The original DJX-II patterns are not in SFF or SFF GE format. The unconventional layout is a major barrier to porting and to reuse. These drum kits do _not_ follow General MIDI (GM) or Yamaha XG conventions for instrument-to-note layout. The DJX-II has several non-standard drum kits taken from some ancient and obscure Yamaha keyboards.
This is how a musician changes pattern variations on the DJX-II. One of these zones selects and plays one of the ten pattern variations. The keyboard is divided into zones where each zone has a specific playback function. Each pattern has ten variations: 6 MAIN variations and 4 FILL variations. The DJX-II uses patterns instead of styles to lay down a basic performance.
The DJX-II looks like an arranger, but it is a very different kind of instrument.
Yamaha released the DJX-II way back in 2000. (Think of this as a taste of the new “DJ styles” in the PSR-S670!) Since we’re walking on the jazz side here, some of the progressions and chord voicings are complex - that’s why I included the lead sheets. Just play a single key to change the root key. The chord progressions are burned into the patterns. If you can’t wait to get started and blow off the rest of this note, at least be aware that the patterns do not respond to chord changes like typical PSR/Tyros styles. Use your favorite PDF viewer to display the lead sheets. Transfer and load the patterns in your arranger just like any other style file. The lead sheets show chords and notation for the most important melodic and harmonic parts in each pattern. The “PDF” subdirectory contains basic lead sheets for the patterns.The “Patterns” subdirectory holds the STY files for the patterns.If you’re reading this, you clearly have found the README.TXT file! There are two subdirectories: The parent directory of the collection is named “DJXII_for_PSR_v1”. These styles behave differently than standard arranger styles, so I recommend reading the background information below in order to get the most out of the patterns. All of these DJ styles are on the jazz tip and are good for funkin’ around and jamming. There are 15 DJX-II patterns in this collection. Thanks for downloading PJ’s DJX-II patterns for Yamaha PSR/Tyros arranger workstations! (Download the ZIP file here.)
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