Dear all,
I read these posts with great interest and pleasure permanently.
I bought my P4 in June 2021 with v1.6.1 and retrospective I can confirm that there are many amendments and improvements. As a customer we never can estimate how much time for developement, programming, testing, step back was necessary to launch an update. We always only see the top of an iceberg and many thanks to DENON.
When I read all the posts here, I ask myself, did the author asked himself, “how often do I use this function”. To be honest, some functions will stress me unnucessary in a gig (it will take too much time, to choose and use an effect properly. This I have to test before I will gig).
But I aggree they are nice to have them and depending on what you wanna do, “they are utmost necessary”.
So let me repeat: I always (try) to ask myself, “how often do I really need anything for perfect beatmatching”.
Inproper transitions everybody on the dancefloor will recognize immediately. An echo FX or Flanger FX is nice to have it and it will be “standard” nowadays, but nobody will critize the DJ when he will not use this or that FX during his gig.
So I will repeat at this point, how important (and I think, not only for me) it is that we can prelisten the filter FX. With this FX you can peruse your transition before opening the faders to the loudspeakers. Selecting bass, middle and high range is the first choice instrument to adjust your tracks properly, sometimes all four platters simultaneously.
And this function a DJ needs with every single transition and so I think, it’s most important —beside the beatgrid and frequeny curve on the monitor—.
Imo it’s DJ’s profession and solid craftsmen work to beatmatch properly all night long, mostly eight hours a gig, disregarded time to prepare and clean up.
Before this background, I will remind to this link:
But by the way, I like the amandments, advances and improvements very much, especially it is not normal with other brand marks to receive this service without any furthermore investment.
Happy beatmatching and brgds BeatMaster