# Engine prime what would you like
**URL:** https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993
**Category:** Engine PRIME
**Tags:** virtualdj, traktor, rekordbox, engine-prime
**Created:** [April 12, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993 "2019-04-12T09:02:52Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Uk79mod](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Uk79mod)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 9:02am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/1 "2019-04-12T09:02:52Z")
Thinking about the music management software EP wouldn’t it be a good idea to incorporate a format drive software into EP thus taking out the guess work into how, what and when a usb/sd/harddrive should be formatted. The other thing I don’t see is multiple tagging to rename groups of files like you can in iTunes, such as genre or album. Any other ideas ?
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### Author:  [@S\_Anderson](https://community.enginedj.com/u/S_Anderson)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 9:18am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/2 "2019-04-12T09:18:36Z")
> [@Uk79mod](#):
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> multiple tagging to rename groups of files like you can in iTunes, such as genre or album.
I’d go for that idea for sure. Yes
I’m not so keen on the formatting option , unless it had about 10 of the { Are you sure ? } pop up questions
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### Author:  [@Uk79mod](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Uk79mod)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 9:43am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/3 "2019-04-12T09:43:59Z")
Why 10 confirms don’t you trust yourself lol
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### Author:  [@S\_Anderson](https://community.enginedj.com/u/S_Anderson)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/5 "2019-04-12T10:55:32Z")
Ha me? No, I don’t trust myself. Maybe 10 times is over the top but I think if format drive ever came in as a feature I would like it to give a {are you sure?} and then a warning about how many files will be destroyed by the format, and actually ask me to type in the drive name or volume name to confirm the format operation - anything more than just clicking {ok} to format it
That’s just me though … or is it ? 🤦🏻♀️
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### Author:  [@Canaris](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Canaris)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/6 "2019-04-20T11:53:06Z")
It is enough to take the time to read the manuals and specifications to know very well your equipment. Whenever you want to know if a storage device requires a format procedure it is enough to run a test over it using a dedicated software for managing storage devices. Sometimes, when someone encounters speed issues with the storage device, this could be related to multiple writing operations when updating the database, which could lead to a high degree of file fragmentation onto the storage drive, hindering its performance. Whenever one updates the target database on a regular basis it is a good practice to remember to run a defragmentation task on the files before using it with the audio equipment. If your asking about database integrity checking, well, this is a good ideea to be implemented into Engine Prime capabilities, in order to scan and verify the database integrity both on the PC drive and on to the target storage drive.
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### Author:  [@El\_Corsario](https://community.enginedj.com/u/El_Corsario)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2019, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/7 "2019-04-22T16:11:10Z")
Hi all
It would be nice if you could import the smart lists of serato, since itunes can be done, another interesting point would be that the controller recognized to work on it and not have to use serato at least in the basics
regards
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### Author:  [@Abraxo](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Abraxo)
#### Post date: [April 23, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/8 "2019-04-23T17:37:56Z")
Not sure what you mean by groups. Programs don’t typically get the genre tagging correct, I usually make my own crates for each genre and put tracks in them. And it tells you at startup if a drive is an incompatible format and what it has to be, shouldn’t be too difficult to format the drive correctly and use it then not have to ever worry about it again.
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### Author:  [@djgrantd](https://community.enginedj.com/u/djgrantd)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/9 "2019-05-02T13:51:34Z")
**COLOR CODE TRACKS** It would be great to see the ability to color code tracks inside a playlist or crate (like Serato). Before or during a performance this can help me tag, sort and visually identify tracks that I want to work with or categorize to play next or classify on the fly without dragging out to a new crate or playlist.
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### Author:  [@Julianus](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Julianus)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/10 "2019-05-02T14:10:00Z")
As you duplicate mentioned in your other post ?
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### Author:  [@Abraxo](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Abraxo)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2019, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/11 "2019-05-03T14:01:38Z")
best solution for on the fly management is to throw tracks over to the preparation crate, but color coding would be really handy, would almost eliminate the need for a prep crate.
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### Author:  [@djbobbyzee](https://community.enginedj.com/u/djbobbyzee)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2019, 8:15am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/12 "2019-05-07T08:15:08Z")
I’d like to see Engine do a few things:
1. Import from Rekordbox (incorporate the algorithm from the SC5000 that loads Rekordbox tracks & cue points.
2. Give the ability to fine tune the beat grid, and select half or double-time grids, and make that fluid in a song. For example, if I have a track that is 70 BPM that double times to 140 Jersey bounce, I’d like to be able to have varying BPM within the song.
3. Create a dynamic analyzation tool, so rollercoaster songs that roll from 128, to 100, to 128 again can be accurately analyzed.
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### Author:  [@Abraxo](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Abraxo)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/13 "2019-05-07T13:36:00Z")
#2 already exists in EP and on the Prime units.
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### Author:  [@El\_Corsario](https://community.enginedj.com/u/El_Corsario)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2019, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/14 "2019-05-07T14:52:14Z")
Hi all
It would be nice if engine could import from Virtual DJ, import the smart lists of serato (and comment it previously) and be able to create their own smart lists
regards
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### Author:  [@mufasa](https://community.enginedj.com/u/mufasa)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2019, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/15 "2019-05-07T19:52:09Z")
A way to add all crates structure from donor program eg Serato to Engine Prime collection will be nice.
