Denon PRIME 4 User manual

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Quick-Start Guide
Denon DJ Prime 4

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Setup
Installation and Setup
The Denon DJ Prime 4 is a “Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked” device, meaning it works with Serato DJ Pro out of
the box. The Denon DJ Prime 4 also does not require drivers for macOS or Windows operating systems and is class
compliant and WDM compatible.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Click here to download Serato DJ Pro
Serato DJ Pro requires the latest rmware be installed, which you can nd on Denon DJ’s download page.
Once you have the latest Serato DJ Pro build installed, and the latest rmware installed on the Prime 4, connect it to
your comptuer via the USB ports, and then tap the ‘computer’ icon that appears on the Prime 4 display:
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Overview
# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION
1 POWER BUTTON Turn device on
2 AC IN AC Power input
3 USB INSERT Connect USB storage device
4 USB INPUT Connect USB cable from PC to input
5 LINK Connect to other Denon DJ devices
6 ZONE OUTPUT XLR Zone Output
7 BOOTH OUTPUT XLR Booth Output
8 MASTER OUTPUT Balanced XLR & Unbalanced RCA Master Ouput
9 STEREO / MONO SWITCH Toggle STEREO/MONO for MASTER OUTPUT
10 LINE 4 LINE/PHONO SWITCH Toggle LINE/PHONO for Channel 4
11 LINE 1/2/3/4 INPUT RCA Line input for channels 1/2/3/4
12 LINE 3 LINE/PHONO SWITCH Toggle LINE/PHONO for Channel 3
13 MICROPHONE 1/2 INPUT XLR & 1/4” TRS input
14 GROUNDING POST Connect grounding wires for turntables

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Overview
# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
1 MIC SECTION SEE MIC SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
2 FX 1 SECTION SEE FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
3 CHANNEL FX SELECT Select which FX bank you wish to use on channel
4 DISPLAY Touchscreen display
5 VIEW Cycle View mode Cycle through library panels
6 LIBRARY SCROLL /
LIBRARY CONTROLS
Rotate to scroll through library view in focus, press to select menu item.
BACK/FWD to cycle back/forward through panel
7 PHONES MIX / LEVEL / SPLIT ON/OFF Adjust headphone level / mix
8 CHANNEL TRIM / EQ Channel Trim / EQ controls
9 LOOP CONTROLS SEE LOOP CONTROLS SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
10 FX 2 SECTION SEE FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
11 MASTER / ZONE / BOOTH OUTPUT Adjust Master / Zone / Booth output level / EQ
12 SLIP Toggle Slip mode on selected deck
13 CENSOR Censors playing track Reverses playing track
14 KEY LOCK Toggle Key lock / Key sync (longpress) Reset Key
15 VINYL Toggle Vinyl mode
16 SD Connect SD card storage device
17 USB 1 Connect USB storage device
18 USB 2 Connect USB storage device
19 EJECT Edject media device
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# PRIME 4 CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
20 TEMPO SLIDER Adjust playback speed Ignore tempo slider
21 PITCH BEND Pitch Bend Up/Down Pitch Range Up/Down - toggle be-
tween +/- 8, +/-16 and +/-50
22 PERFORMANCE PADS SEE PERFORMANCE PADS SECTION FOR MORE
23 BEAT JUMP Beat Jump forward / backward Change beat jump range
24 TRACK SKIP Skip forward / backward through tracks Search through track
25 DECK 2 / 4 Switch the deck to be operated between deck 2 / 4
26 SWEEP FX AMOUNT Use to control Sweep FX on each channel
27 CROSSFADER Crossfade audio between channel A-B
28 SWEEP FX SELECT Select Filter/Echo/Wash/Noise FX
29 CROSSFADER ASSIGN Assign crossfader to channel A / THRU / B
30 CHANNEL CUE Press to cue channel for monitoring in headphones
31 CHANNEL FADER Adjust channel volume Channel fader start
32 BEAT GRID CONTROLS SEE BEAT GRID CONTROLS SECTION FOR MORE
33 PARAMETER CONTROLS Adjust parameters in pad modes
34 SHIFT Used with other controls that have SHIFT modier function
35 JOG WEEL Adjuyst playing track / waveform
36 DECK 1 /3 Switch the deck to be operated between deck 1 / 3
37 PLAY / PAUSE Plays or pauses song loaded to deck Stutter play
38 CUE Cues from temp cue point/Set temp cue point
39 SYNC Sync ON Sync OFF
Overview

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Mic Section
FX Section
Loop Controls
Beat Grid Controls
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has two microphone inputs on the back panel of the controller. Both XLR and 1/4”
TRS cables can be connected to these inputs.
Each MIC input has an ON/OFF switch, Level & EQ controls and an ECHO eect ON/OFF switch. Engage
the microphone talkover function using the TALKOVER button.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has two FX sections above the left and right decks on the controller.
Here you can adjust FX type, FX parameter(s), FX frequency and FX wet/dry amount or timing.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has a dedicated loop section for each deck.
Trigger an auto loop by pressing the scroll knob. Lengthen an auto loop by turning the scroll knob
clockwise, shorten an auto loop by turning the scroll knob anti-clockwise.
Trigger a manual loop using the IN and OUT buttons. You can shift a loop by using the SHIFT modier + the
scroll knob.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 has dedicated Beat Grid controls for each deck.
Enter beat grid editing mode for a track loaded to deck using the EDIT GRID button. Adjust the beat grid
to the left or right using the designated buttons, using the SHIFT modier for smaller adjustments. Hold the
SHIFT modier + EDIT GRID to reset the loaded track’s beat grid. Once you are done, press the EDIT GRID
button to save and exit Beat Grid editing mode.

