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ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:28 am

Hello. I have the opportunity to purchase a Yamaha DJX (1) in good condition for ~80-100 dollars this week. Should I? Would you? O.K., here's the situation:

1. I am broke and will be for some time
2. I used to play piano, years ago, and need to practice again, making the on-board sounds useful to practice wherever.
2b. 61 keys
3. I use Fl Studio, and would really use the knobs and touch strip
4. it has velocity sensitive keys
5. all the other patterning sequencer crap is largely irrelevant to me, and I would by a big ole 88 key controler if I had the skill and money.

What thinks you? To buy or not to buy?
Discuss...

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:40 am

ouroboros wrote:Hello. I have the opportunity to purchase a Yamaha DJX (1) in good condition for ~80-100 dollars this week. Should I? Would you? O.K., here's the situation:

1. I am broke and will be for some time
2. I used to play piano, years ago, and need to practice again, making the on-board sounds useful to practice wherever.
2b. 61 keys
3. I use Fl Studio, and would really use the knobs and touch strip
4. it has velocity sensitive keys
5. all the other patterning sequencer crap is largely irrelevant to me, and I would by a big ole 88 key controler if I had the skill and money.

What thinks you? To buy or not to buy?
Discuss...

man when I was in retail I hated that thing, but only because everyone had to try it "DJ..D D DJ" but for that price it would suit your needs. I'm not completely sure that the controllers send out cc messages via midi, it should. But perhaps a trip to Yamaha's page and downloading the manual might be wise. The midi implementation chart will tell you what it sends and recieves

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:57 am

after 30min searching, I find no CC chart, and there is no manual included. Perhaps this is a sign...

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:01 am

ouroboros wrote:after 30min searching, I find no CC chart, and there is no manual included. Perhaps this is a sign...

Must be someone here with one, if not I know there is on the FL forum...post the question there (if yoy don't get an answer right away I'll bump it up until we do get an answer. At worst you just wont be able to assign the controllers but I think you can...damn Yamaha, Roland is the same way

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:05 am

http://frost.bbboy.net/officialdjxusers ... 4&thread=9

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:06 am

Spe3D wrote:http://frost.bbboy.net/officialdjxusers ... 4&thread=9

That's funny cause I was just gonna say go here and read down the list
http://www.harmony-central.com/Synth/Da ... JX-01.html

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:10 am

Is that your site Spe3d, I thought it was..maybe I'm losing my mind...been miserable this week with allergies and the humidity

Spe3D · Post by **Spe3D** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:13 am

hink wrote:Is that your site Spe3d, I thought it was..maybe I'm losing my mind...been miserable this week with allergies and the humidity

Goodness no

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:15 am

Spe3D wrote:
hink wrote:Is that your site Spe3d, I thought it was..maybe I'm losing my mind...been miserable this week with allergies and the humidity
Goodness no

Best regards,

Spe3d

:O)

I plugged Audioshot for you yesterday on FL...

btw the answer to the original question appears to be yes it does send cc#s

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 5:21 am

Thanks for the links. I couldn't get the official users group to load when I stumbled on it earlier, but it works now. Any other opinions?

Praline · Post by **Praline** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 4:18 pm

The DJX is a piece of crap. Save a 2-300 more dollars, buy a good second-hand synth (Yamaha CS6x, and there are plenty others with good sounds) you will be much happier, trust me, i used to have one and I was in your exact position.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 11:48 pm

any other thoughts. BTW, there is definitely no manual available (Even on the web that I can find) so I'm leaning no.

soulful · Post by **soulful** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 2:34 pm

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Check these out. Maybe one of these manuals is the one you are looking for.

"Save target as" on these links:

DJX (PSR-D1)-
http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi ... /DJX_E.PDF (http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/english/port/DJX_E.PDF)

DJX-II -
http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi ... DJXIIE.pdf (http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/english/port/DJXIIE.pdf)

DJX-IIB -
http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi ... JXIIBE.pdf (http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/english/port/DJXIIBE.pdf)

cheers,
sfl.

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 6:44 am

wow! That is indeed the manual. Thanks so mucch!

Any other opinions?

toine6 · Post by **toine6** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:30 am

Yeah, go for it. It's a cheap midi controller with 61 keys. That's all you need to play vsti's. Who cares about it's onboard sounds. Should have a decent enough piano sound to at least practice on if you don't wanna fire up the computer.

I've got several cool synths, but use a cheap Casio 73 key as a controller. Works great!

Doesn't have all the frills, or great key feel or anything, but it works. I've used 61 keys, in the past and it's tolerable.

All that being said, I will probably upgrade to something like the new M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 key http://midiman.com/products/en_us/Keyst ... -main.html in the future.

Keybored Question from a novice..