Tip 100 Create Your Own Patterns - Yamaha DJX-IIB Owner's Manual

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Roll your own! Yes, you can even create your own Patterns — for mangling, mucking about, and
mashing on the DJX-IIB!
Simply use a conventional MIDI sequencer software (such as XG Works) to record your original
Patterns as MIDI data — then import the data to the DJX-IIB using the special Pattern Launcher
software. Data for up to five Patterns (maximum of 85 KB) can be loaded to the DJX-IIB.
How to Create Your Own Pattern Data
As mentioned above, you can create your own original Pattern data (on an external MIDI sequencer or
a computer with sequencer software) and load it to the DJX-IIB with the Pattern Launcher software.
I Connections • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Connect a MIDI keyboard and the DJX-IIB to the computer or sequencer as shown below. You'll be
using the MIDI keyboard to enter data to the computer and play the sounds of the DJX-IIB.
I Creating the Data • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
• Creating the data is a relatively simple procedure. How-
ever, make sure that you follow the instructions below
very carefully to ensure proper creation and loading of
the data.
G Recording the Parts
• Record each instrument Part over its own MIDI channel
as listed below. (The DJX-IIB's internal tone generator
responds according to these channel assignments.) To
determine the specific voice used, insert appropriate
program changes for each Part. (Refer to the Voice List
on page 76 for program change numbers and voices.)
Part MIDI Ch.
Kick 9
Snare 10
Hi-Hat 11
Percussion 12
Bass 13
Phrase1 14
Phrase2 15
Phrase3 16
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Create your own Patterns!
External keyboard
Pattern data
(Bulk data)
MIDI IN MIDI OUT
Computer
G Recording each Variation
• Make sure to record the Variations in the order listed
below. Also, enter a "marker meta-event" at the begin-
ning of each Variation exactly as shown.
N NOTE:
Timing indications in these instructions are based on a
resolution of 480 clocks per quarter note, and are
shown in a measure:beat:clock format. For example,
"1|1|000" indicates clock "000" of the first beat of the
first measure.
• Enter the following System Exclusive message at the
very beginning of the sequence (1|1|000), before any
other data:
F0, 43, 73, 6F, 30, 00, F7 (TG Reset)
• The first measure (1|1|000 - 1|4|479) is reserved for
Initial Setup data. The second measure (2|1|000)
through to the end of Variation 10 is used for the actual
Pattern data. (See chart below.)