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The Denon DJ Prime 4 has 8 performance pads on each deck which can be used in 10 dierent modes.
HOT CUE mode: In this mode, pads 1-8 add or trigger existing Serato DJ Pro Cue Points. Holding shift and pressing
pads 1-8 will delete the Cue Points. If no Cue point is present on that slot/pad, pressing that pad will set a Cue point.
Holding SHIFT while pressing a pad will clear the Cue point from that pad/slot.
CUE LOOP mode: Press the HOT CUE button twice to enable Cue Loop mode. Triggering a Cue in this mode will also
activate a loop. Loop size can be changed with the left and right PARAMETER buttons. Press SHIFT while triggerring a
Cue allows you to reloop.
SAVED FLIP mode: Hold SHIFT while pressing HOT CUE button mode to enable Saved Flip Mode. Press pads 1-8 to
trigger a saved ip.
SAVED LOOP mode: In this mode, pads 1-8 select and trigger the respective Saved Loop slots or save a new
Loop (if slot is empty). Holding SHIFT while pressing pads 1-8 will retrigger the Saved Loop. Press the left and right
PARAMETER buttons to increase/decrease Saved Loop size.
AUTOLOOP mode: Press the LOOP button twice to enable Autoloop mode. In this mode pads 1-8 trigger an
Autoloop of varying sizes. Press the pad for a second time to exit an Auto Loop. Use the left and right PARAMETER
pads to halve or double loop size. Hold SHIFT + left/right PARAMETER buttons to shift the loop in either direction.
ROLL mode: Holding pads 1-8 will activate a Loop Roll of dierent sizes. Release the pad to disengage the Loop Roll.
Press the LEFT and RIGHT pads to halve or double the loop roll size.
SAMPLER mode: Press the ROLL button twice to enable Sampler mode. Pads 1-8 to trigger samples loaded into
the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Hold SHIFT while pressing a pad to stop the sample playback once triggered, or load
a sample to the respective Sampler slot if no sample is loaded. Use the left and right PARAMETER pads to move
between sample banks, and SHIFT + left/right to cycle forward and backwards through the Sampler Output options.
SLICER mode: In this mode a specied range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced
sections are assigned to the respective performance pads (1-8), and can be triggered by pressing them. The domain
shifts as the track duration elapses. Use the SHIFT + left/right PARAMETER buttons to decrease or increase the
domain size.
SLICER LOOP mode: Press the SLICER button twice to enter Slicer Loop mode. This is a xed Slicer Domain or
‘loop’. Pads 1-8 will trigger the slices. Use the SHIFT + left/right PARAMETER buttons to decrease or increase the
domain size.
PITCH PLAY mode: Hold SHIFT while pressing Hot Cue mode to enable Pitch Play mode. Press pads 1-8 to play Cue
points over variable pitch ranges. See the ‘Pitch Play’ section for more information.
Performance Pads

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Holding SHIFT and pressing the SLICER performance pad mode button on the Denon DJ Prime 4 will enable
Pitch Play mode. In this mode you can play Cue Points over variable pitch ranges.
There are 3 key ranges to choose from. The following tables show pitched key ranges (in Semitones) while
using the 8 performance pads in Pitch Play mode. To toggle beteen key ranges press the Parameter left &
right buttons.
The root key pad (0) is always lit white, which will play the cue point at it’s regular pitch.
Pressing Parameter left & right while holding SHIFT will shift up or down a single semitone. In Pitch Play
mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently selected cue point up or down the following ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
+4 +5 +6 +7
0 +1 +2 +3
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones
0 +1 +2 +3
-4 -3 -2 -1
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
-3 -2 -1 0
-7 -6 -5 -4
When Pitch Play mode is rst enabled, the middle range is selected. If a new track is loaded, key mode will
default to middle range.
PITCH PLAY can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button
and press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the CUES
performance pad mode). While holding SHIFT, press the corosponding performance pad for:
Cue 1 Cue 2 Cue 3 Cue 4
Cue 5 Cue 6 Cue 7 Cue 8
The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. If a pad with no cue
point is selected, then a new cue point will be created. Deleting a cue point however, is not possible in
PITCH PLAY mode. Range is remembered if you choose another pad mode, then go back. If a new track is
loaded, the mode will default to middle range.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch ‘n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated
in the MY SERATO window. Make sure “Enable Pitch ‘n Time DJ” is checked in the Expansion Pack
tab of the SETUP screen.
Pitch Play

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Beat Jump
To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen and under the DJ preferences tab turn on “Show Beat Jump
Controls”.
When you close the Setup screen you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on
each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump
from on your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.
When the Beat Jump option is enabled, the LOOP ROLL perfomance pad mode will use the bottom row of 4
pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in deck Auto Loop area (from 8
Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).
MIDI
The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro provides the ability to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your
primary Serato controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to
further enhance your performance.
For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ Pro click here
To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato
device supports hardware remapping, it will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.
Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the “Allow Serato Hardware
Remapping” option is checked.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become available for you to start
remapping.
You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’
will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.

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Help
Show Tooltips
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to enable
tooltips. Tool tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.
Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip.
Watch Tutorials
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch
your default internet browser and watch tutorials, to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.
Get Support
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch your
default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can nd helpful
articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type in the box, with keywords, to
search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specic, related topics.
The Denon DJ Prime 4 is ‘paid upgrade to Serato DVS hardware’, meaning it requires activation of a Se-
rato DVS license to allow you to use turntables or CD players to control Serato DJ Pro using NoiseMap™
Control Tone records or CDs. Serato DVS can be activated using an included voucher, or by purchasing it
directly from store.serato.com. You can nd out more and purchase DVS, by visiting our website here.
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