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  • Page 1 User Guide English Manual Version v1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ................5 Box Contents ..................5 Support ....................5 Setup ..................6 Devices & File Analysis ..............7 Configuration ..................7 Features ..................8 Top Panel ................... 8 Front Panel ..................13 Rear Panel ..................14...
  • Page 3 Operation ................15 Touchscreen Overview ..............15 Performance View ................... 15 Track Overview & Waveform ..................15 Central Library Preview ....................16 Library View ....................17 Platter Display Overview ..............18 Performing ..................18 Loading Tracks ....................18 Searching & Filtering Tracks ................19 Editing Crates and Playlists ................
  • Page 4 Appendix ................30 SATA Drive Installation ..............30 FX Parameters .................. 31 Technical Specifications ..............34 Trademarks & Licenses ..............36...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Prime 4. At Denon DJ, we know how serious music is to you. That’s why we design our equipment with only one thing in mind—to make your performance the best it can be. Box Contents...

  • Page 6: Setup

    Setup Important: Occasionally, we may update Prime 4’s firmware to add exciting new features and improvements. Visit denondj.com to check for available firmware updates, especially after you update your software (firmware updates may address new software features). 1. Visit denondj.com and log into your account.

  • Page 7: Devices & File Analysis

    Devices & File Analysis Prime 4 can play music files from USB drives, SD cards, or other connected Prime 4 units. Make sure you are using only the supported file systems (for USB drives or SD cards) and file formats (for music files) listed below.

  • Page 8: Features

    40 41 42 43 40 41 42 43 1. Touchscreen: This full-color multi-touch display shows information relevant to Prime 4's current operation. Touch the touchscreen (and use the hardware controls) to control the Prime 4 interface. See Operation > Touchscreen Overview for more information.
  • Page 9 8. Channel FX: Use these buttons to route audio from the corresponding channel to the Effect 1 or 2 module. 9. Channel Level: Turn this knob to adjust the level of the pre-fader, pre-EQ audio signal for the channel. 10. Channel Level Meters: These LEDs display the audio signal level of the channel.
  • Page 10 22. Platter: This capacitive, touch-sensitive platter controls the audio playhead when the wheel is touched and moved. When the Vinyl button is on, move the platter to “scratch” the track as you would with a vinyl record. When the Vinyl button is off (or if you are touching only the side of the platter), move the platter to temporarily adjust the track’s speed.
  • Page 11 32. Pitch Fader: Move this fader to adjust the speed (pitch) of the track. You can adjust its total range with the Pitch Bend buttons. When you select another Deck with the Deck select buttons, the position of the Pitch Fader may not match the Pitch setting for the previous Deck.
  • Page 12 66. Booth EQ: Turn these knobs to boost or cut the high and low frequencies for the Booth Outputs. 67. SD Card Slot: Insert a standard SD card to this slot. When you select Note: Although Prime 4 can play that SD card as a source, you can use the display to select and load tracks that have not been analyzed tracks on your SD card.

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    Front Panel 1. Headphones (1/4”, 1/8”) (6.35 mm, 3.5 mm): Connect your 1/4” or 1/8” (6.35 mm or 3.5 mm) headphones to this output for cueing and mix monitoring. The headphone volume is controlled using the Phones Level knob. 2. Input Selector: Set these switches to the desired audio source from this channel: Engine/USB (a track playing on that layer in the software, or from a connected USB flash drive or SD card), or Line (a device connected to the inputs on the rear panel).

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    Reconnect your power source to return to normal operation. 2. Power Button: Press this button to power Prime 4 on. Power on Prime 4 only after you have connected all of your input devices and before you power on your amplifiers and loudspeakers.

  • Page 15: Operation

    Operation Touchscreen Overview Performance View Track Overview & Waveform Track Overviews Loop Hot Cue Points Beat Points Playhead Loop Sync Track Waveforms Tempo Time Remaining/ Elapsed Track Progress 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.

  • Page 16: Central Library Preview

    Central Library Preview Swipe Left to Swipe Right to Load to Left Deck Load to Right Deck Tap and Drag to Quickly Scroll Tap to Open Tap to Tap to Search Library View Open Mini-Menu Swipe up or down to browse tracks. Tap and drag the scroll bar to quickly browse though tracks.

  • Page 17: Library View

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

  • Page 18: Platter Display Overview

    Platter Display Overview Normally, the platter display shows the following information: • the current position of the playhead. • the album artwork of the current track, or your custom artwork. The platter display temporarily shows the following information: • the current size of an auto loop after you turn the Auto Loop knob. •...

  • Page 19: Searching & Filtering Tracks

    Searching & Filtering Tracks To search, tap the Search field and use the keyboard Tap to Search that appears in the display. The search results are based on the following criteria: album name, artist name, track name, key, and tempo. To hide the keyboard, tap the keyboard icon in the lower-right corner of the virtual keyboard.

