About The Parts - Yamaha DJX Owner's Manual

1
Select a style and start the pattern.
Do this in the normal way. (Need a refresher course? See pages 44 - 46.)
2
Turn Part Control on (if it isn't on already).
Press the PART CONTROL button.
3
Press the appropriate keys to mute and un-mute the
desired Parts.
As the pattern is playing back, press the key in the PART ON/OFF section
that corresponds to the Part you want to mute/un-mute. (You can also
press several keys at once, to instantly mute/un-mute several Parts.)
To turn the Part On/Off function off, press the PART CONTROL button
again. (When Part Control is off, "- - - -" appears in the Part Control sec-
tion of the icon window.)

About the Parts

The actual instruments and musical backing used for
Phrases 1, 2 and 3 may differ widely depending on
the selected style. This applies to some of the other
Parts as well. For example, the Snare Part in some
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Indicates that Part Control is on.
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Indicates Part Control (including
Part On/Off) is off.
PATTERNS — THE STYLE MODE
patterns may not sound like a snare drum at all! (In
particular, "Kick," "Snare," and "Hi-hat" refer mainly
to those special elements of the rhythm — and not
necessarily the sounds.)
Each time Part Control is
turned off and on again, the
PART ON/OFF keys are reset
to the default (all Parts on).
• On certain patterns and
sections, not all of the Parts
may be available — in
other words, some of the
Parts may be "empty" and
not sound. For example,
Beat A of the "Acid" style
(#009) doesn't have any
Percussion, Phrase 2, or
Phrase 3 Parts, so pressing
the corresponding keys will
have no effect; however, the
Beat B section of that style
does have the Percussion,
Phrase 2, and Phrase 3
Parts.
• If you've recorded a
pattern to the Chord track
of the User song (see page
80), the Part On/Off
function lets you easily mute
and un-mute specific
instrument Parts of the
pattern as it plays back.
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