Roll Mode; Slicer Modes - 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 increase or decrease the length of the roll. Hold Shift
and use the parameter buttons while a loop is engaged to shift the roll region
forward or backward.

Slicer Modes

In Slicer Mode (PRIME 4 and PRIME 2 only), the eight pads represent eight sequential beats—"slices"—in the
beatgrid. When you press Slicer, you automatically activate an eight-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 eight-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-
Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll
1/2- 1T- 1-
Beat Beat Beat
Roll Roll Roll
(T denotes a triplet-based time division)
1/2T-
Beat
Roll
2-
Beat
Roll
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