Ribbon Controller; Do Some Scratching On The Ribbon; Stop The Turntable - Yamaha DJX-II Owner's Manual

Chapter 10

Ribbon Controller

The DJX-II is packed with knobs, pads, switches and dials that let you work the sound
with your fingers. And here's one more expressive tool that gives you hands-on control!
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Work out on the amazing Ribbon Controller! It sounds just like scratching a turntable — and it
takes up a whole lot less space!
Select Scratch 1 (press the SELECT button). Now touch the Ribbon Controller and hear the charac-
teristic vinyl "noise." Next, move your finger along the Ribbon to get scratching sounds. For a dif-
ferent scratch sound, use Scratch 2.
As always, play along with the rhythm, and stay in the pocket!
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You've heard the effect — where the whole track drops in pitch and slows down to a grinding halt!
Guess what — you can do the same thing on the DJX-II, and have fingertip control over it, too!
Select Pitch&BPM (press the SELECT button), and the Ribbon Controller switches to control both
pitch and bpm simultaneously. Put your finger at the center of the Ribbon, then slowly slide it to
the left — and hear the pitch go down and the bpm slow down. Sliding your finger all the way to
the left brings everything to a grinding halt — just like turning off the power on a turntable!
Let go of the Ribbon, and the "turntable" starts up again! The Pattern starts at low pitch and bpm,
and gradually works its way back up to speed. An awesome effect that cranks up the excitement
factor a couple more notches!
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Do some scratching on the Ribbon!

Stop the turntable