let me say one thing:
people thought the TR909 and TB303 were a pile of shit in the days because
they did sound nothing like the real thing, so they weren't capable of
making professional stuff....
it's all about how you use it, even a tambourine can be used to make
professiona stuff.....i don't think you can do a whole production with only
an DJx, but in combination with some other stuff it will be no prob.
Olaf
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From: DJ Rock 2000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 7:52 AM
Subject: Re: Yamaha DJX
> >Can anybody give the 411 on this instrument? Can one do professional
stuff
> >with it?
>
> The DJX is an ok board to play around with, but as far as making
> professional sounding stuff, you'd really have to push it too its limits.
> Some of its internal sounds are actually quite good, especially some of
the
> drums. However, it only has a single stereo out, and the internal FXs are
> pretty much crap. Some of the built in styles are fun to play with, and
its
> control interface makes it easy to jam on, but basing a song around one of
> the built in styles would almost seem like cheating, if you know what I
> mean. As a controller keyboard, its not that bad. Two (or maybe three)
of
> the knobs transmit MIDI Continous Controller messages. However it takes
up
> a lot of space, and it has a very toyish look to it. One problem it has
is
> very poor MIDI implimentation. The provided MIDI documentation is very
> slim, and the board has a habit of behaving strangly sometimes. Like, for
> example, sometimes it will just decide to stop responding to Program
> Changes, or other times it will ignore chorus or reverb depth data. The
> board has memory to store 16 user setups, however these setups don't
contain
> information on the multitimbral voices, and the memory spots have had a
> habit of become corupt. This means you have to completely configure all
> your voices by MIDI everytime you use the DJX. If you already have an
RM1X,
> I'd say don't get a DJX. The RM1X can sound about just the same, and it
has
> way more features. If you really want a Synthesizer, I can say from
> personal experience, don't waste your time trying to get by with cheap
> synths. It leads to a lot of headaches and in the end you'll probably end
> up spending about as much money as the price of a used Nord or Virus.
>
> >Is $220 a good price for a new one?
>
> That seems to be about the average price now. They were only around $300
> when they first came out. Yamaha just announced the DJX II, so I'm
guessing
> the price of the DJX will probably realy go down when that board comes
out.
>
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