10Can’t wait to get going? Here’s all you need to lay down the beat andstart jamming on your new DJX! Just follow the numbers...Step 1 The DJX —
100MIDI FUNCTIONSWhen the operation is completed, the following display briefly ap-pears (before returning to the original operation).The most common
101MIDI FUNCTIONS3 At the “InitSnd?” prompt above, set the opera-tion to standby.Press the + button.4 Start recording on the sequencer, then send theI
102TROUBLESHOOTINGProblem Possible Cause and SolutionWhen the DJX is turned on or off, a poppingsound is temporarily produced.This is normal and indic
103The ASSIGN knob and/or RIBBON CONTROLLERdo not seem to affect the selected Part.The polarity of the footswitch is reversed. Make sure that thefoot
104VOICE LIST Maximum PolyphonyThe DJX has 32-note maximum polyphony. This means that it can playa maximum of up to 32 notes at once, regardless of w
105VOICE LISTVoiceBank SelectMIDIVoice NameNumberMSB LSBProgramChange#HIT76 0 114 55 Metal Hit77 0 113 55 Sharp Hit78 0 112 55 Mild HitHUMAN VOICE79 0
106GM Voice ListVOICE LISTPIANO156 0 0 0 Acoustic Grand Piano157 0 0 1 Bright Acoustic Piano158 0 0 2 Electric Grand Piano159 0 0 3 Honky-tonk Piano16
107SYNTH LEAD236 0 0 80 Lead 1 (square)237 0 0 81 Lead 2 (sawtooth)238 0 0 82 Lead 3 (calliope)239 0 0 83 Lead 4 (chiff)240 0 0 84 Lead 5 (charang)241
108DRUM KIT LIST• “<——” indicates that the drum sound is the same as “Standard Kit 1”.• Each percussion voice uses one note.• The MIDI Note # and N
109146 147 148 149 150127 127 127 127 1270000025 27 32 40 48MIDI KeyAlternateAnalog Kit 1 Dance Kit Jazz Kit Brush Kit Symphony KitNote# Note offAssig
117With the PART ON/OFF keys,you’re an instant maestro ofmix. Check the name of thePart (instrument) over eachkey, then press it to turn thePart off
110141 151 152 153 154 155127 126 126 126 126 1260000000 1920212223MIDIStandard Kit 1 Analog Kit 2 Analog Kit 3 Electronic Kit 2 B900 Kit DJX KitNote#
111StyleStyle NameNumberINTRODUCTION1 Pop Techno2 Trip Hop3 Electro Beat4 Goa5 Hard Step 8th6 Handbag 17 Romantic House8 Ambient9 Acid Jazz10 Treach11
112MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHARTYAMAHA [Portable Keyboard] Date:15-APR-1998Model: DJX(PSR-D1)MIDI Implementation ChartVersion: 1.0Function Transmitted Re
113NOTE:*1 By default (factory settings) the DJX ordinarily functions as a 16-channelmulti-timbral tone generator, and incoming data does not affect t
114* If the received value does not contain an effect type in the TYPE LSB, the LSB will be directed toTYPE 0.* Panel Effects are based on the “(Numbe
115Keyboards• 61 standard-size keys (C1 - C6), with TouchResponseDisplay• Large multi-function LCD displaySetup• Stand by/ON• Master Volume : MIN - MA
116INDEXMisc.+/- keys ... 25AAC adaptor... 8accessory jacks .
117Limited Warranty90 DAYS LABOR 1 YEAR PARTSYamaha Corporation of America, hereafter referred to as Yamaha, warrants to the original consumer of a pr
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12Step 2 Using the KeyboardThe keyboard of the DJX is far different (and more powerful!) than any you’ve ever seen.Let’s take a look...Each time yo
13Step 2Using the KeyboardOther keyboard settings are available depending on the on/off settings of Part Control and PatternControl. (You can turn th
14Step 3 Demo Song/Voice/StyleThe DJX features a total of 284 high-qualityvoices. Let’s try a few of them out...x Stop the song.ALL001 144MEASURES
15Step 3Demo Song/Voice/StyleThe PortaTone features 100 different styles in various music genres. With the Performance Setupfunction, you can call up
16Step 4 Digital SamplingYes, Digital Sampling is built into your new DJX — and it’s truly easy to use. Try it out!z Set up the DJX for sampling.