  • Page 20: Editing Crates And Playlists

    Editing Crates and Playlists Tap the edit button at the top of the display while Tap to Enable Tap to Select viewing the crates or playlist screen. While editing is Editing Tracks active, you can do any of the following: To make a new crate, tap + Create Crate in Crates view.

  • Page 21: Playback & Cueing

    Playback & Cueing To play or pause a track, press Play/Pause (/). To scratch a track, move the platter when the Vinyl button is set to On and audio is playing. To set the cue point, press Shift+Cue at the desired location during playback.

  • Page 22: Looping & Beat-Jumping

    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 in the Preferences menu.

  • Page 23: Pad Modes

    Pad Modes The 8 performance pads on each deck have different functions in each pad mode. The Parameter / buttons will make adjustments specific to each pad mode. To enter each pad mode, press the corresponding button: Hot Cue, Loop, Roll, or Slicer. Hot Cue Mode In Hot Cue Mode, you can use each pad to jump to an assigned hot cue point.

  • Page 24: Roll Mode

    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 display will continue moving forward). When you release the 1/8- 1/4T- 1/4-...

  • Page 25: Menu

    Utility Device Settings • Deck 3/4: This determines whether this Prime 4 will use both deck layers (On) or just one (Off). • Screen Brightness: This setting determines the brightness of the main display: Low, Mid, High, or Max. Mixer Settings •...
  • Page 26 • Reset all setting to default: Press Reset to restore the default factory settings for your device. Update Use this option to restart Prime 4 in Update Mode, which enables you to update its firmware. Follow the firmware update instructions included with the firmware update package you downloaded.

  • Page 27: Preferences

    Preferences Press the Save To My Drive button to save your settings to a connected drive. User profiles can be loaded when a media device with an Engine Prime profile is connected to Prime 4. Playback • Track Start Position: This setting determines where the beginning of a track is after it loads. Select the actual start of the file (Track Start) or the automatically detected beginning of an audio signal (Cue Position).
  • Page 28 -8%, the track time will increase so it is 8% longer. • Track End Warning: This setting determines how long before the end of a track Prime 4 will warn you that it is nearing the end.

  • Page 29: Source

    Rec next to its name. Tap the computer icon at the top of the display to switch Prime 4 to controller mode. In controller mode, you can use Prime 4 to send and receive MIDI messages to and from your computer.

  • Page 30: Appendix

    SATA drive to the SATA drive panel. Do not overtighten the screws, but make sure the drive is secure and does not shake. 6. Place the SATA drive panel back onto the bottom panel of your Prime 4 hardware, and use the original screws to secure it in place.

  • Page 31: Fx Parameters

    FX Parameters Reverb Parameter Value Range This effect adds reverberation to the original signal. Decay 0–100 Frequency <60 Hz – <18.2 kHz, All Bands, >60 Hz – >18.2 kHz Dry/Wet 0–100 Echo Parameter Value Range This effect adds echoes of the original signal. Feedback 0–100 Frequency...
  • Page 32 Flanger Parameter Value Range This effect adds a slightly delayed copy of the original signal Frequency <60 Hz – <18.2 kHz, All Bands, to create a comb-filter effect (often referred to as resembling >60 Hz – >18.2 kHz a jet plane engine). Beats 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 2, 4, 8 Dry/Wet...
  • Page 33 Beat Break Parameter Value Range This effect samples the 4 beats of each bar of the original Pattern See below signal and replays them (within the same bar) according to a Frequency <60 Hz – <18.2 kHz, All Bands, preset pattern, creating a “stuttering,” “breakbeat” effect. >60 Hz –...

  • Page 34: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Digital Audio Bit Depth 24-bit Sampling Rate 44.1 kHz SD/SDHC/SDXC card, USB mass-storage devices Type Supported Media (flash memory, 2.5" internal SATA, external HDD) exFAT, FAT32 (recommended) File Systems Audio File Formats AAC/M4A, AIF/AIFF (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32 bit), ALAC, FLAC, MP3 (32–320 kbps, VBR), MP4, Ogg Vorbis, WAV (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32 bit) Frequency Response...
  • Page 35 Connections Audio Outputs 2 XLR outputs (master left/right, balanced) 1 RCA output pair (master left/right, unbalanced) 2 XLR outputs (booth left/right, balanced) 2 XLR outputs (zone left/right, balanced) 1 1/4” (6.35 mm) stereo output (headphones) 1 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo output (headphones) Audio Inputs 2 RCA input pairs (line-level, unbalanced) 2 RCA input pairs (phono- or line-level, unbalanced)

  • Page 36: Trademarks & Licenses

    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.
  • Page 37 denondj.com...

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