Activator Basics; Work Out On The Activator; Loops And One Shots - Yamaha DJX-II Owner's Manual

Chapter 2

Activator Basics

The Activator section adds to the power of the Patterns. It gives you a whole new set of
rhythms and sounds that you can use to augment, complement, and spice up the basic
rhythms of the DJX-II.
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Try it out now! Just hit the One Shot 1 key in the Activator section — and the Activator sounds. Try
hitting the Loop 1 key — and a special phrase starts. To stop the phrase manually, press the same
key again or press PATTERN STOP.
Each of the keys has a different rhythm or sound — and, naturally, you can add these sounds while
a Pattern is playing back. Improvise while the Pattern is playing, hitting different keys to create
your own sound.
The DJX-II has a total of 52 different Activator kits — each kit with five Loops and eight One Shots.
Go on to the next Tip and learn some more about these!
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The DJX-II has two kinds of Activator sounds: Loop and One Shot. You can guess from their
names how these two types behave. A Loop sounds when you press one of the Loop keys (1 - 5),
and the sound cycles indefinitely until you press the same key again. The One Shots (1 - 8) sound
only while holding down the key and sound only once — unless the key is pressed repeatedly, of
course. You can stop all Loop sounds simultaneously by pressing PATTERN STOP.
Build up your sound part-by-part and fly in the different Loops and One Shots — while the Pattern
is playing!
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Work out on the Activator

Loops and One Shots