17Step 4Digital Samplingn Start recording.Sing into the microphone or play the CD.Sampling starts when the DJX receives thesignal. Sampling also auto
18The DJX has a variety of settings in the Function parameters.These give you detailed control over many of the DJX’s features. Here’s how to use them
19FunctionpageF01 M.Volume Main Voice Volume 27F02 M.Octave Main Voice Octave 27F03 M.Pan Main Voice Pan 27F04 M.RevLvl Main Voice Reverb Send Level 2
2ModelSerial No.Purchase DateSPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (U.S.A.)This product utilizes batteries or an external powersupply (adapter). DO NOT connect this
20Step 6 Assigning Various Controls to the ASSIGN Knob,z Press the OVERALL ▲ or ▼ button repeatedlyuntil the dark bar at the left of the display i
21RIBBON CONTROLLER, and FootswitchFunction Name Display NameSustain SustainArpeggiator Hold ArpgHoldStart/Stop StartStpLead In/Lead Out Ld InOutBeat
22PANEL DISPLAY INDICATIONSThe DJX features a large multi-function display that shows all important settingsfor the instrument. The section below bri
235 Beat indicatorsThese dark bars (one large, three small) flash insequence and in time with the song or style.The large bar indicates the first beat
24PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEThe Voice mode features 270 authentic voices (including 128 General MIDIvoices), plus 15 special drum kits — all of w
25There are three ways to select voices: 1) directly entering the voice numberwith the numeric keypad, 2) using the +/- keys to step up and downthroug
26Using the VOICE buttonPress the VOICE button to select the next voice number. (This functionsexactly the same as the + button.)Each voice is automa
27PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEFunction Parameters — Main VoiceThe Function parameters provide additional settings for the Main voice.These settings
28PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEDEMO STARTDecreases TransposevalueIncreases TransposevalueYou can also adjust the tuning and change the transposition
29DEMO STARTPLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEDecreases TuningvalueIncreases TuningvalueTuningTuning determines the fine pitch setting of both the main v
3• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televi-sions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which canaf
30Function Parameters — Dual VoiceThe Function parameters provide all settings for the Dual voice. Like the similar settings in the MainVoice mode, t
31PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEIn the Split Voice mode, you can assign two different Voices to opposite parts of the PERFORMANCEsection of the keybo
32PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEFunction Parameters — Split VoiceThe Function parameters provide all settings for the Split voice. Like the similar
33PLAYING VOICES — THE VOICE MODEVoice Set, Touch Sensitivity, and Pitch Bend Range are three importantvoice-related parameters, and are found in the
34EFFECTSThe Reverb effect reproduces the natural ambient “wash” of sound thatoccurs when a instrument is played in a room or concert hall. A total o
354 Exit the Function mode.Once you’ve made all desired settings, press one of the other mode but-tons (SONG, STYLE, or VOICE).The Chorus effect lets
36The DSP effect section provides many reverb and chorus effects, plus awealth of other useful and dynamic effects for enhancing and changing thesound
37Function Parameters — EffectsThe Effect Function parameters provide all effect-related settings (with the exception of the Sendparameters in the Mai
38 Effect TypesEFFECTSFunction ParametersNo. Parameter Name Display Name Range/SettingsF31 Reverb On/Off Reverb on, offF32 Reverb Type RevType (See “
39EFFECTSReverb TypesNo. Reverb DisplayType Name1 Hall 1 Hall12 Hall 2 Hall23 Room 1 Room14 Room 2 Room25 Stage 1 Stage16 Stage 2 Stage27 Plate 1 Plat
Congratulations on your purchase of the Yamaha DJX!You now own a portable keyboard that combines advanced func-tions, great sound and exceptional ease
40SONG PLAYBACK — THE SONG MODE1 Select the Song mode.Press the SONG button.Indicates Song modeis selectedALLSONGP_TRANCESong name and numberThe Song
413 Start the selected song.Press the START/STOP button. As the song plays back, the measure num-ber and chords are shown in the display.4 If you wan
