Differences of playing on a Prime4 setup vs a SC6000 setup

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Confession time: I have gigged on a SC5000/6000 setup.

My default setup is my trusty Prime4, sometimes with a Lc6000. I like it because the work flow is all concentrated on the central screen. But now I might have a gig with a SC6000 lined up. My question is. Wat are the main differences between both setups? Does it matter what mixer is used? How is the work flow.

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I have both a SC6000/x1850 setup and a Prime Go, and a friend of mine has a Prime 4 - there’s hardly any adjustment time needed for me when switching between setups, as the OS is the same on each, and generally so are the button placements etc. as well.

Only thing I could think of, is if you rely heavily on stacked waveforms. Other than that, you should feel right at home pretty much from the get go :blush:

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There is no major difference, i had the Prime 4 years ago, great choice for the dj that enjoys the reliability of a all in one unit that to this very day is untouched. I have also 6 SC5000’S all in a different workflow setup, 2 with the Rane 70, 2 with the Rane 68 and the last with the X1850. The only thing I will say is if you are doing extreme mixes that pitch slide “catchup” is the only thing, of course the sync button solves that to some extent. I will also note the I use the Prime 2 and Prime Go. Heck the more Denon gear the better in my opinion. They all have their own style of workflow and now with the stems being added in the last update, Holy Cow the mixes are so AWESOME, if and only if they can add the stem reading “on the fly” without preassembling them in the desktop software. Denon really does listen to all types of dj’s. Yes to the SC6000’S you will not regret it at all.

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Assuming you’re using two players, the key difference is two INDEPENDENTLY operating library displays vs a single display for both decks.

I have an X1850 and a Pioneer DJM-S7, hence the mixer doesn’t really matter. Instead of linking the players through the mixer (X1850) you’ll link them direct to each other (DJM-S7).

When the players are linked direct to each other, you’ll still have the ability to share your music source (SD, HD, USB) , Instant Doubles, and Prepare.

Have fun!

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I have the sc6000s and sc live 4 the latter as it stands is as close to a compact setup of the sc6000s you can get aside from the smaller screen and the wash/echo buttons being in different places on the efx side it’s more or less the same.

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Pluses for stand alone media players versus an AIO:

  • multiple screens means multitasking much easier. If you watch my mixes, I do this A LOT (instead of the random knob tweaking that seems to be the trend these days).
  • You can choose your mixer. For me, this was the DJMV10. Absolutely amazing build and incredibly versatile in capabilities like connectivity options. Before that it was a Xone DB4.
  • you can easily have a “failover” situation where if one deck fails 100%, you can go dual deck
  • This goes for if you have internal SSDs. One can :poop:the :bed: , and you can remotely mount the other
  • larger platters, larger pitch faders
  • Overall more screen real estate
  • You can customize the orientation of your players (putting them on stands for example)

There are loads of cons too:

  • pricier
  • Physical space requirements
  • LOTS more cables to deal with
  • Can’t do stacked waveforms across devices
  • probably more I can’t think of.
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Hope it will be integrated in future Engine OS updates :wink: pray for it …

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I’m not one for thoughts and prayers.

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This one really depends. There have been situations where dual SC6000 plus mixer setup would fit, and a Prime 4 doesn’t. All because you can choose to put your SC6000s on stands or different orientations…