voices: Panel voices and GM (...
... (voices 141 - 155) When one voice may sound higher or lower than another voice, repeat step 2 above. When a GM voice is selected, the General MIDI icon appears at the same key. 3 Play the selected voice. Thus, playing middle C with the most suitable octave range setting. About Panel Voices and GM... that are selected you select a voice, the DJX also automatically calls up various settings that any GM song data (played from a sequencer or other MIDI device) will sound just as the + button.) Each voice is set to another voice at the top left of voices: Panel voices and GM (...
Owner's Manual
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... them, save them to a User bank in the Performance Setup feature (page 56). • Three additional Reverb Types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 39. 34 Reverb can be used simultaneously, and the degree of the Reverb, Chorus, and DSP effects can be adjusted...
... them, save them to a User bank in the Performance Setup feature (page 56). • Three additional Reverb Types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 39. 34 Reverb can be used simultaneously, and the degree of the Reverb, Chorus, and DSP effects can be adjusted...
Owner's Manual
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... may not be heard. 35 EFFECTS 3 Set the Reverb Send Level for the desired voice(s). Two basic types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 18.) For a list of the other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). Selecting and changing the Function parameters: Press the...
... may not be heard. 35 EFFECTS 3 Set the Reverb Send Level for the desired voice(s). Two basic types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 18.) For a list of the other mode buttons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE). Selecting and changing the Function parameters: Press the...
Owner's Manual
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... gate reverb, phaser, rotary speaker, tremolo, echo, delay, distortion, equalization, and wah. A total of thirty-three DSP types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 114.) If the DSP Send Level is applied only to change the setting. (For details, see page 18.) For a list...
... gate reverb, phaser, rotary speaker, tremolo, echo, delay, distortion, equalization, and wah. A total of thirty-three DSP types are available when controlling the DJX from a MIDI device. (For details, see page 114.) If the DSP Send Level is applied only to change the setting. (For details, see page 18.) For a list...
Owner's Manual
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... the knobs do: CUTOFF Tweak this at a certain point, and tweak the CUTOFF knob. (Want to find out more ? Knob moves are not transmitted via MIDI and cannot be memorized as part of the Performance Setup parameters. it up your way back to zero. Turn the desired knob to the left...
... the knobs do: CUTOFF Tweak this at a certain point, and tweak the CUTOFF knob. (Want to find out more ? Knob moves are not transmitted via MIDI and cannot be memorized as part of the Performance Setup parameters. it up your way back to zero. Turn the desired knob to the left...
Owner's Manual
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...recorded note) stored in the tone generator is played based on the DJX keyboard. Then each piece of information is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of instruments. The DJX is changed into a number value and sent to understand....Tone Generator (Electronic circuit) Sampling R Note Note Playing the keyboard Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound. This section explains what MIDI is, and what voice," "with what it released." In the world today, these numbers as "with which key," "about playing a note...
...recorded note) stored in the tone generator is played based on the DJX keyboard. Then each piece of information is MIDI-compatible, featuring MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals and providing a variety of instruments. The DJX is changed into a number value and sent to understand....Tone Generator (Electronic circuit) Sampling R Note Note Playing the keyboard Pluck a string and the body resonates the sound. This section explains what MIDI is, and what voice," "with what it released." In the world today, these numbers as "with which key," "about playing a note...
Owner's Manual
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...that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which corresponds to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that are used in the MIDI Implementation Chart on how hard the key is played. Each message includes a specific note number which allows electronic musical ...page 112. 93 The DJX can be divided into two groups: Channel messages and System messages. Messages that control the MIDI device. MIDI messages can receive/transmit. Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change DJX Operation/Panel Setting Messages which automatically determine ...
...that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which corresponds to each instrument manufacturer and Realtime Messages that are used in the MIDI Implementation Chart on how hard the key is played. Each message includes a specific note number which allows electronic musical ...page 112. 93 The DJX can be divided into two groups: Channel messages and System messages. Messages that control the MIDI device. MIDI messages can receive/transmit. Message Name Note ON/OFF Program Change Control Change DJX Operation/Panel Setting Messages which automatically determine ...
Owner's Manual
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... the rear panel. For details, carefully read the owner's manual for connecting to MIDI devices. Cables longer than about 15 meters. Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices. IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN Receives MIDI data from another MIDI device. 94 • Special MIDI cables (sold separately) must be bought at music stores, etc. • Never...
... the rear panel. For details, carefully read the owner's manual for connecting to MIDI devices. Cables longer than about 15 meters. Use only special MIDI cables when connecting MIDI devices. IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN Receives MIDI data from another MIDI device. 94 • Special MIDI cables (sold separately) must be bought at music stores, etc. • Never...
