2-Deck Smart DJ Console with 7-inch Touchscreen
Well back in 2019 Denon DJ blessed us with a 4 channel all in one solution called the PRIME 4, well now as we enter 2020 they have added more exiting professional controllers to the prime range, everybody brace yourself for the PRIME 2, another great all in one solution with only 2 channels this time, Would work perfect for mobile DJ's on the road.
Essential Mobile DJ Workhorse
Designed and engineered for the professional mobile, club and event DJ, PRIME 2 is a 2-deck, standalone smart DJ console
powered by Engine OS and is WiFi enabled for premier music streaming services with no need for a laptop computer. Embracing
the future of DJ performance and technology, it features a 7-inch multi-touch, multi-gesture screen, extensive media source
connectivity, 6-inch jog wheels with colour displays, plus expressive EQ, FX and creative workflow controls. PRIME 2 is your
essential mobile DJ workhorse.
Touch and Feel Your Music
PRIME 2’s 7-inch touchscreen gives you a high-definition, multi-gesture experience, just like using a smartphone or tablet.
Navigate your collection, finger-swipe to load tracks, instantly search through large music libraries and even rearrange your
playlists and songs easily just on the screen itself. Change things up by flipping your waveform playback view from vertical
to horizontal and also select and monitor a number of other essential DJ workflow features at the touch of a finger. Via the
touchscreen you can also access PRIME 2’s ‘Track Preview’ feature, for pre-load auditioning of a song and ‘needle-drop’
searching through its timeline.
Music, Non-Stop
Access and play your digital music via the 3 x USB and 1 x SD inputs and even large terabyte music collections using PRIME
2’s built-in internal 2.5-inch HDD bay*. Want to record your DJ set for an important gig? No problem; PRIME 2 has you covered,
able to record directly to any connected media source, even the one you’re playing from. Any changes to track hot-cues, loops
and performance preferences are also saved to your source media drive for instant recall at a later gig.
Standalone Music Streaming - Anywhere
Using your mobile data or either a venue’s WiFi or wired internet connection, you can stream music from TIDAL with its catalogue of over 60+ million songs just using PRIME 2 and with no laptop needed. Never be caught out again for that elusive song request having literally the world’s music, exclusive playlists and curated content at your fingertips! More exciting streaming partners will be available soon.
Pristine Audio – Powerful Connectivity
PRIME 2 features Denon DJ’s renowned 24-bit/48kHz pristine audio quality and enough rear panel pro-connectivity to cover
everything from a house party, a mobile gig, club or even mainstage event. Add PRIME 2’s StagelinQ connection into the mix and
you’ll be ready for creating easy and dynamic lighting and video shows with SoundSwitch and Resolume control.
Craft Your Mix
PRIME 2 has all the creative, hands-on features and power you’d need for any style of DJing, including 2 (100mm) line faders,
contour controlled crossfader and 6-inch capacitive touch jog-wheels with HD colour displays (showing song/DJ artwork plus
loop/track status info). With expressive 3-band EQ, you can shape and blend your mix to sonic perfection then take the music
into another dimension using PRIME 2’s dual-FX modules (visualised on the main 7-inch display) plus Filter control for added
audio manipulation. With your media player, tablet or phone, add a third music source into your live show using PRIME 2’s
dedicated RCA Auxiliary audio input.
Take Your Sounds Further
PRIME 2 will inspire even the most dextrous and creative energies inside your DJing mind. It brings 8, ultra-responsive trigger
pads (per channel) for hot-cue juggling, loops, beat roll and slicing plus a class-leading timestretch and key shift/sync feature to
radically change a songs tempo and musical key – ‘Open-Format’ DJing just got a whole lot more exciting, and easier!
Dual Microphone Power
Accept no sacrifice of your line faders, with PRIME 2’s two independent level controlled mic channels, both with XLR (¼-inch
combo) inputs. Double-up with a DJ partner or bring that enthusiastic bride or party-animal into the show, using the handy talkover
feature so you can get on with the serious business, of ‘fun’! PRIME 2 has both a mini and full size headphone jack input too, for those nights when you might...just might, forget your cable adapter!
Engine OS 2.0 now includes some major updates:
New look user interface
Built in lighting control for Philips Hue and DMX lighting with SoundSwitch.
Run your DMX lightshow directly from the Prime 4 once you have syncronised with SoundSwitch. You can also sync Philips Hue lights with the Prime 2 with no software or programming required.
New database structure with faster access, searching, analysis etc.
The database in 2.0 has been completely rebuilt to provide accelerated browsing, lightning-fast song analysis, enhanced system stability, and a significantly smaller database size. These new under the hood adjustments offer the user a streamlined experience when managing, browsing, and playing the music they love.
Ableton Link Compatibility
Users can now sync tempo with external hardware using Ableton Link over both wired and wireless networks. Once Ableton Link has been enabled, an orange link icon will be shown in the top right of the toolbar providing the number of linked devices, sync lead tempo, and phase meter showing the current beat position. When synced, the tempo will match the tempo of the longest playing device. The lead tempo can be adjusted from any device and all other linked devices will automatically follow.
Playlist Deck
Users can now assign a deck as a Playlist Player providing continuous playback with automated crossfading. The crossfade time can be adjusted in the Control Center settings menu. Playlist Deck is available for Prime 4, Prime 2, and Prime GO.
Previous Engine updates include:
Adds support for BeatPort Link and SoundCloud GO+ streaming services, improved BPM analysis, recording of the mic channel and ability to adjust the gate settings for each mic input.
The new quick source menu lets you load different sources on to either deck so you can mix between USB and SD, Tidal to Soundcloud, SD to Beatport and more.
Support for Dropbox linking to access tracks in your personal cloud storage from anywhere.
Support for Beatsource LINK streaming service
rack preview: listen to a track without having to load it to a deck.
Reads variable beatgrids prepared in Engine Prime 1.6.
This product has not been reviewed yet.
