Denon PRIME 4 - Looping, Beat-Jumping, Sync, and Pitch; Syncing Tracks and Adjusting Pitch

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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 User Profile menu. When a track is loaded, the Auto Loop
size will be automatically reset to your preference.
To deactivate a loop, press the Auto Loop knob. Alternatively, press the Manual Loop Out button.
To move the loop, press and hold Shift and turn the Auto Loop knob. For PRIME GO, this can only be done while
the loop is enabled.
To double or halve the length of a loop, turn the Auto Loop knob while the loop is enabled.
To beat-jump through a track, press one of the Beat Jump buttons (PRIME 4 and PRIME 2), or press and hold
Shift and turn the Auto Loop knob when there is no enabled loop (PRIME GO). Each press or turn will skip
through the track by the set length. You can adjust the beat jump length by pressing and holding Shift and
pressing either Beat Jump button (PRIME 4 and PRIME 2), or by turning the Auto Loop knob (PRIME GO).
The functions below are only available on PRIME 4 and PRIME 2:
To create and activate a manual loop, press the Manual Loop In button to set the start point, and then press
Manual Loop Out button to set the end point. The loop will be activated immediately, and the loop will be
indicated as a shaded area in the waveform and track overview.
To manually edit the beginning or end of a loop, press Loop In or Loop Out, respectively, and then move the
platter left or right to shorten or extend the loop region. Commit the edit by pressing Loop In or Loop Out again.
Syncing & Pitch Adjustment
To activate sync, press Sync on the deck that you want to control the BPM, which becomes the “sync lead.” After
Sync is activated on that deck, press Sync on any additional decks. The tempo of each deck will immediately
synchronize to match the tempo of the sync lead deck.
The Sync state icon in the display will indicate the current status:
• Sync Off
• Sync On
The Sync behavior is determined by the Sync Mode setting in the User Profile menu.
The Sync Lead icon in the display will indicate the current sync lead status:
• Sync Lead
• Sync Follow
To deactivate sync on a deck, press Sync again, or press and hold Shift and press Sync, depending on the setting
of Sync Button Action in the User Profile menu.
To adjust the track’s pitch, move the pitch fader. You can do this only when the deck is not synced.
To adjust the track’s pitch momentarily, press and hold one of the Pitch Bend –/+ buttons.
To adjust the range of the pitch fader, press and hold Shift and press one of the Pitch Bend –/+ buttons to select
+4%, 8%, 10%, 20%, 50%, or 100%.
To lock or unlock the track’s key, press Key Lock. When Key Lock is activated, the track’s key will remain the
same even if you adjust its speed.
To reset the track's key, press and hold Shift and press Key Lock.
To activate key sync (the track's key will sync to the key of the track on the other active deck):
PRIME 4/PRIME 2: Press and hold Key Lock/Key Sync on the deck you would like to sync.
PRIME GO: Press and hold Sync on the deck you would like to sync.
Note: In order to activate Key Sync, playback must be enabled on at least 2 decks.