Denon PRIME 4 - User Manual

7 Features PRIME 4 / PRIME 4+ Note: All features and functions of PRIME 4 mentioned throughout this guide also apply to PRIME 4+ unless otherwise noted. Top Panel 2 1 4 5 6 7 3 10 8 9 12 11 13 14 15 11 11 10 8 9 12 11 13 14 15 11 11 10 8 9 12 11 13 14 15 11 11 8 14 15 10 9 12 11 13 11 11 16 17 18 19...

14 PRIME 2 Top Panel 14 15 10 9 12 12 13 11 11 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 1 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 29 30 31 32 33 22 24 23 25 26 27 28 34 36 35 38 37 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 44 55 56 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 10 10 10 10 8 10 13 19 20 21 29 30 31 32 33 22 24 23 25 26 27 28 34 36 35 38 37 39 40 41 48 48 42 43 45 44 1. To...

19 PRIME GO Top Panel 29 30 31 32 33 36 34 36 38 39 40 41 42 37 37 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 10 11 12 13 13 13 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 35 1. Touchscreen: This full-color, multi-touch display shows information relevant to PRIME GO's c...

24 SC LIVE 4 Top Panel 2 1 4 5 67 3 8 9 15 10 12 13 14 11 11 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 24 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 38 32 33 34 36 35 37 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 44 50 51 52 53 54 38 32 33 34 36 35 37 39 40 41 42 43 45 46 47 44 50 51 52 53 54 1. Touchscreen: This full-color, multi-touch display shows inf...

27 45. Slip: Press this button to enable or disable Slip Mode. In Slip Mode, you can jump to cue points, trigger loop rolls, or use the platters, while the track’s timeline continues. In other words, when you stop the action, the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been if you...

29 SC LIVE 2 Top Panel 2 1 4 5 67 3 8 10 9 11 11 9 11 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 38 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 45 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 51 31 32 33 34 35 38 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 45 44 46 47 48 49 50 52 51 53 53 1. Touchscreen: This full-color, multi-touch ...

32 44. Shift: Press and hold this button to access secondary functions of other controls. 45. Performance Pads : These pads have different functions on each deck depending on the current pad mode. See Pad Modes for more information. 46. Hot Cue : Press this button to enter Hot Cue Mode. 47. Loop : P...

33 Rear Panel 1. Power Button: Press this button to power SC LIVE 2 on. Power on SC LIVE 2 only after you have connected all your input devices and before you power on your amplifiers and loudspeakers. To power off SC LIVE 2, press this button and follow the prompts on the touchscreen. Power off you...

34 Operation Touchscreen Overview Performance View Track Overview & Waveform Swipe left or right on the track overview to scan through the track while the track is paused. Note : You can use this feature this during playback if Needle Lock is off . If Needle Lock is on , stopping the platter wit...

38 SC LIVE 4 / SC LIVE 2 Hot Cue Point Track Overviews Track Waveforms Key Sync Track Progress Time Remaining/ Elapsed Beat Points Toolbar Tempo Loop/Beat Jump Sizes Loop Region Two Deck Horizontal Waveform View Playhead FX

41 Library View Use the full Library View to view your music library and load a track to the deck. You can also search through playlists, add tracks to the Prepare list, and search through your tracks using sorting and filtering features. Important : Visit enginedj.com/downloads to download the Engi...

44 Performing Loading Tracks To load a track to a deck , do any of the following: • In the Central Library Preview, swipe the track to the left or right to load the track to the active deck on that side. • In Library View, swipe the track to the right, and then tap Load. Next, tap the deck or sample...

45 Searching & Filtering Tracks To search , tap the Search field and use the keyboard that appears in the display. The search results can be based on the following criteria: title, artist, album, length, key, comment, BPM, genre, label, year, date added or filename. By default, only Title and Ar...

46 Editing Playlists Tap the edit button at the top of the display while viewing the playlist screen. While editing is active, you can do any of the following: To make a new playlist, tap Create Playlist in Playlist view. To add tracks to your playlist, tap a track to select it, and the open circle ...