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### Author:  [@djbobbyzee](https://community.enginedj.com/u/djbobbyzee)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/16 "2019-05-08T18:08:28Z")
I’m talking more about the ability to fine tune it dynamically. I’ve been able to adjust them, but I’ve never been able to make a single track start at 70 BPM, and then edit the second part of the beat grid to 140 BPM if it doubles time in the same track. If it can be done, awesome, I’ll just have to figure it out.
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### Author:  [@Jay\_DenonDJ](https://community.enginedj.com/u/Jay_DenonDJ)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 9:11am UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/17 "2019-05-13T09:11:27Z")
Thank you all for these suggestions and I’m happy to confirm some of these are included in the net Engine Prime update coming very soon!
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### Author:  [@El\_Corsario](https://community.enginedj.com/u/El_Corsario)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/18 "2019-05-13T18:56:50Z")
Hello I would like to leave here the links to the suggestions I have made to engine prime lately in the forums and some of the problems that I have with the quizas are already solved but just to be sure that the message arrived
thanks @Jay_DenonDJ for answering some of these messages from me
> [@MCX8000 .m4a files and engine prime](https://community.enginedj.com/t/mcx8000-m4a-files-and-engine-prime/12506):
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> Hello, I’m writing you guys because I have a problem with my mcx8000 firmware 2.1 and my engine prime 1.2.2. My music files have extension .m4a and are encoded by using aac. Engine prime tells me that they are not compatible with my mcx8000. However, if I copy them directly in a pen drive and plug it to my mcx8000 it recognizes it so it works perfectly. That’s why I don’t understand why engine prime keeps telling me they are not compatible. I understand .m4a is a container and acc a codec which…
> [@Serato, Engine prime and MCX8000 cue colors](https://community.enginedj.com/t/serato-engine-prime-and-mcx8000-cue-colors/12598):
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> Hello, I’m writing you guys because I have a problem with my Denon mcx8000. Thing is that in engine prime when I import my crates from serato the cue points have the same colors in engine prime as in serato. However, when exporting music to the pen drive and plugging it to my mcx8000, the cue points have different colors. This is a problem for me because I give the cue points different colors according to what is happening at that exact moment in the song. So, when it changes color on its own o…
> [@Feature Request for Engine Prime](https://community.enginedj.com/t/feature-request-for-engine-prime/12570):
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> I would like engine prime could be used with my mcx8000 (and of course all compatible hardware) as I do with serato, ie play songs, mark cue points, even use it to mix without using serato, I do not know if I made myself understood , sorry for my English thanks and regards
> [@New Feature for mcx8000](https://community.enginedj.com/t/new-feature-for-mcx8000/13325):
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> Hello, I would like the mcx 8000 to save or define the pre-set configurations when you switch on in engine mode, that is, you do not have to adjust the zoom of the waveform, the pitch bend range and the key lock, I usually put the key lock in on in engine mode and the pitch bend in 10 and I adjust the waveform a bit slower but this I have to do every time I turn on the computer, I could not use this configuration or put a menu in the setup that let’s define this as for example key lok (on off) e…
> [@MCX8000 new feature please](https://community.enginedj.com/t/mcx8000-new-feature-please/12970):
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> Hello it would be possible to add that in one of the track search views we can see both the bpm and the key simultaneously, now you can only switch between views and just see or the bpm, key or track time would be good a 4th option that would allow see bpm and key although the space of the name and author was diminished a little. sorry my english greetings
[https://community.enginedj.com/t/color-of-waveforms-mcx8000-vs-sc5000/12640](https://community.enginedj.com/t/color-of-waveforms-mcx8000-vs-sc5000/12640)
regards
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### Author:  [@mufasa](https://community.enginedj.com/u/mufasa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/19 "2019-05-14T16:31:18Z")
Feature request to allow fixing wrong BPM fast even without knowing the true BPM Value
1. Open _ **GRID EDIT CONTROL** _
2. Hold **Shift** (or another modifier) and the **+ or -** button to adjust the _bpm value in larger values_ eg as a whole digit rather than going in .001 values
3. When one is close to the desired BPM as will be evidenced by the grids lining up with the downbeats, then releasing SHIFT and just using the + or - for finer adjustment
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### Author:  [@djbobbyzee](https://community.enginedj.com/u/djbobbyzee)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/20 "2019-05-14T19:22:55Z")
Denon DJ… THANK YOU for incorporating Rekordbox!!! I’m excited to have an easier way to import my music, and then export it to play on SC5000s.
Now that we’re “in” Rekordbox, I believe you’ll win A LOT of favor of RB users if you incorporate the algorithm your SC5000s use to work with Thumb Drives…
Here’s what I would like to do… Insert my Rekordbox thumb drive into my laptop. Import my Rekordbox Playlists into Engine, analyze them in Engine, then re-sync the USB. I’d like Engine to add its metadata to the original files on the thumb drive, so I now have a dual compatible thumb drive.
It works well if I analyze on the SC5000, then put it into Engine, Import it, then Sync again… I’m just looking to eliminate the middleware of the SC5000 and do it all inside Engine.
Edit to add note: I’m aware that the SC5000 imports the RB playlists, but it doesn’t analyze until you load the track… I’d like to import RB from the thumb & analyze in Engine, then put it into the SC5000.
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### Author:  [@mufasa](https://community.enginedj.com/u/mufasa)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.enginedj.com/t/engine-prime-what-would-you-like/12993/21 "2019-05-14T19:37:59Z")
Still on the BPM concerns that I have.
Can we have a set 1.0.0 option or as in ableton warp from here straight option.
For some album songs that may have intros that are not on beat.
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