Owner's Manual
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... parts on the DJX will sound when playing the keyboard. 83 Pattern Out PtrnOut on ," pattern data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not. MIDI FUNCTIONS FFUUNNCCTTIIOONN PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS -- buttons to "off ." Function Parameters No. In a different application, you could record the individual ... the DJX can be used as listed below ) are NOT included in the data saved to "on , off ," notes played on a connected MIDI tone generator. The default setting is turned off ." 82 Keyboard Out KbdOut on ." Pattern Transmit Channels: Channel 3 - Phrase 1 Channel 7 -...
... parts on the DJX will sound when playing the keyboard. 83 Pattern Out PtrnOut on ," pattern data is transmitted via MIDI OUT or not. MIDI FUNCTIONS FFUUNNCCTTIIOONN PPAARRAAMMEETTEERRSS -- buttons to "off ." Function Parameters No. In a different application, you could record the individual ... the DJX can be used as listed below ) are NOT included in the data saved to "on , off ," notes played on a connected MIDI tone generator. The default setting is turned off ." 82 Keyboard Out KbdOut on ." Pattern Transmit Channels: Channel 3 - Phrase 1 Channel 7 -...
Owner's Manual
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..., you can then reload any time you want to set to incoming MIDI data (via MIDI IN). For example, you may want to have style or song playback follow the external device (such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for the song. (For detailed instructions,... see the section "USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER" on , off " when the Song mode is "on ," the Voices respond to another device (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer)....
..., you can then reload any time you want to set to incoming MIDI data (via MIDI IN). For example, you may want to have style or song playback follow the external device (such as the Yamaha MDF3), and have unlimited storage capability for the song. (For detailed instructions,... see the section "USING INITIAL SETUP SEND WITH A SEQUENCER" on , off " when the Song mode is "on ," the Voices respond to another device (such as a sequencer, computer, or MIDI data filer)....
Owner's Manual
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...• While playing a pattern • In the Song mode • In one of the above , set up the connected MIDI device for recording MIDI data. (Refer to the MDF3 Owner's Manual.) 2 On the DJX, select the Bulk Dump Send/Sam- pling Send function. ... UUSSIINNGG BBUULLKK DDUUMMPP SSEENNDD//SSAAMMPPLLIINNGG SSEENNDD TTOO SSAAVVEE DDAATTAA The actual operation steps for these two functions are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. prompt above conditions, "- - -" appears in the normal way: 1) Press the FUNCTION button. 2) Select the desired...
...• While playing a pattern • In the Song mode • In one of the above , set up the connected MIDI device for recording MIDI data. (Refer to the MDF3 Owner's Manual.) 2 On the DJX, select the Bulk Dump Send/Sam- pling Send function. ... UUSSIINNGG BBUULLKK DDUUMMPP SSEENNDD//SSAAMMPPLLIINNGG SSEENNDD TTOO SSAAVVEE DDAATTAA The actual operation steps for these two functions are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. prompt above conditions, "- - -" appears in the normal way: 1) Press the FUNCTION button. 2) Select the desired...
Owner's Manual
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... Dump Send/Sampling Send, press one of data transmission until the operation is complete: STYLE YESSend:Sng FUNCTION Indicates User Song data is being sent. MIDI FUNCTIONS 4 At the "Sure?" FUNCTION Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Send can be cancelled in mind that this operation could take several minutes to step 3. prompt...
... Dump Send/Sampling Send, press one of data transmission until the operation is complete: STYLE YESSend:Sng FUNCTION Indicates User Song data is being sent. MIDI FUNCTIONS 4 At the "Sure?" FUNCTION Bulk Dump Send/Sampling Send can be cancelled in mind that this operation could take several minutes to step 3. prompt...
Owner's Manual
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...conditions: • While playing a pattern • In the Song mode • In one of the above , you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. Make sure that the DJX is not received. 99 Indicates Sampling data is being received. • When the DJX is receiving...bulk data/sampling data, none of the panel controls can easily reload the data back to the Song mode, and that it is being received. MIDI FUNCTIONS Loading Bulk Data/Sampling Data Once you've saved DJX data as song recording or playback, pattern playback, Bulk Dump Send, etc. 3...
...conditions: • While playing a pattern • In the Song mode • In one of the above , you are using the Yamaha MDF3 MIDI Data Filer: 1) Make the appropriate MIDI connections. Make sure that the DJX is not received. 99 Indicates Sampling data is being received. • When the DJX is receiving...bulk data/sampling data, none of the panel controls can easily reload the data back to the Song mode, and that it is being received. MIDI FUNCTIONS Loading Bulk Data/Sampling Data Once you've saved DJX data as song recording or playback, pattern playback, Bulk Dump Send, etc. 3...