42DEMO STARTDecreases BPM valueIncreases BPMvalue2 Change the value.Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to increase or decrease the BPM value. Hold-ing down
43DEMO STARTDecreases SongVolume valueIncreases SongVolume valueThe playback volume of the song can be adjusted. This volume controlaffects only the
441 Select the Style mode.Press the STYLE button.Indicates Stylemode is selected Style name and number001001 142MEASURESTYLETechnoPATTERNS — THE STYLE
45Style numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page25). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the style number,us
46PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODEStarting with a Lead In sectionEach style has its own two- or four-measure Lead In section. Many ofthe Lead In sections al
475 Stop the pattern.You can do this in one of three ways:Pressing the START/STOP buttonThe pattern stops playing immediately.Using a Lead Out section
48PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODEThe BPM (Tempo) of song (and pattern) playbackcan be adjusted over a range of 32 - 280 bpm(beats per minute). For instruct
49The playback volume of the pattern can be adjusted. This volume controlaffects only the pattern volume. The volume range is 000 - 127.1 Select the
5ContentsPANEL CONTROLS ANDTERMINALS 6• Front Panel ... 6• Rear Panel ... 7SETTING UP
50PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODEUsing the key of C as an example, the chart below shows the types ofchords that can be recognized. When Part Control is tur
51• Notes in parentheses canbe omitted.• If you play any threeadjacent keys (includingblack keys), the chordsound will be cancelled andonly the rhythm
52PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODEThe DJX also has a special Beat Reverse key that lets you break up the pattern with stutteringrhythmic effects and unusual
53Indicates Part Control (includingPart On/Off) is off.PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE1 Select a style and start the pattern.Do this in the normal way. (Ne
54PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODEThe Pattern Split Point determines the highest key for the pattern section.The pattern can be played with the keys up to an
55Function ParametersNo. Parameter Name Display Name Range/SettingsF51 Pattern PtrnSPnt 000 — 127Split PointDescriptionThis determines the highest key
56Four User banks each with four different settings — a total of sixteen — are available for your customsettings. Each of the sixteen User Performanc
57PERFORMANCE SETUP5 Exit from the Record mode.Press the RECORD button.Recalling a User Performance SetupOnce you’ve recorded your settings to a User
58Preset Performance Setups are used in a slightly different way than the User settings. First, select astyle, then select a Preset Performance Setup
59THE KNOBSThe Control Knobs of the DJX give you enormously expressive control over vari-ous parts of the sound. You can use the knobs to “tweak” the
6PANEL CONTROLS AND TERMINALSFront Panel1 MASTER VOLUME dialThis determines the overall volume of the DJX.2 OVERALL, DEMO START buttons (▲, ▼, +, -)Th
602 Select the Part you want to control.Press one of the PART SELECT keys at the lower end of the keyboard (C#1 -B1). Each of the keys corresponds to
61Knob moves are strictly perfor-mance features — they are nottransmitted via MIDI and cannotbe recorded to a User song.4 Turn the knobs to change the
62About CUTOFF and RESONANCEThese are two filter controls found on many analogsynthesizers. The filter lets a certain part of the sound(frequency ran
63ASSIGN KNOBASSIGN KNOBThe ASSIGN knob, as its name suggests, can be assigned to one of a widevariety of functions — twelve in all — that are not ava
6412 Arpeggiator Speed ArpSpeedASSIGN Knob ParametersNo. Parameter Name Display Name01 Reverb Send Level RevLevel02 Chorus Send Level ChoLevel03 DSP S
65• Want to use another one of these param-eters at the same time?Remember that the same parameters are alsoavailable on the RIBBON CONTROLLER. Simpl
66RIBBON CONTROLLERThe RIBBON CONTROLLER is a wonderfully expressive and easy-to-use perfor-mance controller. Once a sought-after feature found on vi
67The following chart lists and briefly explains the parameters. For moreinformation on the workings of the RIBBON CONTROLLER, see the box onpage 68.
