User Guide English Manual Version v1.
Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................... 5 Box Contents ..................................................................................... 5 Support .............................................................................................. 5 Product Registration .........................................................................................5 Setup ..........................................................................
Operation ................................................................................ 13 Touchscreen Overview ..................................................................... 13 Performance View ........................................................................................... 13 Track Overview & Waveform ......................................................................................... 13 Central Library Preview .....................................................................
Appendix ................................................................................ 29 SATA Drive Installation ..................................................................... 29 FX Parameters ................................................................................. 30 Technical Specifications ................................................................... 32 Trademarks & Licenses ...................................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the PRIME 2. 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. We’re honored and excited to play a part in your musical & creative DJ journey! Box Contents PRIME 2 Standalone DJ System Display Protective Cover Display Cleaning Cloth IEC Power Cable USB 3.
Setup Important: Occasionally, we may update PRIME 2’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. (Create an account if this is your first Denon DJ product.) 2. In your account, download and install the latest version of Engine Prime. Double-click the .exe (Windows®) or .
Devices & File Analysis PRIME 2 can play music files from USB drives, SD cards, or other connected PRIME media players. Make sure you are using only the supported file systems (for USB drives or SD cards) and file formats (for music files) listed below. Supported file systems: exFAT, FAT32 Supported file formats: AAC/M4A AIF/AIFF (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32-bit) ALAC FLAC MP3 (32–320 kbps) MP4 Ogg Vorbis WAV (44.
Features Top Panel 48 46 40 48 48 47 49 43 44 26 27 28 19 12 13 35 36 37 38 23 24 11 32 30 34 39 31 6 7 10 29 40 8 2 5 10 9 20 21 22 8 10 33 4 3 45 42 25 41 50 1 10 44 52 53 25 26 27 41 9 54 55 56 45 42 10 10 15 43 51 28 33 20 11 12 21 13 22 17 18 23 29 19 16 14 24 32 35 36 37 38 30 39 34 31 1. Touchscreen: This full-color multi-touch display shows information relevant to PRIME 2's current operation.
8. Channel Level: Turn this knob to adjust the level of the pre-fader, pre-EQ audio signal for the channel. 9. Channel Level Meters: These LEDs display the audio signal level of the channel. 10. Channel EQ: Turn these knobs to boost or cut the high, mid-range, and low frequencies for the channel. 11. Filter: Turn this knob to apply a filter to the channel. Starting from the center (12:00) position, turn it counter-clockwise to apply a low-pass filter, or turn it clockwise to apply a high-pass filter. 12.
25. Stop Time: Controls the rate at which the track slows to a complete stop ("brake time") when you pause it by pressing Play/Pause. 26. Vinyl: Press this button to activate/deactivate a “vinyl mode” for the platter. When activated, you can use the platter to “scratch” the track as you would with a vinyl record. 27. Sync / Sync Off: Press this button to activate sync. Press and hold Shift and press this button to deactivate Sync.
48 46 48 50 48 47 51 52 53 49 43 44 45 42 43 44 45 42 54 55 56 42. FX On: Press these buttons to enable or disable FX 1 and FX 2. Press and hold Shift and press either of these buttons to show or hide the FX bar. 43. FX Select: Turn these knobs to select the active effect for FX 1 and FX 2. 44. FX Time/Parameter: Turn these knobs to decrease or increase the rate of time-based effects on that deck.
Front Panel 1 2 2 3 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. Crossfader Assign: Routes the audio playing on the corresponding channel to either side of the crossfader (A or B), or bypasses the crossfader and sends the audio directly to the program mix (center, Thru). 3.
Operation Touchscreen Overview Performance View Track Overview & Waveform Track Overviews Toolbar Loop Beat Points Hot Cue Points Playhead Sync Key Time Remaining/ Elapsed Track Waveforms Tempo 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 during playback if Needle Lock is off. If Needle Lock is on, stopping the platter with your hand or palm will allow you to swipe through the track overview.
Toolbar The toolbar at the top of the touchscreen will show the current quantize status, continue status and recording status. Swipe down from this area to open the mini-menu, where you can quickly adjust the following parameters: • Quantize: Tap this to enable or disable quantization. When enabled, time-based features like triggering cues and loops will snap to the beat-grid according to the Cue/Loop Quantization setting in the Preferences.
Central Library Preview Swipe Left to Load to Left Deck Swipe Right to Load to Right Deck Tap and Drag to Quickly Scroll Tap to Open Library View Tap to Search Swipe up or down to browse tracks. Tap and drag the scroll bar to quickly browse through tracks. Swipe right to load a track to the right deck. Swipe left to load a track to the left deck. Tap Library to open the full Library screen. See Library View for more information.
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.
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. • the current layer after you press the Layer button. • the position of the secondary playhead when Slip is active.
