Roll Mode; Slicer Mode - Denon Prime 4 User Manual

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
pad, the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been if
you had never done anything (i.e., as if the track had been playing forward
the whole time).
To trigger a roll, press the corresponding pad. Pads with triplet-
based loop rolls are indicated are lit with a different color.
Use the parameter buttons to shift the loop region forward or backward
by the current loop size.

Slicer Mode

In Slicer Mode, the 8 pads represent 8 sequential beats—"slices"—in the
beatgrid. When you press Slicer, you automatically activate an 8-beat
loop. The currently playing slice is represented by the currently lit pad; the
light will "move through the pads" as it progresses through the 8-slice
phrase. You can press a pad to play that slice. When you release the pad,
the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been if
you had never pressed it (i.e., as if the track had been playing forward the
whole time).
To play a slice, press the corresponding pad.
Use the parameter buttons to change the length of the repeats. Hold
Shift and use the parameter buttons to change the length of the slices.
In Slicer Loop Mode (second press), the eight pads represent eight
sequential beats—"slices"—in the beatgrid. The currently playing slice is
represented by the currently lit pad; the light will "move through the pads"
as it progresses through the eight-slice phrase, which will loop (this is the
difference between this mode and Slicer Mode). You can press a pad to
play that slice. When you release the pad, the track will resume normal
playback from where it would have been in the loop if you had never
pressed it (i.e., as if the track had been playing forward the whole time).
1/8- 1/4T- 1/4-
Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll
1/2- 1T- 1-
Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll
(T denotes a triplet-based time division)
Slice Slice Slice
1 2 3
Slice Slice Slice
5 6 7
1/2T-
Beat
Roll
2-
Beat
Roll
Slice
4
Slice
8
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