Roll Mode; Slicer Modes - Denon PRIME 2 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 on the touchscreen 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 lit purple.

Slicer Modes

In Slicer Mode, the 8 pads represent 8 sequential beats—"slices"—in the
beat grid. 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.
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).
Use the Parameter buttons while a Slice is engaged to increase or
decrease the length of the slice.
1/8- 1/4T- 1/4- 1/2T-
Beat Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll Roll
1/2- 1T- 1- 2-
Beat Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll Roll
(T denotes a triplet-based time division)
Slice
Slice Slice Slice
1 2 3 4
Slice Slice
Slice Slice
8
5 6 7
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