Searching & Filtering Tracks To search, tap the Search field and use the keyboard that appears on the touchscreen. The search results can be based on the following criteria: title, artist, album, length, key, comment, BPM, genre, label, year, date added or filename. By default, only Title and Artist are selected. Use the dropdown menu next to the search bar to select other categories, or to Search All categories.
Editing Crates and Playlists Tap the edit button at the top of the touchscreen while viewing the crates or playlist screen. While editing is active, you can do any of the following: Tap to Enable Editing Tap to Select Tracks To make a new crate, tap + Create Crate in Crates view. To make a new playlist, tap + Create Playlist in Playlist view. To make a new folder, tap + Create Folder in Playlist view.
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 initial cue point, press Shift+Cue at the desired location during playback. To return to the initial cue point and stop, press Cue. The button will flash while the unit is paused at the initial cue point. To return to the initial cue point and keep playing, press Shift+Play/ Pause (/). To censor playback, press and hold Censor.
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. When a track is loaded, the Auto Loop size will be automatically reset to your preference.
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. Tip: You can use the Engine Prime software to set, name, and assign colors to your hot cue points. The names and colors will appear on the touchscreen for reference.
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 tripletbased loop rolls are lit purple.
Menu Press and hold the View button to open the Menu. Here, you can access the following pages. Click the links below to jump to that part of the guide: • Utility – This screen is used to edit the settings of the PRIME 2 hardware. • Preferences – This screen is used to edit your performance preferences. • Source – This screen is used for selecting your source media device. • Record – This screen is used for recording and saving your performances.
Device Info • Model: This is the product name. • Firmware Version: This is the current version of the unit’s Engine operating system. Tap Check for Updates to search for firmware updates when connected to the internet. • PRIME2 Right Display: This is the current version of the PRIME 2 right display software. • PRIME2 Controller: This is the current version of the PRIME 2 controller software. • PRIME2 Left Display: This is the current version of the PRIME 2 left display software.
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 2. 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). • Default Speed Range: This setting determines the range of the pitch fader.
Display • Track Title: This setting determines whether track titles are shown as the track's Filename or its embedded Metadata (tags). • Time Format: This setting determines whether or not pitch adjustment affects how the track time is displayed. When set to Static, the track’s time corresponds to locations in the track as usual; adjusting the pitch does not affect it. When set to Dynamic, the track’s time will automatically adjust to account for changes in pitch.
Source The Source menu allows you to select a connected media device for use with PRIME 2. All connected media sources will be shown on the touchscreen. Tap the device name to select it as your media source. The currently selected source device, if any, will show Source next to its name. The currently select recording device, if any, will show Rec next to its name. Tap the computer icon at the top of the touchscreen to switch PRIME 2 to computer mode.
Appendix SATA Drive Installation To create more internal storage space on your PRIME 2 hardware, you can purchase a SATA (Serial ATA) drive and install it yourself, but read this chapter first. Your PRIME 2 can support nearly any standard 2.5” SATA drive on the market—either a solid-state drive (SSD) or hard-disk drive (HDD). Make sure it uses a 2.5” (63.5 mm) form factor and uses (or can use) the exFAT or FAT32 file systems.
FX Parameters Echo Parameter Value Range This effect adds echoes of the original signal. Beats 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 Feedback 0–100 Wet/Dry 0–100 Delay Parameter Value Range This effect adds repeated instances of the original signal that decay over time. Beats 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 Wet/Dry 0–100 Hall Parameter Value Range This effect adds reverberated echoes of the original signal.
Phaser Parameter Value Range This effect adds a copy of the original signal with its phase shifted slightly to create a subtle, modulatory effect. Beats 1/64, 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 Wet/Dry 0–100 Crush Parameter Value Range This effect applies bit reduction to the original signal for a lo-fi, down-sampled effect.
Technical Specifications Digital Audio Supported Media Bit Depth 24-bit Sampling Rate 44.1 kHz Type SD/SDHC/SDXC card, USB mass-storage devices (flash memory, 2.5" internal SATA, external HDD) File Systems exFAT, FAT32 Audio File Formats AAC/M4A, AIF/AIFF (44.1–192 kHz, 16–32 bit), ALAC, FLAC, MP3 (32–320 kbps), MP4, Ogg Vorbis, WAV (44.
Displays Power Dimensions (width x depth x height) Weight Main Full color LED-backlit display with touch interface 7" / 178 mm (diagonal) Jog Wheel Full-color LED-backlit display 2.2" / 56 mm (diagonal) Connection IEC Voltage 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Consumption 34W (with smartphone charging from USB4 port) 32W (without smartphone charging) 25.39” x 16.15” x 4.73” 644.8 x 410.1 x 120.2 mm 15.9 lb. 7.2 kg Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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