Yamaha DJX - The synth of my teenage dreams?!

[@AlyseAK]

Christmas of 2000 I got this. I still have it. And it still works I made so many beats on this as a teen

[@TheJDUBMedia]

So much fun and it sounds way better than I remember

[@jimmykelly5320]

I have one of these. I was so excited to get it. I used to play and just play with it all the time. I think I need to get it out and show it to the kids. :) Thanks for the video!!

[@johnnygorillas]

You should!

[@quentinshemwell8623]

my dad bought this keyboard for me when i was like 8...spent many saturdays playing this. got a yamaha usb-midi interface when i was in middle school and ran it into my pc and midi the internal songs into FL Studio 4 to use the melodies. good memories.

[@johnnygorillas]

Sounds great. Interesting idea to capture the internal patterns!

[@frankgibson8960]

I used to spend hours jamming and recording beats from the DJX to cassette tapes. Still have it hanging around.

[@chipbrandstetter]

I got one of these when they came out and got a Yamaha su10 at the same time. Gave away the su but kept the DJX. It's awesome. For cheap it can do a lot, takes batteries, has some cool sounds. I used to midi the DJX to my an200 for some cool robotic jibber jabber.

[@YANTO_SHAPES]

I have this too and the DJX2😊

[@jimmykelly5320]

What's different about the DJX2?

[@Xcopeta]

Super fun! And advanced for the time it was launched! Even has a ribbon and a sampler! Love your content and been following you instagram for a couple of years! Learned a lot about gear, love your arrangements and selection of instruments and sounds! Congrats and keep amazing us with your content!

[@johnnygorillas]

Thank you. Glad you can take something from it.

[@lordElpus10]

The future has not caught up to this amazing synth.

[@dustmighte]

I was keen on the Roland EG-101, but this looks more packed with features!

[@deancoyle]

Great Video! Makes me want to mess around with one of those keyboards!

[@dertyp6767]

Really like the flow of your videos, which feels kind of natural and really enjoyable. Reingehauen. :)

[@johnnygorillas]

Thank you 🙏

[@serkankocak]

A friend had a DJX and all we did was using some loops and single notes on the arpeggiator. We never knew it was such a powerful device back then.

[@lordElpus10]

We NEED a DJX 3 now!

[@johnnygorillas]

It’s about time!!

[@makeitgrand]

Regarding the determination on if something is a toy or an instrument. There is a saying that if it has Midi then its a instrument.

[@johnnygorillas]

Good point :)

[@TheJDUBMedia]

Glad to hear bad gear confirm the step sequencer was totally unusable. I spent a whole day trying to programme an 8 bar sequence.

[@stephannagel983]

You forget to make a song with the inbuilt sequencer, that kinda cool

[@johnnygorillas]

I tried the sequencer briefly but it didn't seem intuitive. Maybe I have to give it another try.

[@scottfrost317]

I had the v2, but it didn’t do midi so returned it.

[@johnnygorillas]

yes, I read about v2 being not exactly an improvement.

[@Mr.1.i]

I know that keyboard inside out

[@anandbabu4277]

Will it work 12v 1.5A adopter..

[@Mr.1.i]

@anandbabu4277 it needs 5amps to cope with the bass boost.....you have it full volume,full accompanying rhythms playing with the bass boost ,with 1.5ahr input. It will just restart as the 1st bass kick is played

[@Mr.1.i]

@anandbabu4277 anything over 2amps should be sufficient with out the bass boost at max....you want that bass boost in needs plenty of juice

[@Mr.1.i]

@anandbabu4277 I use to use car battery on it while camping ,it takes about 100hrs to flatten a big 12v car battery that holds about 540amps

[@clintduplechain6942]

Traded mine for a iPhone 1…..many moons ago 😢

[@kierenmoore3236]

Umm, being on Bad Gear does NOT indicate that, lol … a lot of the gear is actually quite good, a few are actually great, but a fair few are indeed toys. I think the DJX falls in the latter category … but I do like the colours on it! 😎👍🏼 For the money you paid, worth exploring …

[@johnnygorillas]

yes, of course you're right :)

[@chipbrandstetter]

I still have mine and have used some of the onboard sounds like the pizzicato strings and tympani. I got no shame. Never getting rid of it.