49 Looping & Beat-Jumping To create and activate an auto loop , press the Auto Loop knob. To set the auto loop length , turn the Auto Loop knob to select the number of beats: 1 / 32 , 1 / 16 , 1 / 8 , 1 / 4 , 1 / 2 , 1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , 16 , 32 , or 64 . Note: You can set the default Auto Loop size ...

50 Beat Grid Editing You can edit a track’s beat grid directly from your EngineOS hardware, in the same way you can when using the Engine DJ software. To enable beat grid editing, open the Control Center and tap the Beat Grid Edit icon. You can also open this menu directly by using the following har...

52 1/8- Beat Roll 1/4T- Beat Roll 1/4- Beat Roll 1/2T- Beat Roll 1/2- Beat Roll 1T- Beat Roll 1- Beat Roll 2- Beat Roll Roll Mode In Roll Mode, you can press and hold each pad to trigger a “loop roll” of a certain length while the track’s timeline continues (the lower half of the waveform in the dis...

53 Sampler Mode In addition to the Pad Modes above, EngineOS hardware also includes a Sampler Mode. This can be accessed from your hardware by pressing the Roll button twice. In Sampler Mode, you can assign and trigger up to eight samples using your performance pads. For PRIME GO, press Bank to acce...

54 Touch FX The Touch FX feature allows you to control ten powerful audio effects via the touchscreen to create buildups, drops, and transitions with a single touch. To access Touch FX, tap the Touch FX icon in the toolbar at the top of the screen. Touch FX can be applied to a single deck at a time....

55 Control Center Press and hold the View button or swipe down from the toolbar to open the Control Center. Here, you can quickly adjust commonly used Parameters using the widgets in the center of the screen. You can also access the following pages. Click the links below to jump to that part of the ...

72 Source The Source menu allows you to select a connected media device, streaming service, or cloud service for use with your EngineOS hardware. All connected media sources will be shown in the top part of the display, and available streaming and cloud service partners at the bottom of the display....

73 Engine Remote Library In addition to connected devices, streaming services, and cloud services, you can also connect to an instance of the Engine DJ software running on a computer sharing the same network as your EngineOS hardware. This allows you to browse and load tracks from your complete libr...

74 Record Select the media device destination that you will use to save your recording. The currently selected source device will show Source next to its name. Once you have selected the recording device, you can begin recording your session. To begin recording, tap Start . The timer on the touchscr...

75 Engine Lighting The Engine Lighting page allows you to control connected lighting devices such as DMX fixtures and Smart Lights using SoundSwitch to seamlessly sync your music and lights. Open the Engine Lighting control page by doing one of the following: • PRIME 4, PRIME 2, PRIME GO: When Engin...

76 Preferences Tap the Preferences tab at the top of the touchscreen to open the Engine Lighting preferences. General • Engine Lighting Status : This setting displays the current connection status to Engine Lighting devices. When Running is shown, Engine Lighting is active. Tap Stop to deactivate En...

77 Appendix SATA Drive Installation To create more internal storage space on your PRIME 4 or PRIME 2 hardware, you can purchase a SATA (Serial ATA) drive and install it yourself, but read this chapter first. Your PRIME 4 or PRIME 2 can support nearly any standard 2.5” SATA drive on the market—either...

78 FX Parameters BPM Effects Echo Parameter Value Range This effect adds echoes of the original signal. Beats 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 3/2, 2, 3, 4 Feedback 0–100% Frequency <60 Hz – <18.2 kHz, All Bands, >60 Hz – >18.2 kHz Wet/Dry 0–100% Echo Out Parameter Value Range Thi...

87 Technical Specifications PRIME 4 / PRIME 4+ Digital Audio Bit Depth 24-bit Sampling Rate 44.1 kHz Supported Media Type SD/SDHC/SDXC card, USB mass-storage devices (flash memory, 2.5" internal SATA, external HDD) File Systems exFAT, FAT32 Audio File Formats AAC/M4A, AIF/AIFF (44.1–192 kHz, 16–...

96 Trademarks & Licenses Denon is a trademark of D&M Holdings Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Denon DJ products are produced by inMusic Brands, Inc. Kensington and the K & Lock logo are registered trademarks of ACCO Brands. macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered...