Yamaha DJX Owner's Manual - Ribbon Controller

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RIBBON CONTROLLER

The RIBBON CONTROLLER is a wonderfully expressive and easy-to-use perfor-

mance controller.  Once a sought-after feature found on vintage analog synthe-

sizers, it is rarely included on modern instruments — until now, with the new

DJX!

USING THE RIBBON CONTROLLER

USING THE RIBBON CONTROLLER

1 Select RIBBON CONTROLLER ASSIGN in the Overall menu.  

(Press one of the

OVERALL 

▲

/

▼

 buttons, repeatedly if necessary.)

2 Select the Ribbon Controller Assign parameter.  

(Use the OVERALL +/- buttons.)

3 Select a Part 

(with the PART SELECT keys)

 and start the pattern 

(with the START/

STOP button)

.

4 Use the RIBBON CONTROLLER to change the sound.

1

Select RIBBON CONTROLLER ASSIGN in the Overall

menu.

Press one of the OVERALL 

▲

/

▼

 buttons, repeatedly if necessary, until RIB-

BON CONTROLLER ASSIGN is selected.  (The dark bar at the left of the

display should be directly next to “RIBBON CONTROLLER ASSIGN” on the

panel.)

2

Select the RIBBON CONTROLLER parameter.

Use the OVERALL +/- buttons to select the parameter to be controlled by

the RIBBON CONTROLLER.

• The default setting for the

RIBBON CONTROLLER is

#14 Turntable.

• Selecting a Part is not

necessary and has no effect

for the following param-

eters:

• Dynamics

• Dynamics Strength

• Turntable

• Arpeggiator Speed

These parameters are

already set to affect a

certain Part or Parts.

Indicates Ribbon Controller Assign is selected.

DEMO START

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MEASURE

14

Turntbl

VOICE

STYLE

The RIBBON CONTROLLER can be assigned to any one of fifteen different parameters.  These include

all the same parameters as can be used with the ASSIGN knob, plus the same parameters controlled

by the CUTOFF, RESONANCE, and GROOVE knobs.