68• Want to use another oneof these parameters at thesame time?Remember that the sameparameters are also availableon the ASSIGN knob. Simplyassign th
69DIGITAL SAMPLINGWhat is sampling? Technically, sampling ismaking a digital recording of a sound. Thesound could be your voice or an acoustic instr
7% LEAD IN/LEAD OUT buttonWhen the Style mode is selected, this is used tocontrol the Lead In and Lead Out functions. (Seepages 46, 47.)^ BEAT A/B (B
70DIGITAL SAMPLING1 Set up the DJX for sampling.If you’re sampling your voice or an acousticinstrument with a microphone, connect themicrophone to the
71Guidelines for samplingDIGITAL SAMPLING• Connections:If you are using a microphone, make sure that it isconnected to the MIC jack and not the LINE I
72Since the first “a” is lower than the triggerlevel, the DJX doesn’t actually startsampling until the word “one.” If youwant the phrase to be sample
73DIGITAL SAMPLING6 Stop sampling.Press the START/STOP button to stop sampling. The amount of remainingavailable recording time is shown in the displ
74Deleting a sampleYou can easily delete any specific sample you’ve recorded. To do this:1 Enter the Sampling mode.Press the RECORD button (in the D
75DIGITAL SAMPLINGThe DJX also features some simple but powerful sample editing tools.These include setting the end point for a sample, and creating s
76DIGITAL SAMPLING3 Select the desired sample (wave).Play any key in the sample’s range. Once you’ve found the desired sample,avoid playing any other
77DIGITAL SAMPLING2) Move the cursor along the waveform by using the OVERALL +/- buttons.The cursor position determines the end point — the point at w
78DIGITAL SAMPLING6 Exit from the Sampling mode.Press the RECORD button (DIGITAL SAMPLING) again. Your new end pointsetting is automatically saved, a
79DIGITAL SAMPLING2) Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to change the setting if necessary.(For Loop, this should be set to “YES.”)5 Adjust the end point.Thi
8SETTING UPThis section contains information about setting up your DJX for playing. Makesure to read this section carefully before using the instrume
80SONG RECORDINGThe DJX features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let yourecord your keyboard performances — using up to six sepa
811 Make all desired DJX settings.Before you actually start recording, you’ll need to make various settings forthe song — such as selecting a style, s
822 Select the Realtime Record mode.Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “RealTime” appearsat the top of the display.3 Select a Use
835 Start recording.When the “RECORD“ indication stops flashing and the beat bars and tracknumber start flashing, you can start recording simply by pl
84Additional OperationsMuting Tracks During PlaybackWhile recording is enabled, you can selectively mute different tracks. This is useful for when yo
85SONG RECORDING2 Select the Step Record mode.Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “Step” appears atthe top of the display.1 Make a
86SONG RECORDING3 Select a User song for recording.This operation is the same as that of Realtime recording (page 82).4 Select a track number.Press th
87The beat bars also indicate the current recording position (as the beatof the measure).The note is automatically entered and Step recording moves to
88SONG RECORDING=+Recording Triplets and Dotted Notes:1) At the desired position, press the corresponding numeric keypad button(“7” for dotted or “9”
89SONG RECORDINGThis operation deletesall previously recordednotes that follow thenote to be replaced.Make sure you wish todelete any subsequentnotes
9IN OUTMIDI Using the MIDI Terminals• Make sure that the footswitch plug is properly connected tothe FOOT SWITCH jack before turning on the power.• D
90SONG RECORDINGEntering Velocity CurvesIn Step recording, all notes are recorded at the same velocity or volume. To make a Step-recordedtrack sound
91The Song Clear operation (of the Function parameters) completely erasesall recorded data on all tracks of a selected User song. Use this operationo
92MIDI FUNCTIONSEven though the DJX is enormously versatile and powerful on its own, it can alsobe used effectively in any MIDI setup.The DJX is MIDI-
93MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronicmusical instruments to communicate with each other,
94MIDI FUNCTIONSMIDI TerminalsIn order to exchange MIDI data between multiple devices,each device must be connected by a cable.The MIDI terminals of t
95The Function parameters provide additional, more detailed MIDI settingsfor the DJX. These settings include:• Remote Channel• Keyboard Out• Pattern
96MIDI FUNCTIONS84 Local Control Local on, offThis determines whether the keyboard is “connected” to the internal Voices of the DJX.When set to “on,”
97MIDI FUNCTIONSSaving Bulk Data/Sampling Data1 First, set up the connected MIDI device for re-cording the data.The actual procedure may differ depend
98MIDI FUNCTIONSAs the data is being sent, the display indicates the various stages ofdata transmission until the operation is complete:When the opera
99MIDI FUNCTIONSLoading Bulk Data/Sampling DataOnce you’ve saved DJX data as described above, you can easilyreload the data back to the DJX.1 Set up t
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